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  • How to Make your Hair Grow Faster

    ‘Sexy Pixie hairdo’s and short Bobs and Lobs may be on-trend right now; but we Zebra’s know long, luscious locks never really go out of fashion.’Yes, there’s nothing more head-turning than a thick, healthy mane of hair! But you know (and I know) there’s an awful lot of hair-growing angst in betwe...
  • The Slimming Effect of Black Clothing

    Getting that slimmed down look is as easy as changing your wardrobe. Forget Light ‘n Easy, Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers – there’s an easier way to look and feel remarkably slimmer: just wear more black.By wearing black, you are tricking the human eye into believing you’re smaller than you may...
  • Fifty Shades of Black

    It was pre year-10 formal and I had $50, some wild ideas and a few hours at the shops to find my outfit. It hadn’t gone well. I’d been through a dozen ‘not the one’ dresses – and, out of ideas and with the shops ready to close, had bagged a plain black dress which (in a rush) I hadn’t even bother...