Beauty Desk Diaries

After Years Of Avoiding Keratin, Will 'Hair Botox' Fix My Frizz?

I was worried it would ruin my natural texture...

Apr 13 • Gia

Is TikTok Shop Safe To Buy From?

Ulta Beauty has partnered with TikTok shop. So what does that mean for us? Is it going to be the new Amazon?

Apr 9 • Donna Francis and Hayley Beard

Rhode x The Biebers 'Spotwear' Drop: And Why We ♡ Seeing Pimple Patches Worn in Public 🍄

The Beauty Ed® Report: Award-winning beauty editor Donna Francis (who was the founding Beauty Editor on teen magazine, CosmoGIRL!

Apr 6 • THE LAB | The Beauty Ed®

California Glow Meets British Icon: Why ILIA Beauty at Liberty Sets A New Makeup Standard

Thoughts on the skin-first formulas America is already obsessed with.

Apr 3 • Gia

I Froze My Hair For Science: My Honest Verdict

Is cryotherapy for hair another marketing ploy, or is it hair magic?

Mar 31 • Paloma Sedeno

Half Magic Review: The Viral Euphoria Makeup Brand Landing at Sephora UK

As Euphoria returns in April, the show's Emmy-winning makeup artist, Donni Davy, finally brings her cult brand to the UK. Gia put its most viral…

Mar 26 • Gia

Dior Beauty’s New Cleansing Line: A Strategic Shift Toward Accessible Luxury

Dior Beauty’s New Cleansing Line Signals a Shift Towards Accessible Luxury

Mar 23 • Gia

Tested & Reviewed: The New Jones Road Beauty Lip Recharge

There is a massive misconception that as we get older, we need to reach for thicker, heavier formulations to “hide” things.

Mar 19 • Donna Francis

The £250 Supermodel Haircut: Why I'm Swapping Wet Cuts for the 3D Dry Cut

Gen Z writer, Gia shares why the Dry Cut at Gustav Fouche is the ultimate investment for 90s supermodel volume.

Mar 14 • Gia

Is This The End of Setting Powder?

Everything you need to know about the new ILIA Skin Blur Serum Concealer

Mar 11 • Gia

Rhode Spring 2026: Sarah Pidgeon, 'Candy Apple' Blush, and the Evolution of the Hailey Bieber Era

Rhode drops its first major face, Love Story's Sarah Pidgeon, to front a Spring collection that leans into 90s minimalism and the return of the viral…

Mar 9 • Gia

Can You Wear Makeup to Pilates? 4 Acne-Safe Products That Survive a Tower Session

If you read my last article on Contrast Therapy, you will be more than aware that I am not a gym girl.

Mar 3 • Paloma Sedeno

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