Innholdsfortegnelse for June/July 2018 i Harper's Bazaar Australia

THIS YEAR FOR OUR ANNUAL LUXURY ISSUE, we asked five stylish Australian women what they invest in.We weren’t asking for insight into their shares or property portfolio, but what they see as their personal indulgence, the little bit of luxury that they spend time and/or money on. Read their answers on page 98 in a beautiful portfolio photographed by Daniel Nadel. For me, my big indulgence right now is travelling with my family. Last month, we headed off to California for the holy grail of family holidays — Disneyland, California Adventure Park (note: I went on Guardians of the Galaxy twice!), San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Universal Studios and a sunset horse ride in the Hollywood Hills. From the moment we jumped on our Qantas flight to LAX, it was…

7.30AM My perfect day is a vacation day, so I wake up on an island in Greece to the sound of my kids running around. I’m an early riser.The door is open, and it’s already warm. I get a double espresso and walk down to the sea for a swim. My sons run on the beach. 8.30AM We head back to the house, one of those adorable Greek houses with whitewashed walls and blue shutters, and I make myself two soft-boiled eggs and waffles. Then I read the papers. I skim The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post to get their different points of view. 11.00AM I go for a hike with my partner.After that I do a little Pilates work,…

Struggling Neighbours actor turned Hollywood princess Margot Robbie recently spoke out about the pressures that accompany a salary stretching into the millions.“I just wish someone had explained a lot of those things to me early on,” Robbie told The Hollywood Reporter about the cost of financial success. “I wouldn’t have resented the position I found myself in, because I would’ve known what I was getting myself into.” What you’re getting into is shelling out for private assistants, showcase homes and security, and it’s a cost that’s not restricted to those with Oscar nominations. In March, a report was released showing that the average top executive salary in Australia is now $5.2 million.Add to that an annual bonus of roughly $1.49 million and it’s clear that the rich walk among us,…

When I got the call offering me a role in Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty, I hadn’t made a movie in 10 years and was on my way to dive with great white sharks off the coast of Mexico. I didn’t have time to read the script before I got on the boat, but I said yes right away because I think Amy is an Epsilon Aurigae, by which I mean a bright star and a comedic genius. The film chronicles a woman’s newfound confidence after she wakes from a fall in SoulCycle class believing she is the most beautiful creature on the planet. It’s very funny and also very instructive about silencing the negative voices in our heads. You don’t need to suffer a concussion to recognise that when…

I’VE ALWAYS LOVED wearing black on the red carpet. It’s the colour I wore to my first ever awards show, and it’s the one I always come back to. Black is like Audrey Hepburn: absolutely classic. I’ve since had the privilege of wearing many amazing designer gowns, but back when I attended my first BAFTAs ceremony in London in 2011, it wasn’t like I had a rack of options to choose from.At the time I was working mainly in British television and theatre, and I’d got a taste of celebrity the month before, when I won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance for my role in the film Like Crazy. It was an experimental, microbudget drama where we improvised the script and the costume designer and I pulled together my…

Artistry flows through the Battaglia family veins like a rich barolo; the kind of fabulously bohemian, aristocratic glamour cultivated by generations of painters and sculptors (see: papà and mamma Battaglia, respectively), gallerists (brother Antonio), set designers (brother Luigi) and international fashion editors (Giovanna, who goes by Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert, best known for her street-style ubiquity). So should it come as any surprise, then, that so many of Giovanna’s looks that send camera shutters whirring are designed by none other than sister Sara? For her A/W 2018 presentation, Battaglia hosted invitees at her Porta Venezia apartment in Milan, a neighbourhood heavy with history and scattered with aristo-curiosities (I spotted 10 live flamingos bathing silently in the stone fountain of a private residential courtyard on my way, the kind of surreal scene…

If you could have whatever you wanted when it comes to wearable luxury, what would it be? A walk-in wardrobe full of new-season Gucci or Riccardo Tisci’s very first trench coat for Burberry, yours months before he unveils his vision for the brand to the rest of the world? Or how about one of those complex tourbillon watches, encrusted with diamonds, to measure that most elusive — and therefore most desirable — of all luxuries: time? Or would a polite “Thanks, but no thanks; I’ve got everything I need” be your answer, as it is for a growing number of style influencers today? “Twenty-first-century luxury is about being free of that insatiable desire to buy more and more clothes just for the sake of it,” argues Albus Lumen’s Marina Afonina.…

