Woman's Own December 17, 2012

Editor’s LETTER This issue I am pleased to reveal the winners of our Age Less Beauty Awards. Many thanks to the thousands of you who shared your must-have buys with us. From page 28 you can discover if your favourite product won an accolade. And we were really thrilled when you voted Kate Middleton as your beauty idol of 2012. Now that she’s going to be a mum, we’re sure she’ll look even more fabulous in the months to come. facebook.com/womansownmagazine twitter.com/womansown womansowneditor@ipcmedia.com 020 3148 6565 Now we’re ONLINE! From party hair ideas to glamorous fashion, Christmas recipes, gifts for all the family and money-saving tips, plus celebrity gossip – every day you’ll find something new on our website! Did you know? JAYNE MARSDEN, DEPUTY EDITOR ‘We’re thrilled with how…

On the spot with... Joanna Lumley Actress Joanna Lumley, 66, lives in London with husband Stephen Barlow 1 Taxi or Tube? The Tube. Why would you want to be stuck in traffic in a black cab? 2 Politics or acting? Acting. Definitely. 3 Telephone or text? Telephone. It takes me 25 minutes to write a text saying ‘How r u?’ Then I end up sending it to myself! 4 Spend or save? Spend, save. Spend, save – they’re linked together. Spend, save, give, take. 5 Saturday or Sunday? Saturday. As a child, Sunday was always filled with the dread of doing homework. 6 Theatre or cinema? Theatre every time. 7 Card or cash? Card. We all do plastic nowadays. 8 Glass half full or half empty? Half full. No wait,…

Monday It’s not every day you wake up to Aled Jones dressed up as a snowman. Even if it’s something I have always dreamt about. Seriously, I almost melted just looking at his carrot. We were all recording a festive edition of Family Fortunes with a rival team from Emmerdale. Then I woke up... Except this actually did happen! Tuesday At last, some Steps post-Strictly that I could remember! I had an absolutely cracking time with the newly reformed ’90s sensation. Odd to think how many times they came through the doors at GMTV. The guys tell me they’ve been overwhelmed at the affection they’ve received since they announced they were getting back together. ‘We are so old now,’ quipped H, who doesn’t look a day over 25. Unless you…

O-KAY Peter Kay will star in a C4 spoof of The Secret Millionaire next year. WONDER WOOL Wear a sweater for Save The Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Friday, 14 December. AD FAB The cute John Lewis snowman Christmas advert is now a book. POP TART Madonna loves her chocolate and chips, according to the star’s personal trainer. Really? KEEPING ABREAST Almost 40 per cent of men don’t know their wife’s bra size. HARD WORK At this time of year, busy mums will put in 148 extra hours of graft.…

Draw the line Rev up eyes for evening with graphic liner, like Madonna, 54. Keep the rest of your makeup pared back and let that feline flick do the talking – it’s like an eyelift in a single sweep. Get lippy Strictly star Kimberley Walsh, 31, transforms her look with wine-red lipstick. And you don’t need to redo your daytime make-up – just top up with a power pout. Choose a satin finish with a slight sheen for a youthful, plumping effect. Work the new nude The natural look is no excuse to skip wearing make-up. The latest way to wear nude is to contour your skin with earthy tones and creamy finishes (think Dawn French, 55). For evening, sculpt cheeks with bronzer and finish with a slick of rose-nude…

I’m Olly’s second mum! Just like One Direction and JLS, Olly Murs has achieved massive success despite not winning The X Factor. In fact, finishing as runner-up to Joe McElderry in 2009 was probably the best thing to have happened to this hugely likeable Essex lad. Not only has he carved out a great music career for himself, touring with 1D in the US, but he’s also become a top TV presenter on the hugely popular Xtra Factor on ITV2. Olly, 28, popped into the Daybreak studio and told me that he has (finally) moved out of his mum and dad’s house and now lives in his own flat. However, he’s still only 10 minutes down the road, which means he can pop in to drop off his washing and…