Well hello!

Thank you for clicking on our bumper summer issue. We’ve packed a lot in, so we hope you get a lot out of it. It’s been all go here at Beauty HQ with lots of planning for this year’s Beauty Awards. It’s hard to believe that it is time to start another nationwide search for the best beauty advisors in the land, and if last year’s standards were anything to go by, the competition will be fierce.

Make sure you get your hands on an entry form online or by calling Luisa on 0207 534 7237. Winners will travel to London in November, with a guest, to be part of this year’s lavish award ceremony in the incredible setting of the Victoria and Albert Museum…and that’s just the beginning – so keep an eye out as we release more details. Entry for the product awards is now open too, for details see page 26. We’ve added new categories for 2012 and the shortlist will be printed in our October issue.

Inside this issue there are fabulous features, interviews with industry veterans, a new counter assistance module focusing on body care and all the usual news and views, so whether you are sitting in the sun or just taking a break, enjoy reading this issue, oh and if you are off on holidays soon, don’t forget to send us a postcard….