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Is this the best serum on the market?

Who hasn't suffered through a bad hair day or felt a little gloomy about blemishes?

How to embrace wearing primary colours

Shed those dark tones and embrace joyful, head-turning primary colours.

Why it's the winter of our discontent

Ruth Spencer on why you should never underestimate the power of winter.

Sex, power and the potency of the red lip

Kim Knight attempts to understand the allure of an iconic beauty look.

Megan Nicol Reed: Facing changing times

There are as many ways of being old as there are young, writes Megan Nicol Reed.

Wine: Three bottles beyond the pale

These not-so-normal bottles of niceness will have you pushing the envelope.

Comic writer David Sedaris on what's funny

Comic writer David Sedaris explains what makes a joke to Greg Bruce.

The benefits of beautiful brows

Lourdes may have a famous mum but it's her brows that often get the most attention.

Funeral celebrant specialises in difficult deaths

Russell Brown talks to celebrant Hilary Ord about funerals and the nature of grief.

'My tangle with a parking company'

Rachel Lang tangles with a parking company and turns into her father.

Dressed by your 7yo - what could go wrong?

Disillusioned with her wardrobe, Lucy Corry seeks style advice from an unlikely source.

Kiwi chef Al Brown on the year that made him

Chef Al Brown tells Paul Little about a year that was especially significant in his life.

Easy resort-style for spring

Resort pieces are the perfect investment for trans-seasonal dressing.

Restaurant review: Honeybear

Dosa steals the show but it was a close thing.

The truth about girls and boys

In the bedroom what I desire most is a show of manliness.

How to cook with shiitake mushrooms

Life, said the author Shirley Conran, is too short to stuff a mushroom.