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Trading up

Trading up

Written: June 2007 A fair go The Tungteiya Women’s Shea Butter Association in Northern Ghana is a group of 436 women from 11 villages who make shea butter by hand. This butter is featured in bath and bodycare products sold on store shelves around the world. In exchange for the … Read more

Back to work, babies and beauty

Back to work, babies and beauty

Written: May 2007 Most mornings at the Whitelock house go like this: Samantha wakes up, spends a little time playing with baby Bella, hits the shower, tosses on the clothes she set out the night before and heads off to work as a travel agent in Sydney. Breakfast is wedged … Read more

DNA skincare

DNA skincare

 Written: January 2007 Scientists from US skincare brand Dermagenetics have developed a DNA Ultra Custom Night Cream, a skincare solution that is customised for each individual according to their DNA. It is a significant breakthrough in the skincare industry, tailoring skincare to a person’s genetic make up and taking the … Read more

Jet set beauty: Laura Csortan

Jet set beauty: Laura Csortan

 Written: January 2007 The lovely Laura Csortan’s first claim to fame was the title of Miss Universe Australia in 1997 when she was also crowned Miss Congeniality 1997. The following year she became the first model to represent Australia in both of the major international pageants when she became Miss … Read more

Jet set beauty: Jennifer Hawkins

Jet set beauty: Jennifer Hawkins

Written January 2007 From ads for Myer, Covergirl and Lovable, to Vegas, LA, the Bahamas and back with The Great Outdoors, Jennifer Hawkins is everywhere right now. We recently snatched a brief moment in her crazy schedule to ask Jen how she lives in a whirlwind but never has so … Read more