HELEN MIRREN DAZZLES AT CANNES

Actress Helen Mirren was in town last week for Cannes Film Festival, looking absolutely radiant in a number of floor length gowns by some the world’s best designers. Helen always looks so elegant and graceful, she has a timeless beauty that is so rarely untouched. It’s a shame that the youth of today will grow [...]

TIME FOR A LITTLE ROMANCE

My husband works for a well-known hotel chain so one of the perks of his job is to receive free nights at the company hotel across the UK. So to inject a little romance back into our busy schedules I hinted at a break up in sunny, Scotland. Edinburgh to be exact and were all booked for [...]

FASHION BLUNDERS FOR THE OLDER FEMALE!

Ok, so I came across this list of fashion blunders that women like me and you supposedly make in our sixties and beyond. At first I disagreed with them all, thinking I was safe in the knowledge that although I didn’t know exactly what was IN fashion, I wasn’t totally desperate and still knew that [...]

ADVANCED STYLE

I came across the great blog called Advance Style where an artist called Debra takes photographs of women on the street with a great sense of style. What do you think? Which is your favourite look? Take a look at Advanced Style and read the great interviews that Debra has with the women she photographs. These [...]

MAKE THE GOLDEN YEARS GOLDEN

Women over 50 are often dealing with aging parents and stressing out over the many decisions that must be made. Often, our roles are reversed, and we must take the lead in guiding our parents through this stage of life.   Dr. Mor’s book, Making The Golden Years Golden, examines the options available, and goes over [...]

EMPTY NEST SYNDROME

Both my children have left home now, one to be married and one to university and I must say the house seems extremely quiet without them. I once relished in the silence, basking in the hours of glorious relaxation before they both arrived home from school, screaming and shouting at each other, fighting and playing. [...]

A BETTER NIGHTS SLEEP

Sleep disturbance or insomnia is not uncommon in women starting at midlife. While this may be due to a physical concern, usually it’s not. Let’s discuss some things you can do NOW to improve your sleep. Good sleep is a component of good health. Things that you do for good health are essential and will [...]

THE UNSINKABLE MISS REYNOLDS

After more than six decades at the top, Debbie Reynolds is about to tour the UK with her sparky and irreverent stage show. Exclusive interview by Garth Pearce She was America’s sweetheart. She became a major film star at just 20 thanks to the 1952 film Singin’ in the Rain, and went on to become [...]

TWIGGY HITS FASHION WEEK

Here is Twiggy at Stella McCartneys catwalk show front row, proving she still has what it takes to mix with the fashion pack. Fresh from shooting her new Marks and Spencers summer campaign the model looks radiant. Twiggy, if you didn’t know has released her own bed linen collection.  For over forty years, Twiggy’s timeless [...]

HOW TO DRESS LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER AND GET AWAY WITH IT

New York fashion week in February kicked off the spring and summer trends, but some of the season’s hottest looks can be daunting. Neon brights, graphic prints – they look fabulous on supermodels on the catwalk, but they’d look ridiculous on you, right? Wrong. You can wear those tricky trends at any age, just make [...]