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Reader Katrina Sharp reviews Sebastian’s Hydre shampoo & conditioner, MUK’s Style Stick and Revitanail’s Nail Strengthener and French Manicure Set. “I can’t recommend them enough. They were a wonderful combination that has got me taking a lot more time and effort each morning to feel fab.”
Be still my beating heart, for I have a serious competitor for my handbag affections. The Bag Department has me swooning in ardent desire, with their quality leather, stylish designs, & customisable Chloe, Madison and Coachella bags. Gaynor Alder thinks she’s about to form a serious ‘LTR’.
Gaynor Alder used to be one of those girls who’d open a packet of Tim Tams and promise herself she’d just have one, & then spend the next hour in an exhausting neurotic internal monologue as she ate the whole lot, inevitably promising herself to start a diet on Monday.
The Quarter Life Crisis had placed an emergency call to Gaynor Alder’s soul, and it undid her piece by piece as it broke down all that she had been taught in order to fulfill the place inside that spoke to her when she was a little girl and said, ‘But I want to be a ballerina’. She’s since freed herself from the 9-to-5, and couldn’t be fucking happier.
Whenever Gaynor Alder hits snooze on her alarm & sacrifices the time she needs to spend on her hair, she always regrets it. She lacks something. A certain finesse, her moxy, her mojo. If her hair isn’t right, then she’s not right, because doesn’t the quality of your hair dictate the quality of your life?
With her fabulous high hair, feline eyes, porcelain complexion and red lips, Megan Draper personifies seductive ’60s elegance. This is the perfect go-to look when you have to race out the door for a night out. Follow Gaynor Alder’s tips to recreate this look flawlessly in five minutes, and discover her effortless elegance essentials.
Looking back at any bad relationship, we can see we didn’t need Nancy Drew and a crack team of super sleuths to see the signs. So next time your inner voice says, “Hey, I think this guy is a bit of an asshole.”, I strongly suggest you have a look-see to check you’re not getting entwined with any of these fine fellows.
We chat with reader Sarah Trezise, who tells how depression has changed her life, and why she couldn’t be happier since swapping a high pressure job things to work from home. Whilst she goes without things she used to have, she doesn’t miss her old life one little bit. Because for her, that sinking, dreaded, dark, ugly feeling of depression isn’t worth the biggest pay package in the country.
From being a complete tart with other bank’s ATMs, avoiding the phone for fear of being stalked by an Indian call centre, emergency shopping trips to restore the seretonin depletion from boredom surging through my veins after listening to the Dow Jones, and trusting in Chanel because looking like money attracts money, Gaynor Alder shares her 7 deadly sins of finance.
Ever wondered what the life of published author is really like? Hazel Gaynor gives insight into the writing plates she is currently spinning, and a life which seems to come with plenty of uncertainty and more than the occasional wobble, but one she wouldn’t swap for the world.
When water retention has mounted a terror campaign resulting in a monumental fat crisis and people’s breathing is annoying you, Gaynor Alder has 3 golden rules to prevent a hormonal rampage seeking refuge and delight in ruining your life, and words to the wise for the men folk on what makes the difference between having a harmonious evening or having the iron thrown at your head.
From never shopping with PMT, resisting the urge to look at your ass from behind in change room mirrors (nothing good can come from this), not being the larger size when it fits (they just make small sizes), to mind numbing exchanges with sales assistants about the weather, Gaynor Alder gives you her ten commandments of shopping.
Depression had invaded every part of me, its weight heavy on my heart. A sorrow so great it should have instantly identified itself, instead of hiding in the shadows and dishing out its pain by slowly seeping through the cracks of my confusion. A sorrow that once its tears formed puddles at my feet, dropped me to my knees with its piercing and persistent pain.
Magshop are running a most fabulous Mother’s Day competition, with anyone who purchases a magazine subscription until 28th May 2013, going into the running to win 1 of 4 seven-day $30,000 health retreats at The Golden Door. Talk about a marvelous Mothers Day gift that keeps on giving.
