The rise in vegan-beauty: Our top five brands to follow on Instagram
As #crueltyfree exceeds over nine million posts on Instagram, it is clear awareness of animal-testing practices is rising, particularly within some of the industries biggest brands. Many ethical beauty consumers agree that a product can only be described as 'cruelty-free' if
World Smile Day: Top five ways to get the perfect smile from £3
It's World Smile Day and we've got the top five ways to get the perfect smile! From incredibly affordable tips starting from £3, to life-changing transformations costing up to £3,000. 1. Every girl's secret to a whiter smile – red lips. Shop the Uk's
Shades of Autumn: FN’s top five autumnal eye palettes
With Autumn in full swing, us beauty lovers are eyeing up the goods to get our eyes on point for this season. If you're like us and can't resist the temptation to treat yourself, take a look at our best
The best beauty buys from Eldon Square: our freshers’ edit
Whether it's a new lip gloss, rich moisturiser or a special bottle of scent, we all deserve a treat now and then. Here at Fashion North, our new BA (Hons) fashion journalism students hit Eldon Square in Newcastle to track down
Update your autumn make-up bag now: the five Fashion North must-haves
By Olivia Holden and Mia Howarth As the season changes, so does your make-up colour palette for this autumn. As we say goodbye to summer brights, we welcome all things glowy. The first step to a flawless face is nailing your
‘Tis the season to sparkle: top five drugstore glitter beauty picks
It's the season of glitter and all things shiny! So here are Fashion North's top five drugstore beauty picks for the festive season. 1. Barry M Dazzle Dust - £4.59, which comes in a variety of colours so you can find the
Review: Rimmel’s Match Perfection, a bargain base
At £7.99 a bottle, Rimmel London's Match Perfection foundation is great value for money. The bottle has a handy pump dispenser so there is no need to pour the weightless liquid, and it's less likely to produce any spillages or
Plucking Hell! My Personal Eyebrow Trauma
As an 11-year-old girl, you never really think the decisions you make will still be affecting your life almost 10 years later. However, if I string together a sentence containing the words “first love”, “hairy face”, “razor blade” and “eyebrows”,
Five high street beauty releases for spring
The aisles of Boots and Superdrug are currently brimming with fresh launches of beauty products for the upcoming warmer seasons. Matte formulas have undergone a glossy spring makeover, and the muted nail polish tones of winter have been cast aside
5 ways To enhance your make-up look
Day to day, a lot of us can get into a mundane routine with our make-up look. It's probably due to the alarm going off at 7am, and in reality we know that going for the easy option is usually always the safest. For
Black Friday in the North East
Hundreds of stores are following in the footsteps of our friends across the pond and making the US Black Friday, a British thing. Explosive, un-missable discounts are set to hit the shops for one day only on November 28. These won't be
How to switch your make-up from summer pastels to winter darks
Winter is now upon us, the days of pastel pinks and sunshine yellows are merely a distant memory of that summer holiday in Ibiza. But fear not my fellow make-up-lovers, the fun is just beginning. Dark days and cold nights