Life&Style Beauty
This Spring/Summer, all eyes will be on London, host city of the 2012 Olympic Games and the home city of luxury haircare brand Vidal Sassoon. Sassoon’s long association with the Olympic Games began in 1976 when Vidal Sassoon created a sculptural and fluid haircut for American figure skater Dorothy Hamill; illustrating the Sassoon’s cutting techniques that liberated women from high maintenance hairstyles. For the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, Sassoon became the ‘official hair care consultant to the athletes’, creating a collection of cuts designed to complement each sport. The history of women’s hairstyles and sport is inextricably linked to [...]
Orthodontics is a specialist branch of dentistry concerned with the treatment and improvement of crooked or crowned teeth and bite abnormalities. Braces are used to correct the position of teeth, resulting in an attractive smile and a healthy and comfortable bite. There are different types of brace available and any good dentist will discuss all the possible options with you. The options range from removable or fixed onto the teeth to even those that are virtually invisible. Straight, healthy teeth and a winning smile are not just reserved for celebrities, they can be a reality for children, teenagers and adults alike. People of [...]
We all want to look and feel our best without spending a fortune. With cosmetic surgery rapidly on the rise, people save thousands by travelling on ‘nip and tuck’ trips Most of us go on holiday to relax, experience different cultures, explore historical sites and places of interest or simply just to enjoy a warmer climate. But an increasing number of us are packing our suitcases and heading off, not to a beach, but to a medical clinic. Last year more than 50,000 of us travelled abroad for low-cost medical treatment, with trips for cosmetic surgery and dentistry among the [...]
Celebrity New York hair designer PHILIP PELUSI offers his expert tips for keeping your hair looking young and more importantly, beautiful Women have always known that hair becomes more difficult to style and maintain with age, but experts now confirm that it does indeed age along with our skin and bodies. Whenever hair is neglected or abused its strength starts to decline, no matter what your age. However, ageing hair is far more delicate and needs a little extra tender loving care. Hair actually starts to age after the age of 25. Each strand shrinks 10 percent in diameter and may become duller [...]
We all have fat in places we’d rather not admit. However, fat is there for a reason. But how can you get rid? Dr Dinesh Maini explains. You might well ask what it is all about as you struggle to fasten those jeans that fit you last year, or those man boobs that have bothered you since teenage years are now forcing you to keep your shirt on! What we are discussing as we all know is called adipose tissue, the medical term for fat. The base unit of this collection is the humble fat cell or adipocyte. It holds [...]
There are many options out there for making yourself look better. Here, Dr Guinevere Smith from Facial Perfection takes us through just a few of them. ‘Non surgical face lift’ is a common phrase… what does it mean? Its so often used to describe a facial that claims to tauten the skin, a skin treatment or an electronic muscle stimulating treatment to tone muscles under the skin, but do any of these ‘face lifts’ work, and should the cosmetic surgeons put down their knives just yet? Two well known products that can be injected to creat lift in two quite [...]
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