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How to get pale skin

how to get pale skin Beauty tips: Her dark hair shimmered in the moonlight - and it struck her admirer that her skin reflected the colour of that pale orb so perfectly as to seem almost bloodless.

Not pale yet, but want the illusion of pallor? Well, all beauty's an illusion. So here's to cheating...

Research the possibilities of paler skin

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Epilator deathmatch!

epilating tips and epilator review Health and beauty: Our intrepid journalists try out two of the latest epilators - one girl a seasoned veteran, the other an epilator virgin. So... who's going to win?

Ding ding ding! It's an epilator deathmatch...

Skin purgatory: Psoriasis

psoriasis Body: Want a strange kind of body confidence? Get psoriasis, says Kate Morrison. This sexy little skin disease will ensure that you will never again angst over your love handles, your weird feet or chunky calves. Because you'll be far too worried about covering up.

A sufferer's guide to psoriasis

Embrace life with Neutrogena skin care life experiences

Embrace life with Neutrogena skin care life experiences Whether you dream of being a figure-skater or a master-chef, Neutrogena is offering anyone who buys a selected skin care product the opportunity to learn a new skill or try a fantastic activity. From windsurfing to Pilates, ballroom dancing to gardening, try your hand at something brand new and make the most out of 2008. For those with dreams further afield, Neutrogena is also offering five people the chance to embark on a journey of a lifetime...

Embrace life with Neutrogena skin care life experiences

Recharge tips for mooky mommas

mooky momma If you're a mooky momma building up a tribe from scratch, it could be that you don't always got your sparkle on. These 10-minute tips will go a long way to getting back on the case once you've put the babies to bed.

Mommas - reclaim your sparkle!

How to dye black hair blonde...

How to dye black hair blonde Sometimes the urban myths are true - yes, dyeing your hair from black to blonde is a nightmare. Mookychick suggests ways to go about it, and comes up with damage limitation tips for when it all goes wrong. Breathe easy. We've all been there...

Learn how to dye your hair from black to blonde...

Health tips: Surviving the party season

Health tips: Surviving the party season 'Autumn months are packed with parties', says E_Diva. 'By the time New Year is over, you'll be screaming for a Friday night in. All that high living can take a toll, but there are lots of tricks that can help you out so that you are always looking and feeling your best.'

Survive the party season

Bondage for beginners: Scarf-play!

Bondage for beginners Wendy Withers goes to FetishCon and learns a little about scarf bondage - a sweet, sexy and non-threatening form of bondage for beginners.

Get frisky with a little scarf bondage...

Celebrity skin

celebrity skin Now that the sun is (sort of) shining again, it's time to step up your summer skincare routine. The weather is only going to get hotter, meaning trouble in the form of aging UV rays. These quick tips will ensure you look your best all season long!

Get celebrity skin

Hypnotherapy: The Big Smoke

smoking hypnotherapy With Britain signed up for a smoking ban in all public enclosed spaces, people are either in the process of building a Depression-era 'smokeasy' in their basement or figuring out how to quit the habit. Veteran smoker E_Diva checks out hypnotherapy to see if it really can make you stop smoking...

Find out if hypnotherapy can make you stop smoking

Mineral cosmetics - pure makeup for pure people

mineral cosmetics and mineral makeup What's natural, protects your skin from the harsh rays of the sun, great for all skin types, plus gives your complexion a healthy, glowing finish? It's not magic, but mineral makeup; the hottest thirty year old trend to be hailed as the 'new' beauty solution.

Find out about mineral makeup so pure you can sleep in it!

Party pills - health guide

party pills A new generation of drugs have appeared on the dance scene over the last two years. They are available from shops and hyped as a safe, legal alternative to ecstasy. But are they as safe as the hype makes out?

Legal party drugs vs. illegal recreational drugs - who wins?

How to survive being a vegan in London

vegan london Aneequa Bhatti has been a vegan londoner for six years and has discovered there a hundred and one places to grab vegan eats on a budget, from succulent thai to vegan american fast food...

