Three beauty experts on the best products of 2023 – including the viral £9 Elf Tilbury-like wands

NME recently supported the Featured Artist Coalition’s 2023 End of Year Party and AGM at Walthamstow’s Signature Brew in London. Following on from 2021 and 2022, NME returned to support the event as well as chairing an artist-led ‘Year in Music’ panel discussion featuring Murray Matravers of the band formerly known as Easy Life, Sam Duckworth of Get Cape.

Christmas may be but a distant memory already, but that doesn’t mean we’re ready to give up on a good gift set just yet.The budget-friendly bundles are one of our favourite ways to try out new beauty products and stock up on old faithfuls, all whilst saving ourself money thanks to their heavily discounted price. One perfect example of why we love a gift set so much is the brand new John Lewis X Clarins Skincare Gift Set, £49 here, which contains a whopping £109 worth of makeup and skincare for you to use, all whilst saving yourself £60 in the process.

When it comes to glowy, radiant makeup, almost every beauty lover automatically thinks of Charlotte Tilbury, with products like its Hollywood Flawless Filter, £39 here, and Beauty Light Wand, £30 here, being used by celebrities and MUAs to achieve red carpet-ready luminous complexions. The glow-boosting beauty products have proven to be increasingly popular over the years, but with an average price tag of £30+, filling your makeup bag with Charlotte Tilbury isn’t as affordable as we would like.Thankfully, several budget-friendly brands have come to our rescue and launched a whole host of CT-inspired beauty products, some of which have gone viral for giving almost identical results.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Everyone feels it: It can feel like a chore getting to a show. We all know the routine: dealing with the online ticket queues for bigger concerts, navigating the extra fees at checkout for shows large and small, and then, once you’ve experienced that thrill of victory, remembering that you will, in fact, have to leave the house.

to, well, cured fish (stay with us), we went back through everything we purchased this year to share what we would absolutely, 100% buy again. Find the best things Glamour editors bought in 2023 below (that you can still shop, btw).All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.3.1 Phillip Lim"I've never really bought into the idea of needing a ‘’ (a free canvas tote will do!) but this incredible slouchy shoulder bag has changed my mind.

Boxing Day sales can be an absolute dream for beauty lovers, with many retailers launching deals across top-rated products. The major shopping event usually takes place every December 26 for online shoppers, offering a great opportunity to nab some post-Christmas bargains. One online retailer that is a treasure trove for deals is Amazon.

(minus the Emmys, rescheduled for early January), the always glamorous , and, of course, the , there were several other events that had celebs going all out. From on-theme and dramatic—hi, Barbie!—to surrealist and unexpected, find our editors’ best looks of the year ahead.“I’m a big, big Greta Lee fan (if you haven’t seen Past Lives, get to renting because it is one of the best movies of 2023) and especially of her intentional styling.

box in “boxed sets.” Here are a dozen-plus doorstops that rocked our writers’ world this year, including elaborate sets from Prince, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jason Isbell, the Who, Charlie Parker, Costello/Bacharach, the “Nuggets” era and the songwriters of Stax. Forgive me if I shed some tears of joy over “Tim: Let It Bleed Edition,” a collection that instantly vaults nearly to the top of my list of the most essential album-centric boxed sets ever released.

There are so many different traditions we love participating in over the festive season, but one of our favourites has to be the Boxing Day sales. Whether you’re after a couple of post- Christmas treats for yourself, have some additional late presents to buy, or are already getting a head start on next year’s Christmas presents (and if you’re that organised we salute you), it’s the perfect time to get your hands on some bargains.

Miley Cyrus gets into the Christmas spirit in Nashville. A post shared by Miley Cyrus (@mileycyrus)Jennifer Lopez shared a photo posing in front of her stunning tree ahead of her holiday party with Ben Affleck.

If you still can’t get enough of “I’m Just Ken,” Ryan Gosling‘s ear-candy standout from the Barbie soundtrack, the actor (slash singer) and writer-producer Mark Ronson just released an EP with three new mixes of the song including the holiday-style “I’m Just Ken – Merry Kristmas Barbie”

Hollywood trends may come and go, but horror? Horror never slumps. While the end-of-year narratives for 2023 may be overshadowed by questions of technology and corporate shenanigans – a word chosen for The Playlist’s audience of all ages – this was still a very impressive year for horror.

Miley Cyrus to “Barbie” soundtrack standout Billie Eilish to blockbuster-tour titans Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, women rocked many of the best songs of 2023.There was even a black female songwriter — Tracy Chapman — behind a historic country hit, Luke Combs’ cover of “Fast Car.”And when the nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards were announced last month, women ruled — make that, owned — the Big 4 categories: Album, Record and Song of the Year, plus Best New Artist.In fact, there is only one man — former “Late Show” bandleader Jon Batiste — among the eight nominees for Record of the Year.Still, a couple of octogenarian gents were not about to fade away: Even as both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards turned 80, the still-rocking Rolling Stones gave us a dose of testosterone.Here are the top 10 tracks that deserved their “Flowers” in 2023.After squeaking in her long-awaited sophomore set, “SOS,” at the end of 2022, SZA made like Uma —Thurman, that is — and killed it with her first No. 1 single.

Stretching from Handforth to Winter Hill and Holme Moss to Hindley, this is what the Tube would look like if it was in Greater Manchester. The fascinating map superimposes the London Underground's 11 lines and 270 of its stations onto our region.

We don’t know about you, but we love a good Christmas tradition or two. Whether it’s decorating your tree together or watching the same film religiously on Christmas Eve, there’s nothing better to help get you in the festive spirit, and if there’s one tradition we can firmly get behind it’s matching Christmas pyjamas.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Anne Hathaway appeared on the latest “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and called it “lucky” that her iteration of the “Barbie” movie never got off the ground considering the phenomenon that Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” became over the summer. Back in July 2017, Hathaway was announced as the star of Sony’s “Barbie” movie. Comedian Amy Schumer was originally cast, but Hathaway took over the role after Schumer departed.

2023 was a tough year for celeb romances!

The Game Awards – see the updated list of winners below.This year’s nominations are led by Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3, both of which have nabbed eight nods, including Game of The Year. Also nominated for Game of The Year are Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.Those aforementioned titles are also nominated for Best Game Direction.

Selena Gomez is opening up about her brand’s massive success.

The list of the 10 films chosen for the prestigious AFI Awards is out, and it is good news for Barbenheimer.