Monthly Archives: April 2010
My Week in Beauty
MONDAY I don’t wear nail polish all the time as my nails just cannot cope with the excitement of chopping and changing colours too regularly. They get stressed and split and become scraggy round the edges whenever I’ve had a … Continue reading
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Style File: Diane Keaton
This is the moment in Annie Hall, Woody Allen’s classic 1977 romantic comedy, when the world (and Alvy Singer) fell in love with Diane Keaton’s distinctive and quirky style. When the 30-year-old actress had turned up on the set, the … Continue reading
My Week in Beauty
MONDAY A hair crisis was narrowly averted on Monday – thanks to James Brown Hair Reviving Dry Shampoo (£5.99; www.boots.com). Having promised to go out with the family after spending the morning and much of the afternoon working at the … Continue reading
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Style File: Grace Kelly’s Film Years
Grace Kelly, one of the most influential style icons of the 20th Century, is the subject of a major exhibition which opens this weekend at the V & A in London. A movie star who became a real-life princess, she is … Continue reading
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My Week in Beauty
MONDAY I may be the one who writes about beauty but my friends are all experts about the areas that particularly concern them. My pal Shiv is one of my top testers for fake tan and body products; apart from … Continue reading
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Style Heroines: Billie Holiday
Jazz legend Billie Holiday has always been a heroine of mine – mainly for her sensational singing, which was by turns gut-wrenchingly moving and terrifically uplifting, but also for her distinctive style. She was born 95 years ago – on … Continue reading
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Style File: Audrey Hepburn in the 1950s
Audrey Hepburn – the ultimate gamine – may have had beautiful doe eyes, a slender, gazelle-like frame and an elegant swan neck but it’s the way she wore clothes that we all envy. She may be best remembered for the … Continue reading
