When Was The Last Time You Had A Pap Smear?

When Was The Last Time You Had A Pap Smear?

This week is National Cervical Cancer Awareness week in Australia so ladies, today’s post is just for you. So … pap smears. You know what? I used to think that pap smears are the yuckiest and most uncomfortable thing I’ve ever had to subject my body to (surgeries don’t really count, since all of the [...]

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How To Stay Cool In The Sweltering Heat

How To Stay Cool In The Sweltering Heat

Melbourne weather, you’re a tease, is what you are. You throw me in hot pan with the stinking heat. Then you tantalise me with your cool change. Just when I thought I love you for that delicious cool breeze, you pick me up and drop me in the oven again. Gah, tease! Please excuse the [...]

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All Systems … Down

All Systems … Down

Happy Monday fellow beautyholics! Hope you’ve had a great weekend. As you can tell from the title, me, not so much. Yep, I caught the husband’s man flu and it’s all systems down. Here’s the thing, I really thought I’d be strong enough this time not to get it from him because throughout his “pain” [...]

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Skin Whitening: Why I Think It’s Bollocks

Skin Whitening: Why I Think It’s Bollocks

Image Credit: Vanity Beauty A few weeks ago, I had a chat with a reader who wanted to know about the difference between skin whitening and skin brightening. Skin whitening is a very common trend in Asia. Advertisements are almost always portraying fair skin that encourages women to reach these crazy expectations of skin colour. [...]

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