We’re loving these lighter, brighter spring days and so it seemed fitting that we create an OK! Beauty Box to match, giving you glowing skin that gets you set for summer: introducing The Ready, Set, Glow Edit. This latest box contains £90 worth of top radiance-boosting skincare and make-up selected by our beauty editors for the instant and long-term effects they have on the skin – from a 15-minute miracle face mask to a deliciously fruity lip conditioner. It’s your five steps to a fresh-faced look in time for summer. As always with the OK! Beauty Box, it’s an incredible bargain too; the cont ..read more

This month’s OK! Beauty Box is here to put a spring in your step – and your skincare routine – with a brilliant money-saving bundle of treats for your face. The latest box, the March into Spring Edit, is all about putting your complexion first this season, saying goodbye to dull, tired winter skin and hello to a fresh, glowing face. Inside your box you’ll get a complete five-step regimen that includes a cleanser, exfoliator, serum, moisturiser and eye masks. It’s easy, effective – and economical. This month’s edit is worth over a whopping £125 in total, but you get it for just £7.50 when you ..read more

We caught up with Clare Price, the founder of luxe body care brand Guava & Gold – whose Coral Beach Body Lotion is featured in the Female Founders Edit – to chat tropical scents and female empowerment… What is the story behind Guava & Gold? After being a barrister for 28 years, I’ve set out to do something very different with my life now. With Guava & Gold, I wanted to create an elegant, capsule collection of products with ethical credentials, inspired by stunning tropical locations and a desire to capture unforgettable exotic holiday memories in a bottle. We’ve created exquisite ..read more

Female founder Theresa Edward tells us about the origins of her natural beauty brand Skin Alchemists, whose Aromatherapy Pulse Point Oil is featured in the Female Founders Edit - inspired by beneficial plants of her home country of Saint Lucia… What is the story behind Skin Alchemists? As a Caribbean islander, I drew inspiration from traditional herbalist practices in St Lucia. Herbs and natural minerals found in our natural environment are the first point of call for ailments and selfcare. After relocating to London, I observed the negative effects of deviating from these wellbein ..read more

We sat down with Margaret Dabbs, who founded her eponymous luxury podiatry and foot care brand - whose Nourishing Nail and Cuticle Serum Pen is featured in the limited edition Female Founders Edit -  to hear why she’s thrilled to be part of an empowering beauty box celebrating female talent… What is the story behind Margaret Dabbs London? I saw a gap in the market to launch cosmetic podiatry as a new category in beauty and wellness, with both treatments and effective yet luxurious foot products. Beauty products didn’t work and pharmaceutical formulations were unpleasant to use, so I set ..read more

We caught up with Antonia Philp, a paediatric nurse, mum of three and co-founder of hand and body care brand Nursem with her husband Jonny - whose Caring Hand Cream is featured in the limited edition Female Founders Edit - to find out more about the brand and the multi-tasking master behind it all…   What’s the story behind Nursem? After qualifying as a children’s nurse I would come home from the hospital with sore, cracked and bleeding hands from the constant hand washing. Health care staff have to wash their hands on average 50-60 times a day, and so knowing this was a problem for ..read more

We chatted to sisters Clare and Rebecca Hopkins, founders of natural skincare brand Balance Me - whose Super Firming Body Oil is featured in the Female Founders Edit – about their beauty and business values…   What is the story behind Balance Me? Balance Me is a high-performance, natural skincare brand that solves skin concerns without creating others. We, as sisters, founded the brand as long-term stresses and fast-paced living had taken a toll on our skin. We were experiencing everything from sensitive skin reactions to hormonal breakouts and we were eager to turn to natural ..read more

Here we speak to the founder of the UK's largest nail bar chain, Thea Green MBE - whose brand Nails.INC is featured in the limited edition Female Founders Edit - about her passion for championing female founded businesses, and which nail polish colours we should snap up (though we hope not literally!) for spring/summer... What is the story behind Nails.INC? The idea for Nails.INC began when I was travelling back and forth from the US and I spotted a gap in the market for speedy, efficient manicures complete with fashionable high-quality nail polish. Nails.INC was founded, and has been g ..read more

TV’s Trinny Woodall launched her eponymous brand Trinny London in 2017, starting with stackable pots of multi-purpose make-up. Since then the brand has since expanded into skincare and tools and is now a multi-million pound business with a global community. We caught up with Trinny - whose Lip2Cheek is featured in the limited edition Female Founders Edit -  to find out what makes a successful beauty boss…   What is the story behind starting Trinny London? I spent 20 years going all around the world making women up and the question that I was most asked was “What colours suit me?”. T ..read more

We caught up with Julia Yule and Christina Moss, sisters-in-law and founders of Bloom & Blossom – whose Get Drenched Hydrating Face and Body Mist is featured in the limited edition Female Founders Edit – as they share their beauty and business tips…   What’s the story behind Bloom & Blossom? We set up Bloom and Blossom as a true family business. Being sisters in law and living our wonderfully hectic, loud and chaotic lives with five children between us, we wanted to channel that energy into a hard-working range of results-driven body care and wellness products for all l ..read more