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).
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.
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...
Party-ready grey hair and how to achieve it
Gorgeous, grey-haired model Silvina Neder explains how a chance remark from a photographer became the catalyst for a career change. Having spent 30 years working in market research, the 50-year-old mo...
You’re never too old for a smoky eye
It’s the iconic party look, says Vicci Bentley. But an editor once told me, she’d taken a straw poll round the office on whether anyone over-50 should do a smoky eye.
Grey-haired role model: Sophie Fontanel on the cover of French Grazia
French fashion journalist and social media star Sophie Fontanel documented her transition to grey hair on Instagram (@sophiefontanel; 134k followers). ‘I was fed up with dyeing my hair.
Anya Smells candles – a mirthful new launch
The clocks are well back now and November’s…November. Says Vicci Bentley.
Grey hair transition – a quick update
Here we have a good view of the gronde* situation. Or what could also be described as my best side.
