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BBC EastEnders star Shona McGarty, who played Whitney Dean, has landed her first role since leaving the soap. She'll be starring alongside another EastEnders legend in a pantomime production of Beauty and the Beast. Shona confirmed earlier this year that she was leaving EastEnders to try something new.

Whether you’re relatively new to fake tanning or are religious about maintaining your golden glow, there’s one thing we can all agree on – the sticky feeling after applying it can be awful. Even if you’ve only used self tan once in your life, you’ll know exactly what we mean; that lingering residue that sits on your skin and leaves it feeling tacky, sticking to your clothes and rubbing off on your bedsheets.

There’s nothing better than finding a perfume that instantly becomes your favourite go-to scent, but often their higher price tags mean we’re reluctant to use them every day, settling for something that we don’t love quite as much but is more affordable to wear daily and saving our favourite for special occasions instead. We’re firm believers in never saving anything for best, but we also know the struggle of having to splurge on a refill of your favourite designer perfume.

Before we start getting into the Christmas spirit, we still have Black Friday to contend with, and the mega-saving weekend is perfect for snapping up some early Christmas presents and, of course, treating yourself to a couple of bargains along the way. With so many deals to choose from, OK! has put together a comprehensive guide to the shopping event with answers to common questions like when is Black Friday 2023? One of our favourite go-to beauty retailers, Boots, is known for its major savings on everything from beauty tech and tools to makeup, skincare and fragrances, and this year is absolutely no exception.

You might not have guessed it, but cherry mocha nails are quickly becoming one of the most talked about nails of the autumn.The deep red shade with a coffee-coloured brown tinge has been going viral on TikTok lately, racking up millions of views as people show off their latest trending manicures, but it’s not the colour that’s got people talking – it’s the name. Cherry mocha nails actually come from DnD’s Cherry Mocha Polish, £8.50 here, which has a gorgeous deep red colour with subtle brown and purple tones to it, and the shade is now becoming one of the most sought-after colours to ask for this autumn.

It’s that time of year when everything from the weather to your heating can wreak havoc on your body, causing your hair and skin to become dry and dehydrated. But did you know it also has an effect on your nail health? As the temperatures drop, the air becomes drier thanks to the low humidity outdoors and your indoor heating, which saps moisture from your nails, leaving them brittle, dry and peeling.

If you’re looking to invest in some new anti-ageing skincare, today is the day to do it because some top-rated buys targeting fine lines, wrinkles and dark spots are heavily discounted in today’s Boots £10 Tuesday promotion.This week’s sale sees the price of some of Nivea’s best-selling skincare slashed to £10 – a whopping 75% saving on the cost of some of their usual RRPs. And with hundreds of 5-star ratings given to the youth-boosting buys from shoppers, they’re the perfect products to help you kickstart your post-summer skincare regime.

Perfume is a wonderfully personal thing, with plenty of people picking out their signature scent and sticking to it year after year once they find one that they love. For Stacey Solomon , though, rather than picking just one perfume, she instead picked a whole brand, as she revealed on Instagram that she’d purchased every single scent made by British fragrance brand Floral Street.

As Christmas creeps closer our diaries are starting to fill up with parties and events that require something a little more…glittery than our usual party looks. Although the festive season usually requires a sequin dress or two, this year one of the biggest fashion trends around is metallics, which are perfect for adding a slightly more understated shimmer to your party ‘fit.

The autumn weather can play havoc on your skin, with the colder temperatures and the indoor heating all working against your complexion to leave it looking dull, dry and d.ehydrated Switching up your skincare routine with the weather can help combat these pesky seasonal changes, and adding some extra products to your existing regime can help undo some of the complexion woes caused by colder temperatures. For dull, dry skin there’s nothing better than an enzyme face mask, and TV presenter Cat Deeley has been raving about her new favourite go-to skincare item, the Ella & Jo The Glow Up Enzyme Mask, £28.66 here.

Party season is fast approaching, and whilst you might have found your outfits, shoes and makeup, there’s one accessory you might not have thought about – your perfume.The chances are you already have a go-to signature scent, but this year why not switch things up with a fresh new fragrance to complement your shiny new party ‘fits? When it comes to perfume shopping, it can be tricky to find one that you not only love, but that is actually going to last too, because there’s nothing worse than giving yourself a liberal spritz only to arrive at your party and discover it's already faded. However, Amazon shoppers can’t stop raving about a budget-friendly Jimmy Choo perfume that they’re saying ‘lasts all night’ and has a ‘lovely scent’, with the Jimmy Choo Flash perfume, £30.90 here (was £46), racking up almost 9000 five star reviews on amazon.

