Elsa McAlonan’s Beauty Upgrades: How to have trendy nails this Christmas with Quality Street colours Elsa McAlonan reveals a selection of colourful nail polishes to wear at Christmas She also shares Victoria Beckham’s must-have for catwalk worthy skin British beauty expert rounds up the best festive red lipstick to use at each age By Elsa … Read more
Picking the right colour for a room can make a world of difference, but it can be difficult to know where to start. Speaking to FEMAIL, Alison Standish, a leading UK colour therapist working with technology brand LG, explained the hues that foster the desired emotions and feelings in each room of the home, from … Read more
Vivid colours to cheer hue up! MELANIE McDONAGH reviews Howard Hodgkin’s exhibition Memories By Melanie Mcdonagh For The Daily Mail Published: 02:29 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 02:33 GMT, 30 October 2020 Howard Hodgkin: Memories (Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert) Verdict: Uplift in grey times from Britain’s master colourist Rating: Howard Hodgkin once observed that ‘art is … Read more
White privilege . . . what an obscene phrase that is. It is also fundamentally racist in my view, encouraging the bigotry and hatred it pretends to oppose. If you don’t believe me, look at the immense damage it is doing in British schools. This week, Professor Matthew Goodwin, a politics lecturer at the University … Read more
Most nurseries come in pink or blue, but a psychologist has revealed why green or purple are the best colours to paint your baby’s room. Speaking to interior design specialists Homedit.com, psychologist and well-being consultant Lee Chambers explained that colours can have a significant impact on moods and behaviours. ‘When shopping for that nursery colour scheme, we are … Read more
Beauty assistant: Alice Robertson Bright, bold and lots of fun – meet my new favourite polishes For some time I think I suffered from nail polish fatigue. For years I’d been a dedicated follower of coloured varnishes, from a love of classic red for summer holidays all the way to flamboyant nail art. Then suddenly … Read more
Instagram bloggers are favouring calming shades of grey, blue and green for their walls, research reveals. Property advice website homehow.co.uk analysed paint colour hashtags on Instagram to reveal the 15 shades garnering the most interest on the social network. Perhaps unsurprisingly given its rise in popularity in recent years, it is a shade of grey … Read more
Hummingbirds can spot at least eight colours that are invisible to humans, a study has found. Humans have three types of light-sensitive cone in their eyes, enabling them to see red, green and blue. But birds have a fourth – ultraviolet – revealing colours we can’t even imagine. The difference means that while man can … Read more
While we can’t get close to one another (just yet), the way we dress is more important than ever. At a two-metre distance, your full outfit can be fully seen and observed. So rather than trying to hide your shape away, or behind dull colours, it’s time to be brave and add a touch of … Read more
Moisture in the air is triggering the degradation of the 20th century masterpiece The Scream by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, scientists say. An international team used the world’s biggest X-ray to analyse paint micro-flakes from The Scream, which is kept in the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. Cadmium sulphide, used as a pigment in the … Read more