The British Beauty Blog
by Jane Cunningham since 2008

[unpaid/sample/affiliate] While most of our family birthdays cluster around the winter months, there are a few dotted about over June and July (including my dad’s 90th!). I spotted these beautiful, summerful and frilled plates from Caroline Gardner and thought I could tick off every friend summer birthday in one fell swoop. All you need to…

[unpaid/purchase/affiliate] I’ve been looking for exactly the right pair of flowy wide-leg jeans – I needed them to be as soft and flowy as my (now sold out) GAP wide legs but with more of a jeans look to them and, most importantly, for them to be the right length. As it happens, Unilqo has…

[unpaid/purchase/affiliate/ad] Rarely have I loved a summer base more than the CHANEL Water Fresh Tint. It replaced my go-to bareMinerals Complexion Rescue (which I still wear on and off as a fail-safe in cooler weather) and I’ve featured it many times. So this is just a reminder, because it sells out every single year without…

[unpaid/sample] Koba! Where have you been all my life? It turns out that founder, Therese M’Boungoubaya, not only has a pharmacist father and a mother who home-blended skin care over the kitchen table, but she’s also got experience working with Clarins and L’Oreal. That’s a root and branch immersion into the world of beauty so…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I can’t be the only one that wondered whether Supergoop! has anything to do with Gwyneth’s Goop and a quick Google confirmed that no, I’m not! In fact, the brand makes a point of letting us know they are not related in any way. And that’s 100% fine with me because it gives me…

[unpaid/sample] I’ve written about Reedling before – the only other person I see writing about Reedling is James Welsh, a make up artist and influencer. Like me, James has a special interest in Asian skin care. As a reminder, Reedling is a popular Korean Beauty trend that uses micro particles to act like micro-needles when…

Not me there in that teeny weeny bikini but it could definitely be me there with the sunniest, happiest of crochet beach bags come summer. I’ve got almost millions (I haven’t) of tote bags from various launches over the years but when the sun comes out, I stop being the colourless person that takes any…

I know – I never quite got to it in April – so here we are. In some ways, it’s a good job I waited because a) REN and b) SpaceNK, and I’ll start with the latter. Back in June 2024, SpaceNK sold its wholesale arm in the US to PCA Companies which started rumours…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m actually pretty good at doing my own nails – I once did a stint with The Body Shop painting models’ nails before they went on stage for London Fashion Week and it turns out that while I am excellent at my own manicures, doing it on someone else is another thing entirely. What…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s hard to believe, as I sit here shivering in front of my laptop, that we have had such glorious, warm weather of late. I’ve just come back from a break in Prague where it was very hot other than the last day (which was good because we were there to support our friends’…

So far, I’ve really enjoyed almost all the Skin Rocks products – I didn’t much like the cleansing balm but love the Gel Cleanser, despite not being a gel cleanser fan. Skin Rocks is proving to be a reliably good quality and well crafted brand that has just secured further investment. Right in time for…

Full disclosure – I’ve been trying to put together a Beauty Business News and failing (lack of will power) but this is the week, I am determined. However, REN’s final confirmation that the Unilever owned business will close has now published and I thought it deserved a post of its own. Everyone’s had their say…

[purchase/affiliate] My friend Genevieve has been a serial frayer for years. She just lops the bottom off any trousers too long with a pair of sharp scissors and then frays the hem. I have been the person looking at someone wearing wide-leg, stylish jeans with a fray hem ready to pay any money to replicate…

[unpaid/sample] If you’re new to Twelve Beauty, as I am, I have a treat in store for you. My make-up artist friend, Kenneth Soh, gave me the tip off about this natural brand, created by pharmacist and cosmetologist Pedro Catala. He was raving about the bronzer (coming up next week) and the Tint & Glows…

[unpaid/sample] There’s not really a short way to tell you about Ipsum’s new Best Skin Nutrient-Rich Moisturising Cream because what does it not have in it? I was a the launch event a few weeks ago, and Janet, co-founder of Ipsum, had brought some of the Australian native plants that are included in the formula…