The new black

Hannah Pool: If football is the universal language of men, then hair is the universal language of black women.

The new black

Hannah Pool: I have always loved my feet. But after a whole winter in pointy boots, even I can't expect to make the move to open-toed goddess without a little help.

The new black

Hannah Pool: Black, nearly black and dark brown pencils are the slippers of your make-up bag, and coloured eye pencils are the Jimmy Choos.

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.

The new black

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.