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Cinematic Beauty: Juliette Binoche
A French beauty like no other. My first memory of Juliette Binoche was her role as the young and naive Tereza in the film, The Unbearable Lightness of Being. It was 1988. Juliette, so young, so innocent, so luminous. Already established as a well known and successful French actress, this was her first English speaking role which led […]
Beauty from the inside. Collagen boosting peptides.
Down the rabbit hole, I go. Sometimes, after a trip down the virtual rabbit hole, just like Alice, I feel a little wiser once out the other side. Or perhaps, not so much wiser, but certainly with a lot more information than when I started. And so it was today. Curiouser and curiouser! I’ve been […]
Cleanse your way to healthy skin. Part 2
The fountain of youthful skin starts here. How you cleanse your skin is the foundation for all that comes after. If you want better, healthier skin and get better results from your chosen skincare regimen, well, then, getting your cleansing right is the best place to start. But why does it matter? Your skin is […]
Cleanse your way to healthy glowing skin. Part 1
A brave leap into the unknown. Despite a niggling jab of guilt, you just blew your entire shoe budget for the month in a single purchase. Finally, a decision is made. You took the leap of faith. Now you wait, and you wait and, you, wait. This is more than you’ve ever spent on your skin. […]