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Win your guy a great makeover

DOES the man in your life need a change of image? Read

Sally Jones had six stones to lose and was contemplating stomach-reduction surgery when she read about an extremely low-calorie meal-replacement diet and decided to give it a go. In just seven months she slimmed down to a size 10 and was able to take up a new sport - climbing. HILARIE STELFOX reports Read

Why I’m a fake tanner these days!

TELEVISION presenter Denise van Outen has admitted that she regrets the years she spent getting a tan and using sunbeds. Read

Glittering range on site

IT’S a natty website selling unusual, funky cosmetics, many of which are suitable for vegetarians or vegans, bnevertoobusytobebeautiful.com. Read

Cleverly cutting out a fashion niche

HARDY PUNGLIA dropped out of a BSc (Hons) degree in order to follow his dream of becoming a fashion designer. Read

A hotbed of creative talent

Huddersfield’s Byram Arcade is rapidly becoming the place to buy limited edition fashions direct from the designers themselves. HILARIE STELFOX reports Read

Free spirited style that travels

LEONCIA MURPHY and her sister Francesca have chosen the Byram Arcade for their second fashion store, Sasa Loves. Read

As summer nears study the best ways to lose weight

Guiding principles to lose weight are fairly basic. Here Dr CLIVE HUNT, senior lecturer in nutrition at Huddersfield University’s School of Applied Sciences, explains matters Read

There’s no training at all for this Marathon!

THERE’S no need to do any training for the Make-over Marathon being held on April 25 and 26 in Boots’s Huddersfield store. Read

30 years of super-styles

‘I charged 3s 6d for a hair cut at the time. These days we charge £37’ Read

Just try and become a Fashion Idol!

FANCY your chances as a fashion designer? Read

Star spa’s second win

The eight-bedroomed hall is undergoing further building work as the spa expands to include a swimming pool and further relaxation areas Read

Gail force in our make-over

‘After the year she has had she deserves some pampering’ Read

The make-over: how we created the new looks

VALERIE and Gail both have quite short hair, so Mark Riley stylists Charlotte Crossley and Nicola Hughes had their work cut out to create new styles for our make-over. Read

Tlc for caring Jeanette

What a difference a month has made to Jeanette Battye, the winner of our £1.500 make-over competition. Read

Big treats in store for two of you!

FOR MOTHER’S DAY this year we’ve got a fantastic mother and daughter makeover competition, with a £1,000 prize package for our winners. Read

Sister is doing it herself

‘‘My time with Alexander McQueen, one of the world’s foremost designers opened my eyes to what the fashion world is really like. It inspired me and helped me – that’s why I decided to start my own label’ Read

Fashion is his passion!

Working hard and playing hard is his mantra. Read

Titanic aims to get ahead in spa therapies

THE growing spa business in the UK is always on the look-out for new treatments and services. Read

Her shirt’s so special!

FASHION student Rebecca Howell has yet to graduate, but she’s already one of the creators behind an exclusive menswear range for retail giant Topman. Read