From tried-and-tested hero products to our new favourite brands, find out what our beauty team is loving before anyone else. |
Piercing studios are all grown up | Forget getting pierced in a dingy room in the back of a chemist. These days, we’re all about diamond jewellery and design-led, purpose-built studios |
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| | Blessed be the stud Sacred Gold isn’t yet one year old, but it’s already establishing itself as the coolest piercing studio in London. All vintage decor and rows upon rows of tiny, sparkling gems, it’s a one-and-done spot to curate your perfect ear. It’s also the largest stockist of cult Californian jewellery brand BVLA in Europe – we’d love to get hole-punched with this dainty marquise-cut opal fan (£245). Coal Drops Yard, N1C. Piercing from £20
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| | She’s electric Leading the seriously cool piercings charge is Maria Tash, an American jeweller whose delicate gems have graced the ears of Rihanna, Adwoa Aboah and Charlize Theron. The Maria Tash piercing studio at Liberty offers a mind-boggling selection of precious gems for every part of your ear: this black diamond lightning bolt (£250) is classic punk-chic Tash, but we challenge you to stop at one. Regent St, W1B. Piercing from £15
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| | Gift of the lab No mining, just shining: Lark & Berry’s science-perfected diamonds and gems are all grown in a lab and as pure as it’s possible to be. Snug, helix, conch, rook, tragus, lobe, daith – there’s a bedazzled, ethical piercing for every inch of ear. Go subtle with a tiny white sapphire (£99), or adorn your ear with a pretty (and pricey) crescent of diamond petals (£329). 52a George St, W1U. Piercing free with purchase ● Words by Daisy Jackson
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In partnership with Shiseido |
| Meet your new skincare regime |
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| | When it comes to efficient but powerful skincare, the Japanese are streets ahead of the game, which is why the latest selection of hero products from J-Beauty experts Shiseido should be top of your must-buy list. For those days when you need a little pick-me-up (hello, Monday), the Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Contour Serum works rapidly to visibly smooth and plump the skin for a naturally dewy look. Then for those wanting to focus on their eye region, the Ultimune Power Infusing Eye Concentrate Cream absorbs instantly to brighten the skin around and above your peepers. They’re just two of the standouts from Shiseido’s Ultimune and Benefiance collections, both of which are scientifically proven to hydrate, boost and protect skin against damage. Purposeful skincare with maximum results, based on Japanese innovation. Consider us obsessed.
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Stylist’s beauty editor Lucy Partington didn’t care about Urban Decay’s latest palette – until she tried it |
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| | When I first heard about another eyeshadow palette from Urban Decay, I wasn’t especially excited. Then I tried it and everything changed: Naked Honey has fast become my most used and my most favourite. The mix of shades – matte, shimmer and metallic; warm bronze, amber and rich gold – is perfect, and the pigments are ridiculously impressive.
I like that I can create a simple every day look with it, or dial up the intensity and do something more high impact. In fact, I love it so much that if I could only use one palette for the rest of my life, I’d choose this. £42, Urban Decay
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| Head down to Covent Garden for a facial you won’t regret |
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