Gadgets to help you get groomed May 4, 2011 SITTING around with sensors clamped to your face emitting tingly vibrations may not be a great look (particularly in an office, let me tell you), but it just might make you better looking. That’s the proposition anyway with the Slendertone, a gizmo that’s intended to tone your facial muscles and tighten the skin, and which [...]
How to keep your nose in front in the style stakes June 14, 2011 AND they’re off! Royal Ascot kicked off yesterday with London’s biggest and brightest donning their finery. For some, it was a style triumph (see right), meanwhile for others – you know who you are – it was less so. City A.M. rounded up expert tips for avoiding the worst-dressed list. MEN DON’T: UPSTAGE YOUR DATE “For men, it should be all [...]
How to keep your nose in front in the style stakes June 14, 2011 AND they’re off! Royal Ascot kicked off yesterday with London’s biggest and brightest donning their finery. For some, it was a style triumph (see right), meanwhile for others – you know who you are – it was less so. City A.M. rounded up expert tips for avoiding the worst-dressed list. MEN DON’T: UPSTAGE YOUR DATE “For men, it should be all [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 24, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES CHINA EYES BARTER PLAN TO BYPASS US SANCTIONS ON IRAN PAYMENTS Tehran and Beijing are in talks about using a barter system to exchange Iranian oil for Chinese goods and services, as US financial sanctions have blocked China from paying at least $20bn for oil exports. The US sanctions against Iran, which make [...]
Expert festival beauty tips June 20, 2011 IT’s here! Glastonbury – ground zero music-wise on many a Londoner’s calendar – opens this weekend. And as we all know, camping and grooming don’t mix. But, say experts, it’s easier than you think to achieve a nice festival glow. City A.M. rounded up their top tips. GET A MANI PEDI: “It immediately makes you [...]
Haye uncertain on future after Klitschko damp squib July 3, 2011 BRITAIN’S David Haye admits he is having second thoughts about retiring after losing his WBA heavyweight title to Wladimir Klitschko in Germany on Saturday night. Haye has long insisted he would quit the ring in October, when he turns 31, but refused to commit following his unanimous points defeat to the Ukrainian, who also holds [...]
Haye uncertain on future after Klitschko damp squib July 3, 2011 BRITAIN’S David Haye admits he is having second thoughts about retiring after losing his WBA heavyweight title to Wladimir Klitschko in Germany on Saturday night. Haye has long insisted he would quit the ring in October, when he turns 31, but refused to commit following his unanimous points defeat to the Ukrainian, who also holds [...]
Mary Queen of Shops in high street review May 16, 2011 RETAIL guru Mary Portas is launching a rescue campaign to save Britain’s struggling high streets, after being called in by Prime Minister David Cameron. TV’s “Queen of Shops” wants giant supermarket chains like Tesco to hand over some of their profit to help independent shops. The management consultant has been identified as someone with the [...]
Hot skincare for summer April 4, 2011 CRANBERRY GOMMAGE, ARCONA Cranberry and raspberry enzymes unclog pores, while salicylic acid, volcanic minerals and sucrose clean your skin deep-down. £40, glowgetter.co.uk TURNAROUND, CLINIQUE The mask and concentrate offer something like microdermabrasion but without the discomfort. £30, clinique.co.uk COLLAGENERY, SENSAI Kanebo Sensai Collagenergy Wrinkle Repair (whew) helps boost collagen within the skin and energises skin [...]
PROPERTY NEWS March 10, 2011 HAMPTON’S?COUNTRY?EXHIBITION Hamptons International’s next Town and Country Exhibition, which will showcase a new collection of country properties, takes place on 5 April from 5-8pm in the company’s head office in Grosvenor Square. Experts will give prospective buyers advice on relocating. Contact: 0207 963 0614. HARRODS client Harrods Estates has extended its Property Acquisition Service, which [...]