1 YOU’RE BLAMING YOUR COLOUR Unless you’re bleach bombed (then you know what you’re in for), the colour you’re getting at the salon is probably not the problem.“These days, we have improved technology — ammonia-free colour, Smartbond conditioners that rebuild the chains in the hair to make it stronger ...” notes award-magnetic hairstylist Peter Thomsen. Styling, especially with thermal tools, is a much bigger risk.“The standard hairdryer — it’s been scorching hair by the same mechanics forever.” Thomsen lives, swears, dies and dries only by his new-tech Dyson Supersonic. He says,“The high-velocity air jet, angled specifically at 20 degrees, dries and styles hair really efficiently, and on a lower heat.” 2 YOU LOVE TOO MUCH Damage from mask overdose is real. Loading up more moisture than you need can make…

The neutral lip is always on trend.This season, your favourite creamy matts are joined by formulas with a refined hit of sparkle. Here, how to get it right. FIND YOUR PERFECT SHADE: The key is to pick a colour that’s close to your skin tone but doesn’t match it exactly. For example, models on the S/S 2018 runways at Tom Ford and Prabal Gurung wore rose-tinged nudes. Go for something with a hint of peach or pink to it, says makeup artist Ricky Wilson, adding that the look will remain sophisticated if you choose formulas with a metallic — rather than an overtly glittery — finish. FIRST STEP: Line your lips with pencil to define the shape and extend the wear of whatever gets placed on top. TEXTURE TRICKS: Makeup…

Among the Roman philosopher Lucretius’s writings on the mind and behaviour is a description of what happens when people fall in love. He observes that the besotted frequently become agitated and stirred up by insatiable desires. Sexual union, often passionate and violent, results in only temporary relief, because lovers always want more of each other. Lucretius seems to be describing an addiction. He uses language that suggests falling in love is a little like becoming ill or, even worse, going mad. Love, he says, is like an unconquerable disease and lovers waste away from wounds that can’t be seen. They are lovesick: weak and neglectful of responsibilities, they behave foolishly and fritter away fortunes on excessive gifts; they become jealous and insecure. The earliest poems were composed in Egypt more…

BODY OF WORK With the bodysuit-and-pants trend hitting fever pitch, now’s the moment to invest in Calvin Klein’s Perfectly Fit bodysuit, which has a sleek modern shape, sheer mesh and delicate firework lace detailing. $130, available at Calvin Klein Underwear, David Jones and Myer. PRETTY IN PINK Fearless, versatile and vibrant Parisian label Maje marks its 20th anniversary by conjuring a vision of the future from respect for the past. Cases in point: its Revani dress, $625, and Dream Tomorrow Clover bag, $470. Stockists: (02) 9327 3377. DEW POINT Closely guarded by millions of devoted women, Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair is the cult serum your skin shouldn’t have to live without. It supports skin’s natural nighttime repair so you wake up to more beautiful skin: radiant, healthy, even-toned, smoother,…

DOWN a hard-to-find laneway and through a nondescript doorway in Melbourne’s CBD is Ishizuka, a tiny restaurant that holds 16 of the most sought-after seats in Australia right now. Bookings are next to impossible to make and the wait list is infuriatingly long, which makes it all the more thrilling to pull up a seat at the bar. Ishizuka offers a kaiseki-only menu: a series of courses based on ancient cooking techniques found in the ceremonies of Zen Buddhist monks. Chef Tomotaka Ishizuka prepares 11 zensai dishes (seasonal Japanese hors d’oeuvres that translates to ‘small pretty things’) including white fish kobujime (cured), and scampi with Japanese torigai (cockle), persimmon and yuzu meringue. The privacy of the space is a big part of the kaiseki experience. Accordingly, this room is a…

HOW DID THE WORLD’S most famous ballet dancer turned actor turned director turned arts-centre founder end up on a beach in the Dominican Republic? Mikhail Baryshnikov and his wife, Lisa Rinehart, a ballet dancer turned writer turned filmmaker, describe life at the holiday home they built in Punta Cana two decades ago and have recently lovingly restored. The seduction MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV: It’s very simple. It goes back to Oscar de la Renta. In 1998 he asked me to perform at a benefit for the orphanage he built in La Romana [in the Dominican Republic]. I was in Puerto Rico at the time, and he sent a plane to pick me up. I arrived at his home in Punta Cana in the middle of the night and fell right asleep. I…

