Not content with offering cut-price lobsters and champagne Aldi supermarkets have ventured into the beauty world. And the product that’s hitting the headlines is called Lacura Wrinkle Stop and costs £6. And why is it causing a commotion? For two reasons - it claims to be the new Botox and it contains a form of snake venom. This isn’t the first time a “snake venom”...

Not long to go before we sign off and start shamelessly indulging in all the chocolate we can get our hands on. Hands up if you’re looking forward to Easter as much as we are! Oh, we can’t wait! To get us ladies into the holiday spirit, Benefit are offering 10% off everything! From their amazing BADgal lash - black mascara to my favourite Benefit product - benetint....

What: This new hair treatment for curly hair from Brazilian brand Surya, is getting a lot of press coverage right now. It’s organic, all natural, it’s eco-friendly, it’s exclusive, but it’s affordable. In short it manages to combine many of the current beauty buzz words – it’s easy editorial. Add to that the mystique already surrounding the brand, which sells...

What: A new addition to MAC’s Prep + Prime range. This skincare product works with foundations and powders to smooth the appearance of makeup, enable the ease of makeup application and more significantly, reduce the size of pores. Skin Refined Zone contains microspheres which immediately give a matte look to the skin by absorbing oil and diffusing light. What’s...

The Contenders: DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom – The fourth fragrance in the Be Delicious range is inspired by New York apple blossom trees and has top notes of grapefruit, cassis and sun-drenched apricot with heart notes of muguet, jasmine and petal rose. It is available as a 30ml, 50ml and 100ml eau de parfum, with prices starting at £37.00. There’s a 150ml limited-edition...

What: The Sugarsweet range from M.A.C. On the face of it, it’s a pretty bold collection. Lipsticks, eye shadows, shadesticks, nail varnishes and mineralised skin finishes (metallic blusher to you and me) are all inspired by the frosted shades and vivid colours of cakes. Yum, yum. Most intriguing is the range of five, tricolour lipglasses. Once the urge to consume sugared...

Description: A leave in spray conditioner for fine hair, it “provides essential nourishment and protects the fibre against damage, in the morning the hair feels soft, looks radiant and renewed”. £24.00 for 100ml Application: Before going to bed and after shampooing, spray this hair mask onto the lengths of the hair, but not the roots, you can spray onto dry or towel...

There are certain things we’ll always love about lip gloss, - you know, the sheer colour and the glossy finish. But there are a couple of things we can’t stand too. – the stickiness and gross taste. The Solution? Laura Mercier Lip Glace. Slight variations in the shade allow the lip glace to be worn interchangeably with a variety of lipsticks underneath, without...

Description: It claims to stimulate and condition hair, leaving hair full, shiny and healthier. Which is of course exactly what a hair mask should do. £14.20 for 200ml Application: After shampooing apply a “generous amount” and leave on for 5 minutes before washing out. The look: The bright blue tub and neon green lid is quite fun, it certainly stands out, and has...

Everyone’s heard of night creams; lotions and potions applied overnight designed to leave skin feeing rejuvenated and replenished the morning after. Well, now there are overnight treatments for your hair too. Not one for nightime skin creams, I was somewhat sceptical about trying Kerastase‘s Noctogenist Serum Nuit: “the first tailored overnight treatment for...