Feeling the need to lighten your look – and load – for the coming summer? Read on for how to freshen up your makeup, and makeup bag.

1. Clean Out

Empty out the contents of your makeup bag. And, yep, that includes those 27 other lip glosses that are rolling around the bottom of your super-sized handbag. First of all, throw out any old crumpled-up blotting papers and lip pencil shavings. Next, edit down. Which glosses do you actually wear? Keep no more than three. Yes, you can do it! Also, chuck anything past its use-by. Most makeup now comes marked with a best-before symbol (if you see an illustration of a pot with 12M written on it, this means you should use it within twelve months after opening). (more…)

Hairspray has thankfully had a modern makeover. It’s lighter, stronger and more flexible than ever. No longer just a setting product, hairspray is also a brilliant styling agent. As serums take a back shelf (for now), hairspray is the one buy you need for creating the new-season hair looks: those shiny big blow-outs that swish around so fabulously, yet always swing back into place. (more…)

Perhaps, like Jessica Biel, you mix sugar into your cleanser for a ready-made scrub. (Unfortunately, unlike Jessica, the boy doesn’t quite move like Justin Timberlake). Perhaps you make your face masks using ingredients from your fridge. And perhaps you could have yourself a new career path. Naturopath turned skincare expert Jo Packer, of the newly launched Skinsaviour range, talks tips for starting out – plus shares her top DIY skincare recipes. (more…)