Vanese Maddix

Vanese Maddix is a freelance beauty and lifestyle journalist, writing about make-up, skincare, lifestyle, mental health and more. Alongside IndyBest, Vanese has written for several UK and US publications including Refinery29 UK/US, The Zoe Report, Dazed, Glamour UK, Stylist and Real Simple. Vanese is well-known for her love of coloured eyeliner and mascara which she likes to document online.

<p>The Spitalfields-based salon offers styling, braids, locs, and chemical treatments</p>

Amazon’s hair salon review: The best I’ve found for my coily hair

<p>Inclusive and affordable, this is how the formulas fared for our everyday looks </p>

Made by Mitchell review: Curve case, skincare and more

<p>We put the new styling tool to the test on fine, thick and coily hair types to see if it’s worth investing in </p>

Fashion & Beauty

Ghd chronos review: We test it on three different hair types

<p>We’ve tried and tested products from Bread, Gisou, Kérastase, Morrocanoil and more for this review </p>

13 best hair oils for shiny, soft and smooth locks

<p>We tried both formulas for two weeks, keeping our skincare and make-up routine consistent for a fair test </p>

Which of these TikTok trending blushes is most worthy of the hype?

<p>Theres’s 21 shades to choose from in either a metallic, essential matte or glitter finish</p>

Wunder2 super-stay liner: The eyeliner everyone needs