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The Irish Sun
24 minutes ago
- Lifestyle
- The Irish Sun
Here's how to keep your hair smooth, sleek and healthy this summer – according to an expert
KEEPING your hair healthy and manageable is no mean feat during the summer. Whatever your biggest hair complaints are, the combination of warmer weather, humid air, and sunlight can throw our hair off-kilter all summer long. 5 Beauty Writer Mia's head over heels for Aveda's new hair oil Tackling frizz in humid climates can feel like a losing battle, as can dryness and brittleness, which is often caused by UV light from the sun. During the summer, you'll not only spend more time outdoors (British weather dependent!), but also more time fussing over and heat styling your hair, with events, weddings and holidays on the horizon. So, it's important to get to grips with a routine that not only keeps your hair looking and feeling its best, but one that'll keep it protected, too. For protection, UV mists are your ultimate companion, and work in a similar way to the sunscreen you use on your body. Simply spritz a formula like READ MORE IN BEAUTY When it comes to keeping hair smooth and sleek, you have plenty of options, but a product I currently swear by is the new 5 I've been using Aveda Hair Oil this summer Credit: SUPPLIED Aveda Miraculous Oil High-Shine Hair Concentrate, £34 This lightweight, aromatic hair oil can be used on all hair types, and promotes shine, nourishment and frizz protection - so in other words, it's a summer saviour. I apply three to four drops to my long, thick hair after washing, and it leaves it noticeably softer and ready for heat styling, thanks to its 232°C thermal protection. Most read in Fabulous But don't just take my word for it - we asked 5 Antoinette Beenders, Aveda Global Artistic Lead, shares her advice Credit: AVEDA What is a hair oil, how should you apply it, and what are the benefits of using one? I'd recommend using a hair oil when you want to nurture smooth hair or add shine to your 'do. You can use an oil to nourish and provide hydration, but everyone has different hair and needs a different amount of oil, so it's all about getting the balance right. For a product like Apply a couple of drops of product, depending on your hair density, length and pattern. This is all bespoke to you, so build it up slowly and see how much your hair can take. Finish your routine by blow-drying or airdrying. Blow-drying will provide the best results, because it helps the product absorb into the hair. For the ultimate shine, blow-dry and straighten your hair to really seal it in. Is there anything else we can do to ensure smooth, sleek hair? My top tip is to use a nozzle on your blowdryer to concentrate the airflow. The wider and the narrower the nozzle, the more concentration you'll have on the hair, and the smoother it will be. One word of warning - keep the nozzle a couple of inches away from hair or you'll burn it. Adjust the heat to suit the quality of your hair - if your hair is very coarse, porous or damaged, go easy on the heat. You can have a lot of speed or airflow, but not heat - and it's the same with your straightening iron, too. 5 Using a hairdryer nozzle can be a game-changer Credit: AVEDA My hair always gets dry and knotty on holiday, what can I do to keep it healthy? Often, people will go to the beach and into the sea - which is full of salt water that dries your hair out - then they'll go and bake in the sun. If you do this without applying a protective hair product, you'll end up with fried hair. I'm a firm believer in using hair masks during the summer. If I were on holiday myself, I'd apply one every night after a day in the sun. Plus, the minute you come out of the sea, jump under the shower and get that salt water out of your hair. Before you go on holiday, I also recommend investing in a pre-shampoo bonding treatment, such as 5 Nourishing treatment like hair oils can be applied to damp hair Credit: AVEDA What hair products or rituals do you swear by during the summer? I love a good cut, because I come from the trade and I like individualism, so the first thing I do when I come to London is go to the salon. Your ultimate haircut should be a reflection of your personality. If you're a shy person, you probably won't want short bleached blonde or red hair, but instead something a little longer that you feel comfortable with. I'm quite chatty, and would look crazy with long hair - it just wouldn't be me - so, instead, I keep my hair shorter and blonde. I travel a lot, and there's different water all over the world, which can sometimes make my blonde hair go a