Foundation: How to (Finally) Find Your Perfect Shade
In the drawer next to my bathroom mirror, there's a foundation graveyard. Fourteen bottles that all let me down. Here's everything I wish I'd known about undertones, textures and coverage.

I got a 47-piece brush set for Christmas. Three years later, I use five of them. Here's which ones — and why the rest are sitting in a pot doing nothing.
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In the drawer next to my bathroom mirror, there's a foundation graveyard. Fourteen bottles that all let me down. Here's everything I wish I'd known about undertones, textures and coverage.
The compliment paradox: 25 minutes of makeup so someone tells you your skin looks amazing. The complete step-by-step tutorial with real products — from Boots to Space NK.
Makeup is art applied to your face — except nobody gave you the instruction manual. At Mademoiselle Bulle, Kristina fixes that. Step-by-step tutorials, product duels, trends decoded without hysteria: here, we talk makeup like a mate who works at Space NK (but more honest).
The sector shows no signs of slowing: according to Statista UK, the colour cosmetics market in the UK is worth over £2.1 billion, driven by complexion and lip products. Translation: brands are fighting for your attention, and you deserve reviews that aren't secretly sponsored.
Second-skin foundation, waterproof mascara that genuinely survives the swimming pool, contouring without accidental drag-queen vibes — every article is tested, photographed, and judged with the honest subjectivity of someone who has dark circles and combination skin. If you want filtered perfection, that's Instagram. If you want the truth, you're in the right place.
Sources: Statista UK, CTPA (Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association), Cosmopolitan UK
I got a 47-piece brush set for Christmas. Three years later, I use five of them. Here's which ones — and why the rest are sitting in a pot doing nothing.
Read more →
In the drawer next to my bathroom mirror, there's a foundation graveyard. Fourteen bottles that all let me down. Here's everything I wish I'd known about undertones, textures and coverage.
Read more →
The compliment paradox: 25 minutes of makeup so someone tells you your skin looks amazing. The complete step-by-step tutorial with real products — from Boots to Space NK.
Read more →