Monthly Archives: December 2011

Five challenges, six of the Fabulous team and one very honest account of the highs and lows of weight loss

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December 31, 2011 in Diets, Fabulous, Featured, Lifestyle, Real Life
Here at Fabulous HQ, we’re on a constant mission to help you get a buff bod, whether it’s letting you in on diet secrets or bringing you fantastic fitness tips. And after overindulging on mulled wine, mince pies and eating 7,689 Quality Streets, everyone’s thinking about a New Year shape-up. Well that’s everyone apart from […] Read more

Still stuck on the sofa scoffing selection boxes? Fret not, this minimal-effort exercise and diet combo will get you buff in no time

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December 31, 2011 in Diets, Global
Christmas is over and we’re looking a bit porky. But sticking to a New Year’s resolution to shift the flab isn’t easy. Fear not – we’ve created the speediest, easiest fitness plan in town. Thanks to celebrity trainer James Duigan, this simple eight-minute exercise regime, when combined with our diet plan, will help you lose […] Read more

Introducting the new weekly Fabulist, complete with style picks, beauty cheats, and what you’re saying…

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December 31, 2011 in Celeb Features, Celebs, Featured
The perfect: shoe ‘So high but so comfy because of the nifty platform – no more sore feet ever!’ Rachel, editor. Office, £78 Cheat sheet: beauty bypasses When applying a bright eyeshadow, pop a bit of cling film on each cheek. It catches spills, giving you a clean finish. Just remember to remove them before […] Read more

Outcasts, Ashes To Ashes and Vera Drake star Daniel, 33, is famous for playing tough guys, but we reckon he’s a pussycat deep down. So we met him at his local pub to find out.

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December 31, 2011 in Celeb Features, Celebs, Fabulous, Featured
Outcasts, Ashes To Ashes and Vera Drake star Daniel, 33, is famous for playing tough guys, but we reckon he’s a pussycat deep down. So we met him at his local pub to find out. Where The Queen’s Pub And Dining Room, Crouch End, London So, Danny, is pub grub the sort of thing you […] Read more

Get 2012 off to a healthy start with our super-virtuous and mega-tasty chicken and fish dishes

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December 31, 2011 in Fabulous, Food, Lifestyle
Oven-baked chicken with orange, watercress and olive salad Serves: 4 Cooking time: 20 mins Preparation time: 15 mins Ingredients 4 chicken breasts Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1tbsp olive oil 4 oranges (or blood oranges if you can get them) 2tbsp Seville orange juice or lemon juice 1tsp grainy mustard 3tsp honey or Seville […] Read more

Around 38,000 people will get plastic surgery this year in a bid to improve their looks. Fabulous spent a day at the Harley Medical Group’s London clinic to meet the patients going under the knife

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December 31, 2011 in Featured, Global, Real Life
08.45 Pretty, slim and blonde 26-year-old Lucy Deakin is the first to walk through the clinic’s doors. She actually works at the clinic, as an aesthetic practitioner administering treatments to patients. Despite her slender size-12 figure, she’s paying £2,250 for liposuction on her bum and thighs. It should cost her £4,500, but as an employee […] Read more

Pieces that’ll keep you cosy now, and stay hot all the way to summer. You might even bag a sale bargain

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December 31, 2011 in Fabulous, Fashion
Keep wearing! Pleat please As the Prada S/S 2012 catwalk offerings prove, you’ll still be sporting the midi-skirt come May. So, why not get two trends in one with this pleated metallic marvel? Skirt, £60, Topshop Feather clever Don’t let your bird prints hibernate in the wardrobe – they’ll keep causing a flap in the […] Read more

Race ahead of the fash pack with kick-ass high-tops, blinding neons and a healthy dose of bling

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December 31, 2011 in Fashion
Jacket, £94, Le Coq Sportif; dress, £35, River Island; watch, £40, Casio at Urban Outfitters; bag, £35, Puma; socks, £7, American Apparel; trainers, £45, Puma Top, £18, River Island; trousers, £34, American Apparel; necklace, £69, Tatty Devine; watch, £40, Casio at Urban Outfitters; trainers, £60, Hummel Purple bra top, £23, sports bra (worn underneath), £24, […] Read more

Lost your fizz? Indulge your partied-out skin with a moisturising slick of face oil

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December 31, 2011 in Beauty, Fabulous, Lifestyle, The Look
1 Rodin Luxury Face Oil, £92 2 Sanctuary Therapist’s Secret Facial Oil, £17.35 3 Clarins Santal Face Treatment Oil, £33 4 Suti Rejuvenate Face Oil, £28 5 Cowshed Cranberry Seed Rejuvenating Facial Oil, £36 Styling: Carly Hobbs Photography: Pixeleyesphotography.co.uk Stockists: Clarins (Clarins.co.uk), Cowshed (Cowshedonline.com), Rodin (Liberty.co.uk), Sanctuary (Thesanctuary.co.uk), Suti (Suti.co.uk) Read more