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THE QUEST FOR PERFECT POSTURE HAS BECOME A HOT PURSUIT IN WELLNESS CIRCLES. YET, AS ELLE’S NAOMI PIKE DISCOVERS, STANDING TALL MIGHT BE DOING MORE FOR US THAN WHAT MEETS THE EYE

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IS IT TIME TO GIVE UP GOSSIP? LAURA ANTONIA JORDAN EXPLORES THE EVOLUTION OF TATTLE AND WHY NOW MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO QUIT THE LOOSE LIPS

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WE ALL KNOW FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT, SO HOW BEST TO PRESENT THE FRONT OF OUR HOMES? WE ASKED A PAINT EXPERT, AN ESTATE AGENT AND A HOME STAGER