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Free-from hair routine

Free-from hair routine

Kitty Mitchell-Turner gives her top tips for achieving fabulously healthy hair

Brand-less Beauty

Brand-less Beauty

Beauty branding is changing fast — hopefully for the benefit of consumers

The latest beauty dupes

The latest beauty dupes

The latest beauty items to keep an eye out for…for all the wrong reasons

Fashion profile of the week: Ashley Graham

Fashion profile of the week: Ashley Graham

A dedicated body activist working to inspire body confidence in women

Vogue: Enninful’s Era

Edward Enninful’s first issue as the new editor-in-chief of British Vogue looks set to be a memorable one

Being called a Brat has never felt so good

Blast from the past or fashion icon?

Beauty Consciousness – Glossier in the spotlight

Deputy Fashion & Beauty Editor Amy Nguyen explores how the rise of beauty consciousness and veganism has given way to beauty brands like Glossier

“Fenty Beauty on the brain”

SOS, please, someone help me. It’s not healthy for me to feel this way! Let’s talk about Fenty Beauty by Rihanna. As if 12 American Music Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, 8 Grammy Awards and 8 record breaking studio albums don’t quite cut it, our favourite Barbadian girl can take a bow and add beauty […]

Fake your way to the tan

As a self-confessed fake tan addict, Deputy Fashion and Beauty Editor Talia Lee-Skudder reveals her top tips for successful tanning that will give you that sunkissed glow ready for the warmer months

Festival friendly beauty tips

Kitty Mitchell Turner reveals her top tips to keep your festival look fresh

Vintage beauty – not just for the elite

Think vintage beauty is an unattainable look? Think again!

Purple’s playmate

In an effort to embrace a more adventurous make-up palette, we examine the pros and cons of using purple and its complementary colour, yellow

Beauty buys worth the splurge

So, exams are over and your second student loan has just come through. What better way to celebrate than treating yourself to some of the new, although slightly pricier, beauty products

A post exam treat

Our Fashion and Beauty editor talks you through one of Manchester’s best spa locations and how to recreate the magic at home

Make your bright hair dreams come true

A run through of tips and tricks from a rainbow haired officienado

It’s competition time!

For your chance to win a Soap & Glory make-up kit enter the Mancunion’s competition!

How to: Style your hair

Fashion and Beauty Editor Sarah Kilcourse takes you threw a few hard earned hair styling tips and tricks

How to: Optimise men’s grooming

Our very own well-groomed advocate Jai Joshi explores how you can optimize your grooming regime

How to: Smokey Eye

Beauty guru Bailey Petts takes us through the steps of how to get an Olsen twins worthy smokey eye

Make me up as me not you

Qiarna Bondswell adds her voice to the current obsession with Instagram beauty, asking if this really is a one size fits all look