Beauty
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The HOTTEST new nail polish shades for spring
Spring is here - time for pretty new nails! From new season chic pastels to Harry Styles' psychedelic new collection, here are the shades to have on rotation right now.
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REVIEW: new skincare that’s gorgeous – and works!
Let us introduce you to WOAH - your favourite new vegan skincare line, tried and tested by Muddy ed-in-chief Hero Brown. See our edit, then win the entire collection, worth over £200.
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Hair transformation: mumsy mane, begone!
Stuck in a hair rut? See Muddy Berkshire editor Rachel's chic style update here - the third video in our series with the fabulous Haringtons salons
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Hair trends 2022: the new styles to try this year
Is this the year to shake up your style? From the French bob to buttermilk balayage, awesome award-winning salon group Haringtons give the lowdown on 22’s most coveted looks
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Hair transformation! Muddy goes ‘petrol’
Time for a new 'do? From subtle styling to bold design (read on!) Haringtons has you covered with slick service and skill. See what happened when Muddy sat in the salon chair...
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Hair transformation! From frizz to fabulous
Muddy Dorset/Somerset editor Sue sits in the Haringtons salon chair for a Kérastase treatment - but can it tame the Muddy mane? Watch to find out...
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5 nail polish shades we’ve fallen for this autumn
Here's how to update your autumn look for under £10, and be bang on trend to boot. Our five fave nail polish shades, from sparkles to berry to mustard.
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Our pick of the best beauty advent calendars 2021
This month the Liberty beauty advent calendar launches along with the John Lewis and M&S versions... you've gotta snap them up now before they sell out (yes, really!)
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Can Haringtons tame the Muddy mane?
Fly-away hair with lots of grey? Not just me then... The challenge for award-winning hairdresser and colourist Barry was to create a style that will still look good a week later
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How to get that perfect sun-kissed glow
Forget pale and interesting... we're channelling the St Tropez vibe, minus the orange tint. Here are some lotions and potions for a natural-looking tan without the UV damage
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Nail it! 5 pretty press-ons for summer
Beauty salons are back, laydee! Jeez, where do we start? Gagging for a mani? I hear you. Why not fake it 'til you make it with 5 sets of pretty press-ons
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The secret to great skin? THESE 5 products
Bathroom cabinet groaning under the weight of endless serums, creams and acids? According to the pros the secret to younger-looking skin is these 5 products. Clickety click.
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Secrets revealed: how to make lotions and potions
If you want to know exactly what goes into your skin care products, try making your own. Muddy enrolled in a course with Surrey-based brand Naturally Thinking to find out how it's done.
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J’adore/ J’abhor
It's Movember, the month when blokes grow moustaches to raise money for charity. Turns out the Muddy crew have VERY mixed views on men's facial hair. Where do you stand?
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5 of the best… autumn nail polishes
How to nail it with the dreamiest new season shades. Time for a home manicure?
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J’adore / J’abhor
This week's Muddy heated debate: whether or not to embrace a full head of grey hair. Eeeek! or chic? We duke it out.
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Natural fit
Organic, vegan, super-pure beauty products used to be worthy but not that effective. Well, not any more! Meet your new favourite no-nasties brands.
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Hangover hiders
There's nothing Muddy doesn't know about surviving a hangover. So in the interests of not being mistaken for a dug-up corpse this festive season, behold our five favourite morning after skincare saviours.
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J’adore Isabel Marant
We can't stretch to new Isabel Marant boots or bags right now but it's a big "OUI!" from us to her super-chic new lipsticks and other make up essentials, designed to create a day-to-night look with minimum faff.
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Skin Genius
This natural and organic skincare range aimed at teens won multiple awards at this year's Beauty Shortlist Awards, and with a new look we love it more than ever.
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Spa bliss
Need a cheeky spa break? Me too! And if there's a Diamond Life Infusion Facial thrown in, all the better – my face needs it!
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Cult beauty brand alert!
Cult beauty brand alert! We've got our Muddy fingers in a LOT of Beauty Pie's luxe products this week, and we're going back in for seconds.
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The elixir of youth
This supercool beauty brand is adored by millennials. But there's also a lot to love here when you have more (*cough*) mature skin.
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Award winner alert!
We’ve been road-testing Elemental Herbology, the Beauty Shortlist Award winners. The verdict-we want the lot!
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Muddy Loves ESSIE
Time to ditch the summer neons and check out Essie's new autumnal hues. Sorry, can't come out tonight, I'm painting my nails.
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Bronzed beauty
Did you blink and miss the British sun this summer? The Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick is a late-season classic. Bronzed goddess incoming!