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Crisp autumn leaves. Comfort food. LOTS of new fragrance and beauty launches, to excite us (and in turn, to be shared with you). Plus, of course, the anticipation of Christmas, whether you love it – in which case, we’ll be bringing you some AMAZING gift suggestions – or rather dread it, in which case we’ll be there to support you emotionally, with sage advice for getting through the season.
We’re always busy, busy, busy at Beauty Bible HQ (not least because, everything crossed, there’s another book in the pipeline!) You can find Beauty Bible Loves, here, as well as our Fab Find of the Week, here. And if you’re budget-conscious – and surely everyone is, nowadays – we bring you an affordable and brilliant 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.
As ever, we have FAB-BU-LOUS Prize Draws for you to enter on the website, here – only ever things we’d love to win ourselves.
And of course, if you’re beauty shopping, please 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. It’s honestly our mission in life…
With our very best wishes for a great autumn,
If you're a fan of body brushing, switch to a more delicate, softer facial brush for the décolletage and neck. Just 10 seconds of gentle, northward strokes will rid the neck of any dry, flaky skin.
If you're someone who meditates but you know you have a tricky week ahead – a packed schedule, travelling for work and/or staying in a hotel with noisy neighbours – pre-plan for failure. Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin recmmends that you anticipate as many challenges as you can and specifically think about what you'll do and say to overcome them. (For instance, a walking meditation in a nearby park, rather than trying to zone out the person in the neighbouring hotel room who's got breakfast TV on too loud...)
For a soothing soak, try Himalayan salts, which contain the same trace minerals as the body. 'As you bathe, they enter the body to replace lost minerals and diminish toxins,' says Anita Kaushal, co-founder of Mauli Rituals. She recommends adding to a warm bath and bathing for 20 minutes once a week. If dry, itchy or irritated skin is your problem, meanwhile, try Dead Sea salts, said to improve skin's barrier function and also improve its texture.
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.’