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Small but Mighty: UK Indie Beauty Brands Championing Sustainability
Some of the most genuinely sustainable beauty in Britain does not come from the big names at all. It comes from small, independent brands, often family-run, that built their values in from day one rather than bolting them on later. These are the makers experimenting with rescued ingredients, refillable packaging and truly zero-waste ranges. Supporting…
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One Stick, Three Uses: The Best Multi-Use Makeup for a Minimalist Routine
The most sustainable product is often the one you do not buy at all. Multi-use makeup takes that idea and runs with it, replacing three or four separate products with a single clever stick that works on cheeks, lips and eyes. The result is a smaller bag, less packaging and a routine you can finish…
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How to Recycle Your Makeup Empties (and Earn Rewards) in the UK
Most of us have a drawer of empties we feel too guilty to bin but cannot quite work out how to recycle. Makeup packaging is notoriously fiddly, mixing tiny plastic parts, mirrors, magnets and metal springs that standard kerbside collections simply cannot handle. The result is that the vast majority of beauty packaging still…
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5 Easy Holiday Makeup Looks for Summer 2026
You’ve packed the outfits, sorted the sunscreen, and figured out where you’re going. The one thing nobody ever plans ahead of a holiday is their makeup, and then you get there and end up doing the same thing every day by default. Not this summer, whether you’re spending two weeks in the Mediterranean or just…
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A Guide to the Perfect Glow: Glowy Makeup Secrets You Can’t Miss
There is a specific kind of glow that has nothing to do with highlighter. You know the one: skin that looks hydrated and alive, cheekbones that catch the light without anything sitting visibly on top, an overall radiance that looks like good health rather than good makeup. It is the most-searched finish in beauty right…
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Who Says Makeup Can’t Be Worn at the Beach? The Best Products for Hot Summer Days
You’re on the beach, the sun’s out, and you’ve finally found the perfect spot. You reach into your bag for your phone to take a picture and catch a glimpse of yourself on the screen, only to notice your foundation has melted into your pores, your mascara has migrated south, and whatever blush you put…
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Is Euphoria Makeup Back? Why Glitter Makeup and Face Gems Are Trending Again
If your TikTok feed has been filling up with rhinestone eyes, glitter tears and purple eyeshadow lately, you’re not imagining it. Euphoria makeup is back, and this time there’s a very good reason for it: Euphoria Season 3 finally premiered on HBO in April 2026 after a four-year wait, and the beauty world has responded…
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Sunscreen That Feels Like Skin: The Best Sunscreens to Wear Under Makeup
You’ve finally found a foundation you love. It sits well, lasts all day and looks like skin rather than something painted on top of it. Then you apply your sunscreen first and somehow everything falls apart, your makeup pills, slides around, or sits in this odd cakey layer that looks nothing like the photos that…
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How to Achieve Natural Faux Freckles and the Perfect Island Girl Makeup Look
The island girl aesthetic is one of those looks that seems effortless until you try to recreate it and realise there are quite a few deliberate steps involved. Sun-kissed skin, brushed-up brows, long lashes, a barely-there lip and scattered freckles that look like you’ve spent a week in the Mediterranean. It reads natural, but it’s…
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Sustainable beauty doesn’t have to be expensive: Our top picks under £20
There’s a myth that going green with your beauty routine means spending a fortune on tiny jars with minimalist labels. It doesn’t. Some of the best sustainable swaps are cheaper than what you’re using now, because reusables pay for themselves and a single bar replaces bottle after bottle. You don’t need to overhaul everything at…
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The Best Refillable Makeup Brands to know in 2026: Our top picks
Think about how much makeup packaging you’ve thrown away. Every empty lipstick bullet, every cracked powder compact, every foundation bottle, almost all of it plastic, almost all of it landfill. The beauty industry churns out billions of units of plastic packaging a year, and most of it is used once. Refillable makeup flips that.…
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Ditch the Disposables: The Best Reusable Cotton Pads and Makeup Remover Cloths
If you take your makeup off every night, you’re getting through a lot of cotton wool, and all of it goes straight in the bin. A single reusable pad can replace thousands of disposable rounds over its lifetime, which is better for the planet and far cheaper for you. The catch is that not all…