Runway: A towering textured beehive was the ’do of choice at Lisa Ho’s S/S show: “We wanted to re-create a classic ‘60s silhouette and modernise the look with slightly raw edges around the hairline”, says Kenneth Stoddard for Redken. Real way:Let hair dry naturally, then tease locks at the crown. Pull hair back tightly, twist […]

Once upon a time cosmetic surgery was taboo; reserved for the rich or the vain. If you’d had it, you didn’t admit it and you certainly never questioned your flat-chested colleague who came back from “visiting the relatives” with ample double Ds. Things have definitely progressed over the past 10 years. Okay, so maybe it’s […]

Richard Dalton, one of Princess Diana’s closest advisers and her former hairdresser says she would hardly have been able to contain her joy in these final days before her eldest son’s nuptials. Speaking exclusively to Woman’s Day, Richard – who was Diana’s sounding board, having been her hairdresser since she was just 17 – says […]

A French make-up company has published the world’s first unretouched beauty ad. The campaign for Make Up For Ever’s new foundation appeared in US magazines this week, and marks a refreshing change from the usual flawlessly airbrushed images. In pictures: Beauties who have banned airbrushing The ad features a natural-looking model holding up a camera […]

A few months back I got a nose job. The week before the operation I told my Editor I was having it done and she took one look at me said, “great story – write it’. Gak! I wasn’t overly keen to share the fact that I was undergoing cosmetic surgery with more than two […]

They say that inner beauty radiates to the surface. But without a warm complexion, smooth textured skin and fewer wrinkles, many of us find it difficult to feel our beauty glow. From ancient Egyptian times women have used cosmetics to beautify themselves and through the ages creams and lotions have been the key to youthful […]

Summer takes its toll on your hair with damage from the sun, surf and sand. Here we show you how to transform frazzled hair into fabulous locks. It can be hard to maintain beautiful, lustrous waves during summer. Says George Giavis, of The Blonde Room, “Curls can become brittle, frazzled and crackly during summer, making […]

After the sun-kissed look? UK researchers have found that eating large amounts of fruit and vegetables can give you that golden glow you are after, the UK’s Daily Mail reported. Lead researcher Dr Ian Stephen, from the University of Bristol said those who ate bigger portions of fruit and vegetables a day had more of […]

The secret to overall wellness and beauty is down to achieving homeostasis, a balance of alkalis and acids in the body. Monique Bolland, owner of Sydney’s Alkaline Spa and Clinic reveals to Anna Warwick all you need to know to glow inside and out. The magic of pH balance For optimum health our bodies need […]