BEAUTY & FASHION

Light clothes, beach and warm days are for many people a source of anxiety regarding their appearance. Excess weight, silhouette imperfections, skin problems: any of these can spoil our summer pleasures and make us feel unconfident, with low self-esteem. Luckily, we are living in times when science and aesthetic industry work together. As a result there are already products and procedures for men and women that help us change what we dislike about our appearance without risk for our health.

The good news is that we live in a world where it is increasingly easy to win the battle against time, stress, over-expectations and the desire to preserve our youth and beauty. Aesthetic dermatology is developing, using the latest news in scientific discoveries, in its mission to understand in depth the ageing mechanisms and to slow them down. Traditional and new methods for relaxation and physical exercises help us to restore our inner balance and physical shape.

Good, bad or unremarkable was 2016 for you? Whatever the answer is, the hopes and dreams for a marvellous 2017 are with us in the first days of the year, when the enthusiasm from counting from ten to zero and the memory for champagne bubbles on our palates are still fresh.

With Christmas coming, the question of the gifts balloons to scaring proportions. On the one hand, we don't have much time, and on the other we worry if our choice will make its recipient happy or will be met with a lukewarm "Thank you" and forgotten in some corner or wardrobe. These thoughts stress us and rob us from the most precious thing: the joy of choosing presents, the impatient awaiting for the reaction while they are being unwrapped, and the thrill before we are about to see what surprises have our relatives and friends have for us.

Light. This what luxury means when we go back to the Latin origins of the word and in this case it is amazing how well the original meaning of the word mirrors the deepest meaning of what today we understand by luxury. Because, contrary to the initial associations, luxury is not something that obligatorily goes with spending of crazy amounts of money.

Oh, the summer! A season we cannot wait to begin because of the sun, the sea and the light clothes, and yet a season we are afraid of a bit, because of the damage it does to our skin and because of our old fear how do we look in a swimsuit.

Regardless of whether you change your hairstyle often or you follow a style you have built for years, rejuvenation is needed, specifically during the spring/summer season when hair wants special attention.

The choice of hairstyle has never been so difficult and so easy as in 2016.

On one hand, the latest trends are diverse and non limiting: long, middle and short lengths are equally fashionable, straight and curly hairs co-exist with asymmetry, the volumes vary and the choice of colours covers from strawberry blond to bright pink. And all of these look equally attractive!