2012 Olympic Games

5 Perfect Workout Hairstyles
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Olympics Got You in the Mood to Move? 5 Workout-Ready Hairstyles

We don't know about you, but we've been glued to our screens watching all the Olympics action unfold.
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We don't know about you, but we've been glued to our screens watching all the Olympics action unfold. Admittedly, we've also been shying away from our normal workout routines this Winter, but all this sport has us in the mood to move again! Mastering the perfect workout-ready hairstyle doesn't have to be tricky, just take your cues from some of your favourite celebrities on the red carpet and adapt to suit your chosen sport! You see we've got the milkmaid braid — but it might not work if you're planning on cycling outdoors! But there's more, so click through to see all five workout-ready hairstyles.

Ponytail Headband Milkmaid Braid Messy Up 'Do Top Knot
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6 Products to Keep in Your Gym Bag
Jemma Kidd

Olympic Fever: Our 6 Gym Bag Beauty Must-Haves

All this Olympics action has not only reinvigorated our need to get to the gym (but it's so cold outside!), it also got us thinking about our must-have beauty products for our gym bags.
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All this Olympics action has not only reinvigorated our need to get to the gym (but it's so cold outside!), it also got us thinking about our must-have beauty products for our gym bags. Working out before or after work can prove tricky when it comes to what to pack — let's be honest, no one wants to lug around more than they need to — but you also don't want to be left post-workout shower without your favourite styling product! So in honour of all things sporty, click through to see our top six gym bag beauty must-haves.

Images courtesy of Anthony Maule and Harper's Bazaar.

Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist, $30 Klorane Gentle Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk 50ml, $8.99 Lush Body Butter Tin, $5.95 JK Jemma Kidd Catwalk I-Kit, approx $27.73 Dove Anti Perspirant Deodorant Mini Original, $3.89 Garnier Clean Detox Express Cleansing Wipes, $7.99
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WIN a Signed Eamon Sullivan Gillette Prize Pack!
Men's Grooming

WIN a Signed Eamon Sullivan Gillette Prize Pack!

Gillette is an official London 2012 Olympic Games sponsor of great starts and to celebrate, we've teamed up with them to offer three lucky readers the chance to their own great start to the day with this grooming prize pack.
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Gillette is an official London 2012 Olympic Games sponsor of great starts and to celebrate, we've teamed up with them to offer three lucky readers the chance to their own great start to the day with this grooming prize pack.

Signed by Gillette ambassador and Olympian Eamon Sullivan, the Gillette prize pack provides a range of grooming solutions — including the new gold edition Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor. With a professional swimming kit included, you have everything you need to achieve your own sporting goals. Eamon says, "Getting a great start and being prepared is paramount in competitive swimming, so having the support of Gillette Australia in the run up to London is a huge boost to me."

To celebrate Gillette’s sponsorship of Eamon and the London 2012 Olympic Games, we have three gold grooming prize packs to give away, each valued at $177.80 and containing:

  • Gillette Fusion ProGlide Power Gold Razor
  • Gillette Fusion HydroGel
  • Gillette Fusion Cooling Balm
  • Speedo Aquasocket goggle
  • Speedo Elite Kickboard
  • Speedo Mesh Equipment Bag
  • Speedo Silicone Brights Swim Cap

To be in with the chance of winning one, all you have to do is tell us in the comments section what the perfect start to a great day would be for you.

Terms and conditions apply. The Gillette Fusion ProGlide gold edition is available from all major stockists from April 2012.

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED.

Eamon Sullivan Scores a Gillette Contract Ahead of the 2012 Olympics
Beauty Byte

Eamon Sullivan and His Fellow Swimmers Land Beauty Gigs

Eamon Sullivan is just one of three Australian athletes to land a beauty and grooming contract out of the 2012 London Olympics.
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Eamon Sullivan is just one of three Australian athletes to land a beauty and grooming contract out of the 2012 London Olympics. As a major global partner of the Games, P&G — the company behind big-name brands such as Gillette and Pantene — is sponsoring the entire Australian Olympic team but has chosen Eamon Sullivan, Emily Seebohm and Sophie Edington to be ambassadors for Gillette, Pantene and Oral-B respectively. Explaining its involvement with the Olympics, Maile Carnegie, Managing Director of P&G Australia and New Zealand says: "While we are not in the business of sports, P&G is in the business of helping mums . . . Every Olympic athlete has a mum and mums are with their children every step of the way, nurturing and encouraging them." P&G even went so far as to survey the athletes about mum's support, finding that, between them, the mums have had over 5,000 early morning starts, travelled 6.5 times around the world and done 11,000 extra loads of washing to support their children's Olympic dreams. Wowsers! All the athletes said they're extremely honoured to be picked as P&G ambassadors, with Sullivan joking that the task of shaving his legs ahead of the Games will be easier, not to mention cheaper, now that he's part of the Gillette family!