Here’s our beauty statistics for the week, and they may surprise you! Half of the men and about a third of the women in the UK don’t shower daily. One in ten UK residents shower or bathe once to twice a week. As a nation, the UK ranks fifth behind the US, France, Mexico and [...]

Have you been watching Baby Beauty Queens, the new programme on BBC3? It follows young girls and their families as they enter the UK’s first American style beauty pageant for small girls – Mini Miss UK. The programme is fairly shocking, showing 9 year old girls getting fake tans, wearing lipstick and even getting plastic [...]

Ali Hewson, Bono’s wife, and Stella McCartney, Paul’s daughter, are about to embark on court action as Ali sues Stella for use of the word ‘nude’ in her new fragrance Stella Nude. Ali however has a company called Nude Skincare and she fears that there will be confusion between the two brands. The lawsuit is [...]

I’ve noticed my gym has been filling up over the past few weeks and everyone seems to be really pushing themselves on the treadmill. Why? It is of course that time of year when people are heading on holiday and will be donning bikinis and swimming shorts. So everyone is keen to trim down and [...]

It seems that this year has been a bit more quiet for Agyness Deyn, compared to last year when she was hailed as the new It Supermodel. I have to admit I’m a bit pleased, I’m all for seeing models in magazines but not as interested in watching them on Jonathon Ross’s show. I do [...]

I have a few little beauty guilty pleasures which I just can’t get enough of. For a start I love to wear several layers of mascara – not just 2 or 3 but about seven! OK, it might go a bit clumpy but I love that grungy look. It’s even better if you sleep in [...]

My boyfriend is currently trying to break the habit of biting his nails. Perhaps I should send him these words of wisdom from U.S. blog Bellasugar… “1. Stop punishing yourself. Since many nail-biters engage in the habit out of nervousness, anxiety, or during bouts of ruminative thinking, if you get down on yourself whenever you [...]

Keratin is a strong, fibrous structure of proteins that are best known for being found within skin, hair, nails, and teeth. It is made from amino acids which are naturally bonded together to form a protective layer. If keratin is damaged or unhealthy the skin, hair, and nails tend to become weak and may split [...]

Oh dear, not long ago I was talking about how unfair airbrushing is, now it seems I am addicted to a new airbrushing program called Picnik. The online program allows you to slim your figure, whiten your teeth, give yourself an instantaneous tan and add highlights to your hair, amongst others. I’ve had a little [...]

Oh Lady Ga Ga, you’re always dividing the style polls aren’t you? The popstress recently appeared with a new set of hair extensions, in a cutesy pink and purple, set into soft waves. I have to admit (though it makes me cringe to do so) that I quite like this hair style on her. The [...]