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A BEAUTY whizz shared the cheap and cheerful hack her aesthetician mum taught her.

According to the expert, you can achieve the perfect complexion using a 10p hack.

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YouTuber Brittany Vasseur shared her 69-year-old mum’s go-to skincare tip that helps to reduce puffiness and shrink your pores[/caption]

In her viral video, YouTuber Brittany Vasseur dished the details for her 1.54 million subscribers.

The content creator explained that her mum is 69 but looks way younger thanks to her handy hacks.

She revealed that her mum has over 40 years of experience in the industry.

One skincare tip, involves applying a budget kitchen buy to your face on a regular basis.

Brittany revealed that her mum has “been a huge proponent of the benefits of icing your face”.

She explained that their are a wide variety of benefits to the simple task.

“Not just to reduce puffiness and to reduce redness but also to even your skin tone and to reduce the look of your pores,” she told her audience.

And while icing your face isn’t a new concept in skincare, Brittany’s mum has found a way to level up the step.

She recommends elevating your ice by mixing in green tea before freezing.

“She’ll take green tea an she’ll put that in an ice cube tray, or you can get one of these little gadgets,” Brittany said, showing her audience a ice facial roller.

You can pick up a Silicone Ice Facial Roller for just £1.81 from Temu.

“Freeze that and put that on your face before a special event or if you’re looking or feeling particularly puffy,” the YouTuber advised.

She explained that adding green tea can have significant benefits for your skin.

This includes anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories, as well as leaving your “skin looking gorgeous”.

You can pick up a 50 gram box of green tea bags for just 75p from Tesco.

Brittany’s subscribers shared their thoughts on the beauty tip in the comments section.

“We need to see your mum more! Her advice on skincare is gooold! She looks gorgeous herself, so we are all ears!!!” wrote one impressed viewer.

“Love seeing your mom in your videos. She has the best skincare tips! The green tea ice cube is genius!” agreed another follower.

“Wow! 69 years old?! I can’t believe it. She looks amazing,” commented a third person.

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Brittany revealed that her aesthetician mum uses green tea ice to achieve a ‘gorgeous’ complexion[/caption]

GERMANY’S conservatives have won a historic election after beating out the far-right AfD party.

Alternative for Germany (AfD) were heavily backed by international voices – including Elon Musk and US VP JD Vance – and managed to take second place after making their biggest gains since World War II.

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Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is most likely to become Germany’s next chancellor after his CDU/CSU bloc came out on top in the election[/caption]

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Merz celebrating the election result around his team[/caption]

Current Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democratic Party (SPD) collapsed to a dismal third place with the outspoken leader set to be ousted from his role shortly.

Preliminary results of the official election show Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union took 28.5 per cent of the vote in first place.

The AfD won a record 20.8 per cent in second – securing its best result in a federal election since it formed in 2013.

Scholz’s SPD managed just 16.4 per cent of the vote in what turned out to be the parties worst result in the post-war era.

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Merz speaking in Berlin on Sunday night[/caption]

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was left in third place[/caption]

OUR 25-year-old girl groom has been working in national hunt racing stables since she left school at 16.

She’s worked in both big and small yards and while the horses are treated like royalty, the trainers often ride roughshod over the lads.

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Horseracing attracts millions of fans every year – but a lot of the action goes on behind the scenes[/caption]

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There are huge prizes to be won with owners, trainers and jockeys united in the pursuit of glory[/caption]

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And while the wages might be small and the work back-breaking at times, there are certainly other benefits to enjoy, it seems.

Here our stable girl lifts the lid on the best and worst of life away from the parade ring including steamy sessions during shifts, taking cocaine just to stay slim and luxurious massages… for the horses.

A roll in the hay

There’s a reason why organisers supplied the Olympic Village with 300,000 condoms at last year’s Paris Olympics.

You put a whole load of young, fit athletes together in close proximity and a lot of sex will happen. 

It’s the same in a racing stable – the majority of us grooms are young and we all have to be extremely fit as the work is taxing.

I don’t want to be tied down at this stage of my life and so I’m more than happy that there’s a ready supply of hot men to have sex with

So there’s a lot of casual sex. I was at one stable where I’d slept with most of the lads there. It’s not just in the evenings either.

I literally had a roll in the hay with one lad in the stable between taking different horses out for exercise – that was a race to the finish.

I don’t want to be tied down at this stage of my life and so I’m more than happy that there’s a ready supply of hot men to have sex with. 

