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Daniel Maier wonders if he’s the only one with no hair hang-ups   I’m pretty sure, when I was a kid, shampoo was just shampoo. Bright gloop, wobbling viscously in a cash-and-carry container like bottled jelly. Aside from the medicinal blue cheerlessness of Head & Shoulders, that was pretty much it. There was shampoo, and there was dandruff shampoo.   But bit by bit, shampoo evolved. Like nearly everything in the retail sphere, from tomatoes to toasters, shampoo’s marketing and...
Or newsagents, or dry cleaners. Fiona Gibson on why the minimal makeover is a personal must It goes like this: dab of BB cream, smudge of nutty brown eyeshadow, bit of sheer lip colour. Then I clip on Jack’s lead – he’s my bouncy three year-old Collie cross – and off we go for our walk.   Make-up, you’re thinking, for walking the dog? Er, yes. And for nipping out to the library, buying a loaf, or even when I...
The world renowned actress reveals her product obsessions Trilogy CoQ10 Booster Serum, £29.50 This really hydrates my skin and makes it glow. I use it in the evening so it soaks into my skin and I wake up refreshed.   M.A.C Eyeshadow in Soot, £12.50 I love this for a real smoky eye.   Prestige My Blackest Lashes, £15.39 for two These are great on set to really accentuate my eyes.   Laura Mercier Oil-Free Tinted Moisturizer in Porcelain, £33...