If like me you have embraced Christmas in a big way, your skin may be suffering from the dirty but delicious excess of over indulging. Too much sugar in the shape of mince pies, chocolate, booze, more booze, sausage rolls, and no exercise whatsoever and we still have the biggest party night of the year to get through! My face is definitely not…
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I honestly don’t know what I do in the night – it’s like I’ve had a fight with a demon some days, waking up with matted and backcombed hair. And when I’m in a hurry to get out of the house – to run to a class or grab breakfast – not only do I not have time to wash my hair, shampooing…
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They say the eyes are the window to your soul, but they’re also our first feature to show signs of tiredness. And is it just me, or does the ageing process seem to accelerate over Christmas? So when I heard about a way to get younger-looking eyes, needless to say, I was sold. Not only was I desperate to get my mitts on…
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Cryotherapy. Sounds more like Superman’s weakness than a beauty treatment. But when my friend invited me along for a session, I obviously couldn’t refuse. As someone who can’t get enough of the heat, standing in a freezing cold room didn’t sound like my kind of thing. Though having arrived, somewhat apprehensive, on the fourth floor of Harvey Nichols at their 111CRYO suite, I…
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Christmas. There’s so much to love about it – all the celebrations and spending time with loved ones, though this time of year is bound me make me feel sluggish. Tucked up indoors with the central heating cranked up zaps my willpower and enthusiasm when it comes to working out. Not to mention my cravings for starchy food kicks in. All in all,…
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Never has my skin looked or felt better as when I was in Japan on holiday recently. When I look back at the photos, my skin was glowing. I decide to look back and analyze what exactly I was doing differently while away, and also to delve a little deeper into some beauty rituals the Japanese’s woman indulge in to keep their complexions…
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Located in the beautiful city of Bath, the impressive Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel is the perfect place to have a girlie break, you’re in need of some R&R, I’d highly recommend it. I was lucky enough to visit recently with one of my girlfriends and had a brilliant time. The hotel itself is unique in the fact it is fed by the area’s…
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I don’t know about you, but whenever George and I set off on our travels, you can guarantee that, between us, we’ll have enough products to stock a small shop. Having just returned from an amazing trip to Japan, with two full toiletry bags in tow, next time I’ll consolidate the products we pack. What’s more, travelling can also have an impact on…
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We’ve all done it – skipped our nightly skincare regime so we can crawl into bed a few minutes earlier. Those nights when removing our make-up seems tantamount to climbing Everest in terms of the energy we’d need to exert. Whenever I’ve succumbed to my exhaustion – bypassed the bathroom and got straight into bed – I’ve consoled myself with this thought: What…
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‘You’re glowing,’ my friend whispered to me. I hadn’t slapped on radioactive amounts of fake tan, or been too heavy-handed with a highlighter palette. Nor had I just stepped out of a steam room. This glow, the one my friend referred to, was a subtle, dewy sheen; one that other friends and family had taken note of, too. This newfound glow – a…
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