Outspoken Beauty

International celebrity makeup artist Cher Webb joins Nicola with a list of the very best product recommendations and techniques as they delve further into the secrets of her beauty kit in this epside of The Outspoken Beauty Ultimate Guide to Makeup. Cher talks about the ultimate fake lashes (and glue), a beautiful red lippie that won't budge, the foundation that she is never without and the many...

Anna Whitehouse aka Mother Pukka is a force of nature. Her brilliantly quirky sense of humour, honesty and openness are only half the story. Anna also works tirelessly to fight for flexible working hours, particularly for parents. In this episode of Outspoken Beauty, Nicola and Anna cover a wide and at times unexpected list of topics. From getting rid of hangups to finding happiness to balancing w...

Cher Webb is one of the country's most renowned and sought after makeup artists and every week she joins Nicola to share recommendations, hints and tips in The Ultimate Guide To Makeup. In this episode Nicola delves once again into the secret world of Cher's professional makeup kit. Cher talks through her must-have products, how she makes her own lipstick palettes, some of her most memorable makeu...

Whenever you see the likes of Laura Anderson, Tamara Ecclestone and Megan Barton-Hanson looking super glam the chances are that one man and one man only has done their makeup and that man is Mikey Phillips. Mikey is the King of the glow, huge lashes and beautiful skin and has a gift for making women look absolutely incredible. Mikey wasn't always a makeup artist though and in this episode he tells...

Cher's away so this week Nicola is going solo and talking about one of her favourite topics..... skincare routines. In this mini episode she talks about the routine that she really swears by and recommends to the most people. She's made sure that all the products mentioned are affordable and yet really effective. There is one expensive exception which is her absolute hero product and budget allowi...

Natalie Lee aka Style me Sunday inspires thousands of women with her messages of empowerment on her blog, Instagram and podcast. Formerly a midwife, Natalie now works tirelessly to encourage women to love their bodies, express themselves with fashion and makeup and to put a middle finger up at the patriachy. She is fiercely intelligent and opinionated and her views on race and what defines beauty...

Cher Webb is back for The Outspoken Beauty Ultimate Guide to Makeup and this week she's sharing the secrets of her professional makeup kit. From the bags that she uses for storage to the emergency products that she always has on her and the products that every makeup artist covets, this is a fascinating look into the tools of the trade from one of the very best pro makeup artists in the UK. As eve...

In this episode of Outspoken beauty Nicola is joined by cosmetic Doctor, Dr Esho. Dr Esho is one of the most sought after and trusted practitioners of non-surgical cosmetic procedures in the world. He's enhanced many celebrity faces and can tell the work that someone's had done from a mile off. During the episode Nicola talks to him about the ethics, psychology and the arguments surrounding cosmet...

Cher Webb joins Nicola for The Ultimate Guide to Makeup and this episode is an Oscars 2019 special. Nicola and Cher chat through the standout looks from the red carpet, some of the products behind them and Cher gives her inside guide to how these amazing looks come together for big award ceremonies. Cher has worked with Helen Mirren, Olivia Coleman and Lady Gaga in the past and she shares some lov...

This is a must listen episode with two incredible guests. The first part sees Nicola joined by Trinny Woodall who's on a mission to empower us. If you're feeling in a bit of a rut, lacking in confidence and don't really know what you want from life at the moment then this really is the episode for you. Trinny's energy is catching and her advice will hopefully inspire you to make some changes. The...

It's that time of the week again. Cher Webb, the makeup artist that all the stars love is back with The Ultimate Guide to Makeup and in this episode she's telling us everything we need to know about brows. From the different brow treatments on offer to the products that she swears by to the secret techniques that will ensure that your brows are utterly "en fleek", if you need a bit of brow confide...

  Nicola Elliott Moss founded Neom whilst dealing with pregnancy and small children. It is now a hugely successful and celebrated brand whose products grace the shelves of many a home across the UK and beyond. Nicola sometimes surprises people by being anything but the cliche of the meditative, zen woman that people expect her to be. (Aren't all people who work with aromatherapy like that??!!) Ins...

