Londoner living in Oxford. I vividly remember the thrill that ran through 8-year-old me on Christmas morning as I unwrapped a box of Boots bath cubes. When I was 11, I was using spit and brow powder to create lid liner and as a spectacularly spotty 14-year-old I was introduced to decent skincare and my first pro-facial. I started writing on beauty a couple of years ago, and now my life-long obsession is legitimised.

The life-affirming joy of a red lip can never be overstated.