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Gold-medal Olympian Louise Dobson, 36, often complained to her friend Sue Smethurst, 35, a former magazine editor, that she could never find the right suncare product for her face. As a sportswoman, Louise says she desperately needed something that had an SPF30+, but had the perfect texture and colour and could double as a foundation. […]

Starting a beauty brand in your 60s may be considered by some a daunting and overly ambitious venture. Not so for Melbourne grandmother Yvonne Row, 63, and her business partner Marcia Griffin, 61, who didn’t hesitate launching their natural skincare line Griffin + Row with as much enthusiasm and gusto as they have devoted to […]

Snezna Kerekovic, 43, was in the perfect position to see a huge gap in the skincare market. She had worked in the beauty world for 18 years, first as a beauty writer and then running her own public relations business, Vivid Publicity, and says, “I noticed that in the teen skincare segment there was nothing […]

This is not a reason to pull out your paving, or not all of it. (I have paving around the house too – it’s also a great way to see the snakes before they see us.) Instead, try cooling your paving down so you gain all the great advantages of paving, minus the heat. Plant […]

Extract from January’s Great Read:The Other Side of Starsby Clemency Burton-Hill. He had gone to the gala performance of Phedre at the Theatre du Chalet as part of a British Embassy delegation; he couldn’t even remember now what the occasion had been. A fuss had been made before the curtain went up, though, because due […]

Did you know that you’re a whopping five times more likely to be injured at home than in work – and car – related accidents combined? Here are 10 commonsense tips to reducing your risk over the holidays. 1 Don’t trip Secure carpet edges and put non-slip mats under rugs. Tie electrical cords together and […]

Six cool ways to keep your hard earned cash in your wallet, and not on household bills.

**By Philip Koch When wealthy socialite Sunny von Bülow died this month after 28 years in a coma, she took the secret of that fateful night to her grave. Was it an accidental overdose, a suicide attempt or something far more sinister?** She was the gorgeous US heiress nicknamed for her sunny disposition and famed […]

While their women work hard on the stage and screen, Tom and John enjoy a little flirty fun. While all eyes were on Jennifer Aniston at the Marley & Me premiere, John Mayer’s attention was obviously elsewhere — namely on a reporter! John flirted unashamedly with Thea Andrews from US program Entertainment Tonight as he […]

By Julie Hayne Pictures: Paul Broben Born Don Asher, Dasher struck a bunker at her golf course after turning up dressed as a woman. Teeing off for a game of golf at the prestigious Wynnum Golf Club in Brisbane was nothing new for dad of one Don Asher ? but when “Dasher” arrived on the […]