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Tellyboxing: Eurovision special

May 19, 2013 in Lifestyle Tags: abba, Bonnie Tyler, emmelie de forest, Eurovision Song Contest

You can keep your The Killings and Borgens - the best TV show to come out of Scandinavia for the last few years has to be last night's Eurovision Song Contest, hosted in Malmo, Sweden. Fabulous went to watch it in a Brighton cinema with a cross-dressing compere. Here's what happened. Read more

Nail Wars! Graphic flicks vs green grass

by Helen Nianias

May 17, 2013 in Beauty Tags: Andrea Fulerton, Claire Kirby Nails, revlon, rimmel, sally hansen

Nail Wars! Graphic flicks vs green grass

It's summer – almost – hurray! To celebrate, we've got a cool monochrome look and a grass-effect design for you to try out this weekend. Read more

Tellyboxing: The Apprentice

by Helen Nianias

May 12, 2013 in Lifestyle Tags: Alan Sugar, BBC1, Karren Brady, Nick Hewer, Stuart Baggs, The Apprentice

This year's series of The Apprentice has given it 110 per cent – here's why the format may be well known, the winners may fade into obscurity, but we still love Alan Sugar's corporate boastathon. Read more

Nail Wars! Glitter vs paint splashes

by Helen Nianias

May 10, 2013 in Beauty Tags: arty nails, Barry M, glitter nail art, models own, nars, wah nails

OK, so this week's looks aren't super-sleek, but we love these fun, colourful, hot-mess designs. Read more

Tellyboxing: The Ice Cream Girls

by Helen Nianias

May 6, 2013 in Lifestyle Tags: drama, ITV, The ice Cream Girls

The final instalment of this murder drama set in Misery-sur-Mer has a shock twist that's almost totally inexplicable. Read more

Nail Wars! Easy beads and feathers

by Helen Nianias

May 3, 2013 in Beauty Tags: Barry M, fast nail art, nail art, nail rock, nail wars

This week, we try out cool nail art kits. Everything comes in one bottle or box, and there's no fiddly painting required. We're sold! Read more

Tellyboxing: MasterChef

by Helen Nianias

April 28, 2013 in Lifestyle Tags: BBC1, Gregg Wallace, John Torode, Masterchef, tv review

Try as hard as you might, you cannot escape MasterChef. Even if you're all like: "Oh, it's series nine, I've seen the same amateur chefs fail to properly cook a souffle before", you'll still end up watching. Read more

Nail Wars! Glitter stripes vs chalkboard doodles

by Helen Nianias

April 26, 2013 in Beauty Tags: ciaté, nail art, nail wars, revlon

Nail Wars! Glitter stripes vs chalkboard doodles

It's a game of two halves this week with this pair of contrasting looks. On the one hand there's a grown-up nude and glitter design, and on the other a delightfully child-like blackboard drawings. But which look has you itching to give yourself a manicure? Read more

Tellyboxing: Great British Sewing Bee and Big Body Squad

by Helen Nianias

April 21, 2013 in Magazine Tags: BBC2, big body squad, Channel 5, Claudia Winkelman, Great British Sewing Bee, Paul Hollywood, Supersize vs Superskinny, The Great British Bake Off

Tellyboxing: Great British Sewing Bee and Big Body Squad

As a nation we love two kinds of programme: reality "Britain's best" competitions, and shows about morbidly obese people. And this week, we bring you a little bit of both Read more

Nail Wars! Hot-pink drips vs super-quick gold tips

by Helen Nianias

April 19, 2013 in Magazine Tags: clinique, easy nail art, nail art, nail wars, nars, Topshop

Nail Wars! Hot-pink drips vs super-quick gold tips

This week's all about striking but simple designs to make your nails really stand out. But which do you prefer – the red'n'white melting effect, or the sharp gold mani? Read more

Tellyboxing: Made In Chelsea

by Helen Nianias

April 14, 2013 in Lifestyle Tags: Louise Thompson, made in chelsea, Millie Mackintosh, series 5, spencer matthews, tellyboxing, tv review

A lot can happen in two years. But series 5 of Made In Chelsea's just making us wonder: what on earth is going on with Spencer? Read more

Nail Wars! Art Attack special

by Helen Nianias

April 12, 2013 in Beauty Tags: David Hockney nails, Monet nails, nail art, Nail Something, nail wars

If you're an arty kind of lady, then these Pop Art and Impressionist-inspired nails are the perfect accessory. But are you a Hockney fan, or a lover of Monet's Waterlilies? Read more

Tellyboxing: The Village and Gogglebox

by Helen Nianias

April 7, 2013 in Lifestyle Tags: BBC1, channel 4, Downton Abbey, gogglebox, john simm, maxine peake, the village

From grey life up north in The Village, to people slagging off TV while necking vodka tonics on Gogglebox, this week's television's been a mash-up of the olde and the new Read more

Nail Wars! Flowers vs pastels

by Helen Nianias

April 5, 2013 in Beauty Tags: clinique, nail art tips, nail wars, nars, pastel nails, Seche Vite, Topshop

This snow-in-April weather is giving us the blues. So, here at Fabulous towers, we're cheering ourselves up with pretty-as-you-like nail polish. Read more

Nail Wars! Fabulous vs readers

by Helen Nianias

March 29, 2013 in Beauty Tags: illamasqua, katy perry, mini eggs

This week, Fabulous' Jenny's speckled egg nails take on reader Melissa's super-cute pink talons. But which look will you be sporting this weekend? Read more