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Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Top supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that ‘smells exactly' like £23 L'Occitane hand cream
THAT'S HANDY Top supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that 'smells exactly' like £23 L'Occitane hand cream A TOP supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that 'smells exactly' like the cult L'Occitane hand cream that retails for £23. It's only natural for our skin to become dry when the weather is so changeable, but Lidl have just the buy to keep you smooth and soft this season. Advertisement 2 A top supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that 'smells exactly' like the cult L'Occitane hand cream that retails for £23 2 The beauty dupe is available at Lidl at the moment Credit: Instagram/@ashleighmoneysaver A money saving whizz took to social media to show off the amazing beauty dupe available in Lidl at the moment. In the post Ashleigh said: "Lidl is the place for beauty dupes" before they showed off their amazing find. For £2.49, shoppers can get a 100ml tube of D'avignon Shea Hand Cream, which is made with 20% shea butter. The hand cream may remind beauty fans of L'Occitane's Shea Butter Intense Hand Balm, which costs £23. Advertisement Commentating on the Instagram post one fan wrote: "Can confirm the hand cream really smells like and is as thick and lovely as the loccitane one!" Another added: "I bought one try it and went back to get more. It's a great L'occitane dupe. The ingredients list is identical." While a third fan said: "Got some more yesterday as too good same as l'occitane that have have been using for over 20 years." Lidl customers also have the choice of two different scented D'avignon hand and body liquid soaps. Advertisement For £2.99 each, there is a rose option, as well as lavender option. The liquid soaps are arguably reminiscent of L'Occitane's Shea Butter Lavender, and Rose soaps - priced at £24 each on the official website. I tried Aldi's new anti-aging skincare range Meanwhile, Beauty fans have been racing to Home Bargains for a £128 skincare holy grail dupe which is on sale for just £27.99. And a major retailer has launched a £30 skincare box with £113 of trending products including Lumene and Byoma. Advertisement Lookfantastic also released a new beauty box recently, and the Trending Beauty Box comes with nine viral favourites worth £110 for £40. Plus, another retailer has slashed the price of the £479 Dyson Airwrap to £285 in flash deal. Top beauty trends for 2025 Hayley Walker, Beauty Expert at Justmylook spoke exclusively to Fabulous about the big beauty trends for 2025. Haircare Hair gloss treatments are a must-have as beauty enthusiasts love the salon-quality shine and enhanced colour delivered by the trending treatment. Hair glosses are multifunctional, as they nourish the hair while offering a vibrant, healthy-looking finish, combining 2025's core trends. This treatment is perfect for those seeking an affordable, at-home glow-up. 2025 will focus on skin repairing and texture-enhancing treatments. Skincare Rejuran treatment, a celebrity-endorsed procedure, will see a rise in demand this year as many seek to enhance their skin's appearance. The procedure entails injecting polynucleotides derived from salmon DNA to enhance skin texture and elasticity. 'Rejuvenation is expected to dominate 2025 skincare trends as many seek to achieve a flawless, youthful complexion. Skincare will also include back-to-basic products for a simplified routine. Ginseng cleansing oil and panthenol cream are among the trending products for 2025. The cleansing oil is excellent for dissolving make-up and impurities without clogging pores and is enriched with nourishing properties to leave the skin feeling and looking refreshed and radiant. Make-up Make-up trends will follow suit to achieve youthful and radiant looks. Under-eye brighteners will be sought-after products for delivering coverage while enhancing natural radiance. This beauty tool will complement natural beauty while improving and brightening dull skin. Make-up looks will be bigger and bolder in 2025 with cluster lashes expected to surge this year. These lashes bring the glam to glamorous looks as they deliver dramatic volume to enhance everyday or special occasion looks. Peel-off lip stains circulated the beauty industry in 2024 and are expected to dominate in 2025. The growing popularity of this product is due to its ability to provide long-lasting, transfer-proof colour to lips, enhancing a natural aesthetic. Additionally, cherry-coded aesthetics are expected to be everywhere this year as the deep, rich hue can be achieved using peel-off lip stains or bold lip looks for a dramatic effect. Nails 2025 will be another year of countless, show-stopping nail trends. Goddess Nails and Aura Nails deserve an honourable mention as these designs channel an ethereal, celestial aesthetic for bold, self-expressing nails. Finally, at home LED masks are big news and while they have been around a while, their popularity continues to grow. The best LED face masks promise to provide many of the skincare benefits previously only seen in salons, at a much more affordable price. Advertisement And we have revealed the best LED face masks of 2025 in our tried and tested feature where we reviewed models from £75 to £720.
