Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Beauty”
Hello magazine asked me to write about my best time-saving trick. It was a no-brainer for me to talk about this amazing curling tong that has transformed how I do my hair. A bad hair day is a bad day full stop. No matter what you wear or what makeup you have on, if your hair isn’t right, you’re just …
I was asked to write about the one makeup product that I’ll always wear to a party for Hello magazine. This was an easy one for me, because I have a product that is so transforming, it’s the best kept secret I know of. It’ a failsafe party trick that makes skin look likes it’s glowing from within. It’s the …
A challenging year resulted in a crash course in life lessons for me. Here’s my latest article which also appeared in Hello this week. No matter our age, we never stop learning – and this has been truer than ever for me in 2024, a year that has seen me learn many life-changing lessons. Some of this year’s lessons have …
My articles for Hello seem to be diversifying from my usual topics of health and beauty. So here, after my recent piece on fashion, is the latest one about how ageism affects woman in particular and what we can do about it.
It’s party season and a spray of perfume is the finishing touch to the impression you make when you walk into a room. However, for years this was a tricky situation for me as I have a rather strange relationship with perfumes. I adore a fresh or subtle scent but have huge difficulty in finding one that suits me. There …
People ask me all the time what I use on my skin and what my beauty secrets are. The truth is that I use a LOT of different products, trying out everything I can get my hands on for Ageless. When I started Ageless, my normal skin routine went out the window No longer did I only use one range …
The menopause and hormones have a lot to answer for. They can play havoc with our sleep, our state of mind, our internal thermostat and additionally, it can do all kinds of things to our skin. Did you know that rosacea becomes a lot more prevalent after the menopause? It’s tricky to treat and can be triggered by all kinds …
How wonderful to find a skincare range that has such effective products, with cutting-edge, active ingredients, at very affordable prices. DoSe really is a gem of a range The truth is that with most expensive products, you are paying for packaging and advertising. They often use the same ingredients as good quality, low cost brands like DoSe. That’s why I …
The founder of Studio 10 makeup, Grace Fodor, has given us loads of wonderful beauty tips on Ageless. She has shared with us “what and what not to do” on a mature face, to ensure we look fresh and dewy. Makeup used incorrectly can make us look older Top of her “not to use” list was powder! And what has …
For many years, I used only pure and natural products on my skin, in keeping with my organic lifestyle. I loved the fact that I was eschewing chemicals, not only in my diet, but in my beauty routine as well. I thought that my skin was holding up rather well, but then two things happened. I turned sixty and I …
I recently wrote about the importance of eyebrow shape and how it can make a real difference to your face. It can age you up or down by 10 years and, in my view, is a quick and easy face lift. Thin tadpoles are very ageing Similarly, a huge, very dark brow can overwhelm your face. It’s all about proportion …
I remember many years ago when squalane was considered a highly desirable skincare ingredient and yet equally undesirable. The former, because of it’s supreme moisturising and softening effect and the latter because of it’s unethical source. In those days squalane was extracted from sharks livers However, that’s all changed and we can now indulge in this amazing and super-hydrating skincare …
