With a growing trend in plant-based beauty products, you’ll find many beauty staples are also garden classics. but what role do these ingredients play in beauty products, and could you be growing some in your back garden?
WHY ALL THE HYPE AROUND NIACINAMIDE? DISCOVER BOOTS GLOW SKINCARE
Niacinamide is fast becoming this year’s most hyped skincare ingredient. Tackling a wide range of skin concerns from environmental damage to uneven skin tone and fine lines, it’s the star ingredient in Boots Glow range, offering a complete skincare routine.
INSIDER Q&A: ARABELLA PRESTON, VOTARY CO-FOUNDER
Welcome to the next instalment of the #beautyinsider Q&As, where you can find out who is behind some of your favourite beauty brands. This month's guest is Arabella Preston, Co-Founder of Votary, a skincare brand focusing on the benefits of plant-based oils.
VEGAN AND CRUELTY-FREE BAR SOAPS: FRIENDLY SOAP REVIEW
Vegan, cruelty-free, paraben-free, SLS-free, plastic-free with minimal recycled and recyclable packaging, niche British brand Friendly Soap offers virtuous soap bars which I put to the test in this product review. Are solid soaps the vintage way forward?
ONLINE BEAUTY CONSULTATIONS: EXPERT ADVICE FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME
Beauty brands are increasingly moving to virtual consultations. Here I test a selection to see if you can receive the level of expert advice you’d receive at the beauty counter, but from the comfort of your own home.
BEAUTY EMPTIES: HOW TO USE EVERY LAST DROP AND AVOID WASTE
I’ve acquired a taste for beauty empties. It’s the satisfaction of squishing tubes into twisted shapes as I extract that last drop. Here are this month’s empties with tips on how to avoid waste when you near the bottom of the packaging.
Fresh Beauty Fix 