DFDonna Francis

1. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · Donna Francis

   Everything I do to treat end-of-summer pigmentation, as a sun-loving beauty editor living in Florida (opens the original)

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   I’ve always enjoyed the sun. I’m a child of the '70s and '80s – the days you’d fry your skin on the sun lounger for the sake of a deep tan. At the start of the new school year, my post-holiday tan lines were my badges of honour. I remember showing them off proudly to my friends who were all jealous of how dark my skin had turned since the end of term. Fast forward to my twenties: after becoming a beauty editor, I quickly learned how damaging the sun is to our skin, so I became more mindful with

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2. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · Donna Francis

   My hair started thinning at 40, but at 50, it’s fuller and longer than ever - here's how I did it (opens the original)

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   If you had told me 10 years ago that at 50 my hair would be longer, fuller, and healthier than it was in my thirties, I would have thought you were lying. Back then, I genuinely believed I would never be able to get my hair's old condition back. Like for so many women, it has always been my comfort blanket, and while it wasn’t as thick as my mum’s or sister’s, it had always been long and full. So when it began to change, it hit my confidence hard. I first noticed my hair thinning the year I turn

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