HARPER’S BAZAAR X THE OUTNET In the latest instalment of Harper’s BAZAAR’s 20th anniversary celebrations, guests joined the magazine and designer e-tailer The Outnet at Le Porte Space, Sydney, for an exclusive party. Twenty of BAZAAR’s most iconic covers were displayed in large scale around the space, and guests watched as the images were brought to life via models wearing looks inspired by the covers and styled BAZAAR’s Caroline Tran and Aubree Smith using pieces from The Outnet.…

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DANIEL NADEL The fashion photographer captured five inspiring women with their most cherished investments, which range from a yacht to an MBA. See the full portfolio on page 98. The things I invest in most are … “film cameras and the ASX”. I decided to work in fashion because … “I like the way it is forever evolving — change is something necessary in all facets of life”. This June I’ll be escaping to … “Tasmania for Dark Mofo. Although I’ve just moved back from London, so I might also just stay in Sydney.” DR FRANK TALLIS The clinical psychologist is also an award-winning author. Tallis’s latest work, The Incurable Romantic, explores the state of lovesickness.“When people fall in love it can be a very intense and destabilising experience,” he…

“I’m inherently a jeans-and-T-shirt girl,” Huntington-Whiteley says of the type of clothes that make her feel good. “And I’ll wear them with a great boot or heel and a good jacket. I love a short dress for the evening.” The model cites Saint Laurent, which consistently nails all these items, as one of her favourite brands. “I’ve loved it as long as I can remember and, funnily enough, I have loved Anthony Vaccarello’s designs since he launched his own brand, so when I learnt that the two were becoming one, I couldn’t have been more pleased,” she says. Attico, which Huntington-Whiteley wore to Coachella this year, and LA denim brand Jean Atelier are other favourites, as is Versace and the London-based label by Australian designers Ralph & Russo for the…

“I don’t have a favourite Greek island — they’re all amazing. I love the food, the people, the colour of the water.” “Proceeds from my Girl Up capsule benefit one of the UN Foundation’s female empowerment programs.” Fabletics sports bra, $50, fabletics.com. “I love reggae. I’m a huge Bob Marley fan.” Kaya [Remastered], $13, jbhifi.com.au. “I always apply Cool Gel before makeup. I love how luxurious it feels on my skin.” La Mer The Moisturizing Cool Gel Cream, $242. “I live in my bikinis on vacation. Seeing my kids enjoy the freedom of the beach is the best.”…

Four chic women in fashion share their designer favourites, culture picks and life lessons David Bowie and Cher are my style icons. Both were ahead of their time in terms of music and their style.They were so creative and fearless in the way they dressed.There were no boundaries for them. I would describe my style as sporty and relaxed. I like to mix things up; always classics and new items with a touch of androgyny. This season I’ll be investing in a trench/blanket hybrid coat from Vetements and a suit from Matthew Adams Dolan. During the day I mostly wear super-sporty, oversized and comfortable clothes. During the evening I always dress a little bit darker and sexier. Mostly wearing something short. I don’t wear a lot of accessories, only statement…

Karl Lagerfeld told me when I was starting out that I should just be myself and not worry about what anyone else wanted me to be. Throughout my career I’ve remembered his advice and trusted my instincts. After 30 years of being fortunate enough to model some of the most beautiful clothes, I’ve really learnt what suits me. I love M.i.h wide-legged denim for its versatility — so easy to dress up or down — and I go to Isabel Marant for cool separates. Her colourful broderie anglaise shirts have a wonderful ’70s feel. I honestly don’t know how many pairs of shoes I have, so it’s obviously far too many. My favourites are the Cloudy Star embroidered silk pumps from my Aquazzura capsule collection.The clouds work perfectly with designer Edgardo…

