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BaByliss Big Hair

What did we ever do without Twitter to keep us up to date with everything from celebrity gossip, news, politics and trends, to who’s walking the dog in the park? We’ve said it before, but it really is the modern… Read More Read More

Middleagedmum.com: It’s for me

When I was young the phone lived in the hall, on it's own table. The only other items on the 'telephone table' as we officially called it, were the phone directories and perhaps an ashtray, as it was the 70's… Read More Read More

What we love from the Pre Fall Collections

Jil Sander – all images from Style.com  Pre-fall and cruise collections are becoming bigger and bigger every season, with the gap between seasons narrowing to the point where we think that perhaps the designers should give up on seasons altogether and… Read More Read More

We love: The Claremont after dark

A couple of weeks ago India Knight wrote in her Sunday Times column about how she and her friends were planning various alternatives to old people homes in order to accommodate them in their old age. They ranged from members… Read More Read More

Shopping with experts: LN-CC

This doesn't look like the coolest new shop in London, does it? Situated on the street Jane describes as 'what used to be the frontline of the drugs trade in Dalston', it doesn't even have a nice entrance, let alone… Read More Read More

We love: Hooked on houses

  We love looking round other people houses, and I always say, I only joined a book group to see the other womens houses (sorry ladies, no offence!). I also love looking at Estate agents website, either nosing around local… Read More Read More

Middleagedmum.com: why I love London

Growing up in the suburbs of big cities, I was never happier than when I was 'in town'. Hanging out in the local shopping centre, hunting down weird bargains in Chelsea Girl and Miss Selfridge that no normal people wanted… Read More Read More

We love: getting the right size bra

Truelove in Barnes, which supports Breast Cancer month throughout October every year with Pink Friday  One area of the body that sags inevitably with age, no matter how much anti ageing cream you apply, is your bust line. Skin tissue… Read More Read More

Middleagedmum.com: Powdergate

In the last few years I have decided that my skin is no longer youthful enough to stand just any old skin care and cosmetics. Throughout my 20's and 30's I was happy to wash and go with any old… Read More Read More

Trend alert: The midi

 Images from Style.comAs we speak the fashion editors around the world are scratching their heads and pondering the major question on every self respecting fashionistas lips this week, how can we re-invent midi skirt? What ridiculous name can we conjure… Read More Read More

Top knots: Hair do or don’t?

The top knot has been on our radar for some time now, because as you know we like to think we are at the cutting edge of fashion and beauty. But if we’re honest, we have been watching the young… Read More Read More

middleagedmum: the prom

There has been a frenzy of activity over the last few weeks here at Middleaged Towers, most of it revolving around the ‘Prom outfit’. It seems the texts and online chat have been mostly about the what the girls are… Read More Read More

Style Icon: Sue Sylvester

Having never been sporty, I have horrible memories of sports lessons at school, where I always picked last for teams. I have also always loved a musical and have more than my fair share of GBF's (gay best friends), so the… Read More Read More

We love: The Enchanted Palace

 Until this weekend, I'd never been to Kensington Palace, didn't even know you COULD go inside, I had assumed it was the chill-out pad of minor royals who didn't make it to first grade palace accommodation. Well the place is… Read More Read More

Middleagemum.com: Who to choose?

ho How are you going to decide who to vote for?  Will you carefully read all the parties major policies, visit your local MP's election office, talk to key members of your community and garner their thoughts?  Or will you go… Read More Read More