bit yellow, so I use new If you have extensions that go a bit yellow from smoky environments, this shampoo will do the trick on them, too. What are the biggest hair trends you're seeing this summer? Traditionally, spring is all about going shorter. I've seen a lot of people chopping their hair off recently, and there are a lot of bobs around. However, this summer, we're seeing a return of the fringe. I recently gave a client a Birkin bang fringe. This look has a softness to it and is lower maintenance than other fringes, bringing the focus to the eyes rather than forehead. If you want to find out how a fringe will look on you, put your hand over your forehead and see where your focus is drawn to. If you like the look of it, it's time for a fringe! How To Save Money On Beauty Buys IF your purse is feeling tighter than ever before and you're looking to save cash on your make-up routine, have you ever thought of trying out beauty dupes? Here are five of the best recommended beauty buys that are almost identical to the posh versions, but at a fraction of the price. FACE BASE If you can't afford Charlotte Tilbury's £52 Magic Cream, why not try a TONE IT UP If Drunk Elephant's £62 Protini Cream is out of your price range, you'll need to check out TINTING IT With Fenty's game-changer skin tint costing £29, a popular supermarket's affordable alternative might just be the thing for you. GET COVERED At £29 for a Tarte concealer, the new Primark dupe is much more affordable at just £3.50. SPRAY YAY For those wanting to smell fresh without the price tag,
The Herald Scotland
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Review, The Couple Next Door - net curtains will twitch
*** WHEN you become a television critic, no one tells you how many hours will be spent watching people have sex (or how tedious that will be). Having sat through the first series of Channel 4's swinging in the suburbs psychological thriller, I was prepared for this new six-parter. Sandwiches and a flask to hand, I hunkered down for the long haul like Alan, the neighbourhood Peeping Tom (played by Hugh Dennis), putting in a shift at his telescope. But what do you know, all concerned had upped their game considerably. While The Couple Next Door was still a heap of weapons-grade silliness, it was a better-acted, better-plotted, better-directed heap of weapons-grade silliness. Instead of traffic cops and yoga instructors, the protagonists this time were doctors and nurses. Lottie the heart surgeon (oh, the irony!) was married to Jacob, an anaesthetist. Lottie was so busy with her job and an ailing dad to look after she had to schedule sex with Jacob, a man so dull he could have put his patients spark out with his conversation alone. Lottie couldn't complain, not really. Life was good, if predictable. Then a nurse named Mia turned up at the hospital and moved in next door. With her heavy European accent and mysterious past, the beautiful Mia intrigued Lottie and flattered Duncan. Smouldering glances over a patient's open chest cavity soon became flirty conversations over glasses of wine, and before you know it our couple had become a throuple and clothes were being torn off all over the shop. You certainly couldn't fault the trio's enthusiasm. They didn't even pause to brush their teeth before jumping between the sheets. And yes, the sex scenes did go on, and on, and on. The good times on the sofa and in Antwerp hotel rooms could not last, though. Lottie and Duncan's well-ordered life had been turned upside down by Mia and her demands. Regrets? They had more than a few. The Couple Next Door began life as the hit Dutch series, Nieuwe Buren ('New Neighbours'). Both are filmed in Belgium and the Netherlands, hence the slightly unusual houses on wide open streets that make the place look like America. Written by David Allison (Marcella, Trust Me), this series powered along, fuelled by plot twists that ranged from unlikely to flat-out bonkers. There was far more going on at the hospital than an on-off threesome. Frankly, it was a wonder anyone left the place alive, such was the carry on. From a pretty decent cast overall, Annabel Scholey was a solid centre of credibility as Lottie (even if she did look disconcertingly like Kate, Princess of Wales). Plaudits go again to Hugh Dennis, who scrubs up well as a serious actor. There was plenty to question (wouldn't the police be called in to investigate wrongdoing rather than leaving it to hospital administrators to play detective?), and more than a few cliches (particularly in the sex scenes). But if it was noirish nonsense you are after, The Couple Next Door supplied it by the bucket load.
