If the outbreak is real, and not conversion disorder as specified, I wonder if a viral infection could be the cause. It may explain the clustering of cases.

From what I understand, the private maternity wing in Lennox Hill is a permanent feature. It's usually unstaffed and not completely kitted out, it's brought to life when it's booked out by someone rich enough to do so. Presumably, these must all be planned caesareans, or else the private wing would have to be on…

I never believe those labels. I have two BCBG Maxazria dresses which I've handwashed, and they seem very durable. Pretty much every item I have from Reiss (high end British high street) has do not wash, do not iron, do not dry clean, on their labels, and I have never encountered a brand whose clothing withstands so…

I think clothing designers have decided that hourglass figures don't exist anymore! It's either straight up and down or apple figured. I'm a thin hourglass, generally thin enough so that it's immaterial, but there's a very marked disparity between a gaping waist and the rest of me if I put on any weight. My…

It is hilarious actually. The l'oreal Volume Million Lashes campaign uses J Lo as their spokeswoman. In fine print under the ads (televised and print) it says enhancement was used in post production. I use the exact same mascara, which is actually a great product, and laugh at the screen because my natural lashes look…

Hearted right back atcha. Now go to sleep!

Oh thank god! After I submitted my comment I thought it completely smacked of huumblebrag/thin girl privilege, which is not how I meant it. I really do empathise, I felt like a lump after I grew suddenly,and it skewed my body image for years. I've never been to the States, but the impression I've got is that there is…

Preach it. I'm listening to horrendous winds as I speak (and the meowing of my neighbours cat next to me, I've been rescuing her from the storms the last few weeks, poor divil is left out whatever the weather). I think this summer I felt especially cheated, after the long snow last winter. We did our penance, we…

That may very well be true, well actually it probably most definitely is true, you know more than me about it and I'm fairly certain I've heard this before. I meant to add a caveat about how this is how it is for smaller sizes, but I forgot to. I often think that the reason I fit into smaller US sizes than Uk sizes is…

To be fair, that old conversion of UK sizing being two sizes above US is woefully false with the advent of US vanity sizing. I'm a 10 in most UK high street shops, maybe an eight or twelve depending on the garment (I'm thin with a narrow waist, but tall with broadish shoulders and quite a big ribcage, so depends where…

It's been an incredibly mild winter for Northern Europe (I'm an Irish gal myself) hasn't it? We actually still had roses on our rose bush at the start of December. Not that that makes up for another fake summer, thank you weather gods. It's like seasons don't exist anymore, we just have randomly crummy weather year…

From what I understood the actual product has to be used in the ads, although not sure how region specific this is, it may well not apply in N.America. The trick is that it can be applied in a professional manner, i.e. foil, mixing of hues etc (I'm a redhead, never dyed my hair, so I'm taking extreme liberties as to…

At least you don't have to listen to the UK and Ireland pantene ads with Liv Tyler. They Are Completely Insufferable.

It's scary how artificial a lot of celeb features are and how they muck with our expectations of what normal is. I was floored when I found out that Lauren Conrad has extensions. I'm sure your natural hair is much, much nicer than 99% of celebs will ever have. It makes sense if you think about it, you can't undergo so…

What's worse in my eyes is that the same Gwyneth pic was used in a much more entertaining Stars That Look Like.. pictorial which involved comparing stars outfits to Christmas trees. The UK goss rags are clearly more creative and festivally inclined. Shame on you 'In Touch'. You need to up your game.

Man, I'm betting Samoa is really regretting moving their timezone to be 24 hours ahead right now.

Yes, but does it blend?

DOUGAL: I think...I think...I think I have a lyric!

Me too. My boyfriend has to get me a Kinder maxi egg for Easter every year. I also really like the mini lindt eggs. I generally find lindt a bit too sweet, but one egg satisfies my chocolate cravings every time without sending me into sugar shock.

Cadbury's is muck! No way can it be called chocolate when compared to proper belgian and swiss chocolate.