Beauty. Vitality. A life well lived.The Holiday Edit · November 2026
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Fresh voices.
Good company.

15 creators and educators to explore for beauty, strength, relationships and a life well lived. Find a useful idea, then make it your own.

Selected for their topic focus, accessible education and identifiable public background. We checked official biographies and linked to their own sites. Inclusion is an editorial starting point, not a blanket endorsement, clinical recommendation or partnership.

Read credentials in context: a makeup artist, a researcher and a clinician offer different kinds of expertise. Social content can inspire; it cannot assess your individual health.

15 voices to explore

Makeup

Lisa Eldridge

Makeup artist, author and beauty founder

Her technique-focused makeup education is a useful starting point for a polished base, considered colour and a look that still feels like you.

A good place to start

Choose a base or concealer tutorial and practise one technique with products you already own before trying a holiday look.

Context to keep in mind

She has her own cosmetics line, so separate the application lesson from the decision to buy a particular product.

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Makeup

Caroline Barnes

Makeup artist and SpeedBeauty creator

Her SpeedBeauty tutorials offer an approachable way to explore everyday makeup and more dressed-up finishes without treating age as a flaw to conceal.

A good place to start

Look for a SpeedBeauty application tutorial, then practise one small change such as a softer eye or a more luminous base.

Context to keep in mind

Her professional work includes beauty-brand partnerships, so check disclosures and choose products for your skin and budget.

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Makeup

Trinny Woodall

Beauty entrepreneur and founder of Trinny London

Her beauty demonstrations can provide inspiration for experimenting with colour and texture when you want a fresh look for a celebration or an ordinary Tuesday.

A good place to start

Browse the T-Zone beauty content and try one colour idea with your existing makeup before building a shopping list.

Context to keep in mind

Trinny London is her own business, so its product guidance has a direct commercial connection and is not an independent skincare assessment.

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Fitness

Denise Austin

Fitness instructor and home-workout educator

Her home-workout teaching and Fit Over 50 work offer an upbeat entry point for readers who want more movement in everyday life.

A good place to start

Choose a short, low-impact session and adjust the pace, range of motion and balance support to suit your current ability.

Context to keep in mind

A general workout cannot assess an injury, and weight-loss or toning headlines are not promises about your results; some programs require payment.

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Fitness

Dr Stacy Sims

Exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist, MSc, PhD

Her work on female exercise physiology can help readers ask more informed questions about midlife training, recovery and the populations studied in fitness research.

A good place to start

Explore her free education on resistance training or menopause, then note which ideas fit your experience and which need advice from a qualified professional.

Context to keep in mind

Her doctorate is a research qualification rather than a medical degree, and findings in athletes do not automatically translate into a program for every beginner.

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Mental health

Dr Julie Smith

Clinical psychologist and mental-health educator

Her clear explanations of emotions and everyday coping can give readers language for experiences that otherwise feel difficult to describe.

A good place to start

Choose a short piece about stress or emotions and practise one manageable idea rather than trying to change everything at once.

Context to keep in mind

A video or book is education rather than an assessment or therapy, and persistent or worsening distress deserves individual support.

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Mental health

Nedra Glover Tawwab

Licensed therapist and boundaries author

Her boundary-setting education is especially relevant to holiday expectations, caregiving demands and the guilt that can accompany asking for time or help.

A good place to start

Read her introductory boundary guidance or Nedra Nuggets, then write one clear, respectful request you could use in a familiar situation.

Context to keep in mind

A social-media script cannot capture every family's circumstances, and boundary advice needs individual consideration where there is coercion, dependence or a safety concern.

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Relationships

Esther Perel

Psychotherapist and relationship educator

Her conversations invite reflection on connection, communication and the assumptions people bring to relationships across different stages of life.

A good place to start

Choose a Where Should We Begin? episode about a theme relevant to you, then identify one question to consider in your own relationships.

Context to keep in mind

Edited public conversations are not couples therapy, and general communication suggestions should not be used as a solution to abuse or coercive control.

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Relationships

Dr Becky Kennedy

Clinical psychologist and founder of Good Inside

Her parenting education offers a useful lens on connection and repair for mothers, grandmothers and other caregivers who want to support children without expecting themselves to be perfect.

A good place to start

Begin with a free Good Inside podcast conversation about connection or boundaries and discuss one idea with the child's parent or co-parent.

Context to keep in mind

Good Inside sells memberships, and its general approach does not replace an individual assessment when a child or family needs clinical support.

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Longevity

Dr Vonda Wright

Orthopedic surgeon and active-aging educator

Her active-aging work brings attention to strength, mobility and the physical capacity that helps people keep doing what matters to them.

A good place to start

Explore her education on midlife movement and use it to prepare questions about strength training, bone health or an existing injury.

Context to keep in mind

Match exercise to your ability and medical history, and assess any product or longevity claim on its own evidence rather than on a speaker's credentials alone.

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Longevity

Dr Mary Claire Haver

Board-certified OB-GYN and menopause educator

Her menopause education can help readers recognize topics to raise with a clinician and better understand why midlife health deserves focused attention.

A good place to start

Read a free menopause explainer or listen to unPAUSED, then make a short list of symptoms and questions for your own appointment.

Context to keep in mind

She has commercial supplement and education businesses, and general menopause guidance does not establish that a particular supplement or hormone treatment is suitable for you or extends lifespan.

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Happiness

Dr Laurie Santos

Yale psychology professor and happiness researcher

Her teaching provides an accessible way to explore research on well-being and reconsider the everyday choices we expect to make us happy.

A good place to start

Try The Science of Well-Being or an episode of The Happiness Lab and choose one small exercise to reflect on during the week.

Context to keep in mind

Well-being education does not promise constant happiness or replace treatment for depression, and group research findings are not guarantees for an individual.

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Happiness

Gretchen Rubin

Author and podcast host focused on habits and happiness

Her writing offers prompts for noticing everyday pleasures and making small habit experiments that fit your own preferences.

A good place to start

Choose one free Happier podcast idea or a simple sensory observation and try it for a week without turning it into another obligation.

Context to keep in mind

She is an author rather than a mental-health clinician, and her personal frameworks and commercial products are not diagnostic tools or treatments.

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Beauty treatments

Dr Shereene Idriss

Board-certified dermatologist and skincare founder

Her skincare education can help readers ask clearer questions about ingredients, product claims and the difference between a routine and a cosmetic procedure.

A good place to start

Explore her PillowtalkDerm education on topics such as sunscreen, pigmentation or the skin barrier, then note questions relevant to your own skin.

Context to keep in mind

She owns a skincare line, and online content cannot diagnose a changing skin lesion or determine whether a procedure is appropriate for you.

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Beauty treatments

Dr Sam Bunting

Medical doctor with dermatology training and skincare founder

Her skincare education can be a useful starting point for thinking through a manageable routine and preparing questions about cosmetic treatment options.

A good place to start

Begin with routine-building guidance or her discussion of skincare versus a procedure, and identify the specific concern you would like assessed.

Context to keep in mind

She owns Dr Sam's skincare, and her current official biography describes a UK-trained medical doctor with dermatology training rather than a board-certified dermatologist.

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