The author is a white-wine swilling girly whose social life is all too frequently interrupted by the demands of her job as a journalist. Her job and a teenage stint in the army cadets, have equipped her with all sorts of essential survival techniques - not least deflecting full-frontal attacks, poorly executed night exercises and learning how to conceal a hairdryer in her ration pack. Nowadays she is more frequently seen clutching her bag in nightclubs or blagging her way into freebie parties and then trying to function at work with a hangover.

"solves all glamour crises - from fitting into that dress to banishing bad-hair days" Glamour "This little pink tome will officially guarantee that you sail through any girly emergency smelling sweet and looking gorgeous" Northern Woman "A must for every handbag, this little pink volume is essential reading" B Magazine "our new best friend...smart, funny, discreet and always comes up with the right answer" WM Magazine

The author is a white-wine swilling girly whose social life is all too frequently interrupted by the demands of her job as a journalist. Her job and a teenage stint in the army cadets, have equipped her with all sorts of essential survival techniques - not least deflecting full-frontal attacks, poorly executed night exercises and learning how to conceal a hairdryer in her ration pack. Nowadays she is more frequently seen clutching her bag in nightclubs or blagging her way into freebie parties and then trying to function at work with a hangover.

"solves all glamour crises - from fitting into that dress to banishing bad-hair days" Glamour "This little pink tome will officially guarantee that you sail through any girly emergency smelling sweet and looking gorgeous" Northern Woman "A must for every handbag, this little pink volume is essential reading" B Magazine "our new best friend...smart, funny, discreet and always comes up with the right answer" WM Magazine

The author is a white-wine swilling girly whose social life is all too frequently interrupted by the demands of her job as a journalist. Her job and a teenage stint in the army cadets, have equipped her with all sorts of essential survival techniques - not least deflecting full-frontal attacks, poorly executed night exercises and learning how to conceal a hairdryer in her ration pack. Nowadays she is more frequently seen clutching her bag in nightclubs or blagging her way into freebie parties and then trying to function at work with a hangover.

"solves all glamour crises - from fitting into that dress to banishing bad-hair days" Glamour "This little pink tome will officially guarantee that you sail through any girly emergency smelling sweet and looking gorgeous" Northern Woman "A must for every handbag, this little pink volume is essential reading" B Magazine "our new best friend...smart, funny, discreet and always comes up with the right answer" WM Magazine