Despite almost two decades writing about her passion for beauty, from spas to skincare via scent, Caroline Brien can still work up an ‘ooohhh’ for the latest pretty palette or sublime serum texture. An author and former Beauty Features Director at Marie Claire, she also finds time to satisfy her frustrated inner film critic by helping out at the profits-to-charity London cinema The Lexi, which perfectly combines movies and Malbec with a sprinkling of altruism.