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Hannah Pool: The colder it gets, the angrier my skin seems to become. Over the past couple of weeks my nose and chin have become increasingly oily and yet the rest of my face is like the Sahara.

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Hannah Pool goes for a body scrub and skin brushing treatment to fend off the unwelcome effects of winter on her skin.

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Hannah Pool: 'Estée Lauder claims that, after a few minutes of the airbrushing, even the most crater-like face can be turned into a flawless complexion.'

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Hannah Pool: I've pretty much decided to ignore the Victorian look that is everywhere this season. If your features are pale and interesting, you can carry off all that ironic lace, but otherwise give it a wide berth.

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Hannah Pool: I've been growing my hair for nearly two years and I still haven't found styling products I'm completely happy with.

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Hannah Pool: Foundation has never had a place in my make-up bag. Assuming I can find one my shade - and that's a big assumption - I just don't like them. No matter how light they claim to be, I end up feeling like a walking oil slick.

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Hannah Pool: Dark eyes are this season's most crucial make-up look. Given that my eyes are dark all on their own, I was initially pleased. But, alas, the dark-eyed look has taken a while to perfect.

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Hannah Pool: Out of the six nominees for this year's Afro Hairdresser Of The Year award (part of the Hairdressers Journal annual awards), only one of them, George Paterson, is not based in London.

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Hannah Pool: Sitting at the Nails Inc bar in Fenwick's New Bond Street store, I can't help but be surprised at how de rigueur nail art has become.

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Hannah Pool: Before Alek, before Tyra, before Naomi, there was Iman. Discovered 25 years ago, Iman wasn't just the first black supermodel - she was arguably the first supermodel, full stop.