HEAD TURNER  Opposite page: Christian Dior jacket, $6100, and head wrap; De Beers brooch; Chopard earrings, all price on application; Dior Fine Jewellery ring, $18,400. Beauty note: for a bold, gilded gaze, pair Shiseido Inkstroke Eyeliner in Shikkoku Black ($50) with Stila Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow in Gold Goddess ($35). This page: Salvatore Ferragamo dress, $6690; Eugenia Kim head wrap; Van Cleef & Arpels brooch, both price on application; David Webb earrings, $85,930. Beauty note: for a pigmented pout, try Tom Ford Patent Finish Lip Color in Exotica ($78). Styled by AMANDA ALAGEM. FINE PRINT  Stephen Jones for Marc Jacobs head wrap; Tiffany & Co. brooch; Buccellati earrings; Tiffany & Co. necklace; Chopard ring, all price on application. Beauty note: colour co-ordinate with M.A.C Eye Shadow in Teal…

I t has been almost exactly a year since BAZAAR checked in with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Last April, the supermodel was months away from giving birth to her son, Jack, and in the midst of 30th birthday celebrations when she dialled in to interview Elle Macpherson for the cover story inside BAZAAR’s June/July 2017 edition.This year, Huntington-Whiteley herself graces the cover of the Luxury Issue, and it’s safe to say her life has changed somewhat since then. The week before our chat, Huntington-Whiteley had celebrated her 31st birthday at a shared party with “friend and fellow Aries” Cassandra Grey, the founder of beauty e-tailer Violet Grey. Pals actor Kate Bosworth, supermodel Amber Valletta and DJ Sam Ronson were in attendance, along with Huntington-Whiteley’s fiancé, Jason Statham. “I love my birthday. My…

CLAIRE OLSHAN is in a good place. She has clear skin, feels calm and sleeps well. But that wasn’t the case four years ago.The founder of New York’s chic fashion boutique Fivestory, on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, was suffering from a maelstrom of skin issues.“If you asked what skin type I had, I would have said all of them,” she recalls of her mercurial complexion. On top of that, she lived in a state of constant stress. Her body was worn out, physically and emotionally.“It doesn’t matter if you have the most gorgeous Valentino dress for a night,” she says.“You don’t feel good unless you experience it from the inside out. I wanted to invest in that.” Olshan, pregnant with her first child, doubled down on wellness, sparing no expense…

Feeling a little shinier than you’d like and need to polish up on the go? IGK SWIPE UP CHARCOAL DRY SHAMPOO HAIR BLOTTING TISSUES pack easily into your bag so you can freshen strands before you head out. $27. You might laugh at the name, but ORIBE SERENE SCALP BALANCING CONDITIONER actually does what it says, i.e. comfort a stressed scalp. $69. Gradual thinning of hair as we age isn’t dramatic, yet it’s still distressing. Our follicles become smaller, producing thinner-looking hair. A scalp massage with a fortifying serum can turn things around.We love HAIR RITUEL BY SISLEY PARIS REVITALIZING FORTIFYING SERUM (yes, the luxe skincare brand) used every second day pre-shampoo. Laborious, but oh-so worth it. $240. Love the beach-hair look but find saltwater leaves your locks crispy? Try…

Ask any beauty editor or dermatologist what their gold-standard anti-ageing secret is and the answer is kind of boring. Because it’s always the same: retinol. But there’s a reason for that.This magical little molecule is the gift that keeps on giving. Dark spots and discolouration? Fine lines and wrinkles? Dullness and sagginess? You name it, it helps it. How? Retinol (a form of Vitamin A) speeds up the skin’s cell renewal process to keep it looking younger. One of the latest standout stars to hit the market is Neutrogena’s Rapid Wrinkle Repair Regenerating Cream. It’s supercharged with a whopping 25 per cent more retinol than their Repair Night Moisturizer (the results of which we were already pretty happy with). The higher concentration of Accelerated Retinol SA (Sustained Action) and the…

6am I usually wake up around now and, fingers crossed, get 15 minutes to myself before my 18-month-old son, James, wakes. We live in a three-bedroom apartment and he’s in the room next to my husband and me, so we hear him! Our views take in San Francisco city and the bay, so my favourite ritual is to make a bottle for James and two strong lattes (I’m a Nespresso Ristretto or Fortissio Lungo girl) and bring them back to bed.This is my time for personal emails, otherwise, if I don’t have a super-early start, I’ll practise some physical therapy because I broke my tailbone when I had my son. I’m pregnant again and at a point where I’ve given up trying to eat super healthily — I just eat…

