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Jo Fairley’s Hastings(Post)
My attitude to Hastings can be summed up in a single phrase: ‘I do like to be beside the seaside.’ (Those of you who believe in such things might feel it has something to do with being a Cancerian. A ...
Prepping Skin for Winter(Post)Of course it’s dead easy to have a kissable pout, a dewy complexion and a touch-me-soft body in summer, when the air’s all humid and skin-friendly. But the minute the central heating goes on and thos ...
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 ...
Playing Russian Roulette With Alcohol(Post)It was a sunny weekday morning, about 10.30, but I wasn’t working. I was living in north London and my housemate was away. I thought it would make a good start to the day to have a vodka and tonic. J ...
Relieving Gout Naturally(Post)Whilst research has focused primarily on finding safe and effective treatments for the management of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, the incidence of gout has quietly risen in the past two d ...
How To Wear Jewellery Now(Post)Of the many fashion diktats, meted out by the great Carine Roitfeld, the very influential, former editor of French Vogue, the one that has always stuck in my mind is her pronouncement on fine jewelle ...
Your Spring Wardrobe Starts Here(Post)As a master class in dressing for spring, the front row of a fashion show has not traditionally offered much in the way of practical inspiration for every woman as she goes about her daily life. Or i ...
The 50:50 Parenting Split(Post)Does 50:50 parenting work? (or how to be nicer to each other when you’re both up against everything) I’d love to be able to say that I’ve finally got past that bit of parenting where every weekend i ...
How To Find The Perfect Foundation(Post)Foundation can be the best friend in your make-up bag – or your face’s foe. Quite simply, that’s the difference between ‘getting it right’ – in which case, your skin will simply look like a beautiful ...
The Stress-Reducing Modern Wellness Trends To Know About(Post)Whether you tuck an amethyst crystal in your bra every day or have an energy healer on speed dial, it’s clear that the popularity of spiritual wellbeing is on the rise. It’s unsurprising, as wellness ...
Keeping Your Chin Up(Post)Photographs are cruel. Those unposed moments when we’re captured with a canapé mid-way to the mouth – and more chins than Russell Grant. And alas, sags, bags and jowls around the chin can affect even ...
How to Be Naturally Confident(Post)One of the nicest parts of what we do is talking to real women like you – at events and book signings (or on the bus, come to that). But what we’ve come to realise is that many, many women – for no r ...