Madeleine Spencer

<p>The pre-beach treatments which make our beauty editor feel groomed and comfortable</p>
Beauty

Six pre-holiday beauty treatments our beauty editor swears by

Madeleine Spencer on the treatments she favours before hitting the beach

5 Jun 2024
<p>Madeleine Spencer, Hannah Martin, and Linda Hallberg</p>
Beauty

Watch: how to nail Hannah Martin's signature perfect smokey eye

The makeup artist's motto is 'if in doubt, smoke it out' — Madeleine Spencer takes heed

6 Nov 2023
<p>Madeleine Spencer was sober for two years</p>
Wellness

Why I started drinking alcohol again after two years sober

Abstaining for twenty-four months helped Madeleine Spencer reset her relationship with booze

6 Nov 2023
<p>Our beauty writer Madeleine Spencer has tried and tested the best glow-giving foundations</p>
Beauty

7 foundations that'll give you the glowiest, dewiest skin of your life

We're talking supermodel-on-a-juice cleanse levels of radiance. Madeleine Spencer picks her favourite foundations

5 Nov 2023
<p>Vanilla is the scent of the season</p>
Beauty

Autumn’s biggest scent trend? Vanilla, but make it interesting

Forget the sickening, cloying perfumes of your youth. Vanilla is all grown up, says Madeleine Spencer

29 Oct 2023
<p>Meghan Markle on her wedding day</p>
Beauty

Meghan Markle's makeup artist on how to keep your makeup fresh all day

Daniel Martin, celebrity MUA for Jessica Biel, Michelle Yeoh and Priyanka Chopra, shares his simple tips for day-to-night makeup, with Madeleine Spencer

27 Oct 2023
<p>Your winter survival toolkit </p>
Wellness

The 8 winter vitamins you need to be taking this year

Baffled by the various supplements on the market? These are the only ones that matter...

25 Oct 2023
<p>Madeleine Spencer has spent years experimenting with different self-care techniques</p>
Wellness

Your ultimate at-home wellness kit

From a bed of nails to bamboo sticks and healing patches, Madeleine Spencer on the self-care products she swears by

23 Oct 2023
Lifestyle

10 best hypnotherapists in London (and how they can change your life)

From binge drinking to a crippling fear of public speaking, more Londoners are turning to hypnotherapy for the answers. We seek out the city’s best...

16 Oct 2023
<p>Madeleine Spencer on the autophagy-fasting retreat in Italy </p>
Lifestyle

Autophagy fasting sounds brutal — but does it work?

Autophagy, literally translated as ‘self-eating’, promises clear skin, more energy, and weight loss. Madeleine Spencer gives it a go

6 Oct 2023
Lifestyle

Why London’s beauty insiders are queuing up for this retinol facial

Mortar & Milk has made a name for itself by giving effective, no-nonsense facials, and has amassed an army of loyal clients. Their latest facial promises a skin overhaul — but does it deliver? Madeleine Spencer finds out

5 Oct 2023
<p>The primal effects of rocking are said to relieve stress </p>
Lifestyle

Can restorative rocking stop stress?

Madeleine Spencer investigates the exercise credited with everything from lowering anxiety to improving the quality of sleep

2 Oct 2023
<p>Madeleine Spencer has spent weeks trying celebrity beauty brands </p>
Lifestyle

Beckham or Bieber? The celeb beauty brands actually worth your cash

Every A-lister has a product line now, but are they worth buying? Madeleine Spencer assesses the good, the bad, and the mediocre

27 Sept 2023
<p>So far there are six products in the Cosmoss range </p>
Lifestyle

Is Kate Moss’ Cosmoss the next Goop?

She’s won a legal case to trademark the name and celebrated its first anniversary. So is Kate Moss’ wellness brand set to go stratospheric? Madeleine Spencer talks to the model and her insiders about its future

20 Sept 2023
Lifestyle

All hail the return of Lancôme’s cult Juicy Tubes

The return of the Lancôme cult lip gloss means a good dose of nostalgic joy for Madeleine Spencer

8 Sept 2023
<p>Opt for targetted sun creams this summer </p>
Lifestyle

The five sun creams you need this summer

Summer skin protection shouldn’t be a case of slapping on the cream and hoping for the best — what you need are products designed for specific at-risk areas, says Madeleine Spencer

1 Aug 2023
Beauty

Best concealers for acne 2022

These high-coverage concealers will help to hide acne, every time

6 Apr 2022
Travel

A week at Viva Mayr: inside world’s most exclusive wellness clinic

Madeleine Spencer heads to the famous detox clinic loved by Liz Hurley, Karlie Kloss and Naomi Campbell to see if its ‘Cure’ can restore her energy

7 Sept 2021