Beauty
Boots reports boom of anti-ageing products
New research from Boots reveals British Mums want to turn back the years this Mother’s Day. Sales figures released by Boots show that anti-ageing skincare products – like the cult beauty serum No7 Protect & Perfect - have been flying off the shelves in the run up to Mother’s Day.
Boots builds on Protect & Perfect phenomenon
After the amazing success of the No7 Protect & Perfect Beauty Serum in 2007, Boots has responded to demand from the British female population and has launched an entire Protect & Perfect skincare regime.
New resources to help eczema sufferers
According to The National Eczema Society, as many as one in 12 adults and one in five children suffer from eczema. And what’s worse, this common condition can be exacerbated by the chemical cocktail of preservatives, fragrances and harsh emulsifying agents in many modern skincare products.
Childhood “hair-mares” leave lasting shame
Two thirds of British women (73 per cent) admit that their hair affects their confidence according to a national poll by new hair loss supplement, Viviscal, with styles forced upon them as children leaving a lasting impression.
Discover worldly beauty
Women all over the world have used natural remedies for thousands of years to help them look beautiful and keep them feeling young. With modern transport now meaning you can travel the Globe in just a matter of days, foreign beauty secrets are being discovered and shared around the world. The 8th of March marks International Women’s Day, a chance for women around the world to get together and celebrate and inspire one another.
Put your best foot forward this spring
In its third year, the Walk for Skin, proudly supported by Sanex, is a series of nine sponsored walking events (organised by research charity the British Skin Foundation) taking place throughout the country to help raise vital funds for research into skin disease.
New Laser Lipo procedure makes UK debut
Trials of the latest non-invasive slimming and body contouring treatment have just been successfully completed at 'The Heath House Clinic', a leading health and cosmetic clinic based in Kent. The new treatment is potentially market-changing, and is now available to the public for the very first time in the UK.
Charles Worthington trend alert
Carolyn Newman Colour Director for Charles Worthington gives her top trends, must have products and tricks of the trade for this season. Here’s how to turn heads this spring . . .
Clinique launch new Lash Power Mascara
Clinique, of the world's largest producers of prestige makeup and skin care, has launched a new and innovative long-wearing mascara - Lash Power Mascara, which vows to stay pretty for 24 hours.
Single this Valentine’s? Try a blow-dry threesome!
Sick of the annual celebration of smug coupledom in February? Then say no to Valentine’s Day and pamper yourself instead! Gorgeous London salon, Eleven at 11 Blenheim Street, is offering a respite from the excess of hearts and flowers this Valentine’s Day.
Errol Douglas to receive MBE this month
Errol Douglas will attend a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on February 13 to receive an MBE for services to hairdressing. The top stylist, whose Knightsbridge salon celebrates its 10th birthday this year, is among the cream of the hairdressing industry, and at just 43 years old has already won or been nominated for several of the world’s most coveted hairdressing awards.
Is your water helping you avoid tooth decay?
The government has called for more fluoride to be added to drinking water in further regions across the UK as a recognised way to reduce tooth decay. Only 6 million people, in the Midlands and North East, currently receive water with added fluoride.
The heat is on – Be safe in the sun
As thousands of UK holiday makers flee for some sunshine and shop around for that ‘perfect tan’.
Women prefer stuffing to surgery
It’s official, one in three of the nation’s women fake the size of their breasts to keep their men happy, according to a recent poll by natural breast enhancement supplement Voluptuo.
Baldness - One of men’s greatest fears?
One in five men in the UK are more frightened of going bald than losing their health, turning senile, losing their sexual virility, or gaining wrinkles, a new survey has revealed.