When it comes to grooming, are arms the new peer pressure? There’s a funny thing happening in lady land, and it’s by no means a new occurrence. It’s always been there in the background, quietly humming away, but always reminding us of its presence. What is it, you ask? Why, it’s the battle of the [...]
One of the most unfortunate things about being a female is the bitching. You know: the hurtful XTL gossip, the spreading of rumours and lies, and that horrible feeling that people are whispering about you as you walk by. We’ve all been there, and it’s not a nice feeling at all. It’s one of those [...]
When the end of something big in your life comes to an end, it can be scary. It’s easy to get swept up in the feelings of doubt and anxiety, worrying what your future will look like without something you knew so well in it. Perhaps you’re about to make the transition to a more [...]
Now that schoolbooks have been packed away and summer is officially here, the real fun begins. For some of you, that may be planning a move out of home to begin your first year of university in 2013. For others, you’re having those oh-so-flattering mug shots taken for the pure purpose of getting a passport [...]
It’s no secret that the path to achieving your dreams can be an expensive one. The pressures of juggling study and work commitments, while trying to remain dedicated to and passionate about your goals, is enough to challenge even the most enthusiastic of dreamers. When seven times World Surfing Champion Layne Beachley was in the [...]
Well, it’s nearly here. After months of counting down and time spent daydreaming of when the moment would finally arrive, we’re now only a mere 60 days from it. Summer. Just typing that word almost allows me to imagine that the slight chill in my bedroom is in fact a cool sea breeze {almost!} The [...]
If you’ve ever watched a beauty pageant then chances are you’ve heard some of the contestants proudly, if not a little smugly, proclaim how they would like to save the world and somehow figure out how to achieve world peace. But just how many of these young women are actually out there doing something to [...]
Sometimes life can piss you off. Maybe it’s a person you know, or a situation you’re in. The roses aren’t always red. We all have days when we want to slap life right across her smug face before running away to a far off destination. But hey! It’s totally okay. That’s what your happy place [...]
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When Zoe Foster talks, a plethora of lipstick loving, chick-lit reading, high-heel wearing, smart and sassy ladies listen UP. Because Zoe Foster knows a thing or two about, well, a thing or two. As the former Beauty director of Cosmopolitan and Harper’s Bazaar magazines, and the author of the beauty bible Amazing Face, we’ve listened [...]
I’m a worrier. A stress head. A bit of a pessimist. A perfectionist. I put enormous amounts of pressure on myself, in whatever I am doing, to get things as close to perfect as possible. While everyone likes to do their absolute best in whatever they put their efforts in to (I’m sure my parents [...]
Have you ever heard the saying that your high school days are some of your best? Yes, as you wade through exams and assignments, boyfriends, and the occasional friend drama, it can be hard to remember this. But I have to say that I am a firm believer that high school really is the time [...]
When I was in year 12, I had a small group of close friends within our bigger group. The five of us were pretty inseparable, and all had quite similar goals and interests. We did all the things close groups of friend do: gossip sessions, shopping trips, parties, study sessions, and celebrating triumphs and commiserating [...]
