Author Archive: JoanM

Confidence is what we need nowadays and looking and smelling good helps our confidence.I personally prefer cream deodorants, but after wearing a black dress on a cruise last year I was both upset and annoyed to discover my deodorant had…
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Summertime! Glorious weather and most of us like to bare a bit more of our bodies. If we don’t have smooth legs all winter we certainly need them if we go without tights, I personally normally shave but have a…
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When I grew up as a child there was no such thing as liquid soap. The bars of soap sat near the kitchen sink on a tray and in the bathroom on the washbasin and on a tray attached to…
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Clarins says to me luxury, pampering and expensive. After having a facial several years ago I received some samples with the purchases I made. One of them was a sample of Beauty Flash Balm, and when it was finished my…
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It’s been hailed as a wonder cream and sold out in days after a BBC2 Horizon programme said it was as effective at combating sun damage as other products which can only be prescribed by a doctor. So I decided…
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What do you want for Christmas? A question I hate, as I can never think of things on the spur of the moment! And you always end up getting surprises which you didn’t really want!But last Christmas I received a…
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Everywhere you look these days, there are pamper days, spa days, relax sessions etc. This is a world where people work hard. Stress is predominant in most people’s work and often home lives. So to relieve stress you need to…
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How many women are happy with their figures? Certainly I know a lot who would like to be a bit trimmer, be able to see a definite waistline, get into skirts and trousers that are tight, get rid of those…
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Don’t judge a book by its cover we are told, but everyone judges people by looking at their faces. If your skin is old and wrinkled, then you are put in the old category. If your skin is wrinkle free,…
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Clarins products are luxurious and expensive but I was lucky enough to receive this fragrance as a gift with  other samples.Made with plant extracts, this is a really pleasant and re-vitalising product. Clarins state that it vitalises, and tones the…
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