The Sun
5 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Top supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that ‘smells exactly' like £23 L'Occitane hand cream
A TOP supermarket is selling a £2.49 dupe that 'smells exactly' like the cult L'Occitane hand cream that retails for £23. It's only natural for our skin to become dry when the weather is so changeable, but Lidl have just the buy to keep you smooth and soft this season. 2 A money saving whizz took to social media to show off the amazing beauty dupe available in Lidl at the moment. In the post Ashleigh said: "Lidl is the place for beauty dupes" before they showed off their amazing find. For £2.49, shoppers can get a 100ml tube of D'avignon Shea Hand Cream, which is made with 20% shea butter. The hand cream may remind beauty fans of L'Occitane's Shea Butter Intense Hand Balm, which costs £23. Commentating on the Instagram post one fan wrote: "Can confirm the hand cream really smells like and is as thick and lovely as the loccitane one!" Another added: "I bought one try it and went back to get more. It's a great L'occitane dupe. The ingredients list is identical." While a third fan said: "Got some more yesterday as too good same as l'occitane that have have been using for over 20 years." Lidl customers also have the choice of two different scented D'avignon hand and body liquid soaps. For £2.99 each, there is a rose option, as well as lavender option. The liquid soaps are arguably reminiscent of L'Occitane's Shea Butter Lavender, and Rose soaps - priced at £24 each on the official website. I tried Aldi's new anti-aging skincare range Meanwhile, Beauty fans have been racing to Home Bargains for a £128 skincare holy grail dupe which is on sale for just £27.99. And a major retailer has launched a £30 skincare box with £113 of trending products including Lumene and Byoma. Lookfantastic also released a new beauty box recently, and the Trending Beauty Box comes with nine viral favourites worth £110 for £40. Plus, another retailer has slashed the price of the £479 Dyson Airwrap to £285 in flash deal. Top beauty trends for 2025 Hayley Walker, Beauty Expert at Justmylook spoke exclusively to Fabulous about the big beauty trends for 2025. Haircare Hair gloss treatments are a must-have as beauty enthusiasts love the salon-quality shine and enhanced colour delivered by the trending treatment. Hair glosses are multifunctional, as they nourish the hair while offering a vibrant, healthy-looking finish, combining 2025's core trends. This treatment is perfect for those seeking an affordable, at-home glow-up. 2025 will focus on skin repairing and texture-enhancing treatments. Skincare Rejuran treatment, a celebrity-endorsed procedure, will see a rise in demand this year as many seek to enhance their skin's appearance. The procedure entails injecting polynucleotides derived from salmon DNA to enhance skin texture and elasticity. 'Rejuvenation is expected to dominate 2025 skincare trends as many seek to achieve a flawless, youthful complexion. Skincare will also include back-to-basic products for a simplified routine. Ginseng cleansing oil and panthenol cream are among the trending products for 2025. The cleansing oil is excellent for dissolving make-up and impurities without clogging pores and is enriched with nourishing properties to leave the skin feeling and looking refreshed and radiant. Make-up Make-up trends will follow suit to achieve youthful and radiant looks. Under-eye brighteners will be sought-after products for delivering coverage while enhancing natural radiance. This beauty tool will complement natural beauty while improving and brightening dull skin. Make-up looks will be bigger and bolder in 2025 with cluster lashes expected to surge this year. These lashes bring the glam to glamorous looks as they deliver dramatic volume to enhance everyday or special occasion looks. Peel-off lip stains circulated the beauty industry in 2024 and are expected to dominate in 2025. The growing popularity of this product is due to its ability to provide long-lasting, transfer-proof colour to lips, enhancing a natural aesthetic. Additionally, cherry-coded aesthetics are expected to be everywhere this year as the deep, rich hue can be achieved using peel-off lip stains or bold lip looks for a dramatic effect. Nails 2025 will be another year of countless, show-stopping nail trends. Goddess Nails and Aura Nails deserve an honourable mention as these designs channel an ethereal, celestial aesthetic for bold, self-expressing nails. Finally, at home LED masks are big news and while they have been around a while, their popularity continues to grow. The best LED face masks promise to provide many of the skincare benefits previously only seen in salons, at a much more affordable price. And we have revealed the best LED face masks of 2025 in our tried and tested feature where we reviewed models from £75 to £720.
