That overwrought phrasing still makes me cringe
Sali Hughes #11 A red lip, a pink tight, a leopard boot - how very singular!
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It always reminds me of Yoda.
It's such an affectation
I’m such a skid mark I don’t even hear my plates.
The microwave thing irked me the same way the latest gel polish piece did. How she told people to walk out of places that use the electric file or metal scraper.
these places are usually helmed by immigrants. They’re usually cheaper. When you’re getting press treatments a £40 gel manicuremight not seem like much. But I can get a full set of acylics for less in a shopping centre nail bar. Lots of people like to have nice nails but can’t afford not to go to places that use these tools.
The tone as usual was snippy and snooty.
no idea why that column in particular really annoyed me. Funny what gets under your skin.
The microwave thing irked me the same way the latest gel polish piece did. How she told people to walk out of places that use the electric file or metal scraper.
these places are usually helmed by immigrants. They’re usually cheaper. When you’re getting press treatments a £40 gel manicuremight not seem like much. But I can get a full set of acylics for less in a shopping centre nail bar. Lots of people like to have nice nails but can’t afford not to go to places that use these tools.
The tone as usual was snippy and snooty.
no idea why that column in particular really annoyed me. Funny what gets under your skin.
That was the same for me as the comments a couple of times about 'nasty' supermarket perfumes and toiletries. Honestly we all know other perfumes are probably far better. We aren't daft. But I don't think attempts to look after yourself, laughable and nasty they may be, should be judged. If you are on a tight budget it is so bloody easy to let your appearance slide for any number of reasons, MH also playing a part in the spiral. I don't think there should be any judgment or hierarchy on what you can and cannot afford.
I know it is only a word or two here and there but you never want to feel someone is laughing at you for your choices.
The mocking of FoD from Sali’s pet sitter is priceless 
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.I think it irritated someone at the guardian too, as shortly after there was an article about the role nail bars play in human trafficking...
Oh, you mean the sort of story an actual journalist would write?
So I had my nails done pre Christmas as a little treat as I was feeling a bit low - with some nail art no less (tasteful I might add). I don’t normally have them done as I am #blessed with decent nails and usually have a clear or nude on DIY style. Anyway last week (directly) after the Guardian column I went to get them removed and re-done... to my horror the girl had to remove the Gel with a METAL scraper because the other place I went to didn’t use Shellac which doesn’t wreck your nails (apparently) . The nail tech was really patronising and pissed me off because she kept asking me if they were Chinese. I really didn’t want a freakin lecture after reading the column - it was as if SH was in the room.
Also - the irony of the FOD twitter commentary is priceless
Also - the irony of the FOD twitter commentary is priceless
Had Shellac done once at DryBy - Sali's holy grail nail place - absolutely wrecked my nails. I was annoyed as I went in for a normal manicure, but they were pushing how great Shellac was and how they'd last (they didn't)
Foolishly, I went back [this was the last time] for normal nail polish this time, but they were really pushing the Shellac again, despite my refusals
Foolishly, I went back [this was the last time] for normal nail polish this time, but they were really pushing the Shellac again, despite my refusals
DryBy? Is that ... a play on driveby? 
Has SH ever (as far as we know) tackled a story about the murkier side of the beauty business?
CH sometimes obliquely refers to things with a 'oh the stories I could tell' kind of vague post.
The only one that springs to mind is the article she did on PPD which she said on GTL was cut after being legalled.
Could your hair dye kill you?
Recent severe reactions to hair colouring have prompted the question: why is the likely culprit – PPD – still being used, when it's banned in makeup
www.theguardian.com
Oh, she did a little bit on Rodial on SHB when they brought a range called Cougar or something like that.
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The sort of article an actual beauty editor would commission....oop
You mean writing about something that affects her directly? As opposed to what she usually does.
wouldn’t that require talent and impartiality? Not her bag, full blown influencer now isn’t she. Latest vanity post proves the point. Not paid etc etc so why tag it all out? ”look at me Pat, buying your lipstick with my own money”
Irony is obviously not in their vocabulary.
Is it worse than having a lipstick named after Susan Sarandon?
She’s doing her Liz Taylor turn...
#PaidForInMyOwnBlood
#PaidForInMyOwnBlood
And bravely doing a selfie even though she is always 'horrified' by doing one. 100% influencer.
Of course it would be on an issue which affects her (and one which means again that she can obliquely push her free hair courtesy of Josh Wood #doublewin #notanadbutanobligation) 
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