BeautyMART, a new concept beauty boutique, is launching at Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, this September. Instead of navigating a beauty hall of brands jostling for attention with a territorial approach to selling, you'll find a selection of cult, over-achieving beauty products from all over the world. BeautyMART is the brainchild of Millie Kendall - a beauty entrepreneur with a track record of launching the coolest beauty brands in the UK, including Shu Uemura and Aveda - and Anna-Marie Solowij, the former beauty director of Vogue.

Between them they've had their fingers (and faces and hair…) in every pot of cream around, so their picks are worth paying attention to. "We know that a beauty editor's opinion is important to consumers so we are bringing the power of editorial to retail," says Kendall. Rather than stocking every single product from a line, Anna and Millie have edited down a collection of best-in-show cherry picks from different brands in one space. You'll find Japanese skincare next to French haircare, the quirky next to the cool. With prices on display, tester stations and helpful rather than pushy sales assistants who don't work on commission, BeautyMART is taking the snooty out of beauty.

SEVEN DAYS OF BEAUTY: BeautyMART giveaway

Millie Kendall and Anna-Marie Solowij from BeautyMART take us through their week of beauty essentials which get them through seven days looking and feeling their best. From self tan in a pen to the magic of teal eyeliner, Mille and Anna-Marie reveal their secret little helpers.

THE GIVEAWAY

We have one set of Millie and Anna-Marie's week of beauty essentials to giveaway. Email "GIVEAWAY" to info@becauselondon.com for a chance to win between Saturday 15th September and Friday 28th September. The winner will be selected at random. Winners will be notified by email.

In 2001, Leonard Lauder, chairman of Estée Lauder talked of the Lipstick Index to describe the phenomenon of rising sales of cosmetics in bad economic times. Fast-forward ten years and it's nail polish, rather than lipstick, that is the affordable luxury we indulge in, with international sales of polish soaring. Estée Lauder's Nail Polish Index just took a sharp upward turn with the launch of their new nail collections Metal Mania and Beyond Black in rich jewel tones, inspired by the night lights of Paris. Creative Make-up Director Tom Pecheux wanted to "capture the intensity and naughty side of Paris when it truly comes alive… at night!" The shades are intense, amplified hues with an urban after-dark glamour. Our favourite is the colour Smashed, which makes nails look like beautiful shimmering drops of oil on water. Put your money where your nails are. On Estée Lauder counters nationwide from September for £14.50. esteelauder.co.uk

It's been 20 years since Angel by Thierry Mugler exploded onto the perfume scene, ushering in the age of gourmand orientals. Its arrival ruffled feathers in the rarefied circles of fine fragrance, where the bestsellers had been resting on their floral laurels. It became a blockbuster and set the standard for the brand's subsequent releases. Thierry Mugler fragrances are always distinctive, complex and forthright divas. To celebrate the anniversary, the brand has reworked their four pillar fragrances Angel, Alien, Womanity and A*Men, to create the limited edition Fragrances of Leather collection. Inspired by the tradition of scented leather gloves, the fragrances have been created by infusing fine natural leather in the perfume concentrate mixtures. Left to mature, time and chemistry do their alchemy and the results throw up some unexpected twists. Angel takes on a hint of iris; Alien dries down with plummy fruit in its base notes; Womanity has less fig and more amber; A*Men is softer, its base patchouli less brusque. All this and leather too? This collection is for those who wear perfume to be noticed. Angel, Alien and Womanity £40, A*Men £45. Available nationwide from 1st October.