If there is anyone's advice I'm going to follow with regard to skincare and beauty purchases, it is hers. However, this was a very enjoyable read, I like Sali's style and all her Pool Columns, some of which are repeated here.

as a fan of Sali’s for YEARS, I knew I had to purchase, but I didn’t actually know just how much I NEEDED this book. There's very little cohesion, jumping from tip to tip, serious to frivolous and would leave you relying on the index to ever find something again. In 2018, she co-founded the non-profit collective Beauty Banks and in 2022 she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from Cardiff University for services to journalism and charity. Perhaps, at 44, and thus having a decent grasp on skincare, cooking and furnishing my house, I am not the audience for this book. I also love the personable way in which the book is written - Sali's approach feels direct, genuine and with a sharp sense of humour.I enjoyed Sali Hughes’ first couple of books - which genuinely shared useful information drawn from her expertise and experience as a beauty journalist, make up artist and beauty fan.

The interesting thing is that occasionally we see flashes of vulnerability and signs of personal growth (when Sali talks about revisiting her childhood home, her father's hoarding, and her own parenting).This time it feels like a lot of filler from someone who has the average life experience of a well-off provincial forty something.