Hollywood star Drew Barrymore had a turbulent childhood - her parents separated before she was born, she went into rehab at 13 and by 14 she had parted company from her mother. Here, with unflinching honesty, she writes about becoming a mother herself - and the best friend whose tough love taught her how families should be. ...read
FASHION & BEAUTY
Beauty: Fall's gold
Environmentally sound and good value, Kate Humbles collection of bath and body products includes the gently scented, moisturising Rose & Frankincense Bath Honey (using British honey, too).
£12, Waitrose nationwide
The aroma of Petits Rituels Orange Gourmande scented candle is notably fuller and more powerful than even some of its swankiest rivals. Using natural waxes and pure essential oils, many organic, this is a properly powerful head-clearing treat. £35, petitsrituels.com
Keen gardeners will enjoy the clean, comforting aroma of Gardeners Ultra Cleansing foam with gentle botanical extracts. £8, lecouventdesminimes.co.uk
Maintain the bloom of summer through the winter with new Turkish-rose based Liz Earle Botanical Essence No 20 eau de parfum. £49, lizearle.com
Turn an autumn shower into an aromatic body treatment with Origins Clear Improvement Purifying Charcoal Body Soap, which uses bamboo charcoal along with mint, clove and wintergreen.
£15, origins.co.uk
For a crisper, more invigorating floral take on the flower, try Miller Harris Rose Silence eau de parfum,
from £65, millerharris.com
Voya beauty treatments are some of the best I have ever tried, delivering instant improvement. If you cant get to a spa (I went to Lime Woods heavenly Herb House), try the excellent angelicus serratus Lime & Mandarin Nourishing Body Oil, which is gently citrussy and the perfect after-bath treat. £32, voya.ie
Fashion Forward: Winter's floral romance
'My mastectomy was a choice for life': Anastacia on how her second battle with cancer has made her mightier than ever
Dubbed 'the little lady with the big voice', the 5ft 2in songstress has sold more than 30 million records globally and had five top ten albums in the UK (most notably her hugely successful debut album Not That Kind in 2000). This is all particularly impressive given that hers has not been an easy life. As well as having breast cancer twice, she has suffered from the inflammatory disease Crohn's since she was 12; was abandoned as a child by her Ukrainian father, now dead, and, in 2010, divorced her former bodyguard Wayne Newton, whom she was married to for three years.
HAVE YOUR SAY...
Taylor Swift Love Story: Is her private life public property?
Taylor Swift has spoken of feeling shamed in to staying away from romance after having her relationship history publicly mocked but as a celebrity, does she have a right to a private life?
Sarah Cuda
Taylor Swift has spoken of feeling shamed in to staying away from romance after having her relationship history publicly mocked but as a celebrity, does she have a right to a private life?
Sarah Cuda
Punk lite: The new season make-up shades will bring out the rebel in you
The wand on Nars Black Moon Audacious Mascara gives mega-thick, long lashes, which stay smudge-free for hours. £21,
narscosmetics.co.uk
For a soft red, try Dolce & Gabbana Classic Cream Lipstick in just launched shade Dora. £25.50, harrods.co.uk, from 19 October.
Channelling a punk look requires flawless skin. For a matt but not chalky finish and a covers-all formula, try Charlotte Tilburys new thick, creamy and long-lasting Magic Foundation. Targeting ageing skin, it promises to cover redness, age spots and thread veins. £29.50, charlottetilbury.com.
For a traditional-looking smoky eye, try Guerlain Khol Me Kajal in Noir Volcanique. £25, debenhams.co.uk.
By Terry Terrybly Velvet Rouge Liquid Velvet Lipstick in my red is an intensely pigmented matt red. £30, spacenk.co.uk.
Easy to apply and not as severe as black, Lancome Ombre Hypnose Stylo in Bleu Nuit is part of the brands fabulous new eye make-up collection. £20, lancome.co.uk.
Black nail polish always looks tough and uncompromising; instead go for Chanel nail polish in deeply chic dark brown limited-edition Chataigne.
£18, chanel.com.
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