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Louise Thompson has found the perfect travel beauty case that she uses to keep all of her makeup and jewellery organised, and it’s available on Amazon for just £30

If you’re looking for a way to keep all your beauty and accessories organised while travelling, then Louise Thompson’s latest Amazon find is just the thing. The former Made in Chelsea star shared her most recent purchase with fans on Instagram over the weekend, talking about her “brilliant” Portable Travel Makeup Case.

The compact travel case is just £29.99, and has plenty of compartments to keep your things neatly organised and safe, whether you’re travelling or just looking for some handy storage from home. It even features a light up mirror so you can use it on the go to top up your makeup.

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The storage is what makes this so incredibly handy, with a large makeup brush storage board to keep 10 of your brushes clean and separate from each other. It also contains multiple partitions in the main body, which are perfect for stacking blushers, lipstick and foundations, or – as Louise did – placing your jewellery to stop it from getting tangled or lost.

One of the best additions to the Portable Travel Makeup Case is the in-built mirror, with three different coloured light settings and adjustable brightness. That means you can apply your makeup on the go, from your tent at a festival or even just in a badly lit hotel room.

A single charge of the light should last around a week when used for 30 minutes a day, and it’s fully rechargeable. You’ll also get an additional 3.5 inch mirror with 10x magnification, which is great for applying more detailed beauty looks, or if you struggle to see without glasses whilst putting your makeup on.

We also spotted some similar version to Louise’s Amazon pick on the high street, with Next’s Light Up Mirror Makeup Bag With Removable LED Mirror priced at £40, whilst Dunelm has the Travel Cosmetics Bag with LED Mirrored Light for £30, with both offering a similar size and design. For a more high end version with a slimline size, the Beautifect Box Nude is £279 and is a firm favourite amongst celebrities and makeup artists.

However the Portable Travel Makeup Case has been getting some rave reviews from Amazon shoppers, with a 4.6 star rating. One shopper wrote: “How did I manage without it!!! Sturdy, well made”.

With another agreeing: “Not one to write a review, but bought this as a Christmas present and it is so much better than I expected! The quality is really good, the mirror & light is great, and lots of storage room. Would 1000% recommend.”

One criticism was: “Nice but too heavy”.

However another happy customer wrote: “Solid sturdy bag, mirror is fab and lots of room for makeup. Only complaint is I wish the cable for the mirror was removable, but I still think it’s worth it. I will probably buy some for gifts in the future. It’ll be amazing for festivals or trips away”.

The Portable Travel Makeup Case comes in nine different colours, and you can choose whether you want the built-in mirror, or one that comes with a detachable magnetic mirror instead. It’s also made from a durable faux leather which is waterproof, dustproof and shock absorbing, so no broken palettes if it gets dropped or knocked around in your suitcase.

Grange Hill’s Zammo actor Lee MacDonald has revealed a terrifying cancer scare after spotting a “little rash”. The actor, 57, appeared on Good Morning Britain and revealed he will have the small mark on his cheek burnt off due to it having pre-cancerous cells.

Lee informed his social media followers that he had his first scare with the condition just last year after a similar blemish was discovered on his face. Following last year’s scare, Lee consulted his general practitioner due to a “little rash” on his cheek and was informed of the outcome.

“It’s a keratosis, which is a pre-cancerous spot, so I’m going to have it burnt out,” he said, before revealing the small spot could turn into cancer if left untreated. He encouraged viewers to concentrate on skincare, including wearing sunscreen and “looking at blemishes” on the face.

He commented: “It was just on the back of going to get it checked out. ” However, it is a condition which runs in the family. Lee explained to anchors Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley that his father was a driver and would sit with his arm out of the car window, with his mum expressing her concerns.

“Later in life, he had a skin cancer from that arm,” he said. Richard also explained that it’s a common form of cancer for lorry drivers across the United States, who rest their arms on the windows of vehicles. “It’s really common in America, they do these huge long distances on the highway, with one elbow out of the window. “

Lee recalled using sunbeds in his earlier years before heading out on a night out, explaining he would lie on the sunbed for an hour each week, split between a Tuesday and Thursday, between the ages of 17 and 26. “That’s what the doctor said, it probably is, it’s probably the sunbeds and not sunlight, because I don’t like the sun that much because of being aware of the risks. “

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Michael Douglas has revealed his retirement from acting in a sad update with fans. The Hollywood legend says he has no intention of getting in front of the camera again as she explained his indefinite hiatus.

