Beauty
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Celebrating 40th: My Secrets to Looking and Feeling Young
This weekend I am celebrating a big ‘0’ anniversary – I am turning 40! Yikes! For many women, including myself, entering 40s can be a bit intimidating. While I am pondering on what I’ve achieved in the last 4 decades of my life and where I want to be, my friends and colleagues find it hard to believe my age. So today, I thought I would share my top 5 insights on what has helped me to look and stay young physically and mentally. 1.Healthy body Having good genes (my Mom is 60 and nobody believes her age!) and being slim built helps looking younger my age and is something I…
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How to Fix a Bad Hair Dye Job: Tried and Tested
This year I had a bit of a bad hair situation. Since I have my roots done on a regular basis, my hair stylist suggested that from time to time I should have full head hair colour to even out the colour from roots to ends, which normally get lighter, and give it extra shine. Usually, she would apply semi-permanent colour that would come out darker than my natural colour but after a couple of weeks, it would wash out leaving my hair looking healthy and shiny. However, this time things have gone somehow wrong. My hair was very dark and as the time went by, it wasn’t getting any…
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My Secret to Effortless Hair: Digital Perm
Like other women, I am always on the look-out for the latest beauty and hair trends and innovations. Some work really well and other under-deliver on the promise. Digital perm is one of those findings that I am truly in love with and have recommended to all of my friends and acquaintances, and even published an article on it. ‘Digital what?’ you probably think to yourself but let me tell you the story of discovering one of the best inventions in the history of hair care! I was getting my haircut at one of the Japanese salons in London when I noticed a woman sitting in a corner in hair rollers…
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Estée Lauder Gift Bags: Review
Like every other woman, I am a sucker for the freebies and gift bags. So when I saw Estée Lauder offering free gift with a purchase, I wanted to check it out. Interestingly, it has been running gift campaigns at John Lewis first, then House of Fraser and now Debenhams. I missed the first one, but got the last two. The condition is to purchase two products with one being skincare or foundation. So, below is my quick run through the products I purchased and products I got as part of the free gifts. Estée Lauder gift bag – House of Fraser Products purchased: Estée Lauder Genuine Glow priming moisture eye…
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Eyes Wide Open with JINNYlash
For that glamorous wide-open eyes look, some of us arm with lash curler while others glue on false eyelashes. Born with stubbornly straight eyelashes and dreaming of beautiful long and curly lashes, I discover there is another way to get those A-list lashes while giving my lash curler a needed break! (Originally published in AGI magazine). Tucked away on James Street almost next door to Selfridges, JINNYlash is a small but cosy salon. Jinny Salons in New Malden, Surrey, and in the heart of London, Bond Street, founded by Jinny Coffey, who has paved her road to success by first gaining her beauty qualifications in Korea and then moving to…
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La Vie En Rose: Getting Ready for Spring with Floral Perfumes
While the winter is still in full swing and it has even snowed in London this year (shocking!), I am already looking forward the spring. One way to get in the spring mood is to wear floral perfume and today I open up my bathroom cabinet to reveal my own collection of floral scents. L’Occitane Pivoine Flora Eau de Toilette Roll-on Again, another L’Occitane great product that can travel with me anywhere since it’s only 10 ml. Peonia Eau de Toilette is made of peony extract from the south of France and captures the subtle aura of this beautiful flower. This luxurious portable roll-on contains a more intense version of the fragrance…
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Great Skin on a Student Budget
Wanna see what cheap beauty products I picked for my skin in 2013? Read my article originally published in AGI Magazine (Dec-Jan issue).
