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Though many in the fashion industry insist curves have made a comeback - swapping waifish for voluptuous models on the catwalks and crowning Christina Hendricks the modern man’s crumpet – it may be unwise for big brands to follow suit. Though Dove and Debenhams have had success using ‘real women’ in their ads, according to a new study, fuller figured models don’t encourage us to...]]>http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/19/plus-size-models-cause-low-self-esteem.htmFri, 19 Mar 2010 10:52:51 +0000http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/19/plus-size-models-cause-low-self-esteem.htm
It’s National No Make-Up Day, but have you dared to bare your skin? No? Us neither. Nine in 10 of us refuse to leave the house without make-up, according to a new Vitality Show report. Ironically, even though we go for the natural look, our daily application of mascara, powder and lip tint is what makes us feel like ourselves when we look in the mirror.

Make-up is...]]>http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/18/what-have-you-got-on-today.htmThu, 18 Mar 2010 11:25:35 +0000http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/18/what-have-you-got-on-today.htm


Yep, yesterday saw Leicester Square swarming with hormone-crazed girls squeaking and squealing for the scruffy delights of Mr Robert Pattinson (and breathe). Taking to the red carpet for new flick Remember Me,...]]>http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/18/it-s-the-pattz-factor.htmThu, 18 Mar 2010 10:43:17 +0000http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/18/it-s-the-pattz-factor.htm
First we had Twiggy proudly baring her 'life' lines in Olay's anti aging commercial, then actress Miranda Richardson doing the same in No7's Lift and Luminate campaign and now cult body brand Mama Mio have launched their first ever totally un-retouched advertisement. Starring 42 year old mum of two Simone and her amazingly flat, smooth baby-weight-free stomach! The latest in...]]>http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/17/ad-campaigns-ditch-the-airbrush.htmWed, 17 Mar 2010 11:53:56 +0000http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/17/ad-campaigns-ditch-the-airbrush.htm
What is it about a shorn head that makes headlines? Whether through illness, stress or to make a fashion statement, there’s nothing like a crew cut to make our jaws drop. This time (unlike Britters) it was for all the right reasons. We spotted this picture taken on the first day of Lakme fashion week in Mumbai – and how hot is this model? Who said it’s the hair that makes the...]]>http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/16/talking-point--is-shorn-chic.htmTue, 16 Mar 2010 10:40:23 +0000http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/16/talking-point--is-shorn-chic.htm


Husbands have been getting bad press of late. If you took the example of star spouses as the norm - Tiger, Ashley, Vernon, even little Mark Owen - you’d never trust your partner to go out on his own again (who else has uttered this phrase this week, ‘is there ANYONE who isn’t cheating?’). Now, determined to prove these bad-beaus are in the minority, one American...]]>http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/15/the-happy-wives-club---.htmMon, 15 Mar 2010 11:50:22 +0000http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/15/the-happy-wives-club---.htm
This week we bring you the soundtrack of Paris fashion week. Now, we have to be honest, there was an awful lot of plinky plonky arty – but beautiful – stuff (not Youtube’s forte), so we’ve carefully sifted out some of our fave tunes of the week to share with you. So grab a café au lait and pain of chocolat and get into the Parisian groove!

Balmain and Prince – the...]]>http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/12/boredom-buster---soundtrack-to-paris-fashion-week.htmFri, 12 Mar 2010 15:56:16 +0000http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/12/boredom-buster---soundtrack-to-paris-fashion-week.htm
Thanks to the Tiger saga, in recent weeks the topic of sex addiction has been debated hotly. Real of fake? An illness or an excuse? The jury’s still out on this one…Well, now there’s a new faux condition du jour. ‘Sexual anorexia’ –the flip side of Tigers plight (otherwise known as ‘not tonight love, I’ve got a headache’).

Dr Drew Pinsky, an American addiction expert,...]]>http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/12/talking-point--sexual-anorexia.htmFri, 12 Mar 2010 11:22:24 +0000http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/12/talking-point--sexual-anorexia.htm
At any age, some cardinal fashion rules should be obeyed, with ‘legs OR cleavage’ top of the list (unless you’re a cast member of Gossip Girl, who flout this regardless – and somehow get away with it). Then there’s Sophia Loren, a law unto herself…

The Italian Marilyn Monroe once said ‘The quality of sexiness comes from within. It doesn’t have much to do with breasts of...]]>http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/11/sophia-loren--flaunt-it-or-put-it-away.htmThu, 11 Mar 2010 14:28:57 +0000http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/11/sophia-loren--flaunt-it-or-put-it-away.htm
Mobama and VB, each one half of, arguably, the most powerful couples in their home countries (sorry Sarah, but the Beckhams trump the Browns in column inches). However, though they’re both part of a matrimonial mega brand, that’s where the comparison ends… The first ladies (of politics and, umm, Armani underwear?) are pretty much chalk and cheese. Particularly in looks – Michelle’s...]]>http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/10/vicky-b-to-dress-mobama.htmWed, 10 Mar 2010 10:54:52 +0000http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/talkingpoints/archive/2010/03/10/vicky-b-to-dress-mobama.htm