The silver screen icon, 80, said: “I have not worked since 2022 purposefully because I realised I had to stop.

” I had been working pretty hard for almost 60 years, and I did not want to be one of those people who dropped dead on the set, ‘ the two-time Oscar winner explained, according to Variety.

“I have no real intentions of going back. I say I’m not retired because if something special came up, I’d go back, but otherwise, no, ‘ he said before later joking about the only role he is ‘ happy ‘ to play nowadays.

The actor has faced a significant health battle with stage four throat cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2010. He underwent a gruelling course of radiation and chemotherapy and was given an 80% chance of recovery.

Douglas has since spoken about how the diagnosis and recovery impacted his life, including his marriage and outlook on life.

Co-founder of Scale AI and founder of Passes, Lucy Guo pivoted from the tech-bro world of artificial intelligence to the ‘ Hollywood ‘ creator space. But AI has its place in content creation, says Lucy

Lucy Guo, founder and CEO of Passes, wants to turn content creators into millionaires. The 30 year old recently became a billionaire in her own right, though it’s “all on paper” as she told Forbes right before they crowned her the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world.

Passes is Lucy’s big bet in the creator economy. Speaking to The Mirror, she describes seeing “untapped potential” in the creator monetisation space back in 2020 after falling in with some content creators in Miami.

“I just saw how they could sell anything with an Instagram post or story” recalls Lucy. “I also saw how inconsistent their income could be.”

Her solution to the instability was for creators to monetise directly off their fan base, which would not only give creators direct, consistent income but the means to invest in other interests or business ventures. Ventures that could be passion projects or, as Lucy envisions, potentially large-scale product-based businesses.

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Given Lucy’s significant background in AI, Passes’ approach is decidedly tech-forward compared to other fan subscriber platforms. While the technical approach separates Passes from its competitors, there’s been a lot of scepticism from creators about AI – viewed as both a potential competitor and thief. But Lucy is adamant AI’s utility will become clear.

“When creators realise the benefits of AI, they’re going to change their perception and they’re going to be very excited about it. But at the moment, there’s a lot of fear. And fear prevents you from looking at all the upsides”.

She continues, “The entire world is like AI is going to take over,” and I’m just like, “No, it’s going to be our copilot.” It will be our best business partner.”

AI will enable content creators to post frequently and quickly, which Lucy believes is essential for long-term success. We’ve actually noticed that the creators who earn the most money are actually smaller. They have 200, 300, 000 followers”, says Lucy. My theory is that it’s because they keep producing more content because it’s not required to be perfect.

The question of what matters to fans boils down to speed and community, according to Lucy. “I would say in terms of what everyone wants it’s very, very fast customer service – whether the customer service they want is from the creator or from [Passes].”

Lucy adds that, in addition to being “better at it,” women generally lean more toward creating content.

“I think being a content creator requires a lot of empathy and being able to build relationships especially when they’re not in person. You’re building relationships with your fans digitally. And the traits needed to do that I think women are better at,” she explains.

AI, in Lucy’s opinion, will free up creator time to work with fans and come up with new ideas and ways to build those relationships. To test her bet, she will need to establish meaningful relationships with creators.

After Passes bought the competitor website, Fanhouse in 2023, Lucy faced criticism from independent website owners who were offended by the decision. The lack of content guidelines and AI push in Passes was alarming to creators.

As reported by TechCrunch at the time, some creators grew worried about a tweet of Guo’s in which she stated that Passes was working on technology that could optionally make AI likenesses of creators. Concerns escalated after Twitch streamer Riley Rose pointed out that Passes does not have content guidelines on its website.

Guo told TechCrunch, “It’s just that Fanhouse’s] content guidelines are very, very specific.” She claimed that because Fanhouse used Stripe as its payment processor, the company had to be very specific about what they can and cannot post. She explained that while there are content guidelines, it is just more lax.

Even if Lucy is promising substantial profits, convincing creators to embrace AI and attract their fan base to a new platform will prove to be a difficult sell. It’s not just about the money for the creators, just like with fans.