Ageing with Grace Magazine

What Daughters Learn When They Watch
What Daughters Learn When They Watch
The mother who takes five minutes for herself in the morning teaches her daughter that she's worth those five minutes. The mother who tries new things e.g. a different shade,... Read more...
Red Lips and the Women Who Taught Us to Wear Them
Red Lips and the Women Who Taught Us to Wear Them
Here's a fact I came across recently that made me smile: in 1770, the British Parliament actually tried to ban lipstick. They said it had the power to seduce men... Read more...
The Iconic Beauty Looks That Never Age
The Iconic Beauty Looks That Never Age
These icons weren't trying to look like anyone else. They understood their own faces intimately and made choices that enhanced what made them unique. They embraced signature looks: that smudged... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Confidence Starts With How You Frame Yourself
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Confidence Starts With How You Frame Yourself
We talk a lot about eyes being the window to the soul, but brows? Brows are the frame. They're the context. They're what shapes the way people see you, and... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Your face holds every version of you
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Your face holds every version of you
Every line, every shift in texture, every change in how light catches your skin – it's all evidence. Proof that you've lived a life that's shaped you. And yet, we've... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: A Love Letter to My Reflection
GRACE'S MUSINGS: A Love Letter to My Reflection
There was a morning, somewhere in my late forties, when I caught myself mid-apology. I stopped. Mascara wand suspended mid-air. And I thought: What am I apologising for?For existing past... Read more...
GRACES MUSINGS: Your Eyes Tell A Story - What Are They Saying?
GRACES MUSINGS: Your Eyes Tell A Story - What Are They Saying?
There's something about catching your own reflection unexpectedly – in the bathroom mirror before coffee, or the rear-view mirror at a red light that stops you in your tracks. And... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Feeling Good in Your Own Skin
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Feeling Good in Your Own Skin
There’s a moment many women reach - often quietly - when beauty starts to feel louder than it needs to be. Trend-led (like we discussed in this blog post), more... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: January Skin’s Reality Check
GRACE'S MUSINGS: January Skin’s Reality Check
Isn’t January as a month, so honest? Sometimes brutally so. After the indulgence of December, the long evenings, the heating turned up, and the return of routine, your skin often feels…... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Make-Up’s Effort vs Impact
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Make-Up’s Effort vs Impact
Remember the excitement that once followed when we first applied make-up? It felt like a curious, slightly rebellious act. Somewhere along the way, it’s become exhausting. More steps. More products.... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Forget make-up trends and choose what works for you.
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Forget make-up trends and choose what works for you.
I’ve spent decades in this industry watching make-up trends come and go. Some trends are exciting; some clever and genuinely move things forward. Whilst some were never designed for real... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Micro-Habits to Rebuild Confidence
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Micro-Habits to Rebuild Confidence
Confidence isn’t rebuilt through big declarations or radical reinventions. It’s rebuilt through micro-habits. Small, repeatable actions that gently remind you who you are now, not who you used to be.... Read more...