It’s safe to say that the envy is real whenever we clock celebs’ glowing, radiant skin, and we usually put it down to the kind of eye wateringly expensive face creams and weekly facials that only an A-list budget can afford. However, every so often a celeb gives us a glimpse at their skincare routines, and we find a product that not only delivers results but is affordable too (even without a Hollywood salary).

Malia Obama, the eldest daughter of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, has always been in the public eye. Her fashion choices and personal style have consistently drawn attention.

Millie Court admits one of her defining features has been causing her some trouble: her eyelashes. The former Love Islander has taken to TikTok to share her journey of learning how to embrace her natural eyelashes after losing almost all of them because of an allergic reaction to lash extension glue.

Tortoiseshell nails have made a remarkable comeback this year, and with Hailey Bieber's endorsement, they’re sure to stay in the spotlight for a while. Never afraid of experimenting with her nails, the fashion icon made a striking transition in her nail colour palette for the fall season by going from summery, vibrant pink glaze doughnut hues to cosy, earthy tones that mirror the intricate beauty of real tortoise shells.

Winter is coming, and as the holiday season approaches, Boots is spreading the festive spirit early with an exciting No7 pre-Christmas gifting sale. If you're looking for a stocking filler or you're a savvy shopper and a beauty enthusiast, be ready for a treat.The beauty retailer has dramatically reduced the prices of No7 beauty sets by over half, and that makes it the perfect time to pamper yourself or find the ideal gift for your loved ones.

One of the main things that always seems to set us apart from divas and celebrities is how on-point and luscious their hair always seems to look.They obviously have teams of professionals looking after their locks using high-end luxurious products, but if you’ve ever looked at Shakira's perfect mermaid waves and thought "I will never be able to achieve that", hold your horses because we have a piece of great news: the main product her hairstylist Liam Curran, who regularly works with her, uses for her top-notch wavy look is an £8 Umberto Giannini Hair Jelly! So...what is this magic product and how do we use it to look exactly like Shakira (or at least merely try)? The Umberto Giannini Curl Jelly Scrunching Jelly, £8.25 here, is a vegan, silicone, sulphate and paraben-free Curl Jelly used for scrunch styling all types of curls, waves and coils. With its lightweight texture, this jelly provides medium hold with an uncanny slip through the hair that will ensure a smooth finish with all-around shine - no time for crunchy hair here! Liam, the celebrity hair stylist that is responsible for Shakira's mermaid waves, built an interestingly low-budget routine to achieve the result, and this is what he had to say about it: “The first product used was the signature Umberto Giannini Curl Scrunching Jelly, an essential for curly hair.

If you’re part of the 'dark circles' club, you’re probably one of the 15.8M people who watched Dr. Neera’s (@dermatologysurgeon) viral TikTok video.The clip spiked users' interest by sharing the theory that there are different types of dark circles and we should choose our under-eye beauty products accordingly.

When it comes to trending products you can always count on TikTok to find the next big thing, and recently users have been going wild for the Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Concealer, £13 here (was £26).The full coverage concealer has become something of a viral sensation, racking up millions of views and countless videos of TikTokers trying out the product to see if it’s really worth the hype.The verdict? It is. It seems the concealer has managed to combine the holy grail of results, giving a natural looking ‘no makeup-makeup’ finish whilst still being full coverage enough to cover any blemishes and pigmentation, making it a makeup bag must-have.

When it comes to giving fashion a second chance at life, there are plenty of rental, retail, resale and salvage sites around that scoop up second hand, end of line, excess and return products and sell them on, saving them from landfill and giving you the chance to snap the up at a discounted price. However, when it comes to excess beauty items, there’s never been anything of the sort – until now, that is.

Autumn is in full swing and as much as we hate to admit it, the countdown to Christmas is officially on, so now is the perfect time to snap up your beauty advent calendar ready to open on December 1. Plenty of brands have already launched their beauty countdowns, including the LookFantastic Beauty Advent Calendar 2023, £99 here, which is worth more than £565, and the Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Lucky Chest Of Beauty Secrets, £160 here, which contains plenty of the brand’s must-have products.