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Princess Diana crowned the most attractive female royal of all time by science

Linda J. Picard
Princess Diana has been crowned the most attractive female royal by science, pictured in Wales, October 1981. (Photo by Jayne Fincher/Getty Images)
Princess Diana has been crowned the most attractive female royal by science, pictured in Wales, October 1981. (Photo by Jayne Fincher/Getty Images)

Princess Diana has been crowned the most attractive female royal of all time, according to science.

Research into what constitutes the ‘perfect face’ has found Princess Diana came closest to scoring 100% based on the Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi, which measures physical perfection.

Prince Harry and Prince William’s mother, who tragically died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 aged 36, was found to be 89% accurate to the Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi – used by the ancient Greeks to gauge attractiveness.

The list was compiled using the latest computerised mapping techniques by facial cosmetic surgeon Dr Julian De Silva, who runs Centre For Advanced Facial Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery and utilises the technology in his work. 

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Are face masks wiping away the simple joy of cosmetics?

Linda J. Picard

“Lipstick is the best cosmetic there is,” Joan Collins once observed, shrewdly. Alas, not so much anymore – not now, when face masks are covering the lower half of our faces.

It could mean the end of lipstick as we know it. For millennia, lip cosmetics have been one of the ways for women and men to express themselves, to lift their spirits, to make their face stand out in the crowd.

Now we’re contemplating another unhappy consequence of coronavirus: the possibility that face masks will wipe away the simple joys of lipstick. 

Perish the thought, say lipstick lovers and cosmetic makers, nervously eyeing sales figures expected to fall this year, maybe as much as 11% according to one market prediction.

Lipstick fan Maya Allen, 27, the digital beauty editor for Marie Claire, whose lipstick collection tops 200, says there’s no doubt the pandemic in general and face

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The Biggest Secret No One Tells You About Dating Over 40

Linda J. Picard

Dating over 40 can be daunting, but it can be plenty liberating, too. That’s because even if life’s challenges can sometimes muddy your clarity, you already have all the tools you need for a successful and satisfying dating life. In fact, the best-kept secret about dating over 40 is that everyone doing it has a dating superpower. It doesn’t require a fancy career, a baller bank account, or cosmetic surgery. It’s free, and you already own it.

So, what is it? “Storytelling is a dating superpower,” says Connell Barrett, a dating coach and the founder of Dating Transformation. “By age 40, you’ve lived a life and have stories to tell, so tell some on your next date.”

A good story, he explains, achieves three things at once: It captivates your date by giving them a window into your past, it makes you more charismatic, and it creates a

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Make-up company WULT apologises after naming blush after Anne Frank

Linda J. Picard
(Woke Up Like This)
(Woke Up Like This)

A make-up company has issued an apology after being criticised for selling a product named after Anne Frank.

Woke Up Like This (WULT), a beauty brand based in Hong Kong, recently released a range of liquid blushes called the “Face Dab” collection.

According to an article published in Time Out Hong Kong – which has since been taken down – the aim of the collection was to “promote Sexual Health Awareness Month by naming the products after inspiring, famous women in hopes to inspire WULT customers to live their dreams and break through gender barriers”, Jewish newspaper The Algemeiner reported.

The range features blushes named after well-known female figures, with the “Viva La Frida” blush being named after artist Frida Kahlo, “In Woolf’s Words” being named after writer Virginia Woolf, “Lift Like Melinda” being named after philanthropist Melinda Gates, and “The Ray of Rosalind” taking

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