MASTERCLASSES

RUBY REVEALS | HERO INGREDIENTS & TRANSPARENCY IN SOURCING

When I founded Ruby Hammer Beauty I wanted to simplify and enhance beauty routines. No blinding people with marketing fluff or scaremongering over ingredients. Simple facts, without the fear!  As ...

RUBY REVEALS | BLUSHER BASICS

A flush of colour really does boost the face. It instantly refreshes your complexion, but is often forgotten in favour of eyes and lips.  FORMULATION Picking the right formula for you doesn't have ...

RUBY REVEALS | HOW TO ACHIEVE NO-MAKEUP MAKEUP

Trends come and go, but natural never goes out of style. This year, the no makeup makeup look was seen more than ever across the catwalks - skin looking healthy and fresh with just a hint of colou...

RUBY REVEALS | TOP TIPS FOR LIPS THIS AUTUMN

LIP CARE As the weather becomes cooler and drier, our lips tend to require some extra TLC to stay soft, smooth and hydrated. Like your skin, lips need to be in top condition before you apply any pr...

RUBY REVEALS | HOW TO ACHIEVE A SMOKEY EYE

From glamorous to grungy smokey eyes is a classic beauty look, that will always make a statement. With the advent of Hollywood Glamour, Marlene Dietrich was said to have burnt a candle underneath a...

RUBY REVEALS | WHAT IS CONTOURING?

Simply put, contouring is using light and dark to add definition. A lot of people perceive contouring to be the harsh lines and severe highlights you see in many makeup tutorials across social medi...

RUBY REVEALS | TIPS TO ACHIEVE 'LESS IS MORE' LOOK

I've always felt that less is more when it comes to makeup. For me, it's about enhancing your features rather than trying to mask them.  Here are some of my favourite tricks to help master this loo...

RUBY RECOMMENDS | CLEANSERS

If you don't enjoy your routine, change it! Cleansing shouldn't feel like a chore, if it does it is likely that you haven't found the right cleanser for you.  There are so many formulations that it...

RUBY REVEALS | How to conceal hyperpigmentation

Hyperpigmentation comes in many guises; sunspots, melasma, freckles and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and whilst skincare can minimise the discolouration there are times that you may want to ...

RUBY RECOMMENDS | Primers

Once you've cleansed and hydrated you need to prep your face for putting on colour. For many of us, moisturising is the final stage of prep pre-colour but if you want your makeup to last primer wil...