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Everything About Fragrance(Post)
Almost a year after the launch of The Perfume Society (www.perfumesociety.org), my co-founder Lorna and I are used to answering all sorts of questions about shopping for, wearing and buying fragrance ...
Gill Meets Margaret Dabbs(Post)What was the inspiration that drove you to launch Margaret Dabbs, London? I was working as a Podiatrist in my own Clinic in Central London and I felt the need to treat feet the way I wanted mine to ...
Getting Your Yoga Mojo Back(Post)Summertime, and the living was l-a-z-y… Does that sound familiar? Somehow, when it’s sunny outside, the allure of our indoor exercise regime dips, doesn’t it? Rather get a bit of extra vitamin D than ...
The Health Benefits of Artichoke(Post)Over the last decade, it has become increasingly evident that artichoke has numerous health benefits, including its ability to aid the digestive system. Artichoke, botanical name Cynara scolymus, is ...
What Is Earthing And Will It Reduce Your Stress Levels?(Post)When (to paraphrase Carole King’s lyrics on ‘Tapestry’) did you last feel the earth move under your feet…? Maybe not move – unless you’re in an earthquake zone – but experience its grounding, balanci ...
Italian Women(Post)I’ve spent quite a lot of time in Italy this year (for work, rather than play) – and I’ve decided: in my next life, I want to be Italian. Well, we probably all want to be Italian. Sensual. Sexily ele ...
Perfume: The Stuff I Get Asked All The Time(Post)Some of you may know that I’m fragrance-obsessed. (It is literally the most important thing about most products, for me.) Others may also know that just over 18 months ago, I set up The Perfume Socie ...
Addressing Menopausal Hair Loss(Post)It is completely natural to lose hair on a daily basis and on average it is thought that we lose between 50 and 100 hairs on a daily basis. However hair loss can be exacerbated as women approach the ...
Gill meets Get the Gloss(Post)Gill meets Sarah Vine and Susannah Taylor from Get the Gloss. Get the Gloss launched in October 2012; how was the idea conceived and what was the inspiration behind the site? ST: I had a blog calle ...
Embracing Change(Post)‘A change is as good as a rest,’ we’re often told. I don’t know if I’d go so far as to say that; nothing quite rivals a good lie-down (preferably for two weeks, right around now, with a stack of book ...
Cosmetic Tweaks(Post)We were completely horrified recently to be present at a show where Botox – and tooth-bleaching – were being carried out in an unsterile conditions. Patients were signing up, on the spot, without ask ...
Weekend Read 27 March 2021(Post)Hello Saturday 27 March. With an optimistic spring in our step, we enter British Summer Time (BST) at 1 am. In other words the clocks go forward overnight by an hour and we live in the hope of brig ...