Daily Mirror
26-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Aldi shoppers go wild for 'beautiful' new iced coffee and can't believe price
As temperatures continue to rise, many of us are swapping our hot drinks for cooler alternatives – and people are rushing to Aldi to get their hands on three new frappe flavours Coffee fans are rushing to their nearest Aldi to get their hands on a range of cool new barista-style drinks that you can have at home. The iced drinks have been hailed as "so good" and "beautiful" by fans. As warm temperatures and sunshine prevail, many of us are switching out our regular hot drinks for iced alternatives. But spending money often on iced coffees, matchas or frappes from cafes can be a costly habit. Instead, Aldi has launched three new drinks you can pick up instore and enjoy at home or on the go. Simply empty the packet into your favourite cup with some water or milk and stir well. The frappes are available in three new flavours: original, white mocha, and pistachio. "Think barista-style bliss without the barista-sized bill," a spokesperson for Aldi said. The drinks launched in stores on May 15 and are priced at £1.69 for a box of 1o – which works out at less than 17p per drink. Speaking about the flavours, Aldi shared: "Each sachet whips up a velvety frappe when mixed with milk or water, hot or cold and served over ice. For a proper coffeehouse hit, shoppers can add a shot of espresso or blend with ice for a frosty treat. "Whether it's a cool iced drink or a creamy Dubai-style latte, these easy-to-use sachets are a purse-friendly way to enjoy barista-style frappes from the comfort of home." Viral money-saving content creator, Ashleigh, tried the pistachio flavour recently and gave the drink the seal of approval. On her TikTok account @ashleighmoneysaver, she said: "Calling all pistachio lovers. Get yourself down to Aldi. They have just launched their new Barissimo frappe sachets, including a pistachio flavour. "£1.69 for a pack of 10, You know these will fly off the shelves!" "They're sooo good," commented one fan. Meanwhile another added: "Omg who needs these pistachio frappes from Aldi? Me." @ also shared a clip after spotting the treats instore, and said: "Aldi is absolutely smashing it with their new snacks and now they've dropped two iced frappes - pistachio and white mocha. These are £1.69 each." "They looks so good," commented another. But one individual shared their honest review and noted: "I'm having the pistachio one, it's OK, not over impressed! Going to try the white chocolate one tomorrow!" @itschelseylife rated the pistachio latte 10/10. She said: "Run don't walk to Aldi. If you love pistachio, you'll love this." "I need," insisted another. In other food news, a reporter tried the new mystery fizzy drinks sold at Aldi, plus people are just realising the inspiration behind the name of Wagon Wheels.
South Wales Argus
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Who are Britain's Got Talent 2025 finalists? Full list
Hosted by presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly, the winner of BGT will get the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance and win a cash prize of £250,000. The last of the live semi-finals saw the last two positions in the final awarded to Harry Moulding and X All acts that have made it to the BGT grand final were able to impressive audiences at home and judges Simon Cowell, Bruno Tonioli, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and special guest judge KSI. We living for this ✨ Work besties Han & Fran enter their main pop girlie era with a medley of ABBA hits: #BritainsGotTalent — BGT (@BGT) May 24, 2025 Who are Britain's Got Talent 2025 finalists? The BGT finalists for 2025 are: Blackouts (golden buzzer) Vinnie McKee (public vote) Olly Pearson (golden buzzer) Stacey Leadbeatter (public vote) Jasmine Rice (golden buzzer) Ping Pong Pang (public vote) Joseph Charm (golden buzzer) Hear Our Voice (public vote) Harry Moulding (golden buzzer) Binita Chetry (public vote) When is Britain's Got Talent final? The live final of Britain's Got Talent will air next Saturday (May 31) at 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX. It is the first year that the popular show hasn't aired semi-finals every weeknight at the end of May, as scheduling changes were changed to weekly slots by ITV bosses earlier this year. The iconic golden buzzer now also appears during the live shows, with one act being sent straight to the final each week. Previously, the golden buzzer had only featured during audition rounds since it was launched back in series eight. Recommended Reading What does the winner of BGT get? Through the years there have been 16 winners of BGT, from comedian Viggo Ven to dog act Ashleigh and Pudsey and dance group Diversity. This year the winner of BGT will take home a prize of £250,000 and they are given the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the royal family. In the ITV show's first three years, winners won a prize of £100,000 while the biggest winners were Ashleigh and Pudsey with a prize pot of £500,000 in 2012.
