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New Year, New Name, New Book

Happy New Year! It’s been a very long time since I updated this website but at last I have some news I really want to share. This January sees the… Read more New Year, New Name, New Book

DIY fragrance: Can you make a cooling spritzer better than one you can buy?

As beauty products go, fragrance is often one of the most expensive, packaged and advertised as the ultimate luxury, with ads that inevitably involve a yacht, the Orient Express, a… Read more DIY fragrance: Can you make a cooling spritzer better than one you can buy?

Put on your happy face: Is this the cure for our worry lines?

Gwyneth Paltrow recently complained that the ageing process makes her feel like she’s losing her identity. It’s hard to feel sorry for Gwynnie, when it seems that she’s been making a mint out… Read more Put on your happy face: Is this the cure for our worry lines?

Dear Diary: Could keeping a journal be the key to wellness?

It’s not that time again – yet. New Year’s Eve is still a long way off. But for this week’s wellness hack, I’d like to propose something that we generally tend to think… Read more Dear Diary: Could keeping a journal be the key to wellness?

Can curing our shopping addiction help cure the planet?

To be human is to be a problem for the planet. We all know that by now. We consume too much. We travel too much. We simply are too much for poor old Mother… Read more Can curing our shopping addiction help cure the planet?

Is it any wonder we Brits strip off at the first sight of sun?

The sun is out in the United Kingdom. Well, it is out as I write. By the time you read this, the sun will probably be back in again and we… Read more Is it any wonder we Brits strip off at the first sight of sun?