Posted: February 5, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Cheryl Cole, Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss are using a ‘miracle cream’ to get smoother-looking skin.
The trio are said to be very big fans of Glamoxy Snake Serum – which has been dubbed ‘Botox in a bottle’ because it freezes muscles by mimicking the effect of a viper’s venom.
The cream – which hits stores in the UK next week and will retail at £125 – contains Syn-Ake, a neuropeptide that copies the effect the South-East Asian Temple Viper’s venom has on its victims.
Maria Hatzistefanis, president of Rodial, who make the cream, said: ‘After two years of research and development to find the ultimate muscle freezer, I am very excited to be launching the Glamoxy Snake Serum.
‘There is no other product in the market right now with such amazing and instant results, it’s simply the best. Glamoxy is far safer then Botox because Syn-ake is a small neuropeptide that mimics the effect of a temple viper snake, and it is not invasive like a Botox injection.
‘One to two pumps a day will last on the skin for eight hours if applied twice a day, morning and evening under your moisturiser.’
Katie Holmes, Yasmin Le Bon and Naomi Campbell are also said to be fans of the product, which reportedly makes wrinkles less visible in just 9- seconds.
Trials showed a 52 per cent reduction of lines within 28 days.
Posted: February 5, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Kristin Scott Thomas has been named the best dressed British woman over 40.
The 49-year-old actress beat off stiff competition from stars including Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dame Helen Mirren to clinch the prize, awarded by Good Housekeeping magazine.
Summing up the ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ star’s style, fashion designer Ben de Lisi said: ‘Always understated, always refined and always blase chic.
Good Housekeeping said: ‘Her love of classic designer labels such as Yves Saint Laurent, and beautiful drapery and luxurious fabrics has won her fashion acclaim, although she’s most comfortable at home in jeans or combats.’
She beat model Yamin Le Bon into second place – with the magazine claiming the 45-year-old has a ‘timeless, glamorous style’.
Actress Charlotte Rampling made it to third place, while ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ star Joanna Lumley was in fourth place, followed by fashion designer Betty Jackson.
The rest of the top ten was made up by Nicole Farhi, Trinny Woodall, Catherine, Helen and Annie Lennox.
Good Housekeeping’s fashion director Liz Cocozza said: ‘The stylish women on this list prove that great fashion sense is not something that fades with age, for some women it gets even better.’
Good Housekeeping’s best dressed British women over 40 list:
1. Kristin Scott Thomas, 49
2. Yasmin Le Bon, 45
3. Charlotte Rampling, 64
4. Joanna Lumley, 63
5. Betty Jackson, 60
6. Nicole Farhi, 63
7. Trinny Woodall, 46
8. Catherine Zeta-Jones, 40
9. Dame Helen Mirren, 64
10. Annie Lennox, 55
Posted: February 5, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Dannii Minogue refuses to wear UGG boots.
The 38-year-old star – who started work on her own clothing range five months ago with her friend, the bag designer Tabitha Webb – says her one bit of fashion advice would be to never embrace the trend for the sheepskin boots, and to always swap clothes with your girlfriends.
The Australian beauty said: ‘At the moment I’m in love with high, high heels, Donna Karan and YSL. I would never wear leggings as I’ve got ‘cankles.’ I have everything tailored to fit and my one piece of advice is never to wear UGG boots out of the house… to Aussies they’re slippers, seriously.’
Dannii says she gets so many freebies, that it’s all ‘squished into wardrobes at home’, but the clothes which don’t fit, she passes on to sister Kylie.
She told Britain’s Glamour magazine: ‘I get so much gorgeous stuff. I’m slightly bigger than her, so if she gets something a bit big, she’ll give it to me, and if I get something too small, it goes her way.’
The TV star also revealed she’d learned to embrace the ageing process but was not a fan of the High Definition monitors they used on UK talent show ‘The X Factor’, for which she is a judge.
She said: ‘Can we talk about the horror of HD. The monitors they use on ‘The X Factor’ are horrendous. You can see every pore on those kids faces, and I think, ‘S**t – they’re 16, what must I look like?
Posted: February 5, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Janet Jackson thought she looked like a ‘bad tranny’ when she donned a gold bodysuit for a magazine shoot.
The ‘All For You’ singer wasn’t a fan of her look when she appeared on the cover of W magazine as she didn’t think it was flattering.
She said: ‘I thought I looked like a bad tranny, not even a cute one. If you’re going to make me look like a tranny, at least make me look like a cute tranny.’
Despite not liking some of the outfits she has worn, Janet isn’t afraid to experiment with her appearance because she easily gets bored with her look.
She said: ‘It comes from boredom. When that happens, I change my hair colour. It’s funny that you said that because at the American Music Awards, I thought: I’m getting kinda bored. I can feel a change coming about. What direction I’m headed into or what it’s going to be, I don’t know. You have really pretty eyes.’
However, one thing Janet, 43, hasn’t tired of is getting the attention of a stylist.
She said: ‘It hasn’t gotten old for me, I still enjoy it.
