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Beauty News Into the Blue ; Set Off Your Holiday Glow with Shades Inspired by the Ocean

1 As fabulous as you would expect from the cosmetic wizard Dominique Montcourtois at Chanel, the new Neptune shade of Extreme Cils Intense Waterproof Mascara, Pounds 16.50, and the wonderful, wannabe-mermaid essential, Aqua Intense Eye Pencil, Pounds 13, deliver blue in just the right quantity and shade. www.chanel.com 2 Swimming Pool Blue is the new Bourjois eyeshadow shade, Pounds 6.50, and it comes in a generous pot with a handy brush, delivering a luxurious iridescent blue.

The Girls Who Would Be Queen ; Ladies in Waiting One Is a Contender to Take Over From Posh As Queen of the Wags; the Other Is the Girlfriend of Our Future King. But Are Elen Rives and Kate Middleton Really Worlds Apart?

David Beckham's resignation as England football captain means that Posh's position as queen of the WAGs (wives and girlfriends) is in jeopardy. A leading contender to take her crown is Elen Rives, fiancee of Chelsea's Frank Lampard, who laid out her credentials for the role with suitably heroic feats of shopping and drinking at the World Cup. So how does she compare to the other girl who would be queen, Prince William's fresh-faced girlfriend Kate Middleton, who is moving closer to an engagem...

Great Lengths or Faulty Locks? ; Beware of Hair Extensions, Says Trichologist to the Stars Philip Kingsley. You Might Love the Instantly Transforming Effects, but You Could End Up Going Bald

Jennifer Aniston, an actress whose hairstyle became so famous that it launched a million copycat looks, recently confessed that she'd suffered a hair disaster after the end of the TV series that made her a household name. 'After Friends I wanted a different look, so I cut my hair. Obviously I wasn't thinking clearly,' she told American magazine Harper's Bazaar.

If You've Got It, Flaunt It ; Eternal Allurewhat Is It That Makes a Woman Sexy? Author Robert Greene has Made It His Life's Work to Find Out. Here He Gives His Expert Guide to How Women Can Be Irresistibly Captivating in Their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s - Plus Handy Tips On What Definitely Doesn't Work

Walking down a Los Angeles street with Robert Greene is an education in what makes women exciting to men. Robert is author of the bestselling book The Art of Seduction and has spent more than 20 years studying the female sex. He has accumulated such a vast knowledge of his specialist subject that he is able to identify the good (and bad) points of every passer-by. 'Look there,' he says as a woman in her late 30s wearing a beautifully cut black jacket over a white T-shirt and jeans walks past....

Highsobriety ; I Always Start the Day with a Jokey, 'Thank God I Haven't Got a Hangover,' Which Always Makes Me Smile and I Thank God As I Go to Sleep That I Am Sober Diary of a Recovering Alcoholic

Today, I have been sober for 18 months. This is a miracle. And I cannot claim all the credit. Somewhere out there, something is looking over me. Is it God?

Fashion Fixer

Q My summer holiday packing is a disaster. I always take masses, yet I never feel I have anything to wear when I get there. What am I doing wrong? Annabel, 47