Cosmopolitan
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
The Couple Next Door S2 star reveals the episode 2 clue fans missed they were guilty: "It's very subtly done"
The Couple Next Door came to an end tonight (23rd July), with Jacob (Sam Palladio) being exposed as the culprit behind the string of mysterious deaths at the hospital - crimes he tried to frame Mia (Aggy K. Adams) for. Jacob's wife, Charlotte, uncovered the truth and in a bid to cover up his crimes, he poisoned her coffee and made it look like she'd taken her own life. It's a twist we never saw coming, with so many eyes on Mia, but Sam Palladio tells Cosmopolitan UK that there was a very subtle clue in episode two - one he he had to go back and watch himself. "I think the first thing that really triggers everything is that initial mistake - it's very subtly done," Palladio explained, referencing the moment when Jacob entered a patient's room and reached for a syringe, but became too distracted by Mia - who was thanking him for defending her earlier that day - to administer the medicine. He continued: "I think it's episode two or three. Maybe it's episode two where Mia is sort of thanking him in the suite for for saying what he said to that evil patient, Mr. Green, who was a perve and there's a subtle slip up. We didn't want to telegraph that the medicine didn't go in and we need to re-inject, but that's what he does." In the episode we see Jacob holding the medicine in his hand as Mia thanks him, saying: "By the way can I just say, I didn't get to thank you for being so kind earlier." He replies: "No worries, I didn't want you to think I was trying to rescue you. I know you can take care of yourself." She then says: "Oh God no, I didn't think that. I'll let myself be rescued, but I must say this time it felt really nice. It felt good to feel protected in a way." "Oh any time," he smiles. The scene then cuts to Charlotte at the care home with her dad Henry and Alan, meaning we never actually get to see Jacob inject the medicine. The next time we see him, the patient is flatlining and he's scrambling to save him. Palladio continued: "He tries to cover his track when that guy starts flatlining. And so when you go back and you see, that's the moment where he's subtly injecting something to cover his tracks, and he shouldn't be. And so I think it's intriguingly done." While Jacob is trying to save the patient, Mia stands in the corner, shell-shocked, and once the patient is pronounced dead, she says: "He wasn't a very nice man," immediately raising suspicion. The Couple Next Door seasons one and two are available to stream on
South Wales Guardian
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Ozzy Osbourne fans remember Birmingham star who was ‘a big part of our lives'
The heavy metal vocalist, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019, died at the age of 76 on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family. Christine Turner, from the Hodge Hill area of Birmingham, wore her Aston Villa football shirt to pay tribute to Osbourne at the Black Sabbath mural in the city. She said her father was a childhood friend of the rock star and they used to play football together in Lodge Road, where they grew up. She told the PA news agency: 'He has been a big part of our lives, my dad was childhood best mates with him, so I've come up to pay my respects.' When asked how she felt when she heard he had died, she said: 'Shocked. I think deep in our hearts we knew it was coming, but it was still a shock last night. 'I was supposed to have done the washing last night but it didn't get done after I found out at about quarter past seven. 'I was upset, tears were shed last night.' Jimmy Smith, from Bristol, who was in the city to visit the Ozzy Osbourne exhibition at Birmingham Museum, stopped at the scene on Wednesday morning to pay his respects. He told PA: 'I did like Ozzy, I saw him a few times back in the day. It was quite sad yesterday (when he died), but with the concert at Villa Park a few weeks back, I had a feeling it was coming. It felt like his final bow. 'I was up here a few weeks ago for the Iron Maiden concert so I knew the mural was here, so I thought I would come and have a look, and I'll also go to the Black Sabbath bridge before going to the museum.' Two Black Sabbath fans from King's Norton jumped on a train to visit the mural of the band in Birmingham to pay their respects to Osbourne following his death. Megan and Mia, who did not want to give their surnames, said they wished they had been able to go to Osbourne's last show at Villa Park on July 5. Megan said: 'It was really sad and heart-breaking (to hear he had died), I think I was expecting it to happen soon but not that quick.' When asked how it felt to visit the mural after Ozzy's death, Mia said: 'It's surreal but it's nice that people have put flowers out.' Mia added that she believed the next Aston Villa football game would be 'even more packed than usual' in Osbourne's memory. She said: 'I know there will be some form of respects paid to him at the game, definitely.' Osbourne played a final farewell concert in front of a home crowd at Villa Park earlier in the month. Black Sabbath were the last to appear on stage as part of a star-studded line-up for the Back To The Beginning concert that took place not far from the Crown pub where they played their first gig in 1968. Also paying his respects was Black Sabbath's first manager, Jim Simpson, who spoke on Broad Street, where dozens of fans had gathered to pay tribute to the rock legend. When asked how he felt when he heard the news Osbourne had died, Mr Simpson said: 'Deep sadness, but no surprise, because it's been on the cards for quite a long time. 'He even said beforehand that he expected to die on the stage at the July the fifth show at Villa Park. The world's lost an inordinately nice, balanced, human being.' Referencing the amount of people who had turned up to pay tribute to Osbourne following his death, he said: 'The fact is, there are people here who are 80 years of age or eight years of age and all stages in between and it shows he had a remarkable way of contacting people. 'It has been 55 years and still (Black Sabbath) are more popular than ever. 'It is remarkable and they have all done a great job and they should be proud of themselves.' Black Sabbath, comprised of vocalist Osbourne, drummer Bill Ward, guitarist Tony Iommi, and bassist Terence 'Geezer' Butler, formed in 1968 and were credited with shaping the heavy metal genre. The group were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 and Osbourne was added for a second time, as a solo artist, last year. In the noughties he featured in MTV series The Osbournes, which followed the lives of him, his wife Sharon and two of their children, Kelly and Jack.
