"What a wonderful idea! We all had a fantastic time and learnt a lot"
Sue, 58 from Bath
Hello!
Once upon a time, two "old" friends, Tina Gossage and Pauline Sinkins, were having a nice relaxed lunch in Cabot Circus, Bristol's lovely new shopping centre.
As the wine flowed, the two friends started bemoaning the fact that it gets harder to look and feel good about yourself as you get older (not that we are of course!).
Then we had a light bulb moment. If we were struggling, we figured, then there were probably others like us out there. So what could be done about it?
We decided it was time to act. What we needed was to get the retailers to come and meet us, the customers, so we could say what we wanted - and they could work a bit harder helping us get there.
(That's the nub of where we began in late 2009. We're still working on the "Happy Ever After" ending. But in the meantime, we're having great fun on our personal journey).
So . . . The Beauty Maze is a network where women can meet fashion and beauty experts face to face, away from the pressures of the High Street. The idea is that with more and more choice available, people are actually finding it harder to shop - and find - what they are looking for. We're all lost in the Maze - and need a map!
The Beauty Maze is that map. It's helping us make the best of what we've got, by learning from the experts and sharing amongst ourselves tips and techniques about what works and what doesn't.
We believe this same principle - of helping people understand what's out there and how to use it - can be applied to other areas of life too - such as technology. So we're planning another new venture, TechnoMaze, which aims to help people find their way through the ever more complex world of technology.
If you feel the same, come along with us on your own personal journey, and find your way out of the Maze.