Rewound geekery: Eyelash serums...
..featuring another of those things that people always want to talk to me about, plus my thoughts on the ethics of affiliate links and whether they've made me rich...
Beauty Geekery by Claire Coleman
Award-winning journalist writing about the geekier side of beauty...
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Latest episodes
Rewound geekery: Demonised ingredients...
...featuring my thoughts on Yuka and other apps that claim to tell you whether your beauty products are safe or not (spoiler, they're ALL safe), plus the truth about parabens...
Newspaper & magazine beauty geekery...
...have I told you I'm also a journalist and I write for a load of newspapers and magazines? Have a read of some of my recent work...
Other beauty geekery...
...featuring other beauty writers' newsletters that I love and a rare discount opportunity...
New perspectives geekery...
...including an update to one of last week's stories (mea culpa), a look at what constitutes "normal" when it comes to skin, some chat about "chicken skin", and a different take on perfume...
Skin science geekery…
…featuring a brand I really feel is raising the bar when it comes to testing in the beauty industry and an interesting clinical trial…
Nail geekery...
...featuring everything nails, from the politics and economics of nail trends, and the media environment shaping them, to the health risks of gel manicures and the best false nails out there...
Prime & prejudice geekery...
...featuring some seriously good beauty deals, my latest (safe) bronzed body combo, & me getting stuck in to why wellness is giving me the massive ick (but why I think my prejudice is justified)...
Science (& science-washing) geekery...
...featuring the renaissance of science (& it's murky shadow), all you need to know about clinical trials & consumer perception studies, and a new cleanser for Daily Microfoliant fans...
Hormonal geekery...
... including whether pregnant women really need dedicated skincare ranges, and the REAL reason why peri/menopausal women are all so tired/angry/forgetful...
Fragrance geekery...
...featuring a load of brilliant smells that won't bust your budget, the truth about "pheromone" scent, Molecule 01, plus what the word "Fragrance" is really concealing on beauty products...
UV Geekery part 2...
...it's a heatwave, I couldn't not...more sunscreens I love, how to get your kids to wear sunscreen, some great sun-related further reading, nerdy UVA facts and a new skin book worth shelf space...
UV Geekery part 1...
...the UV safety report, the adverts that show why it's necessary, robots in dermatology, plus some of my top sunscreens for daily use...
Derm geekery...
...when is a derm not a derm? Quite a lot of the time actually, here's how to figure it out. Plus I rediscover Dermalogica, dig into why it fell off my radar & confess my misuse of its cult product...
Good geekery / bad geekery...
...featuring Time's most influential beauty brands, some dupe behaviour that I'm not impressed by, and the brands that got a slap on the wrist for "stretching" the science in their ads..
Fake tan geekery...
...my idiot's guide to faking it without looking like it's fake, plus a quick trip into the future of beauty with a look at everything noteworthy from beauty's biggest trade show...
Ranting geekery...
... maybe ranting's too strong but some positive news about a few things I've complained about, my unfiltered thoughts on "intimate" moisturisers & bots' beauty recommendations, plus some skin TLC ...
Skincare geekery...
... a quick spin around Drunk Elephant's new serious, grown-up, definitely not for kids rebranding, plus a deep, deep dive into the controversial new No7 range that's been setting my DMs on fire...
Space geekery...
...jumping on the Artemis II space wagon to dive into "NASA-inspired" beauty products. And, with a mini heatwave in parts of the UK, sharing my new sunscreen philosophy & my favourite tinted SPF...
Unearthed beauty geekery...
...forgotten treasures that sparked ideas about insect repellent, ancient bad sun behaviour, and the role of fragrance in skincare. Plus my latest rant about beauty, sustainability and PR...