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Little treasures

Little treasures

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but pearls and precious gems are absolutely essential too. So forget faking it. These lust-worthy buys feature only the most genuine jewels … Alfaparf Semi di Lino Diamante Pure Diamond Crystals, $36.50 As seen sparkling upon recent Milan runways, this weightless, ultra glossy finishing … Read more

Guilt-free muffins

Guilt-free muffins

As I hit my late twenties (which wasn’t that long ago, I hasten to add) two things kept ringing in my ears: a close friend’s promise that “once you hit 30, your body changes and everything sags”  and another friend’s warning that “your body is never the same after you … Read more

Doing detox deluxe

Doing detox deluxe

Symptom one of post-Easter chocolate withdrawal syndrome: craving. Symptom two: twitching. By the time the après lunch slump kicks in at around 3pm, I’ll probably be under my desk in the foetal position. Still, determined to detox I am. The trouble is, I’ve never been much good at self-denial. So … Read more

In defence of chocolate

In defence of chocolate

Nutritionists often warn us to steer clear of sweet, sugary snacks, including chocolate, if we want to maintain optimum health.  So how can it be that during a recent routine visit to the doc, I was commended on my current excellent state of health, even though, as all my friends … Read more

Back on the exercise bandwagon

Back on the exercise bandwagon

I’ve never been a big fan of exercise. I’ll reluctantly do a few stints at the gym after a big weekend, but other than that I prefer to be asleep rather than front and centre at a 6am pump class. Clearly I lack the gym bunny gene (or at least … Read more

Clever cookie

Clever cookie

A word of warning: if I ever try to give you advice on the finer culinary arts, I should be ignored. Completely. Ask anyone who has politely endured a dinner party at my place – I’m dangerously underqualified to scramble an egg. Unless I’m set to smear it on my … Read more

RESET your body

RESET your body

Promotion  The USANA 12-week RESET™ Program supports you through three stages on the road to better health and vitality: Jump Start, $126.40 The 5-day Jump Start is an intense first step designed to kick-start your program with nutritionally-sound USANA meal replacement shakes and nutritional bars. Phase 1 – Transform, $411 … Read more

Coming up roses

Coming up roses

Don’t get why there are no roses on your desk right now? Why there wasn’t a box of delectable European chocolates rendering vegemite toast totally irrelevant this morning?

Beauty advice. My vice?

Beauty advice. My vice?

Okay, so I need an emergency consult on something: is it ever alright to give your two cents, however glamorous, to strangers?

You little beauty!

You little beauty!

Let’s throw another plump, delicious prawn on the barbie, shall we? They are fabulous for the face, after all.

New year, hot new you…continued

New year, hot new you…continued

The skinny on slimming … cont. from prev. page It’s the same with fitness fads, says Rob Devereux, Chief of Training at V Club in Sydney. It’s easy to be drawn in by TV informercials, but “there is no magic pill or machine that will transform you,” he highlights. “Getting … Read more