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Stephanie Darling

Stephanie Darling

Stephanie Darling is Sunday Life's beauty director.

The fringe is back and on Margot Robbie front row at Chanel for Paris Fashion Week.

Fringes are back. These are the best styles to copy from fashion week

Undone hair and make-up led the trends on the autumn/winter runways.

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Acne can appear anywhere on your body, but it’s most common on the back, chest and shoulders.

Your body skin is different to your face. Here’s how to treat it according to an expert

Plus, the five-minute shower challenge for a ritual that nourishes skin from neck to toe.

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She’s the hairdresser loved by Dua Lipa. Now, anyone can try her range of products

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate some of the names behind the brands we love.

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1982 saw the release of  Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir EDT, an intoxicating aroma for men that is still going strong.

These 10 fragrances will take you back to all the key moments in your life

The market is awash with new fragrances, but there’s something special about a nostalgic scent.

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Combat dryness by protecting and replenishing your scalp’s barrier with products containing hyaluronic acid.

Peptides and micelles are great for skin, but what can they do for hair?

A new season is the perfect time to revamp your hair-care regimen.

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Hailey Bieber is known for perfecting the natural makeup look.

Everyone is chasing ‘second skin’ make-up. This is the secret

The best foundations for achieving natural-looking skin.

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Lily Collins is the ultimate brow inspiration.

Farewell to the ‘rigid’ brow: How to get this season’s softer arches

Experts are taking a softer approach to enhancing one of our more important facial features

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Bacteria is a buzzword in beauty right now.

The Koreans famously do it in 10 steps. Here’s how to cleanse perfectly in just three

What type of cleanser is best and how often should you use it?

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For nails, it’s a question of extremes. For day, soft putty shades like beige, porcelain and clotted cream are trending.

From $12 nail polish to a $900 treatment, these are the top beauty trends for 2026

Gaze into the glass-skin ball to see what’s trending in the beauty sphere.

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Always shop for perfume in the morning, when your sense of smell is at its most acute, and don’t rule out anything, even those that sound unappealing, until you’ve smelled them.

If your fragrance feels too heavy for summer, try a perfume oil or this celebrity spritz

A change of season is always a great time to update your perfume collection.

  • Stephanie Darling