I am one of those unlucky souls who suffer from horrifically dry feet. When looking at my heels it would appear that the Grand Canyon, and his brothers, have left the good ol’ US of A and taken up residence on my feet.

I have used a truck load of smoothing foot files and an equal number of foot care products. Foot files work temporarily but mostly leave my feet feeling like Velcro – ready to fuse to the carpet if I walk barefoot.

Trying out different foot care products can end up being a budget breaker and therefore often get left off the month’s shopping list. Sigh.

On a recent shopping trip to Sainsbury’s I randomly picked up Neutrogena’s Norwegian Formula Foot Cream, thinking that for the price of £2.99 I may as well try it.

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Although the Autumn/Winter fashion season is still running its course, the New Year has brought with it some new trends. Here are five styles to watch out for:

I can finally say that my gunmetal grey metallic Dr Martins are finally in fashion. I plan to wear as many kitsch Metallic Colours as I can – while the trend lasts (and friends who know me well will tell you that I will wear gaudy metallic colours even when the trend ends).

Anyway, metallic colours are IN – ask Katy Perry and Ashley Greene.

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In a recent interview with In Style magazine, Victoria Beckham set the record straight: hubby David did not buy a tanning booth for the couple’s house.

Victoria says she has “embraced whiteness” and finds it strange that she looks orange in some photographs as she has not used tanning products for a long time. Believe it or not.

Next to my pasty white skin, Victoria looks like she has been on a summer holiday, basking in the island sun. But Mrs Beckham’s golden glow is natural…

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England is full of rain – summer or winter – and owning an umbrella is essential for daily hair maintenance, not getting drenched… and all round fashion survival.

Now, the size of a woman’s bag defines the size of her umbrella. As for me, I have a bag addiction and need an umbrella to fit into all manner of bag proportions.

In other words, the smaller the better.

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Acne is something that haunts the skin of many teenagers (even adults) and acne scarring can be debilitating and embarrassing. I know that when my skin looks rubbish I whisper a short prayer of thanks for the mercy of skin foundation.

Yet in the back of my mind is a small voice telling me that smearing my face with cover-goop is masking a symptom rather than solving a problem (whatever my particular skin problem of the day may be).

Clinical studies at the University of Santiago in Chile show that rosehip oil when used twice a day on all scars, even old ones, can reduce scars and heal the skin within 4 months.

The aforementioned tests studied people with extensive facial scarring, acne scarring, deep wrinkles, UV damage, radiation damage, burn scars, surgical scars, premature aging, dermatitis, and other skin related problems.

In these tests rosehip seed oil regenerated the skin, reduced scars and wrinkles prevented the advancement of wrinkles and aging, and helped skin to regain its natural colour and tone. Rosehip seed oil is extracted from the seeds of a native rose plant which grows wild in Chile and has been used by native people in Chile for centuries.

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