Celebrity Makeup Artist Cher Webb joins Nicola for another episode of The Ultimate Guide to Makeup. This week they're talking through night time skincare routines and list some of their favourite products and techniques for helping you on the way to beautiful, glowing skin. From affordable cleansers to an award winning serum to jade rollers the episode is brimming with recommendations. Nicola and...

Vick Hope is an intelligent and empowering  woman with a lot of opinions (the perfect guest for Outspoken Beauty!). She's best known for co-hosting the Capital Breakfast Show and being a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing although she has a lot more strings to her bow including being able to speak numerous languages and a career as a journalist in Argentina. In this episode Vic talks to Nicola ab...

Makeup artist to the stars Cher Webb is back for another episode of The Ultimate Guide to Makeup. In this episode, Cher and Nicola are talking through the very best budget skincare and makeup products, most of which can be found at your local chemist. From a foundation that is as good as one three times its price to beautiful eyeshadow palettes for under a tenner and excellent skincare for less th...

Dr Sam Bunting is widely known as London's best dermatologist and she is one of the leading authorities on acne. There isn't a thing that Sam doesn't know about skincare and in this episode she joins Nicola to cut through the beauty jargon and have an honest conversation about the skincare ingredients that REALLY work and that we should be incorporating into our daily routines. Dr Sam also gives s...

In this episode of The Ultimate Guide to Makeup Cher and Nicola go a bit off piste and talk about one of their favourite all time subjects....perfume. From the scents that summed up their teenage years to the ones that they can't get enough of now, this episode is full of recommendations and is perfect if you're looking for new fragrance inspiration. Get ready for a chat about everything from Char...

Lily Pebbles is back on Outspoken Beauty and this time it's personal. In this episode she has a wonderfully honest and revealing chat about the ups and downs of her pregnancy, how she feels about becoming a Mum and how having a baby might change her career and life forever. Nicola and Lily also talk about the changes in her body and the beauty products that she swears by at the moment. Lily is suf...

Lisa Potter Dixon and Sophie Beresiner join Nicola for another #BackChatBeauty X #OutspokenBeauty Special.  This episode sees them discuss why "New Year New You" is possibly the most annoying term of all time, beauty fails, why the 90's are coming back and what the big beauty trends for 2019 will be including the arrival of MILK Makeup. You can also expect the usual rowdiness, a bit of singing fro...

If you’re into skincare then you are going to LOVE this episode. Cher and Nicola talk through every stage of the detox process from cleansing to exfoliating to masks, serums and moisturising. As ever they share the products that they  have tested and loved. (You can find a full list at outspokenbeauty.co.uk) Nicola and Cher also end up talking about an Anne Summers Party that went a bit wrong and...

Jodie Kidd was one of the world's most renowned supermodels in the 90's but her career was put to an abrupt end when her anxiety changed her life forever. In this episode Jodie joins Nicola to talk about both the fabulous and fraught sides of a successful model's life. She is incredibly honest about anxiety attacks that eventually stopped her from leaving the house and how she got over them. Nicol...

Makeup artist to the stars Cher Webb joins Nicola for another bite-sized episode of The Outspoken Beauty Ultimate Guide to Makeup. This week Nicola and Cher talk you through the very best bronzers on the market and how to use them. From high-end  Chanel bronzers to brilliant options that you can pick up from your local chemist, these recommendations will have you looking the right-shade of sun-kis...

Comedian Lauren Pattison is being hailed as the next big British comedy star. One of her most popular acts sees her proudly lifting her top and showing the audience her chronic psoriasis. In this episode of Outspoken Beauty we discover the journey that got her to this point and how being a woman and wearing makeup on the mainly male dominated comedy circuit can be challenging to say the least. In...

A great blusher, well applied can work wonders! In this episode of The Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Cher and Nicola chat through the best blushers on the market, the skin types they work best on and how to apply them. They also go a bit off piste and end up having a rather intimate conversation about their underwear drawers and the arduous lengths they used to go to when impressing the men they have...

Vasiliki Petrou is one of the most powerful people in beauty and also one of the loveliest. Not only is she the Executive Vice President/Group CEO of Unilever Prestige and the President of CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women), but she is a woman who fundamentally believes that a beauty brand must do a lot more than produce great products. Vasiliki only takes on brands with a purpose and that purpose has...