Shopping Guides & Buying Advice

Honest product recommendations from our editors — written to help you buy right the first time.

Chantecaille: Matching Future Skin Foundation, Choosing Skincare Lines and Buying the Compacts

How to match a Chantecaille shade online, choose between the skincare lines, and use the codes on a luxury order.

How to buy boots, waterproofs and layers at Cotswold Outdoor without paying for the wrong spec.

How to choose Crane paper and a printing method, get a personalised order right at the proof stage, and pick the right code.

How to choose a Chandon sparkling wine, what delivery rules apply, and when the club or a code is the better deal.

Why a candle's first burn decides everything, and how to get the scent throw.

How to choose Cakebread Cellars wines, weigh up the wine club and understand age checks and state shipping rules.

How Capezio dance shoes should fit, and why pointe shoes must be fitted in person.

How to buy and install a ChargePoint home charger that suits your car, circuit and budget.

How to pick the right Caribou Coffee roast and format online, and which codes suit beans, merch and shipping.