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Daily beauty rituals: tips from Contance Bennett (film)

by Prunella de Pedant "To be beautiful and natural is the birthright of every woman." Wise words from Constance Bennett, a stunning starlet who wooed the gentlmen (she was married five times) and captured audiences for more than five decades. In this sweet little moving picture, Constance Benneett shares her beauty tips - from exfoliation to insight on makeup basics. What a treat to observe true old fashioned glamour...
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Exercise and Health (moving picture)

A physical fitness regime is vital to our general wellbeing. Take a little peek at this charming moving picture to learn about balance, poise, skill, strength and confidence - all old school and true to form. Essential and enjoyable viewing... image source
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An ode to the hat

By Mark Daniell Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, wrote Charles Mingus in 1959: a sentiment shared by jazz fans and people on windy bridges the world over. But could any of them have known how accurate a forecast this lugubrious melody was to be? For it seems ever since that day the hat, all hats, have been rolling up, punching out and vanishing from our daily lives.
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Grooming tips from a bygone era (nostalgic video)

By Dana Gornitzki Is it just us or is elegance simply a nostalgic reverie? It would be fair to say – and who could argue? – that the notion of Casual Friday has extended to the rest of the week. It’s far from uncommon to see a gentlewoman or gentleman walking to work in denim.
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Hello, how do you do? Charmed to meet you.

As we promised, here is our news about our newest venture to delight, to educate, and to remind us all that we still need to mind our Ps and Qs. Here are the full details we've been sending in the form of a digital missive. Please spread the word and come join us for a tea and lesson, it would please us greatly. --- On September 14th, The Charm School is popping up in a space on Exmouth Market in London.
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Stretching to improve health and increase energy

by Prunella de Pedant A health regime is of the utmost importance to anyone who wants to live a genteel life. Exercise keeps us calm and boosts our vitality, ensuring that we have a robust and balanced existence. This is the reason for this humble piece: I would like to share a stretch that I find most effective. It was designed and penned by one of my heroines Dorothy Cocks, the author of The Etiquette of Beauty.
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Kent Brushes' Movember moustache comb & grooming tips

MIEN Magazine loves Movember - a month-long moustache-budding campaign to raise money and increase awareness for cancers affecting men. Now in its 8th year, Movember has inspired gents to sprout taches across the world and even has its own iPhone application called Movember MoPhone to keep track of daily growth - how glorious! In support of this valiant and genteel cause, the esteemed brush-maker Kent Brushes has developed a limited edition moustache comb with £1 of each brush sold donated to Movember. Katie Antoniou spoke with Ben Cosby - Creative Director of Kent Brushes - about the brand and learned a few special grooming tips to make sure a gentleman's moustache is neat and fetching.
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TART: a very glamourous afternoon, indeed

by Dana Gornitzki Very few ladies in our modern age have time to be pampered, let alone enjoy a decadent beauty and grooming ritual like our counterparts of yesteryear. Yet a bijou event in London is proving that despite our hectic schedules, donning beautiful hair and makeup and taking care of oneself (while sipping a gin & tonic and eating cake) in the good company of others is most enjoyable and a very lovely treat.
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The etiquette of (not) wearing scent: the Etiquette Guy speaks

By Jay Remer, the Etiquette Guy Walking into old houses sometimes reminds me of visiting favourite relatives in my younger days. And what is more welcoming than walking into a friend's house greeted by the wonderful smell of freshly baked bread or chicken soup simmering on the kitchen stove? Or how about walking through the perfume section of a department store or past the open door of a candy shop, flower shop or fast food store? All of these places have distinctive smells associated with them that conjure up either pleasant or very unpleasant memories.
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This is MIEN Magazine

By Dana Gornitzki Do you find yourself staring in disgust at people yelling into their mobile phones in public? Wishing you could say something to that person who didn't thank you when you opened the door for them?
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Diary Dates

Join Hendrick's Library of Delightfully Peculiar Writings for Unusual Book-worming shenaningans at the Brighton Fringe from May 17 - 27. As part of this literary residence, taxidermist Lee Paton will be hosting 'Stuffing Peter Rabbit', renowned gastronomic architects Bompas & Parr's will be creating a 'Literary Feast' and Damian Barr's now legendary Literary Salon returns.

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Charm School

Thank you for welcoming MIEN Magazine's Charm School with such warmth and enthusiasm. We have enjoyed meeting so many charming ladies and gentlemen, and look forward to many more delightful sessions with you in summer/autumn 2012. We shall be hosting a lovely selection of classes and events, and would love to keep in close contact with you so we can update you with our news. Please do watch this space and sign up to our newsletter for more updates.

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