The moment I met Samantha Renke, I found her energy utterly infectious. She has her own wonderful and unique sense of style, wearing a brown trilby hat and some very cool lace-up boots. Our mutual friend, the brilliant actress Michelle Collins, had introduced us at a women in media group that Samantha has been part of for quite some time, and I was lucky enough to sit near Sam so I could get to know her better.

Writer Raffaella Barker feels that reading - and indeed writing - novels is an art we should all develop more. “Reading and creative writing is the best way to learn to empathise with people” she explains “and it’s the best way to learn about people’s characters and motivation”.

Success Coach and author Sharron Lowe believes she’s ‘blessed’, and her purpose in life is to help others to change theirs. Through sheer determination and grit Sharron has worked her way up to the top of her game and now gives motivational speeches to companies and global audiences. Four years ago, due to her popular demand, she decided to write a book to accompany her lectures, entitled The Mind Makeover –The Answers to Becoming The Best You Yet.

Kelly Cooper Barr has an enviable life; she’s travelled the world, worked and played with the rich and famous and has a wardrobe to die for. However - and a theme clearly emerging with all our Beautiful Women - is that to Kelly, family and friends are what really matters.

As soon as you engage in conversation with make-up artist Sarah Reygate, you can understand why she has such a loyal list of celebrity faces to work with. 

This week, we talk to a truly inspirational Beautiful Woman, Tracey Woodward. Frankly, her life deserves a whole book rather than a short blog, but we’re thrilled to catch up with her during her busy schedule. This amazing lady went from being unable to read and write until she was 14 to Chief Executive of the luxury brand Aromatherapy Associates. 

When it comes to natural beauty Laura Milliken is certainly the model who’s taken it to another level. “I don’t actually own a lipstick or any other kind of make-up” she tells us. “When I was modelling, make-up artists found that the made-up look just didn’t suit me”.

What Vidal Sassoon is to hair, Manolo Blahnik to shoes and Coco Chanel to Haute Couture, Shavata Singh is to eyebrows. Our Beautiful Women’s section was created to inspire women by interviewing other inspirational women, and Shavata in unquestionably an inspiration!

Once in a while a book comes along that can change your life and we think we’ve found that very book - Mad Diet. Don’t be fooled by the title, its author Suzanne Lockhart isn’t another health guru peddling yet another new diet. 

I first met Michelle about 20 years ago, when I was working in London. Back then, there were many nights filled with laughter, fun and frolics! Michelle was the impossibly glamorous girl, who never failed to make an entrance with her gorgeous looks.

For the past 16 years, my little doses of retail therapy have nearly always involved a wonderful independent boutique in Suffolk. Whether you want that unique designer dress for a special occasion or something at a high street price but a little bit more exclusive, ANNA is the gift that keeps on giving.

We think there is something so reassuring, when an extremely well respected beauty expert launches a beauty product. So when award -winning writer Kate Shapland, launched her company Legology we were very excited.