The new black
Hannah Pool is pleased to find that supermarkets are cottoning on to the fact that they have black customers too.
The new black
Hannah Pool: Adding colour to your hair is the easy way to update your look. This summer, everything has gone lighter and bolder. And stripes are out.
The new black
Cruising for cosmetics: less stressful than anything involving a changing room, and cheaper than buying shoes, says Hannah Pool.
The new black
Hannah Pool: As soon as I heard one of this season's key beauty looks is based on the artist's colour wheel, I wished I'd paid more attention at school.
The new black
Hannah Pool is all wrapped up with a new hair care product. She's just kicking herself that she didn't have the idea first.
The new black
Hannah Pool: Unlike fine wine, cheese and George Clooney, cosmetics do not improve with age. It's time to spring clean your make-up bag.
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Hannah Pool: Assuming you've been salt-rubbing yourself to within an inch of your life for the past fortnight, the next thing you should be thinking about before you ditch your tights and slip on that mini is moisturisers.
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Hannah Pool: The dust may have settled, but the lasting impression of Halle Berry's Oscar was not the crying or the speech, but the morning after.
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Hannah Pool: One advantage of having darker skin is that, when the time for throwing away tights finally comes around, I don't have to worry too much about the state of my legs.
The new black
Hannah Pool: Even though matt lips may be one of this season's key looks, I am reluctant to give up the shine.