The new black

Hannah Pool: Making sure your make-up doesn't date is a third about the colours, a third about the texture and a third about the application.

The new black

Hannah Pool: Gadgets aren't really my thing, though it's hardly a revelation to tell you I'm more of a shoes and bags sort of girl.

The new black

Hannah Pool: Colour, colour and more colour - that's the message of make-up this season and, I suspect, for the next season, too.

The new black

Hannah Pool: As we're firmly in the awards season (post-Golden Globes, pre-Oscars, Baftas tonight), I thought I would give out some of my own.

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Hannah Pool: Afro hair doesn't need frequent washing; in fact, it positively hates it.

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Hannah Pool: After last week's lesson in the art of hair drying, I thought it time I offered some advice on ceramic straighteners.

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Hannah Pool: So how do you dry your hair without damaging it?

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Hannah Pool: The MAC trends report is the closest thing there is to make-up porn, but without the exploitation.

The new black

Hannah Pool: I am not, nor have I ever been, a nail biter. Thumb sucker, yes, hair twirler, yes, but biting nails has never held any attraction for me.