As someone who rarely ventures into town to go traditional shopping anymore, my delight upon realising last week that my local H&M had received a huge makeo... Read More...
Over the years there have been occasions when I have found myself teetering on the edge of goth. I was never genuinely drawn to it as a subculture - always far ... Read More...
For a cheapo Superdrug product, this one certainly packs a punch. My hyaluronic acid epiphany came a few years ago when I discovered the stuff is great for dehy... Read More...
It may not seem unusual to some, but last week I went to work for four days in a row without a scrap of eye make up. It wasn't any kind of personal challenge, o... Read More...
I’ve got a bad knee. Like, a really bad knee. As a result, I’ve spent the best part of the last four weeks indoors on my derrière. I have watched all four seaso... Read More...
I had been on the lookout for a proper tomato ketchup coloured nail polish for ages – bright red, yes, but the cooler, edgier younger sister of full-on sexy sca... Read More...
I have a love/hate relationship with lipstick, namely I love it on others, hate it on me. Or at least, I have done for most of my adult life. This has been No B... Read More...
I refuse to allow recession-hit rubbish Britain ruin my glamour goals, but being a blonde is seriously high maintenance. Bored of a sloaney half-head of highlig... Read More...
Being stuck, hideously immobile with flu this past week has had its mild advantages - it's meant I could shamelessly fanny around on the internet for literally ... Read More...
What the hell did we do before dry shampoo?
Let's get one thing straight before we go any further. I am lazy. LAY. ZEE. I also have stupid, fine curly hair. Th... Read More...
Our early twenties is such a defining period for our cultural tastes. Books, films, music... The art I discovered and fell in love with during those years has g... Read More...
We always knew this day would come...
Or did we?
Many times I've said the words, 'I'll be so upset when David Bowie dies.' But a reassuring voic... Read More...
It's January, it's raining and there's a big, sad, yellowing Christmas tree dumped outside my office. All that remains of the jolly season is a box of Thorntons... Read More...
“Who spends £40 on a candle?” I… I was once like you.
Sometimes there are certain things that are just not in our world. Things which our unconscious mind auto... Read More...
Name: Charlene McGreene
Where do you live? London
Occupation: Fashion and celebrity make-up artist
What are you working on right now? Various editorial... Read More...
Despite having no prior interest in Nigella Lawson, I, along with the rest of the humanity, became fascinated by her during her 2013 court case. She turned up f... Read More...
In a universe where 19-year-old beauty vloggers are out-pro-ing the professionals with their flawlessness (is this YouTube, or a cover shoot for Vogue?), these ... Read More...
I am obsessed with the musky fragrances of Catholic rites. Comme des Garçons Incense Avignon is high mass.
I'm not an advocate of organised religion. I don't a... Read More...
I’ve always had a soft spot for boys in make-up. Whether it’s a subversive smudge of black eyeliner or full-on warrior-like warpaint, there’s something seriousl... Read More...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that when you don’t have a fringe, you want one, and when you do, you want to grow it out. This kind of grass-is-always-g... Read More...
The black feline flick. It's a classic. Though much like my headband-based thoughts, I recently became fixated upon the idea of gold eyeliner. It's one of those... Read More...
'Did you pack this case yourself, madam?’ the customs official asks. 'Yes,' I say. What I actually should've said was, 'No. I don't have a clue how this mad... Read More...
‘I’ll be up in a minute, darling - I’m just cling-filming my head.’
Bleached hair is high maintenance. Since peroxiding mine within an inch of its life, it's s... Read More...
I'm not Brigitte Bardot. But to be fair, none of us are. So how on earth do we wear a headband without looking like a twelve year-old?
I'm always on the sn... Read More...
It's a classic but I'd never considered a more blue-toned red until I had to ask a colleague what she was wearing, because it was perfection
It's an odd fa... Read More...