Tips from Ariane Poole Ariane continues with our series of make up tips specifically for women over 50. As we age, so does the shape of our face. Celebrity make-up artist Ariane Poole explains how we should apply our blusher on our cheeks to enhance our features, and detract from jowls and dark circles! Again , Ariane has used me as the (camera shy) model. I learnt a lot from my session with Ariane, and (more…)
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Article by Caroline Carr If your partner is depressed, there might be a dramatic shift in their behaviour, especially if the depression comes on suddenly. But so often, depression can creep up – over years in many cases, and quite often, you may have absolutely no idea that your partner is depressed. If you and your partner have been together for some time, you may well overlook any changes in mood or behaviour, because you’ll (more…)
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Article by Irene Brankin I’d like you to consider the following questions – Are you feeling a confident and mature woman or middle-aged and miserable? Feeling that life is flat, a bit dull and not as enjoyable as it once was? Aware that life is worth living to the full, but aren’t doing it? I wonder what your answers were and also if you’ve taken the time to reflect on those questions before. Become visible (more…)
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Article by Ceri Wheeldon I was chatting to Prime (the Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise) today, and we were talking about the energy and maturity women over 50 are able to bring to setting up a business. It wasn’t long before we turned the discussion to perceptions of age, and how 50 is far from old. Why then are people setting up businesses in their fifties (or sixties) referred to as ‘olderpreneurs’ and not just (more…)
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Article by Anne Elliott So, how is your new exercise regime going? Are you enjoying it? There is much work done in the area of motivation research and this falls into two camps: pre exercise motivation and continuing participation motivation, that means what would get you going before you started to exercise and what would keep you doing it once you’ve started. The participation part is of particular interest to the fitness Industry, as it (more…)
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Tips from Ariane Poole Ariane Poole has made up lots of famous faces- including Lulu, Cilla, Penelope Cruz, Rachel Weisz, so we’re thrilled to have Ariane as our resident make-up expert on Fabafterfifty. So many of us use the same make-up products and techniques we used when we were younger and Ariane was keen to show how we can look our best once re reach 50 and beyond by changing some of our techniques and (more…)
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Article by Ellie Wilkie Everyone said we must be mad! It was 1998 when my husband and I accidentally migrated to Australia. One cold dark Scottish winter afternoon we received a phone call offering my husband a semi ex-pat package to Perth, Western Australia. We expected to be there for maybe a year on a temporary work visa. We were unusual in the oil industry in that we had never lived overseas. We were in (more…)
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Article by Fabaferfifty Your nest may not become empty quite as soon as you thought. Thoughts of turning those no longer needed bedrooms into hobby rooms might just have to put on hold! We all know that things are tough for first time buyers. One in five wannabe homeowners are marooned at home with mum and dad – because they can’t afford to get a foot on the property ladder, it emerged yesterday. And wait (more…)
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Article by Ceri Wheeldon Women over 50 are riding a wave of reinvention and transformation. I’m a firm believer that the second half of life should be celebrated- with the benefit of experience and wisdom paving the way to ensure that the best is yet to come. When I was approached by the Daily Mail to add my thoughts to an article on life after 50 and reinvention I was more than happy to participate. (more…)
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Article by Professor Daniel Freeman & Jason Freeman Everyone wants to be happier and the great news is that scientific research suggests it really is possible to make lasting improvements to our mood. To achieve this, we need to harness the power of our mind, calming our negative thoughts and boosting our positive thoughts. Here are eight techniques to help you do just that. Write about your emotions Aim to write for twenty minutes three (more…)
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