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If you’ve been into any clothes shop lately then you can’t have failed to notice denim is the big item this year – it’s everywhere for this season. Rows upon rows of jeans in all shapes and sizes but, for me, all with on fatal flaw. When, oh when are we finally going to see the back of low-rise jeans and trousers, and see the return of jeans where the bottom is bottom shaped! Even the styles that claim to ‘sit on the waist’ don’t come anywhere near to the belly button.

I have always detested this belly-hanging-out fashion-lets face it, some of us would be better off putting it away out of sight, but it’s the horrible droopy bottom shapes that really annoy me. Surely a rounded, lifted bottom is what we’re all after – pert is the word!

Unfortunately hipsters have never done the behind any favours. High waisted lines draw the eye upwards, giving the appearance of a smaller waist and longer legs and are essential if you’re on the short side.

Apart from the awful shape of jeans around at the moment, even, more perplexing is the use of ‘fake’ denim or look-alike denim that we’re being offered. Frankly it looks really cheap and nasty, and to me defeats the whole object of having denims.

Come on fashion designers, get real! Jeans have been an essential item in every ones wardrobe for decades in all colours and cuts – we love them. But please, please give us back the styles we know and love and leave your quirky, un-wearable shapes and textures on the drawing board!

Isn’t it funny how we get attached to some of our everyday accessories? We all have our favourite earrings, shoes and handbags, but for me, it’s my purse.

I really, really hate it when my daytime purse finally gives up on life and I have to get a new one. Somehow the new one just isn’t the same, I can’t find the right compartments, the zips seem all wrong and it just hasn’t got that smooth, worn feeling.

I know that I’ll get used to the new one, and in time, it too will become an old friend, but when it’s all new and shiny it feels all wrong.

I’m saying this of course because I really must give in and get a new one really soon. My present one has broken zips, a faulty clasp and loose stitching. Still, I’m very fond of it and I know it will be heart wrenching to put it in the bin after such faithful service.

It’s that time of year again when we all have holidays booked and are looking forward to peeling off a few layers of clothing
Problem is that under winter trousers we don’t get to see our ‘wobbly bits’ quite so critically and though we all have good intentions of doing something about them before summer, most of us have left it until now.

At this time of year we may have a build up of dead layers of skin and sluggish areas on the thighs and tummy that we’d really rather not display in a bikini. But help is at hand. There are re-vitalizing products on the market that can help improve circulation and the overall appearance of these areas. Liz Earles Energising range is fabulous for getting these areas toned up and recharged.

We especially love the exfoliator for removing ‘snakeskin’ layers and the hip and thigh gel is one of my all-time favourite products. The smell alone will really invigorate you and massaged onto your less popular areas each day or even twice a week will really improve the look and feel of the skin.

It contains caffeine and butchers broom, both excellent for the job of toning and firming, and can help with areas prone to puffiness or water retention. I like to follow up with a really good quality moisturizer afterwards as a well moisturized skin always has a younger appearance.

Try St.Ives Collagen body lotion or a good, thick cream from the Molton Brown range. If you’ve left it quite late and need to bare all in just a couple of weeks be persistent and apply your products everyday and you will notice a big improvement by the time you leave for foreign shores!

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