The Beauty Bird

The Beauty Bird is Eleanor Tucker. She’s a freelance writer who juggles being a mother of two small children with writing lifestyle, parenting and beauty features. You can find her every week on StyleNest, and get to know more about her here.

Don’t match your face to your handbag
Leather is gorgeous, but it works best as an accessory rather than a skin...
I am here to change your mind
Yes, I’m talking blusher. If your ‘desert island’ makeup product was a concealer in...
Chemistry was never exactly my forte
I think I chose ‘The Sciences’ because I had a crush on my physics...
Stop telling me to drink lots of water
Enough already with the eight glasses a day. I know the back of the...
Wake up and smell the bergamot
I know what I don’t want my house to smell of. Nappies. The leftover...
Oiliness Has Become a Desirable State
Remember when skincare was all about Not Having Spots? Toner that smelt like Absolut...
Even better than the real thing
Fakery isn’t really my first port of call when I’m looking for the solution...
It happens to the best of us
I’m talking cellulite, of course. The scourge of our otherwise smooth backsides. The nemesis...
Fringes aren’t for the likes of us
A few weeks ago, I went into my hairdresser’s, sat down in the chair...
Don’t Talk To Me About Multi-Tasking
Have you ever counted how many things you can do at once? I bet...
Losing an hour is not entirely convenient
Remember when you were about eight, and you never wanted to go to bed?...
Nobody really likes carnations anyway
Last minute gifts: we’ve all had them. A pack of embroidered handkerchiefs, clearly rescued...
You can’t wear opaque tights all year round
The warm, concealing safety of thick hosiery can seem very appealing on an icy...
Good lighting is becoming essential
Here’s a tip. When you’ve rushed out to the nursery ‘au naturel’, don’t check...
The legend of the five-minute face
Five minutes. It’s a long time when your train has inexplicably ground to a...