Skincare

How to give yourself a DIY facial at home

With salons closed until December, we're retreating to our own bathrooms for a stress-busting DIY facial treatment. Fluffy white robe and cucumber slices optional.
Think pink! 11 buys to support Breast Cancer Awareness

Add these feel-good limited edition buys to your basket ASAP to look gorgeous and support breast cancer charities this October. Two birds, one stone - yes please.
Best beauty advent calendars for 2020

It's beginning to look a lot like advent calendar season! We've rounded up the top makeup, skincare and fragrance picks to get your hands on before they sell out.
Skin saviour! 3 new natural hero ingredients

Who knew horseradish got rid of wrinkles? Direct from down under, Aussie beauty brand Jurlique uses the power of botanicals to fight anti-ageing effectively and naturally.
5 glow-getting tinted moisturisers

Coming out of lockdown with a healthy glow but haven't worn make up on yonks? Ditch the foundation for a lightweight tinted moisturiser. Here's 5 on the Muddy radar.
5 chic hand sanitisers (that aren’t sold out)

Quit fighting over the last bottle of hand sanitiser in the supermarket and opt for one of these trendy, in-stock options instead (oh yeah, and we have a bunch to give away!)
Slap on that SPF! The best products to buy now

Sun out, suncream on! Here are the best SPF products to protect your skin and get that glow - plus win one of 10 bundles of Saltee suncream up for grabs.
High street beauty saviours to buy now

Think you deserve a little treat, but don't want to splash the cash right now? Here are 8 high street hits to help you get your lockdown look for less, all road-tested by yours truly.
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.
Gotta Have It

Hands never been cleaner - and more in need of a decent moisturiser? Treat yourself to a small dollop of comfort with these beautiful handcreams.
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.
J’adore/ J’abhor

To Ink or not to ink? That is the question that's getting the Muddy office fired up this week. Two editors battle it out (*ducks for cover*).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Award winner alert!

We’ve been road-testing Elemental Herbology, the Beauty Shortlist Award winners. The verdict-we want the lot!
Paula’s Choice (and ours)

Troublesome skin? Muddy's Kerry Potter has two words for you: Paula's Choice. This little-known Canadian skincare range is the best she's ever tried.
The Soap Co

The sleek monochrome packaging of The Soap Co's products have caught my eye, but it turns out this ethical beauty brand has substance as well as style. Lather up!
Wouldn’t you though?

This little beauty, Vanderohe No. 1 Nourishing Face Serum (£88), is absolutely brand spanking new - you're literally the first to know about this indie beauty brand that launches on 1 Feb.