SKY HIGH If you’d take a rooftop bar over a gym visit any day, maybe you just haven’t found the right gym. Paramount Recreation Club in Sydney’s Surry Hills sits pretty on the rooftop of heritage-listed Paramount House, alongside the new 29-room hotel that occupies the building’s top floors, making for another hotly anticipated addition to the cool Commonwealth Street strip. And it’s like no gym we’ve ever seen. For starters, the 500-square-metre indoor-outdoor space gives you views of the Sydney skyline as you exercise. So regardless of whether you take a yoga, Pilates, barre, Olympic lifting, boxing, skipping or meditation class, fresh air is added to the mix. There are also physio, massage, dietetics and personal training services on offer, along with a cute kiosk that boasts a healthy…

It’s been months since the fall of Harvey Weinstein, and while La La Land still reverberates with cries of “Me Too” and “Time’s Up”, Instagram is being flooded with messages of solidarity.This is a women’s movement for the digital age. It’s no surprise, then, that all this vibrant feminine energy is electrifying the art world; so alive it’s as if someone’s dropped a hairdryer in the tub.While representation of women in major galleries is still shockingly low (it’s estimated only a third of the artwork showing in Australian state museums and galleries is by women), Instagram gives female artists a chance to find viewers beyond the white walls.The platform’s ability to simultaneously promote both artists and social issues means one thing: a strong dose of female-empowered art and messaging delivered…

A WELL-TRAVELLED COUPLE once told my husband,Dave,that the magic of exploring the world with your children is that you can discover new places together and create lifelong memories that only you share. So, every year they booked a flight to somewhere new and explored together. Not once was a “been there, done that” uttered. Now that we’re home from the most incredible family getaway full of firsts, Ken and Pam’s family holiday mantra has become my own. I had always been reluctant to do the big family pilgrimage to Disneyland, Universal Studios and the like, as I envisaged lines for miles, bad hotels and terrible food. But my children, Lola, nine, and Amelia, 12, are in the sweet spot, age-wise, for the Big Park tour, so it was now or…

A summer body is made in winter BAZAAR charts the most effective workouts to help get you into shape — and keeps you up to date on the clean-eating trends that actually live up to the hype. COLOUR me PASTEL season s embracing sorbet tones: think bubblegum, mint and lavender. See how to do it the grownup way at harpersbazaar.com.au. Body Talk  From the unapologetically OTT (that’s you, Saint Laurent Yeti boots) to the infinitely wearable, we chart the new-season boots worth investing in this winter. ARE YOU FOLLOWING BAZAAR AUSTRALIA ON INSTAGRAM? Keep on daily happenings at BAZAAR HQ by tapping on our Instagram Stories. Follow @BAZAARAustralia…

My style is laidback — mostly, I dress for comfort. I love this Prada coat, especially the COLLAR DETAIL [1]. I love these CÉLINE SNEAKERS [2]. This Helmut Lang jumper is easy to wear and I like the ELBOW SLIT [3]. And these PAINTER JEANS [4] are iconic. I wear minimal jewellery — basic pieces I never take off, often made by friends, such as BELLA CLARK [5]. I adore this coat [6]; I’d wear it with sneakers and trackpants for the ultimate COMFY-CHIC outfit. I have a MINIMAL beauty routine, but I’d like to try Crème de La Mer [7]. I wash my hair with O&M Hydrate & Conquer [8]. It’s perfect for if I want to let my hair dry naturally and have defined curls. I’m obsessed with…

THERE ARE THE TERRIBLE STORIES you hear in whispered conversations at school pick-up, the hairdresser’s, the coffee shop. There’s the one about the woman who loathes her husband so deeply that she can’t bring herself to go through the divorce papers, telling her lawyer that even seeing her ex’s signature brings on a revulsion so deep she feels like throwing up when it appears on the paperwork.The story retold on Reddit of the ex-wife who left the marital home to her former husband and his new girlfriend, but not before she stuffed the curtain rods with a mixture of leftover prawns and caviar, incubating an untraceable whiff that wasn’t exactly Chanel No. 5.There’s the wife who found out her husband was leaving her when she returned from a solo trip…

