Baffled by scientific skincare jargon? Don't know your AHAs from your BHAs?! Nervous about using Retinol?! Well, we're here to help!

Bandwagon Beauty

Treat your skin to what it needs not what's trending. When it comes to our skin and buying beauty products, there's no one trend that suits all.

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Vitamin C skincare – 7 days to brighter skin

We're mad about Vitamin C and how it can transform your skin. Here's the lowdown on a new product we've been testing.

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Bakuchiol... is it for you?

It's a new month, and Spring is definitely in the air. So we reckon it's the perfect time to try some new beauty and for you to add a new ingredient to your skincare routine.

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Our top beauty finds of 2020

2020...what can we say?! You've been brutally tough and we're glad to be saying goodbye. At Verymakeupmad HQ, there's still been the Wonderful World of Beauty (our 'happy place'). And in 2020 we both discovered some great products that we now couldn't be without.

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Natasha Denona Bloom Blush & Glow Palette

When Natasha Denona makeup first appeared on our beauty radar (yes, at VeryMakeupMad we can spot a great product at 100 paces!), we knew it was a brand to watch.

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Ultimate Skincare Heroes – the anti-ageing products you'll want to know about!

These are the beauty world's 'ultimate skincare heroes' - the products that regularly fly off the shelves and become the subject of beauty folklore. But they often leave us wondering... are they worth the hype?

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Your lockdown beauty questions answered

We thought we'd tackle some of the questions we've been receiving from you recently and answer them right here. And please keep those questions coming.

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Best winter skincare – creams & balms

A VeryMakeupMad round up of the ultimate creams and balms for winter skin! Brrrrr... it's that time of year again.

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Twinkly November beauty buys

From Mac's dazzling Christmas collection to the Lookfantastic Black Friday Edit, we've got November Beauty covered.

Your glowiest skin ever

We're on a "Glowing Crusade" and we're armed with the products you need for an enviable, healthy, youthful looking face. Here are our favourite recent finds – the skincare and makeup must-haves that will help you "get your glow on"!

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Instant results – beauty gratification

When it comes to makeup and skincare we all want immediate results....to look in the mirror and see a transformation right before our very eyes! Last week, we found such a product…

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