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I have always been jealous of women with straight or smooth wavy hair. I confess my envy is rooted in my post collegiate job interviews when I was packed into a stuffy wood panelled meeting room of a Wall St investment bank with "the … [Read more...]
Australian fashion veteran Aurelio Costarella returned to his roots partnering with salon colour specialists Goldwell to complement his SS2013/14 collection appropriately themed "Retrospect". After 30 years in the industry Costarella was looking to … [Read more...]
I am mildly obsessed with skin care. That means I DON'T spend thousands of dollars getting invasive treatments or on high end skin care products but I DO spend a lot of time researching the science behind what will make a difference. In … [Read more...]
I was still a very young ugly duckling when my Aunt (who happened to be a fashion model at the time) begged my mother to have a go at tweezing my eyebrows. Being of Italian origin, I had (have) two very thick dark slabs of hair which - according to … [Read more...]
When I first meet Suzie Hoitink, founder of Clear Complexions I can't stop staring. I'm looking for a spot, a blemish, a flake or wrinkle....nothing...she really has the most amazing skin. But it wasn't always like this, as a young girl Suzie … [Read more...]
I know you want to turn back the clock. Maybe you would have spent more time studying and perhaps less time thinking about that loser boyfriend who spent your entire prom night dancing with your best friend. I personally want to forget I ever … [Read more...]
It seemed to me that I could have been anywhere in the world getting my nails gelled - except of course it was 9:00pm on Sunday night - which probably doesn't happen in most places. I wasn't planning on getting my nails done, but then I came upon the … [Read more...]
Unless you have naturally flawless skin (and let's face it who does) the only way to create the illusion of perfect skin is starting with a foundation. There are two important rules to achieving the best results the first is to select the right … [Read more...]
I get to try a lot of anti-wrinkle, complexion enhancing products. There are some which deliver amazing results (and I've written extensively about those) and others which well - are not so good. The truth is performance creams can only do so … [Read more...]
There's a panic in the park that has little do with danger but the risk of increasing temperatures meaning bikini's, boys and skin. For those that kept in fine fettle over Winter this probably means little to you but as parks come alive with the … [Read more...]