This season marked the first time in eight and a half years that Phoebe Philo, fashion’s great contemporary minimalist, didn’t show a collection for Céline during fashion month.While a subset of fashion editors mourned the loss by clearing out Céline stores of her final collection for the brand, another breed turned over a new leaf by embracing fashion’s current maximalist mood. While maximalism appeared on the A/W 2018 catwalks in many guises — think everything from ’80s to eclectic — the look on the streets outside was decidedly ladylike with solid doses of eccentricity splashed around.That meant a rainbow of colour head to toe (Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert in The Elder Statesman), clashing florals, bold checks layered over retro graphic prints or top-to-bottom scarf prints accessorised with sequined shoes and sports…

“You don’t feel good unless you experience it from the inside out. I wanted to invest in that.” – CLAIRE OLSHAN … HIRE A FLEXOLOGIST? Specialised assisted stretching studios are the hottest trend in the fitness world right now, and we get why. Wouldn’t you love your own ‘personal stretcher’ to iron out all your creaks and kinks whenever you need — and for a relatively reasonable sum? Kathrin Maria Brehm, owner of Stretch Studio in Sydney’s Neutral Bay, advises someone working out five times a week sign up to twice-weekly 40–50-minute stretch sessions.The studios generally have between four and eight cushioned tables (specially designed stretching beds with straps to isolate certain muscles) that the flexologist works around, guiding the client’s body into various positions and targeting muscles that need…

Never has everyone wanted to talk about anything less, or more.The finer points of washing hair seem about as fascinating as a discussion on dental floss — we know the drill, yes, there’s something fabulous about a good, shiny clean, but, good lord, it’s bad conversation.Yet here we are. Life’s an intense #hairinspo moment, super-long Cher hair is back, we want perfection at all times, but everything has to be effortless — and there are new ways to wash ourselves into nourished, primed, bouncy-yet-smooth shape. Suddenly everybody’s on about the co-cleanse that cancels shampoo, the mud-tox and pre-wash oil-pushes that hairdressers swear make amazing hair a rinse-and-repeat thing. Not boring. Sink into a hair bath and stick with us.We shall all emerge gloss-glorious. DETOX? TALK DIRTIER TO US Mudding, charcoal-cleansing…

THERE ARE TIMES when I truly question my life choices. I’ve got a neck crick from lying here over a wash basin for the past hour and I reek of the sulphuric fury of a thousand gone-off eggs. But, friends, this is not one of those times. I’m having the first perm I have personally witnessed since my mum, Maggie, had a spring-loaded poodle look back in the ’80s. I’m poised on the cusp of glory. This is the cool new 2018 perm, you see. Customisable, low-key, lasting cut to cut, the new shorter-term perm is less about curl than the kind of effortless surf-tumbled wave I am yet to ever actually get at the beach. Blogs have picked up on it. There’s low-level buzz. So I’ve come to the…

PITY THE HANDS. They literally hold it all together, yet in terms of anti-ageing they often get short shrift. And even as we’ve learnt to wear sunscreen daily and partake of the treatments that help maintain a youthful visage and décolleté, our hands tend to be overlooked, says dermatologist Harold Lancer. It leaves unlined faces paired with spotted, craggy hands, an incongruous sight that’s becoming more and more common. Waiting too long to seek treatment is definitely an issue, adds dermatologist Rachel Nazarian. By the time most people notice the problems at, er, hand, they’re in their forties,“and by then the damage is done”, she says.“And most patients don’t realise that a range of treatments exists for hands and delay asking their dermatologist about them until the condition is severe.”…

People are fascinated by Jessica Sepel’s dietary intake, and for good reason. The celebrity nutritionist has been vocal about her public battle with emotional eating, but she’s also an expert in gut health and weight management, which led to the launch of the JSHealth App — an online nutrition clinic. So, what does her typical day on a plate look like? 7.30–9AM Two glasses of filtered water, followed by a sip of hot water with freshly squeezed lemon juice. This helps the gastrointestinal tract, which absorbs and assimilates nutrients. This is followed by breakfast, my signature protein smoothie: almond milk, banana, berries, protein powder and chia seeds. 10AM My one-a-day coffee. 11AM Carrot and cucumber sticks with hummus or a handful of almonds. 12.30–1PM A nourishing bowl with brown rice…