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A radio so retro!
Enjoy modern audio in century-old style with a tabletop digital radio that looks like a mini gramophone. Featuring a classic FM band tuner and tuning dial, this radio offers built-in bluetooth wireless audio streaming, a reflex tube for richer bass, auxiliary input for additional audio sources and external FM wire antenna. Sangean WR-45X, $239, canohm.com.au.
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TECH HELPER SLEEK DEVICE
Access your iPad’ s full potential with the Combo Touch case for iPad. The ideal device for portable productivity, it features great precision and control, and comes with four handy modes: Type, View, Sketch and Read. Logitech Combo Touch for iPad Pro and iPad Air, $299.95-$349.95, logitech.com/en-au.
GAME AND PLAY
Casual gamers, these light, versatile headphones are for you. From at-home gaming to playing tunes while you grocery shop, you ’ll love the Logitech G435 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headset, $199.95, logitech. com/en-au.
HARDWOOD HOLDER
Keep your gadgets and valuables organised and easily accessible with a handcra ed wooden docking station. The stylish piece looks just as good in your bedroom as your home office. Docking station with headphone holder by Woodyoubuy, $118.73, hardtofind.com.au.
Style tool
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IN YOUR 30S
You may see a little crinkling at this age. The eyes are the most dynamic area of the face, and the most delicate, so if you constantly smile, squint and tug (as you apply eye makeup, for example), the wear and tear will eventually carve out small crow ’ s feet at the sides of your eyes.
YOUR SKIN STRATEGY
Now is the time for prevention. Treat your sunglasses as more than an accessory – they ’ll minimise squinting and help protect your skin from UV rays. Make applying a nourishing and moisturising eye cream a daily habit to help keep the eye area plump and smooth.
If your lines are deepening at what seems to be an accelerated rate (this can be genetic) and you want to go down the injectable road, you could start with a conservative dose of anti-wrinkle injections beside each eye once or twice a year to minimise your daily squinting. 1 Eye Cream Line T, $109, Suzanne Kaufman. 2 Line Smoothing Complex S8 Intensive Action Caviar Eye Serum, $79.95, Dr. LeWinn ’ s. 3 Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado, $52, Kiehl’ s. 4 Ageless Dissolving Microneedle Patches, $140/4 patches, ESK Evidence Skincare.
YOUR MAKEUP MANTRA
You don 't need to amend your 30s makeup or liner habits yet, ju be aware sheer and creamy st formulas look better than matt. Ditto for concealer.
1 It’ s true – your eyes age faster than any other part of your face. But that process can be switched to slo-mo. These customised-bydecade plans will help make your eyes look as fresh as you feel
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40s Your undereye skin texture is an issue this decade. A loss of collagen can make it crepey and accentuate fine lines. You may start seeing more darkness under your eyes – even after a good night’ s sleep.
As the skin thins, blood vessels under your eyes can be more apparent. Other causes of blue/purple shadows are vascular congestion (blood flow slows in the undereye capillaries) and thinning of your cheek fat pads, which can cause hollows that cast undereye shadows.
YOUR SKIN STRATEGY
If you haven ’t already started using retinol at night, now is the time. It will promote the production of skin-firming collagen. Also use a good moisturising eye cream. Hydrating the area helps to plump up the skin and will make any fine lines less obvious.
If you ’ re up for it, well-placed anti-wrinkle injections can work wonders in diminishing lines and wrinkles. They help to minimise movement around the eyes and prevent fine lines from deepening or even forming.
5 24K Gold Lift & Firm Hydra-Gel Eye Patches, $115, Peter Thomas Roth. 6 Retinol Renewal Eye Serum, $109, Ella Baché. 7 Double Serum Eye, $115, Clarins. 8 Vital Eye Cream, $89, Aesthetics Rx.
YOUR MAKEUP MANTRA
Start using a cream-based eye primer on your top lids to help eyeshadow stay put. Concealers also fight those dark circles – just be sure to layer an eye cream or primer underneath first, to help stop it caking. A mistake to avoid is drawing a thick, dark line along your upper lashes, as it can make the eyelids look heavy and you look tired. Instead, trace a thin line along the upper lashes with a pencil or, if you ’ re using a cream or gel formula, a fine-tipped brush, pressing down into the lash line. This defines your eyes and makes the lashes look thicker.
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