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Why Moroccan mint tea is your skin’s secret weapon!
It rarely gets hotter than summer in Morocco, where average temperatures cross the 40°C (104°F) mark with scorching regularity. Add in the dry, dusty desert winds and you have an oven of a country,...
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Chillies and vodka… for longer, stronger hair?
Would you dare to try this hair mask? Mexican fashionistas swear by its hair raising benefits! And it’s simple – chop one jalapeño pepper into tiny pieces and place in a small ceramic bowl. Pour half a...
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Beauty recipes: Make your own under-eye mask (Time: 10 minutes)
Lately, a new category of beauty products has been taking over the skincare aisles: under-eye masks. They are literally everywhere, with super-cool brands like GlamGlow, Le Métier de Beauté and Bliss...
View ArticleFrom Brazil to you: DIY beauty recipes for glossy, glow-y, super flawless...
Alessandra Ambrosia, Adriana Lima, Isabeli Fontana, Isabel Goulart, Barbara Fialho, Lais Ribeiro, Daniela Braga… when almost every second Victoria’s Secret model turns out to be Brazilian, you know the...
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Beauty recipe: A super-easy DIY treatment for smooth and glow-y feet
It’s strappy sandal season, so why not make your feet feel a whole lot happier – and more glow-y – right about now? It’s super-easy with this great DIY treatment that’s much favoured by celebrity...
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Beauty recipe: Super-easy DIY detox juice from the Mandarin Oriental
Gooooood morning, ladies and gentlemen. Hope you had an awesome weekend! And if it was as full of boozy cocktails and stacks of greasy burgers, help is at hand in the form of this detox juice, which is...
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The $7 cream that changed everything I knew about skincare
Have you ever abandoned a beauty product – or actually, any product – simply because it seems old fashioned? Like something your grandmom would use? Something your grandmom did use? And it’s cheap? And...
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Stressed? Exhausted? At the end of the road? Your Skin NEEDS this DIY face mask
What is life without a bit of stress? And we all know what stress does to skin. Acne, lack of radiance, dryness, dullness, wrinkles, rashes… it’s not a pretty sight. And nobody likes to battle with...
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Beauty recipe: The apple hair mask (it makes hair all smooth & shiny!)
A German friend suggested this new (actually old – they’ve been using it in Germany for some 12,000 years!) beauty recipe for hair that’s lost its mojo and seems totally dry and dull (MINE!). I took it...
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Beauty secrets of the ancient geishas (that will totally change your skin!)
Every time I travel to Japan, my skin develops an inferiority complex. I mean, have you ever seen those Japanese women with their smooth, glowing, absolutely flawless skin? There is not a single...
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October 2016: The 17 new beauty products I am obsessing over this month
The next time you pick up a magazine, do a little exercise: Just compare the editorial coverage given to that “hottest innovation in the history of the world” or the awards given to the year’s beauty...
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Kokum comes of age: The perfect-skin secret you’ve never heard of!
Now, this is an Indian ingredient I never imagined seeing on an international platform – that too, courtesy one of my favourite brands. I just picked up Burt’s Bees Ultra Conditioning Lip Balm With...
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Royal fables: A tryst with Udaipur and it’s cult skincare recipes
The city: Udaipur, India. The most legendary of towns in Rajasthan, known as the “Venice of the East” due to its stunning lakeside location, rambling old palaces and stunning architecture painted in...
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Beauty DIY: How to make lotion bars (the perfect gift for yourself or someone...
As summer transitions into Fall and we enter gift giving season, the mind turns to… lotion bars. Yes, simple but utterly scrumptious lotion bars that literally caress the skin to buttery smoothness and...
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Beauty recipe: The Queen of Hungary’s Water (the world’s first cure-all skin...
You know the best part about travelling? About being a “gypsy” – beauty or otherwise? The friendships you develop with people from across the world. Unshakable, everlasting friendships. Because...
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Want to make your hair grow faster? It’s much easier than you think
Maybe you’ve had a bad haircut. Or are craving sexy, face framing tresses. Or are prepping for a big occasion. Or channeling Blake Lively’s cool-girl spirals. Or maybe you just want a change. Whatever...
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Beauty recipe: The Italian secret to glow-y, flawless, PERFECT skin
I’ve spent most of these last weeks wandering around the inner reaches of France, Germany and Italy, with one conclusion: while French women are the epitome of understated chic and the Germans have a...
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Beauty DIY: An ultra-easy face mask to unclog and shrink those mammoth pores
It’s probably the most asked question on this blog: How do I tackle enlarged pores? In fact, if we had our way, pores would do their job absolutely invisibly – the job being to act as the gateway...
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Beauty recipe: How to make virgin coconut oil at home (effort level: easy)
We already know that coconut oil is one of the most versatile beauty ingredients, tackling everything from cellulite and dark patches to frizzy hair and eczema. However, after reading about how...
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Witch hazel: Adding magic to your beauty routine
Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Witch hazel sounds like something that would be used in a potion or spell, right? But you probably didn’t realize that it’s actually a...
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