Name: Victoria Beckham’s caviar facial. Age: Defying. Appearance: Younger, less heavy. A facial that makes you lose weight? Yes. When it’s over, you’re £1,100 lighter. Are you saying that Victoria Beckham pays that much to have someone smear caviar on ...
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I’ve never seen anyone leave the gym looking anything other than sweaty and exhausted. And yet we’ve been sold (and now covet the lie) called the “post-gym glow”. You can however, as seen at Prabal Gurung SS19, turn the myth ...
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Alt-icon Jenny Lewis is back! A perfect opportunity, then, to look into how the length and cut of the singer-songwriter’s bangs (the infinitely cooler American word for a fringe, guys) corresponds with where she’s at musically – honest. Fluffy child-actor ...
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There was a time when I went years without visiting a hairdresser. I know. But I found sitting bang in front of a starkly lit mirror faintly terrifying, and did my best to avoid it. Nobody enjoys confronting cavernous pores ...
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