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7 Feb

How getting naked in a German sauna helped me

How getting naked in a German sauna helped me
German spa culture requires nudity within the saunas. No underwear, no swimsuits. Just your skin and whatever hair and tattoos you may have on it. A towel is required to put on the sauna benches, but wearing the rest is strictly verboten. In the case of this particular brand of self-care, a part of the journey is letting go… of all the pieces. But for an expat like me, who has certain hang-ups about their body, this will prove highly difficult. Today there are over 2,100 communal or privately run facilities in Germany. In keeping with the German Sauna Association, saunas are equally popular amongst men and girls, with a median age of 40. In total, 31 million Germans hit the...
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4 Nov

How Yasmin Finney’s Phone Wallpaper Helped Her Date

How Yasmin Finney’s Phone Wallpaper Helped Her Date
British Vogue presents In The Bag with Yasmin Finney. Heartstopper & Doctor Who actress Yasmin Finney reveals her handbag essentials, as we have a look inside her quilted Miu Miu handbag. Probably the most unexpected item? Yasmin’s Attitude Pride Icon award. “Obviously I don’t carry this around on a regular basis, just within the times where I would like a little bit little bit of motivation,” says the British Vogue December 2022 cover star. “It wasn’t only a win for me. It was a win for the entire community within the sense that we're being seen”. Yasmin Finney’s every day essentials include her Maison Francis Kurkdjian Paris eau de parfum, her Soap & Glory hand cream and her “gorgeous chic shades”...
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5 Jun

Harvey Alstodt, Who Helped Establish Sally Hansen, Dies at

Harvey Alstodt, Who Helped Establish Sally Hansen, Dies at
Harvey Alstodt, who helped sell thousands and thousands of bottles of nail color and other beauty products during greater than 20 years at Del Laboratories, passed away on June 3 after a protracted illness. He was 83 years old. Alstodt joined Del Laboratories in 1985 from Foster Grant. At the moment, Del was a fledgling company best known in beauty for its Sally Hansen nail polish. As executive vp of sales for cosmetics, Alstodt helped Sally Hansen claw its way right into a market dominated by Revlon. “He helped the little company Del Labs construct market share up there with the large guys,” recalled Steve Lubin, a former vp and wonder executive with Walgreens. Under his watch, Sally Hansen grew to the leading...
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