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Beauty and the books

  • Bhenji Ra wearing a sparkly mask treatment

    Bhenji Ra: 'I will be that annoying girl who takes a million samples'

    For our series Beauty and the books, the dancer and artist shares what she’s taken from her mother’s beauty routine, and the book that’s passed around ‘like the Bible’ in her community
  • The Australian singer Jack Colwell.

    Jack Colwell: 'Harry Potter mirrored my life, except I wasn’t fighting Death Eaters'

    The musician shares his love of fantasy, Jeffery Eugenides and frequent tooth brushing
  • Em Rusciano

    Em Rusciano: 'I keep hoping I’ll find the magic fix to make me look like Halle Berry'

    For our series Beauty and the books, the comedian talks about devouring NK Jemisin’s sci-fi series and why Reef Oil reminds her of being a 80s kid
  • Musician Odette

    Odette: I hadn't read many books with a young strong female character

    For our series Beauty and the books, the singer-songwriter discusses her love of Keats and why she’s glad to be giving up mixing her own foundation
  • Adam Liaw

    Adam Liaw: I've finally got my makeup down to the core essentials

    For our series Beauty and the books, the cook discusses the nostalgia of fragrance and the thesaurus he can’t put down
  • Nkechi Anele in an image provided for Beauty and the books

    Nkechi Anele from Saskwatch: 'I've hated my hair for most of my life'

    In our series Beauty and the books the lead singer of Saskwatch talks about how coconut oil helped change her feelings about natural hair and the Art of War
  • Ella Hooper

    Ella Hooper: 'You question whether it's all a matter of luck or if you have the goods'

    In our series Beauty and the books the Killing Heidi singer-songwriter talks vanquishing demons, the power of illuminators and finding a Henry Miller classic
  • Sam Netterfield and Tim Nelson

    A Little Life gave me the courage to tell my best friend I was in love with him

    In our series Beauty and the books, musician Sam Netterfield talks about the book that changed his life, the smell of Dettol and the joy of going blonde
  • Danielle Macdonald with Siddharth Dhananjay in Patti Cake$

    Danielle Macdonald: 'I will never stop being excited about Harry Potter'

    In our series Beauty and the books, the Australian actor – who has been opposite Jennifer Aniston – talks about why she keeps going back to young adult fiction
  • Ally Garrett

    Ally Garrett: 'Natural beauty is a sham'

    In our series Beauty and the books we chat to writer Ally Garrett who talks about the ‘feminist’ reactions of some of her friends to her getting her lips done and the funniest book she’s read
  • Comedian Josh Wade

    Josh Wade: 'I don’t believe in a God in a white robe but the universe works in mysterious ways'

    In our series Beauty and the books, we chat to online actor and comedian Josh Wade about botanical products, The Secret and learning to trust his intuition
  • Rosie Waterland

    Rosie Waterland: My eyelash extensions are the best thing in my life

    In our series Beauty and the books, we chat to those who love both books and beauty products. Here the author and comedian describes her love of David Sedaris and how she always falls for claims about cheap lip gloss
  • Anna Spargo-Ryan

    Anna Spargo-Ryan: 'Whistle up the Chimney was a symbol of my weird childhood'

    In Beauty and the Books, we chat to those who love both books and beauty products. Here, author Anna Spargo-Ryan talks about her love of picture books, the smell of Dior’s Poison and buying beauty products for her daughters
  • Ally McLean

    Ally McLean: Carrie Fisher's The Princess Diarist is charming, devastating and relatable

    In Beauty and the Books, we chat to those who love both books and beauty products. Here, game developer Ally McLean reveals her fondness for green-tea scrub and Douglas Adams
  • Brooke Boney

    Brooke Boney: Nora Ephron's book is almost like a bible for me

    In Beauty and the books, the broadcaster talks about coconut oil and why anyone who doubts intergenerational trauma should read The God of Small Things
  • Amal Awad

    Amal Awad: 'Arab women have traditionally been written about in a very patronising way'

    In our series Beauty and the books, we chat to those who love both books and beauty products. Here the author talks about her enduring love of kohl eyeliner, Marian Keyes’s novel Watermelon and speaking up for Arab women
  • Benjamin Law

    Benjamin Law: 'What do I want to smell like? I feel like I’ve just nailed it'

    The author discusses his hatred of Lynx Africa deodorant, his enduring affection for David Sedaris and why the smell of Dettol reminds him of childhood
  • Australian writer Jessica Friedmann

    Jessica Friedmann: 'I was opening a door into a world I always knew was there'

    In our series Beauty and the books, we chat to those who love both books and beauty products. Here author Jessica Friedmann talks about vitamin B serum, Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping and her hunt for a new red lipstick
  • Jordan Raskopoulos

    Jordan Raskopoulos: 'Playing Warhammer prepared me for makeup'

    In our new series Beauty and the books, we chat to those who love both books and beauty products. Here the multitalented performer talks about fantasy books, Princess Ozma and missing out on playing with makeup as a child
  • Yassmin Abdel-Magied

    Yassmin Abdel-Magied: 'Most people doing my makeup would make me look white'

    In our new series Beauty and the books, we chat to people who love both books and beauty products. Here the author and TV presenter talks about her favourite red lipstick and the self-help book she keeps going back to
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