Healthy-Beauty Hub

Years ago when I was Editor at Cleo magazine, I used to get sick a LOT. Part of that was the stress of the job and working such long hours but mostly it was my use of antibiotics that completely upset my gut flora and sent me on a rollercoaster of getting really sick, regularly.  It started with a bout of tonsilitis, which you have to take antibiotics to get rid of. Coupled with a high sugar diet (ever worked in an office full of women?), and then a glass or two of wine at work functions most nights, I got...

Lose yourself in the moment. Flick the lights off. Make some popcorn - actually make it with real popcorn on the stove, old-school-style (those microwave popcorn bags are super toxic when you microwave them). And settle in. We'll be here awhile.  Yellowstone One of the best shows on TV right now. Kevin Costner plays a hardcore rancher in Montana and this show highlights the beauty of the countryside and race issues with native Americans but its basically gang warfare between high end businesses who will stop at nothing to get their way. Kind of like a mafia movie only with all...

It can happen to the best of us. But getting smooth body skin is no longer a pipedream. Follow these tips for show-off-able, soft skin.   1. Check your diet.  Always, first and foremost, it's usually an imbalance on the inside that is coming out in your skin. Are you overdoing dairy? Try cutting it out for six weeks and see if that makes a difference. For lots of women, it really helps not only with body bumps but adult acne too. If you go six weeks and it makes no difference then this is not your issue, but at...

How many of these are you getting wrong? 1. Don't store it in the bathroom.  Keeping fragrance in the bathroom might look pretty in a tray on your sink, but it might be time to invest in a dresser, because the heat and steam coming from your shower in your bathroom causes a lot of humidity and that isn't a great environment for a natural fragrance.  2. Keep it in a cool place away from sunlight.  So, not on a windowsill. Move them to a place away from UV exposure (unless of course you're taking an insta pic, a short time is perfectly...

Lillian Khallouf runs her own high end couture and ready to wear label, Lillian Khallouf. Her designs are wonderfully unique and she dresses all the beautiful people including Bec Judd, Tash Oakley, Martha Kalifatidis, Rosie Tupper and Jessica Kahawaty. We caught up with Lillian just as things started to open up again to see how she fared with her business over (the Sydney) shutdown and what she does to stay healthy - now and then. We shut up shop My business is very hands on, I have clients coming in all day and fittings booked and it’s all face to face,...