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.
Having worked in the beauty industry for over 20 years, when Jayne Mayled, stopped dyeing her hair and couldn’t find the right products, she decided to create her own range. The founder of Wh...
Radiance is the holy grail of beauty, at any age, but never more so when you’re over-50, says writer, author and journalist Jo GB. ‘My skin changed in my mid-40s and became more dull an...
Based in East London, with a traditional workshop in the Lake District, The Soap Co. is a beauty brand with a difference.
Everything changes as we get older. Now that it’s au naturel and not dyed blonde, the texture of my hair is softer, more flyaway and demands a bit more attention.
As a year-round cyclist, I’m on my bike in all weathers (only taking the train to the office if there’s a torrential downpour or the roads are icy). While I’m often wrapped up in hi-viz layers a...
That IS my natural hair colour. After two and a half years, the dye job has disappeared and my grey hair has grown in.
At this time of the year, there’s a pressure to whack on the shimmer and go all glitzy. Yet grown-up effortless style is chic, not shouty.
Easy, effortless makeup? Now there’s an ideal to aspire to.
My greydar whirred into action, last week, when gardening journalist and author Alys Fowler posted a photo of her new haircut and discussed embracing her natural hair colour on Instagram. Here...
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...
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...
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.
