Hannah Betts

4 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | Hannah Betts

Summer event slap can put the fear of God into everyone, not least those of us who won’t see 49 again. Heat plus a stay-all-day face brings a worry that we may end up looking like the late Barbara Cartland in her blue eyeshadow and spidery mascara era. She was glorious, in her own way, but very much the look we want to swerve. Rest assured, it is perfectly possible to look superb in a swelter without adding years to your look. Here’s my guide to no-sweat summer occasion make-up.

5 days ago | thecritic.co.uk | Hannah Betts

This article is taken from the June 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £25. “Betts, mate, are you psychic?” people often ask. To which I am obliged to answer: “Oh, yes, soz. Totes psychic. Journalistically useful but otherwise a bit of an arse. Also beware men named ‘Simon’.” And so it has come to pass with olo. “Olo?” I hear you ask.

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Hannah Betts

Dare to take your eye off the ball nail-tech-wise and you run the risk of being unfashionably left behind. For, all of a sudden, everybody's talking about the miraculous three-week manicure courtesy of Bio Sculpture. A gel-like treatment, but thicker and more sculptable, Bio Sculpture acts as a protective layer while stimulating nail condition via vitamins and minerals. And, yes, it really does last between two to three weeks, depending on the extent to which you bash it.

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Hannah Betts

Many people think that summer scent has to be saccharine – trading winter’s rich and redolent aromas for something more blousy and blossomy. But sun doesn’t have to spell girlish. You can still radiate grown-up, womanly allure. The key is a fragrance that causes those catching hold of it to lean in beguiled. Early summer scents are the perfect perfumes for this. Let me introduce you to the most sensational scents to conjure with.

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Hannah Betts

The midlife pursuit of beauty can feel precisely that – an endless quest full of ‘solutions’ to a situation that is simply reality: we’re ageing, things are changing, and some of them feel less than brilliant. But, this isn’t all our grooming rituals are about. They’re also about pleasure, relaxation, what our younger allies refer to as ‘self-care’.