The best beauty travel bag
On holiday, the low-maintenance beauty regime slips even lower. No make-up, hair tied back, sun screen (either Avene or Ultra Sun; for my sensitive skin), plenty of shower gel and a decent moisturiser...
Hair & Beauty
Straight-talking product reviews, interviews and features on fabulous women who love their age. Expert beauty advice, hair and skincare tips for women over-50 who want to look good, not young.
Inspirational Women: Cindy Joseph
Cindy Joseph the make-up artist-turned-model and founder of the cosmetic line BOOM died on July 12, aged 67. She spoke eloquently on the subject of ‘pro-ageing’ (or embracing wrinkl...
Things you never knew you wanted: a superior hair towel
Faff-free hair and a low-maintenance beauty regime, that’s what I want. Even so, when contacted about a special hair towel with superior drying properties, I have to admit I was sceptical.
When it’s time to find a grownup not groundbreaking haircut
I used to be a haircut junkie – happy to spend hours in the chair at the Vidal Sassoon Academy being given crazy haircuts and colours every six weeks, says Harriet (Hat) Margolies. That morphed ...
Why sunglasses are more than just a fashion accessory
Golden Age Hollywood movie stars initially wore sunglasses to protect their eyes from the bright lights on set, and this inadvertently gave them an air of mysterious cool. Wearing shades equated with ...
Meet the 53-year-old beauty editor who’s NOT going grey ( just yet )
Sorry, not sorry, I’m just NOT dying to go grey quite yet! – says beauty and lifestyle journalist and author Jo Glanville-Blackburn (Jo GB).
Grey hair: still making the transition
Going grey when you’re over-50 and female is more than just a hashtag on social media. The change (of hair colour) is both a political and psychological issue.
Love your age: fashion’s greynaissance
There have been a couple of articles recently on fashion’s ‘greynaissance’. I know.
Lawn: a fresh new perfume with a family history
Not only is Kate Evans a talented fashion buyer and owner of Precious boutique (you may remember her from the This IS My Style shoot last year), she’s also the daughter of the late perfumer Ange...
Paying more attention to skincare
I’ll always be low-maintenance when it comes to make-up but the older I get, the more interested I’ve become in skincare. At 54, I’m growing-in my grey hair, wearing what I please and emb...
Grey hair, oh yeah!
It’s always fun to catch-up with Jayne Mayled the founder of White Hot Hair who stopped dyeing her hair when it was ‘becoming harder and harder to do and not look like Paul McCartney.̵...
Lixir Skin: a new faff-free skincare brand to look out for and expert advice from its founder
‘If you went into a department store, I’ve developed more than half the beauty products,’ states Colette Haydon matter-of-factly. The French founder of new skincare brand Lixi...
