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See what is in the latest issue of Lapelle Magazine, there are also many prizes to be won. 1. Sleeping with make-up on Apart from the chemicals and potential allergens in some make-up brands, not washing it off before bed has devastating effects, such as clogging pores, disrupting natural repair and shedding (renewal), and drying out skin, leading to accelerated breakdown of collagen and elastin and even oxidative stress. Trust us: wash your face, every night. 2. Drinking – and eating – too little water Without water, skin dehydrates, gets damaged and ages quickly. Every cell in your body needs water to metabolise normally, which is why the eight glasses a day rule is one to live by. But there also seems to be some eating more water-rich foods purported better water absorption. 3. Squeezing pimples Trying to pop a pimple can do more harm than good: you could push dirt and bacteria deeper into the pores, and you may inflame and damage the subcutaneous follicle and ...

This month, Women’s Health celebrates five years of inspiring SA women to look and feel their best, with a Special Collector’s Issue and a sexy free gift. The issue features well-known TV stars Jeannie D, Gail Mabalane and Jo-Ann Strauss, who have all appeared on the cover of Women’s Health over the past five years.  Launched in 2009, Women’s Health quickly carved out a niche as SA’s favourite healthy-living women’s title and is now the second biggest-selling English women’s monthly, with an average circulation of 58 686 (ABC: Apr-June). Readership has grown incrementally over the past year and the title now reaches 515 000 SA women, an 11% increase on the previous annual figure (AMPS Jul 13-June 14 BA). The fifth birthday issue features a combination of highlights from the past five years (best workouts, weight-loss tips and recipes, most humorous sex advice!), a must-read celeb feature and super-quick beach body plan – just in time for summer. Best of all, newss...

It’s that time of the year again – when Women’s and Men’s Health turn up the heat with their annual Sex Issue – featuring results from a sex survey based on a combined 2800 readers’ deepest, darkest (and sometimes strangest) desires! The survey, in its 5th year running, takes a slightly different approach in 2014 – with Women’s Health posing question for Men’s Health readers and vice versa – giving readers the chance to find out exactly what the opposite sex is thinking when it comes to misbehaving in the bedroom. So what were the results? Here’s a glimpse of some of the saucy stats uncovered, as well as some of the naughtiest things SA’s top radio DJ’s were thinking! What Women’s Health readers had to say: SA’S sexiest city is… Durban! Yes, the banana boys are having sex 2.3 times a week. ·  Joburg – single and ready to mingle with the most singles – 25% reportedly single ·   Pretoria – the land of mistrust! 40% of respondents said th...