Masterclass
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.
Concealer: How to Choose the Right Shade and Formula
A touch lighter under the eyes, an exact match on a blemish. How to read your undertone, choose a texture, use a colour corrector and apply concealer so it looks like skin.
Vegan, Cruelty-Free or Leaping Bunny: What Beauty Credentials Mean
Vegan is about ingredients, cruelty-free is about testing, and Leaping Bunny and PETA-Approved are the certifications behind it. What each label means, and how a product earns one.
Wedding Rings and Bands: How to Choose
How to choose a wedding ring: the band profile, the right width, plain or eternity, matching it to an engagement ring, sizing and stacking.
How to Choose an Engagement Ring
How to choose an engagement ring she will love: the shape of the stone, solitaire, halo, pavé and three-stone settings, the metal, band width and finding her size discreetly.
