Sali Hughes

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Sali Hughes (born 21 February 1975) is a Welsh journalist, writer and broadcaster. She is The Guardian's resident beauty columnist.

Early life and education

Hughes was born on 21 February^[1] 1975^[2] and grew up in Blackwood, Caerphilly. Her father worked in politics for the Labour Party and her mother worked for a local education authority.^[3] She has three brothers,^[4] and attended Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni, a comprehensive school.^[5] She initially worked as an assistant to make-up artist Lynne Easton for two years while looking for work experience at magazines. This included working on photo shoots with George Michael and Pet Shop Boys, and television commercials.^[2][6]

Career

Journalism

Hughes's first job in journalism was as a staff writer for the men's lifestyle magazine Loaded in the mid-1990s.^[7] She then wrote features and opinion columns for various publications as a freelancer including Grazia,^[8] Elle, The Guardian, Glamour, Stylist, Shortlist, and Cosmopolitan.^[9] Since January 2011, she has been The Guardian's resident beauty columnist, featuring weekly in its Saturday magazine and online video tutorials.^[10][11] She also appears weekly on BBC Radio 5 Live.^[11] Hughes presented an edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme File on 4 in October 2020 about her experiences as a victim of abusive comments from internet trolls.^[12]

Writer

Hughes' first book, Pretty Honest was released on 25 September 2014. It was a beauty handbook and was published by the 4th Estate division of HarperCollins.^[13][14] Two years later she released her second book Pretty Iconic which was about influential beauty products.^[15][16] In 2019, Hughes' third book Our Rainbow Queen by Penguin was released. It was about the fashion trends of Elizabeth II.^[17][18] Her fourth book, Everything is Washable and Other Life Lessons, published by Harper Collins UK, was released in September 2022.^[19]

Personal life

Hughes married comedy writer Daniel Maier in October 2017.^[20] They live in Brighton with her two sons from a previous marriage.^[9][21][22] In 2018, she co-founded Beauty Banks, a charity that provides those living in poverty with basic daily hygiene essentials and personal care items.^[23]

References

1. @salihughes (21 February 2020). "Just celebrated my birthday by showing my kids The Man With Two Brains for the first time. #AnointyNointy" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 October 2020 – via Twitter.
2. Liberman, Berry (1 May 2015). "Sali Hughes is pretty honest". Dumbo Feather. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
3. Butter, Susannah (23 October 2014). "Beauty and the blog: make-up guru Sali Hughes on why you can be feminine and feminist". Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
4. Evans, Pippa (17 October 2014). "When Biscuit Met Sali". Standard Issue. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
5. @salihughes (18 March 2019). "On the much tweeted about subject of upbringing / success and perceived privilege, but on a cheerier note: Who is the most famous or successful person who went to your school? My answer is Aaron Ramsey, who my husband tells me is a massive, massive deal" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 October 2020 – via Twitter.
6. Darling, Annika (29 August 2018). "'Pretty Iconic': The Book for Make-up Nerds". Make-Up Artist. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
7. Gilchrist, Hannah (30 January 2012). "Sali Hughes Red Chat". Red. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
8. Hughes, Sali (2 October 2014). "Nine Truths Every 20-Something Needs To Know About Beauty". Grazia.
9. "Sali Hughes". Women in the Humanities. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
10. "Sali Hughes on beauty". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
11. "Sali Hughes". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
12. "Sali Hughes: I met the woman who trolled me online". BBC News. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
13. "'If it's on my face, it's because Sali recommended it.' Caitlin Moran. Pretty Honest is out today". 4th Estate. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
14. Hughes, Sali (13 September 2014). "Sali Hughes: the essential guide to staying ahead of the beauty game". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
15. "Cover Reveal: Pretty Iconic by Sali Hughes". 4th Estate. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
16. Maldonado, Veronica (17 September 2017). "Book Review: Pretty Iconic". The Fashion Studies Journal. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
17. Hughes, Sali (21 April 2020). "Our rainbow queen! Why Queen Elizabeth II is the undisputed British style icon". Glamour. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
18. Vanderhoof, Erin (5 November 2019). "Can We Tell What the Queen Is Thinking Through Her Outfits?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
19. "Everything is Washable and Other Life Lessons". HarperCollins Publishers UK. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
20. @danielmaier (8 October 2017). "Marriage achievement: Complete" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 October 2020 – via Twitter.
21. Hughes, Sali (21 December 2012). "My first Christmas… without my children". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
22. Hughes, Sali (28 May 2011). "Call that a job? Beauty writer Sali Hughes and sons Marvin, 6, and Arthur, 3". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
23. Hughes, Sali (6 October 2018). "Sali Hughes on Beauty Banks: 'A schoolchild thanked us for shower gel'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

External links

• 4th Estate Publishers
• RCW Literary Agency
• Beauty Banks