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How to make the most of mature skin; expert tips from 50-year-old make-up artist Anna Durston

How to make the most of mature skin; expert tips from 50-year-old make-up artist Anna Durston

  One of the best things about getting older is self-acceptance, feeling relaxed about our appearance rather than fretting over what other people think. At 59-and-a-half, my hair is completely na...

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Early Doors – the joy of an aperitivo

Early Doors – the joy of an aperitivo

  Early Doors the brilliant BBC sitcom based in a fictional Manchester pub, The Grapes, is one of my favourite comedy series ever. The show’s title refers to the fact that a group of regula...

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Maison Bengal: The bag company making a real difference to women’s lives

Maison Bengal: The bag company making a real difference to women’s lives

  Sheenagh Day is a bloody brilliant woman. The successful geneticist – with a BSc in Genetics from Leeds University and a Masters in Human Genetics from Sarah Lawrence College in New York ...

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Celebrating the growth of great women gardeners

Celebrating the growth of great women gardeners

    Women have been overlooked by the predominantly male gardening establishment for centuries, unacknowledged for their work on magnificent estates, banned from horticultural colleges and u...

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On Losing Old Friends and Making New Ones

On Losing Old Friends and Making New Ones

When regular contributor Nilgin Yusuf submitted her feature on the loss of a friend and the importance of making new connections as we get older, I immediately asked for permission to share it with my...

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I’ve just discovered Uniqlo bra tops!

I’ve just discovered Uniqlo bra tops!

    To be completely honest, when Uniqlo asked if I’d like to collaborate on a bra top campaign, my immediate thought was, ‘Yikes, I don’t think so.’ But, after a clo...

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