Three Things Beauty Bloggers Should Know About Science
I know that a lot of people who read Colin’s Beauty Pages are beauty bloggers. So I thought you might like some tips on how to cut through the hype behind beauty products to get through to the reality....
View ArticleBeauty Bible Author Reveals Truth About Cosmetics And Science
I have only heard about the Beauty Bible compiled by the redoubtable Jo Fairley recently and I haven’t read it yet. In fact I haven’t actually even seen it for sale anywhere. A quick check on Amazon...
View ArticleCan You Trust Adverts?
We all see a lot of adverts and most of us do our best to ignore them. Somebody who is trying to sell you something is rarely a source of useful information. But just how far do advertisers go in...
View ArticleBeware White Bread
Multinational companies are soulless entities that exist for no other reason than to benefit their shareholders. You need to take extreme care when you are looking at the adverts they produce which...
View ArticleA Different Way Of Looking At Cosmetic Adverts
Aristotle pointed out that a really good argument is one that addresses three different ways of making the point. He called these ethos, pathos and logos. Ethos is the authority and personality of...
View ArticleToothpaste Cannot Regenerate Your Enamel
The human body is continually breaking itself down and reassembling itself, even bones. This is a good feature because it keeps everything in good condition. It also means that many problems can be...
View ArticleChristina Hendricks’ brief spell as a bottle blond
I subscribe to a newsletter from the Advertising Standards Agency which lists all their recent rulings. It is a good way to keep abreast of what claims you can get away with or not. The place all...
View ArticleIs It Time To Buy Some Flu Treatment?
There have always been people out to separate you from your money and prepared to say almost anything that will work to do so. Since the internet has been widespread there have been many more...
View ArticleRosemary Water – Is It Good For You?
I am not religious, but I was struck once by something a Catholic priest said on the radio. He was talking about a seminar they had just had on morality. “It’s easy to agree on principles. The...
View ArticleFake Reviews Online
A quick guide to telling whether or not you should take online reviews seriously.
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