Keeping Wrinkles at Bay

I’m often asked for my beauty tips as people think I’m at least 5 years younger than my chronological age. My biggest tip is to wear sunscreen.  Environmental damage from the sun and pollution (smoking is a terrible pollutant and causer of wrinkles too, fortunately I’ve never smoked). At the moment here in Melbourne it’s [...]

How to Make Your Own Tinted Moisturiser

.. When I was away recently a few times I wanted a tinted moisturiser, and of course I didn’t take one with me, and I often find it hard to find the right shade of tinted moisturiser for my skin anyway.  Then I remembered the old trick of mixing in equal portions your regular moisturiser [...]

Weekend Reading – Beauty Myths and Facts

How many of us are sucked in by the advertising for beauty products – the latest cream that says that 87% of people saw less lines and wrinkles?  I know I desperately want to believe, but also am aware, when reading the fine print that that’s only the perception of a study of 20 people. [...]

Check Your Skin for Skin Cancer

For all of you in the northern hemisphere currently in your summer, or for those of you who live in climates of perennial summer, it may be a good time to think about getting your skin checked out for skin cancer. Skincancer.org is having free skin cancer screenings through out the USA – check out [...]

10 Reasons To Feel Great About Your Clothes

Do you ever think that worrying about your clothes is shallow? That really you should be spending your time working out how to end world poverty? Well here are my Top 10 reasons why you should enjoy your clothing. If you look good, you feel good and behave in the world with greater confidence. This [...]

5 Skin Care (not so) Secrets

OK, I’m 40 (turned it last year) but rarely do people think I’m anywhere near this old (not to be too vain or up myself), so what are my skin care secrets? 1. Wear sunscreen – every day of your life (if you live in a climate like Australia anyway). 80% of skin damage is [...]