10 Things We Hate About Shops and Salons

April 14, 2016 | Posted by Lesley Jakobsen | LIFE |

The conversation-starters which clothes sales assistants and hairdressers learn by rote.  “Is it still windy/hot/raining out there?”  “On your lunch break?” “Got much on this weekend?” “Do you live/work around here?” “Got a special occasion coming up?”… but…nail technicians won’t, or can’t speak English and they’ve got your hands imprisoned for an hour. “Do you have our special loyalty card?  No?  Would you like to join our loyalty programme? No?  You should because you can get 2 percent off and endless emails from us.  No?  It’ll only take a minute to sign you up.  No?  Do you collect our special stickers?” “Have you taken…

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7 Academy Award Outfits – the Good, the Bad and the Ugggghhhh

February 29, 2016 | Posted by Lesley Jakobsen | Annabel Lee |

Have people learnt since the 2016 Golden Globes? Here are TVCs seven notable red carpet outfits from this year’s Oscars. The Good…   The Bad… The Lovely….   and the Ugggghhhh…    

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10 Fashion Statements We Hate

January 16, 2016 | Posted by Lesley Jakobsen | LIFE |

For a start, Pharrell William’s hat. Look at it, just look at it. Hurts, doesn’t it?

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Why Do These Stars’ Stylists Hate Them?

January 12, 2016 | Posted by Lesley Jakobsen | Annabel Lee, FILM |

It must be a vicious mixture of misogyny, personal loathing, resentment and superb powers of persuasion. Nothing else can explain how these otherwise attractive women came to appear at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards looking like this.

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3 Golden Globe 2016 Questions

January 11, 2016 | Posted by Lesley Jakobsen | Annabel Lee, FILM |

The Golden Globe spider predicts...weird self-aggrandisement and bad dresses

QUESTION 1 How did Julianne Moore, who excels in dag…. …get it so right? QUESTION 2 How many canaries died to dress Jennifer Lopez? ..and does Angelina want her leg back? Although those shoes are worth showing off. QUESTION 3. Why does Sylvester Stallone look so much like Dean Martin these days? Answers awaited!

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