The beauty bond

Posted October 26th 2010

Sharing a mirror and swapping make-up tips are simple rituals that strengthen the ties we have with other women, says Alexandra Friend

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Keep that summer holiday glow

Posted September 2nd 2010

‘Summer glow’ is a state of mind as well as body. Make it last by nurturing all your senses, says Justine Knight

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What’s your beauty philosophy?

Posted July 23rd 2010

This test (with input from Cathy Linosser of the Hamac Institute Paris and Elya Boutin from Villa Thalgo Paris) will help you identify your profile and the type of beauty treatments that best suit your personality

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6 steps to a positive body image

Posted July 22nd 2010

Cognitive behavioural therapy is a powerful psychological tool that radically changes depressive thinking and low self-esteem by challenging negative thoughts. Use these strategies whenever your body confidence is low

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Me, my hands and I

Posted July 9th 2010, by Gillian Davies

If our eyes are the windows to our soul then our hands are the beacons, which betray our real age. ‘After the face, hands are the second most visible tell-tale sign of one’s age,’ says Dr Roxanne Guy, president elect of the American Society for Plastic Surgeons. ‘Your hands experience the same amount of exposure [...]

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Pond’s and peels

Posted June 14th 2010, by Gillian Davies

Kylie Minogue recently divulged in an interview that the secret to her plump and wrinkle-free complexion was… Pond’s Cold Cream. Yes, that Pond’s Cold Cream, the classic beauty favourite sold in high street chemists for a very reasonable £3.99. The smooth-skinned 42-year-old admits that along with the no-frills beauty basic she has maintained her dewy [...]

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