Monthly Archives: September 2011

I started a new job a month ago, and I feel I am over-qualified for it. I want to apply for another position – is it better to leave this job off my CV?

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September 24, 2011 in Advice, Michelle Mone
Dear Michelle I started a new job a month ago. It was supposed to be at the same level as what I was doing previously, but between the time they offered it to me and my start date the role has changed to a more administrative one. I’m more experienced than this and I want […] Read more

She’s hit the big 4-0 but she’s not about to start acting her age – writer Laura Miller explains why she’ll never grow up…

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September 24, 2011 in Fabulous, Featured, Real Life
Earlier this summer, I was in a nightclub on the hedonistic Greek island of Mykonos celebrating my birthday. I was knocking back shots, gyrating to naff Europop and revelling in the attentions of the hot young men around me. When one leaned in for the kill, I succumbed. Who would turn down a birthday snog […] Read more

Bold-as-brass eyebrows are BIG news this season, so ace your arches with our pick of the best groomers

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September 24, 2011 in Beauty, Fabulous
Grow them out THE TREATMENT If over-plucking has left your brows straggly, then it’s time for brow rehab with Benito Brow Bar’s Back To Wow, £75. This treatment tints your brows darker than normal so your regrowth is less noticeable. Then during six-weekly checks (included in the price), stray hairs are threaded away. On your […] Read more

Pull on your platforms and backcomb your mullet… glam rock rules!

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September 24, 2011 in Fabulous, Fashion, Global
Above: coat, £24.99, H&M, jacket (worn underneath), £100, Wrangler; shirt, £14.99, H&M, jeans, £32, Littlewoods; tie, £10, Topman; socks, £5.35, My Tights; shoes, £48 Dorothy Perkins Above: coat, £79, Isme; top, £28, Dorothy Perkins; jeans, £42, belt, £15, both River Island Above: jacket, £139, Zara; dress, £69.90, Mango; tights, £4, Pretty Polly; shoes, £45, Faith […] Read more

The TOWIE dating diagram, the funniest celebrity biographies ever and five reasons to love Nirvana… Don’t hit your sofa without us

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September 24, 2011 in Fabulous, Night In
The TOWIE dating diagram Tongues have been a-waggin’ in Essex for the past year, and we’re not just talking the gossiping kind. With Series 3 starting tomorrow (10pm, ITV2), check out who’s hooked up/loved up/been spray-tanned by who… Five reasons to love Nirvana It’s 20 years since Nirvana’s album Nevermind changed music (and teenage guitar […] Read more

A tour battle with Rihanna vs Adele, movie pick ‘n’ mix and a guide to the best week of your life… Just call us your personal party planner

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September 24, 2011 in Fabulous, Night In
Two of pop’s largest voices are on tour in the UK this week and we’ve got diva fever. But who’s the bigger, brasher and most controversial of the girls? Full names Robyn Rihanna Fenty Adele Laurie Blue Adkins Ages Both 23 Weirdest rider Rihanna: Cheetos, hard-boiled eggs, turkey bacon, 6ft couch (non-leather), leopard-print cushion, “deep-cleaned” […] Read more

Calorie counting, facials and lunchtime Botox – for men. Writer Chris Bell asks whether men are becoming more than metrosexual…

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September 24, 2011 in Fabulous, Featured
Once upon a time, spotting the difference between men and women was easy. Girls would stand around in dresses daydreaming about flowers, Manolo Blahniks or something shiny they’d just seen. And men would chew meat, analyse football or prod a fire with a stick. Occasionally something might confuse the issue – a female Russian shot-putter, […] Read more

Often shocking but always groundbreaking… for seven years Shameless has been at the cutting edge of TV drama. To celebrate the show’s 100th episode, we sent Kate Wills to get chavved up with the cast. Warning: it’s not always pretty…

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September 24, 2011 in Celeb Features, Celebs, Fabulous, Featured
When I arrive at Roundthorn Industrial Estate in Wythenshawe, Manchester, it doesn’t strike me as the most glam of locations, but it’s here that set designers have built what we know as the Chatsworth Estate – complete with burnt-out cars and boarded-up shops. The only sign it’s not an actual estate is a spotless BMW […] Read more

Is appearing on ITV2’s hit reality show the kiss of death for any relationship? TOWIE’s Lauren Pope and Kirk Norcross face-off and spill the beans about their recent split

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September 24, 2011 in Celeb Features, Celebs, Fabulous
You can cut the atmosphere with a knife. “Well, this is weird,” announces Lauren Pope, arriving on set for our photo shoot. “I’m surprised he actually turned up.” Awkward. The “he” Lauren’s referring to is Kirk Norcross, her The Only Way Is Essex co-star and recently ex-boyfriend. They got together nine months ago during the […] Read more