Style and Confidence

Fashion, beauty, and personal style advice to help midlife women feel confident, elegant, and true to themselves.

Your best skin after 40: Newcastle’s aesthetic secrets revealed

How you can glow with confidence If you’re over 40 and curious about how to glow with confidence, you’re in the right place. I became a new mum in my 40s. Now, as I approach 50, I’ve realised how important…

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Creating the perfect ambiance: designing your ideal dining space

Designing the perfect dining space The dining room is more than just a place to eat. It is a central gathering spot for family meals, celebrations, and memorable conversations. Designing this space to reflect your style and meet your needs…

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Revitalising Your Home for Spring: Persian-Spring Cleaning Tips

Persian spring cleaning: shaking the house, not your sanity Spring is in the air. The daffodils are poking through the mud, and it’s officially time to admit that my home has spent the winter pretending it’s fine. For Persians, spring…

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How to keep up with home interior trends on a budget

Find out how to keep up with 2020 interior trends if you’re on a budget.

Find out how to keep up with 2020 interior trends if you're on a budget.

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Why Persian sefidab is my unexpected beauty obsession as a new mum over 40

As a new mum over 40, I’m obsessed with everything and anything that will help with my daily beauty routine. That means a) Get rid of my lines and wrinkles and b) Stop the kids calling me “grandma” in future in the playground.

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My weekly ritual

If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be smuggling powdered animal fat across continents, I’d have laughed. Yet here I am, a new mum over 40, utterly obsessed with sefidab (or Rooshoor, if you want to sound fancy), the Persian exfoliator that has become my weekly ritual for keeping my skin, eyes, and hands from looking like I wrestled a toddler for 12 hours straight.

Read more about my full sefidab ritual →

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Creating a garden in midlife: childhood memories, family life, and outdoor wellbeing

No screens or devices to distract us As a mother over 40, I often recall my childhood spent outdoors, bare feet on grass, knees scratched from climbing trees, pockets full of conkers and twigs. There were no screens or devices…

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Unisex nursery ideas: stylish toddler bedroom design and decor tips

Every toddler’s bedroom is full of toys, books, and odds and ends. For Cyrus’s space, I wanted a neutral backdrop so that all these treasures could shine, rather than clash. Forget pale pinks or blues, bright art and accessories are…

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