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Blind date: ‘Did we kiss? You’d need to torture me to get me to answer that’ | Life and style
Juliet on Dennis What were you hoping for?An enjoyable and interesting evening with someone new. First impressions?A friendly guy who put me at ease straight …
A moment that changed me: I began wearing skirts with pockets big enough to hold a wine bottle | Life and style
I had missed my intended train to London Victoria and was running late. The carriages were busy, but I managed to find a seat and …
5 Tips for the Perfect Manicure After 60 — Best Life
There’s no shortage of decisions when you’re getting a manicure: You have to select your color, the type of polish, whether you want acrylics, gel, …
How to make swimwear sustainable: check the material, wash smart, and make it last | Life and style
Last year, I moved from Melbourne to Sydney and swapped the much-loved Fitzroy Pool for saltier laps at Icebergs in Bondi. The water was freezing …
After years of reciting chants, it finally clicked: ‘Just because we see or feel it, doesn’t mean it’s true’ | Life and style
Having come to Australia with nothing, both my parents worked long hours, six days a week to put food on the table. As a result, …
A new start after 60: ‘I was such a chicken – until I spent seven weeks travelling alone’ | Life and style
Nooraini Mydin’s 50th birthday passed without much of a marker, so she was determined to do something memorable for her 60th. She had always been …
‘Home is where the snooze is’: a sleepy sketch drawn from a mother’s love | Life and style
As a landscape painter, Deborah Mills isn’t in the habit of portraiture – but a surreptitious sketch she made of her daughter Katherine napping on …
Four dogs, three cats, two snakes, a tortoise: what 30 years of pets have taught me about life | Pets
No, I said to my wife, “we should not get a cat.” Every family needs at least one member who is prepared to present the …
What links Billy Idol and Douglas Coupland? The Saturday quiz | Life and style
The questions 1 Whose Man in a Red Turban (1433) might be the first self-portrait?2 Which land mammal has the longest tongue?3 Who founded the …
‘Sometimes it warms up to -5C’: tips on keeping the cold out from an Antarctic scientist, Scandi oyster diver and more | Life and style
The oyster diver Lotta Klemming, diver at Klemmings Ostron, Grebbestad, Sweden Our high season is from November to March. At the start of December the …
5 Tips for Wearing Hats If You’re Over 60, According to Stylists — Best Life
Everyone loves an accessory, but the actual act of accessorizing can be tough. For one, it’s difficult to know if you’re going overboard. (Seriously, how …
The 5 Best Low-Maintenance Haircuts If You’re Over 50 — Best Life
In an ideal world, we’d spend a maximum of five minutes styling our hair. We’d shower, wait for it to dry, add some product, and …
How we met: ‘We got chatting in an online word game – and fell in love’ | Life and style
Sarah never imagined that her online word-game addiction would become more than a hobby. But at the end of 2019 it led to an unexpected, …
Too many smelly candles? Here’s how scents impact the air quality in your home | Life and style
There’s nothing wrong with wanting your home to smell nice and fresh – and from candles to diffusers, there’s no shortage of home scent products …
6 Tips for Wearing Blazers If You’re Over 60 — Best Life
Blazers are a wardrobe staple that belong in every women’s closet. The key reason for that? Their versatility. These toppers can be worn over a …
‘We should all try to be this sexy cockatoo’: a voluptuous sculpture’s ode to Australiana | Life and style
For years, an “utterly absurd and totally sexy” sculpture located in her in-laws’ garden captivated Netflix Australia’s director of content, Que Minh Luu: an anthropomorphic …
Never Make These 5 Styling Mistakes If You Have Gray Hair — Best Life
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My life in budget holidays has been a priceless experience | Budget travel
In the depths of winter, in the midst of a cost of living crisis, I bring glad tidings. That ultra-shoestring-budget holiday you’re resigning yourself to …
4 Tips for Using Self-Tanner If You’re Over 50 — Best Life
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