Ageing with Grace Magazine

GRACE'S MUSINGS: It’s not how old you are, but how you are old

There’s a great quote from the 19th-century French master of the aphorism, Jules Renard: “It is not a question of how old you are, but a question ...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: Breaking the bias

Today is International Women’s Day, and its theme this year is #BreakTheBias. What does that mean? It’s a demand for a gender-equal world free of ...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: What’s so scary about a woman who looks her age?

So 54 is apparently too old for a woman to appear on a magazine cover without getting the airbrushing of a lifetime – if you believe the latest iss...

THE EDIT: What is 60 for?

Female broadsheet journalists who talk about ageing are like London buses: nothing for an eternity, then three come along at once. And these partic...

IN CONVERSATION WITH: TABITHA JAMES KRAAN

First of all – can you tell us about your initial motivation into the hair and beauty industry, your Organic Hair Salon and how the brand Tabitha...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: Still wondering whether to get that tattoo?

Do you remember when only sailors had tattoos? And only punks had piercings? Now almost everyone I know has a discreet little inking somewhere, as ...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: GIVE ME MOORE

Demi Moore has been raising eyebrows for as long as I can remember. The actor, cover girl and accidental beauty influencer, who’s been in the publ...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: Joy to the world

Ageing gracefully is something I talk about a lot but have you given any thought to the idea of ageing joyfully? I’ve just watched Ingrid Fetell Le...

IN CONVERSATION WITH: GEMMA BOURNE

I’m eternally inspired by strong women around me and Gemma Bourne – an Image Consultant working with people to help guide them through the increas...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: What are you reading?

What are you reading? I’ve been glued to a book that’s made me laugh out loud: journalist Steven Petrow’s Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old. ...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: Not another resolution?

I’ve always loved the idea that a new year can mean a new start. I’m not talking about that whole “new year, new you” thing – it’s impossible to ta...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: A new beginning

For many of us, this year is ending much as it began, in a whirl of confusion and uncertainty. So rather than trying to explain it, I’m turning to ...

IN CONVERSATION: Barbara Guesens

Barbara Guesens is a woman after my own heart with the shared ethos that in the skin care and beauty industry a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach does n...