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Vanese Maddix

@itsvanesem

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

Best hair oils for 2026, tested on three hair types

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

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

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