As an adolescent, apparently I was a triumph of packaging over contents. By 21 I was reprehensibly dull, and at 23 cheap and cheerful – before finally settling on a deceptive first impression with contradictory twists and refinements.

Remember 1995-7? You couldn't swing a cat without hitting some guy with a Blondissima-doused barnet. Suddenly, even the boys thought that being blonde was more fun.

Facials in London are ten-a-penny these days. But the great ones? Well, those are as precious as gold dust, deserving special status in your little black book. These are the cream of the crop. Enjoy, but mum's the word. We don’t want everyone knowing, now do we?

Enjoy free drinks and free skincare consultations with SOPHYTO skincare founder Karen Sinclair Drake, as well as 1/3 off all Sophyto products and Bloww treatments.

For most of us - iron-pumping masochists aside - the best part of the gym experience is clearly the post-workout steam session. Yes, after struggling with one’s reluctant body, there’s nothing like treating it to a little down time.

We’ve had the ‘Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses’, ‘Sweaty Betty’ and an entire week of TV dedicated to ‘Embarrassing Bodies’. Nice. Apparently women don’t really glow; nor do we perspire. We sweat.