Lisa Armstrong

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lisa Armstrong

As we step out into the warmer weather, these are the transeasonal styles worth investing inA spring jacket does a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to updating your wardrobe. A shorter length can feel liberating after months in long swaddling. As we spend more time outdoors, a well thought-through inside/outside jacket that adds a finishing touch, is tempting.

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lisa Armstrong

The Royal Ballet's prima ballerina assoluta on balancing her gruelling career with new motherhoodListening to Lauren Cuthbertson talk about leaving her native Devon aged 11 to become a boarder at White Lodge, The Royal Ballet School's seedbed, before being scooped up by the company, aged 17, it becomes crystal clear why millions of us are fascinated by the lives of ballerinas. Why Darren Aronofsky's gothic-y Black Swan with Natalie Portman and Milan Kunis was such a huge hit in 2010.

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lisa Armstrong |Annabel Jones

The great thing about a tight budget is how it makes us reconsider the essentials. That's a useful exercise this time of year when less might be more. We all instinctively adapt what we're wearing to the changing seasons, yet we're often in the dark when it comes to adjusting our skincare. Annee de Mamiel, an exceptional integrative facialist (she uses her hands, breath work, acupuncture and aromatherapy) factors in the seasons' effects on our emotions as well as the physiological ones.

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Lisa Armstrong

Personally I'm resisting knicker-shorts and going for sheepskin linings, like the ones Penelope Chilvers has used inside her suede deck shoes. See what you can do there? Go bare ankled while remaining cosy, a popular idea. They're now waiting for new stock. Meanwhile there's Grenson's wonderful, height-giving double-soled boat shoes. There are several other styles that immediately update your spring game while providing transitional-season foot coverage.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Lisa Armstrong

In this regular series, Ageless Beauty, The Telegraph’s beauty experts Annabel Jones and Lisa Armstrong tackle the conundrums they’ve been searching for answers to, and share their favourite tips and tricks. This week, they discuss the best tips and techniques for achieving natural-looking rosy cheeks. Ask them your questions below... For such a simple invention blusher is mightily confusing. I recently met Laney Crowell, the American founder of cosmetic brand Saie.