Masterclass
Facial Toner: What It Does and How to Choose One
A facial toner finishes cleansing and prepares skin for what follows. The four kinds, where toner sits in a routine, and how to apply it by hand or with a pad.
How to Choose a Foundation Shade and Undertone
How to choose a foundation shade: find your undertone, test along the jaw in daylight, then choose the coverage, finish and formula your skin type needs.
How to Choose a Blush for Your Skin Tone
Powder, cream or liquid, and which shades suit cool, warm and neutral undertones from fair to deep: how to choose a blush, where to place it and how to blend.
How to Choose a Mascara: Volume, Length, Curl or Waterproof
Volume, length, curl or waterproof: how to choose a mascara by what you want your lashes to do, what the brush changes, and how to apply and remove it.
Hair Colour at Home: How to Choose a Shade and a Formula
Permanent, demi-permanent or semi-permanent? How each formula works, how to read the level and tone in a shade number, how to cover grey, and how to care for colour afterwards.
Korean Skincare: The Steps and How to Build a Routine
A Korean skincare routine is a set of thin layers, lightest first. What each step does, what an essence is, and how to build a short routine of your own.
Curling Iron or Curling Wand: Which to Choose
A curling iron has a clamp and gives a defined, even curl; a wand has none and gives softer waves. How to choose between them, and which barrel size to pick.
How to Choose a Hair Straightener: Plates, Width and Heat
Choose a hair straightener by its plates, their width and its heat settings. What each choice means, and the features worth looking for.
World Time and Travel Watches: How to Choose One
What world time, GMT and dual time watches do, why the day and date help on a journey, and how to choose a movement, water resistance and strap for travelling.
Watch Water Resistance: What 3, 5, 10 and 20 ATM Really Mean
ATM, bar and metres describe pressure, not depth. What 3, 5, 10 and 20 ATM are generally suited to, why leather and water do not mix, and when to have resistance checked.
Mechanical, Automatic, Quartz or Solar: Watch Movements Explained
Mechanical, automatic, quartz and solar watches keep time in different ways. How each movement works, what it asks of you, and how to choose.
How to Choose a Hair Dryer for Your Hair Type
What wattage and airflow really mean, why the cool shot matters, when to use a concentrator or a diffuser, and how to choose a hair dryer for fine, thick or curly hair.
