Tara Ledden

WHEN you think of Aldi skincare, you probably think of dupes.  I was recently impressed by their Visage Ionic Hairdryer, £14.99, and I am a regular buyer of their luxe-looking candles.  W…

I TRY tens, if not hundreds, of beauty products every month – but they’re not all created equal. These are the best beauty editor launches of this month. At the minute, everywhere I loo…

FOR years, vitamin A (retinoids) and vitamin C have taken home the trophy for most-talked-about skincare ingredients, but things are changing. Middle-child vitamin B (or technically, niacinamide, a…

ALMOST daily, I am asked if dupes are any good. Like most of life’s big questions, the answer is complicated. Despite the fact that it can be seen as companies benefiting from someone else’s hard w…

I’VE got chronically dry lips, and can’t stand them being chapped, so I will try pretty much anything to stop them becoming tight and dry. This week, I put three hydrating lip treatments to the tes…

CONSIDERING using retinol but don’t know where to start? This is Beauty Editor Tara Ledden’s cheat sheet. Happy New Year! It truly feels like the last six weeks were a test – of my social bat…

I’M a candle enthusiast, and if I’m at home there’ll be one burning. I’ve tried nearly all of this year’s Christmas candles, too. So here’s my pick of the best festive choices to scent your space .…

IN the Fabulous magazine office, the beauty team’s desks can be spotted from a mile away. Lipsticks and mascaras clutter the desks, stacks of gift boxes cover the floor, and a random blend of…

SHOPPING for perfume can be hard at the best of times, never mind when you’re gifting. But if a new signature scent is on your shopping list, these unisex fragrances are a guaranteed hit . . .  Bud…

NOW Halloween is done, I can officially talk about Christmas without getting funny looks. Nothing draws more attention at this point than beauty advent calendars. Here’s three of the best, at every…