Paula started out as a critic of the cosmetics industry, the self-styled "Cosmetics Cop". She loves make-up and beauty, but is passionately against misleading advertising in cosmetics, inflated pricing and animal testing. She critiques a huge range of available skin care and cosmetics products in the light of scientific findings from peer-reviewed dermatology journals. In addition to being a fabulous independent source of info, she now runs her own line of evidence-based, no nonsense products. They are available through her aussie website.

Approximate cost: $great value

Lu's give a fabulous 15 min shoulder massage, and they can usually see you at the drop of a hat. I get all bound up in the shoulders from using a computer too much and weekly massage has reduced the frequency of my tension headaches dramatically. They do other massage and have other locations, but I havent tried these. They thankfully have never tried any crazy neck manipulations - just a great muscle-pummeling workout.

Approximate cost: $15 for 15 mins massage