ABC News
24-05-2025
- Health
- ABC News
The high-tech ECMO machine saving lives and giving families a chance to make memories
Warning: This story contains content that might upset some readers. Five-week-old Sidney Mahony lies in his mother Ashleigh's arms on a secluded balcony at the Queensland Children's Hospital on a summer's day in February. It's 3pm and time to say goodbye — way too soon after their first hello. Dad Lonni is here and Sidney's older sister Tully, then still a toddler. Other family and close friends have also arrived. Some of the hospital team who have cared for Sidney since his birth with a rare and severe heart defect are among the 20 or so people who have made their way to the hospital's seventh floor balcony, to support his family as he takes his final breaths. "It was a beautiful day," Lonni recalls, three years later. "Brisbane couldn't have turned it on any more." For most of his life, Sidney was attached to a machine known as ECMO — an acronym for extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation, a high-tech heart and lung machine. At the end, it's what allowed his parents some precious extra time to make memories with their baby boy. In other cases, such as 15-year-old Sunshine Coast teenager Byron Blackmore, it saved his life. Sidney and Byron are among more than 270 children who have been treated with ECMO since the Queensland Children's Hospital opened in 2014. ECMO patients are so critically ill, only about two-thirds survive. The hospital's three heart surgeons are the only medical specialists in the state qualified to place children on the machine, which has become a treatment of last resort. Queensland Children's Hospital director of cardiac surgery Nelson Alphonso says intensive care specialists will typically call on heart surgeons to place a child on ECMO in cases of severe heart or lung failure, or a combination of both, when all else has failed. "They only call us when the patient is really at death's door, to come and intervene," Dr Alphonso says. Occasionally, they'll move the baby to the operating theatre to connect them to the ECMO machine. But in most cases, there's no time. "The children are too sick to be moved and so we will place them on ECMO where they are," Dr Alphonso explains. "In some instances, we have to open the chest in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and connect the baby to the ECMO machine. "Sometimes we put patients on when they're in a cardiac arrest situation, when they're undergoing chest compressions and being resuscitated." Sidney was about a week old in early January 2022, when he was first put on ECMO after being born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, also known as "half a heart" because the left side of the heart is severely underdeveloped. He was also born with only one kidney. Towards the end of open-heart surgery to re-plumb his heart's right chamber — allowing it to take over completely from the underdeveloped left side — he suffered an unexplained leak in a key heart valve. Dr Alphonso had to repair the valve on the operating table. When Ashleigh and Lonni finally saw their baby after the operation, he was connected to ECMO — a machine several times his size. "I didn't really know what to expect," Ashleigh says. "There was a lot of blood … just seeing blood going through tubes, an open chest. "I know that they explain it to you, but when you see it in person it's really confronting — like this is your body working for you outside your body, keeping you alive. In simple terms, ECMO takes over the work of the heart and the lungs. It siphons blood out of the child, removes carbon dioxide and oxygenates it before sending it back to the body, giving the patient's heart and lungs time to rest and recover. Having their newborn attached to so many tubes and machines meant bonding was far from instinctual. Picking him up and holding him in their arms was impossible. But with help from hospital PICU staff, they were able to give him a bed bath, using wipes to wash tiny body, and change his nappy. "We wanted to treat it — the situation — the same as we would if we had Sid at home," Lonni says. "We weren't going to just be hands-off parents. That's not our approach. "We wanted to feel useful in some way." Ashleigh gets emotional as she speaks about the simple task of wiping Sidney's eyes when he could open them. "I found that was the best," she says. Tully, then aged 15 months, also spent time at the hospital most days to be with her brother. Sidney was eventually taken off ECMO and doctors returned him to the operating theatre to close his chest. "We thought the worst was over," Dr Alphonso says. But the next day Sidney's heart stopped. "He went into cardiac arrest in front of me," Ashleigh recalls, her voice trembling with emotion. Sidney was reconnected to the ECMO machine to give him every chance of recovering. But when his other organs started failing and his hands and feet went black, doctors met with Ashleigh and Lonni, who were already preparing themselves to farewell Sid. "At