Beware the toxic avengers. A gang of Marvel anti-heroes? No, but in terms of skin ageing, just as threatening. The expression refers to environmental aggressors and Mintel, who coined the catchy headline, say in a recent report: “The cosmetics industry has been awakening consumers to the immediate, visible and personal effects of pollution that threaten our skin.”
Read MoreWhen the managing director of MediaCom Claudine Collins discovered she had breast cancer, she had what could be considered an unusual reaction. She told us, “My consultant said you are going to need an operation. So I looked at my diary and said ‘OK how about the 15th of January next year.’ It was October. He firmly said no and booked her in for treatment the following week. “Looking back, I was in denial and literally didn’t believe it because I had no symptoms.”
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The British-born creative director of Marchesa
Read MoreThe UK beauty industry is in the pink. Employing more than one million people and worth £17 billion, it is forecast to grow 16 per cent by 2016. Despite the recession, retail sales in the UK beauty market grew 15.5 per cent from £6.1 billion in 2008 to an estimated £7.1 billion in 2013.
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