London's vegan eats

Villainess soaps

Villainess soaps Do you long for the latest but loathe the hassle? Bring those must-have brands straight to your door without the bother of in-store rack wrestling or standing in crowded lines, via the power of the Internet! There are loads of respected etailers who can make your beauty dreams come true, with a little bit of point and click. Check out what's hot this week - soaps from the glorious 'Villainess'!

Explore Villainess soaps

The art of bathing

luxury bath products We take hard steamy showers to open pores and get clean, but take long soaks in the tub to revive the spirit... E_Diva suggests curiously exotic products and reveals tricks of the trade to help you explore the art of bathing to its fullest extent.

Submerge yourself in the art of bathing...

Be mine, Valentine... Valentine's gifts with love from you to you xxx

Valentine's gifts Why, oh why, do we care about Valentine's Day? It's simple, really. We're women, and we adore gifts. So why wait for your beau to figure it out? Why not gift YOURSELF this year? No matter how indie, or trendy, you may be... we are all enamoured with lovely things. We like to look good, feel good, and smell great. So whether you're single or loved up this Valentine's Day, pamper yourself a bit and make the holiday special with these ‘self love' gift ideas, created by women, for women.

From holistic skincare to scents from heaven, check out these valentiney things of beauty...

High street skincare and cosmetics for eczema and problem skin

barry m Sometimes you can suffer from 3 problems at once: you have delicate problem skin, you're on a tight budget, and there's no health store near you (or you can't be arsed to go to one). If this sums you up, Georgie Hanmer recommends the products that she finds have personally saved both her skin and her social life.

Read about high street skincare and cosmetics for delicate flowers on a budget

Hair tips: Removing henna from hair

removing henna from hair Henna is a natural, ethical and often beautiful option - but it's a permanent colour so once you've taken the step of putting henna in your hair it's hard to go back. Here are our tips for what to do if you have a henna-based hair disaster.

Hair tips: Removing henna from hair

DIY Beauty: Home-made hair-care products

diy beauty for hair In an age of hi-tek complicated beauty regimes, why spend a million bucks on your hair when you only end up looking like a pooky old ten? You had better raid your kitchen for natural home-made hair-care products which actually WORK, dammit!

Luscious locks with kitchen products

LIP FACERCISE

facercise: lip exercise Here are some facercises you can do at home to make your lips firm and plump... Like Molly Ringwald, but better

Lip facercises

NATURAL CURES FOR DEPRESSION

natural cures for depression We all have times - especially in winter - when we are frayed at the edges and feel as pooky as a chicken in a basket. Mookychick explores a host of natural remedies for a host of common problems.

Natural cures for depression

HOW TO HAVE A DIY ACID SKIN PEEL

acid skin peel Spending loads of dosh to get an acid skin peel may not be dangerous but it is silly. Amanda Prouten tells you how to get the same effect in your kitchen. It involves pineapples and rum... how could it possibly go wrong?

Get a DIY acid skin peel

Hangover Tips and hangover Cures

hangover tips and hangover cures There's a fine line between making merry and feeling beautiful and wild and free, and beautifully and freely projectile-chucking onto a bedroom rug.

Check our hangover tips for before, during and after boozing to minimise the possible damage to your body and pride.

Hangover tips and cures

HOW TO GET BIG POUTY LIPS

pouty lips Apparently men go wild for big, kissy, pink, puffy pouty lips as it looks like you're sexually up for it and they'll fantasise like mad about you getting your gums around their plums and such-like. Here's how you get big pouty lips without spending dosh or going under the knife!

Get a fat lip

Get healthy skin

healthy skin Whether you want natural beauty or theatrical drama, you'll need skin so translucent friends can see the blue fizzy pop you're drinking go right down your neck.

Skin care and diet tips

rsi exercises

rsi You've probably heard of RSI. Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is caused by repetitive hand movements, like when you use a computer. Here are some nice tips to chase it off - because it's rubbish, it really is.

RSI exercises

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