Appetite for distraction

Can you see me coming? If you’re selling, I’m buying. And the greater the swizz, the more I’ll pay for it

Beware the siren song of Instagram influencers – or you’ll find your pocket a little lighter to no good effect

A confession: I recently spent 24 Great British pounds and also, to my great shame, a further 13 of those pounds, a grand total of 37 British pounds, on a useless mascara. I’m giving the totals in pounds because it reads a little better than the €43 I spent on one useless mascara plus postage and packaging. I was swizzed. Again.

I have a habit of being swizzed. I’m extremely suggestible, especially when ...