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Clocks springing forward is pretty life-changing, if you ask us. The increased light has lifted our spirits – but is also making us rethink our beauty routines and the products we use, as we transition to warmer days (fingers crossed), and fewer layers.
So, as ever, we’ll be sharing seasonal beauty wisdom. Our daily spotlight on a product or range we are loving can be found in Beauty Bible Loves, here – and our Fab Find of the Week, here. And if you’re budget-conscious (who isn’t, these days?), we share our Beauty Bible Weekend Steal each Friday, here.
On alternate Tuesdays, you’ll find Health Notes – packed with wellbeing wisdom – and, on the Tuesdays in between, you can waft over to Jo’s Scent Notes, in which she shares her scent finds and loves.
We always have fabulous Prize Draws for you to enter on the website, here.
And as ever, if you’re beauty shopping, don’t forget to check in with our Beauty Bible Awards when you’re shopping for SKINCARE, BODYCARE, HAIRCARE, MAKE-UP, SUNCARE and TOOLS & DEVICES – our testers have given their verdicts, and we remain confident that these Awards really do offer a short-cut to products that truly work.
So, we hope you have a beautiful spring – such a marvellous, magical time of year…
Did you know that crunching ice with your teeth is as bad as using them as scissors (for opening packets, etc.)? According to the American Dental Association, it can lead to enamel wear, with the potential for tooth sensitivity and toogh decay.
We absolutely love this, from writer India Knight (dating back some years, but as valid as ever): ‘Sometimes women… do mad stuff to our faces. We wander about with enormous lips and started faces and no laughter lines, refusing to admit our age. This is supposed to indicate that we are 100% chilled about the ageing process. Um, no. Wear your life proudly, disasters and all.’
If you fry your fringe with styling tongs or a straighteners, warm olive oil and honey in a saucepan and apply from root to ends. Leave on for 30 minutes, then rinse with warm water, shampoo and condition as normal. (It’s a great all-over treatment, actually.) Ideally, get your stylist to trim the damage, perhaps blending the fringe into the rest of your hair. The key with straightening irons is to keep them constantly moving; glide down each section in a continuous motion – and don’t stop, or you risk singeing.
Trying out a new hair colour? Play with different Instagram filters until you find one you like best, and ask yourself: does your hair look more flattering when it’s slightly lighter or darker? (Remember: you don’t necessarily have to post the results!)
The best way to lose weight, advises ‘I Quit Sugar’ author Sarah Wilson, is to ‘Stop thinking about weight. You are aiming for a state of food freedom, a place where you eat to nourish yourself, and that won’t happen if you’re worrying about the scales. Focus on noticing the other benefits of eating well. For instance, the first people see on the [I Quit Sugar] plans is how good their skin starts to look. The next thing that changes is their energy level. At this point they start to feel more positive and they actually stop talking about their weight. That, to me, is where we should aim to be.’