If you were of TV-watching age in early noughties Britain, you’re probably familiar with Trinny Woodall.
Alongside Suzannah Constantine she formed one half of ‘Trinny and Suzannah,’ the straight talking double act who fronted the BBC’s brilliant, and often brutal, makeover show What Not To Wear.
The show centred on Trinny and Suzannah stripping women naked, placing them in a 360-degree mirror and chucking most of their wardrobes in black bin liners, before giving them a fairly heavy handed – and often genuinely magical – makeover. It was TV gold.
The show, which at its peak attracted over 7 million viewers in an episode, ended in 2006 (yes, we feel old too), and, for a few years Trinny disappeared from our screens. Sob.
Now, Trinny’s back, and she’s even more fabulous than ever.
She’s migrated from fashion to makeup and from TV to Instagram, where she posts regular beauty tutorials, demos and reviews that have garnered her a following of over 370,000.
From Zara hauls and the truth of Vampire facials to body brushing and advice on how to get tone back in your knees, Trinny’s frank – and often frankly hilarious – style hacks, often filmed selfie style from her bathroom mirror at home, are not to be missed.
In October 2017, Trinny decided to put her industry knowledge and following to good use and launched her own makeup brand, Trinny London. The cream based range comes in dinky little stackable pots, which customers can personalise using a clever online diagnosis tool called ‘Match2Me’ which assesses skin, hair and eye colour combinations to recommend specifically tailored product.
To date it’s been sold exclusively online, but this month Trinny London has partnered with Selfridges to launch its first in-store concept, which is travelling from London to Manchester and Birmingham.
We caught up with the makeover maestro at her Selfridges London pop-up to find out which fashion and beauty items she loves and loathes.
Curious what she thinks of Botox? Or Brazilians? Or perfume for babies? Check out the video above…
Trinny’s Selfridges tour dates:
Selfridges Manchester Trafford Centre: 14th – 20th October
Selfridges Birmingham: 25th – 31st October
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Trinny will be making appearances at each location throughout the pop-up tour, giving the opportunity for loyal fans to meet her in person to chat all things makeup during ten-minute one-to-one ‘Trinny Time’ sessions. Customers who make a purchase from the Selfridges counter will receive a Trinny Time ticket, allowing them to return to meet with Trinny at the dedicated times.
Trinny will also be hosting several intimate masterclasses in Selfridges Manchester Trafford Centre with TRINNY London makeup artist Cha Cha. Tickets are £45 for the forty-five-minute makeup masterclass. The ticket price is redeemable against products purchased on the day.
One-to-one makeup consultations with a Trinny London makeup artist are available over the period, book at www.trinnylondon.com
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