Rhyl Journal
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Ozzy Osbourne fans remember Birmingham star who was ‘a big part of our lives'
The heavy metal vocalist, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019, died at the age of 76 on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family. Christine Turner, from the Hodge Hill area of Birmingham, wore her Aston Villa football shirt to pay tribute to Osbourne at the Black Sabbath mural in the city. She said her father was a childhood friend of the rock star and they used to play football together in Lodge Road, where they grew up. She told the PA news agency: 'He has been a big part of our lives, my dad was childhood best mates with him, so I've come up to pay my respects.' When asked how she felt when she heard he had died, she said: 'Shocked. I think deep in our hearts we knew it was coming, but it was still a shock last night. 'I was supposed to have done the washing last night but it didn't get done after I found out at about quarter past seven. 'I was upset, tears were shed last night.' Jimmy Smith, from Bristol, who was in the city to visit the Ozzy Osbourne exhibition at Birmingham Museum, stopped at the scene on Wednesday morning to pay his respects. He told PA: 'I did like Ozzy, I saw him a few times back in the day. It was quite sad yesterday (when he died), but with the concert at Villa Park a few weeks back, I had a feeling it was coming. It felt like his final bow. 'I was up here a few weeks ago for the Iron Maiden concert so I knew the mural was here, so I thought I would come and have a look, and I'll also go to the Black Sabbath bridge before going to the museum.' Two Black Sabbath fans from King's Norton jumped on a train to visit the mural of the band in Birmingham to pay their respects to Osbourne following his death. Megan and Mia, who did not want to give their surnames, said they wished they had been able to go to Osbourne's last show at Villa Park on July 5. Megan said: 'It was really sad and heart-breaking (to hear he had died), I think I was expecting it to happen soon but not that quick.' When asked how it felt to visit the mural after Ozzy's death, Mia said: 'It's surreal but it's nice that people have put flowers out.' Mia added that she believed the next Aston Villa football game would be 'even more packed than usual' in Osbourne's memory. She said: 'I know there will be some form of respects paid to him at the game, definitely.' Osbourne played a final farewell concert in front of a home crowd at Villa Park earlier in the month. Black Sabbath were the last to appear on stage as part of a star-studded line-up for the Back To The Beginning concert that took place not far from the Crown pub where they played their first gig in 1968. Also paying his respects was Black Sabbath's first manager, Jim Simpson, who spoke on Broad Street, where dozens of fans had gathered to pay tribute to the rock legend. When asked how he felt when he heard the news Osbourne had died, Mr Simpson said: 'Deep sadness, but no surprise, because it's been on the cards for quite a long time. 'He even said beforehand that he expected to die on the stage at the July the fifth show at Villa Park. The world's lost an inordinately nice, balanced, human being.' Referencing the amount of people who had turned up to pay tribute to Osbourne following his death, he said: 'The fact is, there are people here who are 80 years of age or eight years of age and all stages in between and it shows he had a remarkable way of contacting people. 'It has been 55 years and still (Black Sabbath) are more popular than ever. 'It is remarkable and they have all done a great job and they should be proud of themselves.' Black Sabbath, comprised of vocalist Osbourne, drummer Bill Ward, guitarist Tony Iommi, and bassist Terence 'Geezer' Butler, formed in 1968 and were credited with shaping the heavy metal genre. The group were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 and Osbourne was added for a second time, as a solo artist, last year. In the noughties he featured in MTV series The Osbournes, which followed the lives of him, his wife Sharon and two of their children, Kelly and Jack.