this point, you have to recognise in a way you're not prolonging life, but you're prolonging death," Dr Alphonso says. "Since death is inevitable, we usually place the baby in the parents' arms and then we stop the machine. You grow close to the family during all of these journeys. "It does take its toll on everyone." The hospital gave Ashleigh and Lonni time with Sidney to make memories before the ECMO machine was switched off. "We got a couple of extra days where we just got to lay with him in a big hospital bed, and not just his own, to actually cuddle our child and make it our space as well," Lonni says. Ashleigh wipes away tears as she recalls those last days with her son. "They really let us do as much as we possibly could," she says. "There were no limits. All the walls were down. It was like celebrating our son. We got really encouraged … to make memories and we definitely did." Like Sidney, about half of the children treated with ECMO at the Queensland Children's Hospital (QCH) have severe heart disease. Intensive care specialist Sarfaraz Rahiman, the hospital's ECMO service medical lead, says other common reasons children use the heart-lung machine include severe pneumonia and sepsis, a life-threatening response to an infection. "ECMO has dramatically revolutionised the way we look after children with severe heart and lung failure," Dr Rahiman says. "It's intensive care in the truest sense. It's one of the most complex and invasive treatments that we provide." He says children can be placed on ECMO for anywhere from a few days to more than a month. "We've had kids on ECMO for up to six weeks and some of them have done well after," he says. Dr Rahiman is also deputy director of the QCH's PICU, a large team of more than 300 people, including doctors, nurses and allied health workers, who work together to care for the state's sickest children. He says the unit has provided about 1.8 million hours of intensive care to more than 18,000 patients in the past 10 years. About 1.5 per cent of those were treated with ECMO. Maleny State High School student Byron Blackmore has no memory of his time on ECMO last year, but is grateful for the treatment that saved his life. "Without it, I wouldn't be here," the 15-year-old says. Byron bears a scar from neck to naval after two open-heart surgeries at the QCH last year for a genetic heart condition, known as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, which causes the heart muscle to thicken. Although Dr Alphonso "cut out a lot of the muscle" in January last year, Byron required more surgery in June. He came out of the second operation critically ill and on ECMO. His mum Jemma Mays described the situation as "terrifying". "It was a pretty scary time for all of us," she says. "No one wants to see their child like that." When she asked Dr Alphonso whether Byron could die, he responded "he's a very, very sick boy". Byron was unconscious and unable to speak to his family for two weeks, but they played Broncos games on television and talked him through what was going on. "It was so hard not being able to have him talk to us," Jemma says. "We still spoke to him." His grandfather also sent a video of him singing Bob Marley's Three Little Birds — which includes the line "Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright" — that was played to the teenager in PICU. Byron's older brother Hayden, 21, drove to and from the South Brisbane hospital every second day from the Sunshine Coast to spend time with him. "He would just spend hours with Byron, holding his hand, helping the nurses reposition him, just loving him," Jemma says. Byron was weaned off ECMO and after 28 days in hospital was finally allowed home. He spent months recovering from the effects of being on the machine. "They said it would take about six months to recover from," Jemma says. "And because Byron has mild cerebral palsy as well, there was a lot of flow on effects he had with that. "He had tremors in his hands, and he's had to have a lot of physio. It's been such a big thing." But Byron is alive and asked how he's feeling, he says "amazing". Two weeks after Sidney Mahony's death, his family's house at Oxley, in Brisbane's south, flooded during the 2022 deluge. "You're dealing with being in such flight or fight and shock of what's happened that when you lose your belongings, it doesn't feel like anything," Ashleigh says. "The grieving of the house was almost non-existent because Sid died." As they dealt with their trauma, it was Tully who helped them through their heartache. "Tully really saved us," Ashleigh says. "She was always the joy in the room. "I remember at the time being like: 'I'll be able to thank you when you're older for helping me.' She's been through a lot. She's very emotionally aware and a very caring girl." And then a year ago, Harlan was born. Nothing can ever replace Sidney, but Harlan's entry into the world has brought some healing. "A lot of my emotions and a lot of my grief were resolved in that moment of having to hold Harlan in my arms," Lonni says.
