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I have the BIGGEST girl crush on Sali Hughes, genius beauty writer who takes no shit

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verysomething · 01/04/2011 19:31

No sirree.

she does a beauty column in the Grauniad and actually writes quite sensibly, i.e. doesn't seem to regurgitate more than a bare minimum of the bullshit hype that the cosmetic companies try to put past us ... but the best thing is here when I scrolled through the comments.

I was pumping my fist in the air with vicarious glee at how she just annihilates the incredibly annoying yoghurt weaver types who bleat on about how wrong makeup is, and how they wouldn't pay more than £1 for a moisturiser etc...

Grin

She just goes for the jugular and rips them to shreds. Asks if motoring writers have to 'defend' writing about a £100K car when you can buy a perfectly good one for £10K? Yessss! Am furiously scribbling down what she said to use at the pub next time someone sneers at 'girl talk'. She is the patron saint of makeup!

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accessorizequeen · 01/04/2011 20:32

She is fab, I have just watched her blusher video as I have no idea how to wear it but feel more confident to try it now! It's a beauty column, have no idea what people bother going on there to comment about Vaseline fgs!

beijingaling · 02/04/2011 00:49

Love it! Thanks for the link.

LittleCheesyPineappleOne · 02/04/2011 00:59

Oh me too. She is costing me SO much money. I looooove her. (she's also on twitter)

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brookeslay · 02/04/2011 11:50

brilliant writes shopping list

cybbo · 02/04/2011 12:19

I dont think thats a very good example of how to use the babyliss Big hair on her page though- Her technique left a bit to be desired

Cristiane · 02/04/2011 20:29

I love her too. Went to buuy the maybelline coral lipstick and it was sold out at my boots!

I love her

She should come on for a mums net webchat

CeliaFate · 02/04/2011 21:22

I love her too. Follow her on Twitter, she's good.

verysomething · 04/04/2011 20:06

Noooo... the love has gone!

If she did the babyliss Big Hair thingy, it means that:

  1. She probably reads mumsnet for ideas, because you lot do go on about that stupid device Hmm
  2. She has thin, fine hair; and therefore cannot help the frizzy and bushy-haired Sad
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JackieNo · 04/04/2011 20:07

I love her too.

verysomething · 04/04/2011 20:08
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Elemental · 04/04/2011 20:26

She is ace on Twitter and yes, her beauty columns are my first port of call in the Saturday magazine.

Elemental · 04/04/2011 20:33

Ooh, have just bought cherry coke and sprite lip balms from Primark today too.

ChocChipWine · 04/04/2011 20:48

She is pals with India Knight I think who adores the Big Hair so she prob got it from her? (as far as I know from Twitter!!)But she does have thin hair cos I saw a video thing she did about dry shampoo

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tyaca · 04/04/2011 23:17

she did a whole feature on washing your face with a flannel Hmm. complete with video tutorial.

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verysomething · 06/04/2011 21:09

Well if you're going to be all reductionist about it tyaca - the article was not what you'd call Lengthy.

Especially for the Guardian Hmm.

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marymarymarymary · 21/05/2011 00:02

i'm surprised by the positive comments on her guardian column. she writes 200 words on saturday, and none of it is rocket science. her choices in the top 6 are never a surprise. she claims to test rigorously but i dont buy it. she recommends 4 top brands and 1 or 2 high street. i could do that and i know nothing about cosmetics! i thought she was funny on twitter for a while but then unfollowed after the ugly humphreys/dent incident...

ManicAnnie · 21/05/2011 15:42

Nah, sorry. I will have a quick chitchat about make-up on here, but I couldn't be persuaded to read a whole article on beauty. It's boring wank and I think 'beauty writers' are a load of bluffers.

dustwhatdust · 22/05/2011 14:10

I'm with very something - sorry all you doubting thomases : marymanicmaryannie et al ... she is great and very pretty too !
I love her columns and her videos and she delivers in a no- nonsense way, like a friend would.
I'm sure would be first to say it aint rocket science and she's not claiming it to be either !

HugoFirst · 22/05/2011 14:11

im sure she is nice but i find some of her reccomendations SERIOUSLY off the mark

  1. that bumble nad bumble hair theickerner - was shit
  2. the boobi brown foundation reccy - vair strange
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