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The hours can be long and the work has to be done… whatever the weather (stock image)[/caption]

It’s a hard life… unless you’re a horse

Believe me when I say the racehorses live in the lap of luxury.

They are monitored and looked after as carefully as a newborn baby.

Nothing is too much trouble for them, from massages to special diets. Every hair on them is checked regularly.

We invariably are there because we all love horses, definitely not for the money.

I started riding when I was five and never wanted to do anything but work in a yard.

I did holiday work at a local racing stable from the age of 14 and was taken on full time when I was 16.

My starting wages were around £200 a week, though I got free accommodation for a while – it was a static caravan with another lad.

And as it was a small stable I didn’t get a day off for months at a time.

It depends on the stable, but generally you start work before 6am, stop briefly for breakfast, then have a couple of hours for lunch and carry on until around 5.30pm.

You have to work in all weather as the horses need to be looked after whether it’s snowing or blowing a gale.

Weight watchers

If you work in the yard and ride the horses you have to maintain a low weight, as this is what the horses are used to carrying.

I’m 5ft 3in and stay under 8st. It’s relatively easy as the work is so physical and I eat healthily naturally anyway. 

But one of the lads really struggles as he’s 5ft 10.

There are days when he eats nothing and at other times he’ll have one chicken breast and some vegetables all day. 

I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been told my a*** looks good in jodhpurs

Although I’ve never done it, I’ve heard drugs like cocaine are taken to aid weight loss as well as recreationally. 

Obviously jockeys can’t risk doing that as they are randomly drug-tested. 

We also have to be very careful what we feed horses as treats as they’re constantly tested too.

They can have polos, carrots or apples, but we never give them anything else as there’s such a long list of banned substances in racing that you can’t risk it.

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Horsing around

Although it’s hard work we do get a fair amount of down time and because we all live close to the stables we hang out a lot.

It’s not just sex – though there is a lot of that. But we also muck around like kids, the boys often play rugby or we’ll all have water fights.

There is a lot of camaraderie and laughter and banter. 

It isn’t a place for the faint hearted – the banter is the sort that would get you dismissed from an office job instantly for sexual harassment.

I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve been told my a*** looks good in my jodhpurs. I laugh it off, it doesn’t bother me at all. 

Misogyny

I don’t mind the banter it but does annoy me that it’s still a very male-dominated world and I feel women are seen as second class citizens.

While more women enter the trade, there are only a few top female jockeys.

The trainers are mostly men who are 60-plus and have old fashioned views that women are ‘pretty little things’.

Some will flirt quite obnoxiously, but I’ve learnt to let it go over my head. You become very resilient.

When they aren’t checking out my body, they command a lot of respect and woe betide anyone that crosses them.

Some jockeys get death threats if their horse doesn’t run well, and as a groom I do too

Even after nine years working as a groom I can still feel nervous if I mess up and miss something, like a small cut on the horse.

Mind you, some of them are worth a fortune so you do need to be on top of the horses you look after, and we each have between four and six under our care.

Social media death threats

It used to be that we were invisible, but now I really appreciate the times when a jockey wins on one of the horses I’ve looked after and posts on Instagram and tags me to say thanks. 

Though it has a downside. People see it and then contact me asking for tips on how the horse is doing and whether they should bet on it.

I always block them immediately – we keep very tight-lipped about our horses. 

Some jockeys get terrible abuse and death threats if their horse doesn’t run well and sometimes as a groom I do too.

The first few times I was shocked, but now I just shrug it off. 

Hot favourite

You get very fond of some of the horses, they’re all individuals just like people. 

There was one horse in particular, who was pretty successful, that I adored.

I remember sitting in his stable, just staring up at him and marvelling about how gentle he was in the stable. I still miss him and the bond we had. 

And it’s really exciting when the horse you tend does well in a race. 

Other horses I’m reluctant to ride, and I point blank refused to ride one – he was known to gallop off with people.

I don’t want to become a jockey, I’m very happy to be a lad, but those who want to go on and race themselves are under more pressure to ride any horse, however difficult he is.

I’ve only had a couple of minor injuries, like broken toes when a horse inadvertently trod on me. 

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It’s an incredible feeling to work with such amazing animals and be part of a winning team[/caption]

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Party time

I’ve worked in Newmarket previously and the social life was incredible – as the place is filled with different trainers.

After big race meetings the lads often gather in one pub and then go on to an after party at someone’s accommodation.

There’s such a celebratory air that we all let off steam together and that’s when we have even more sex.

Though I’ve slept with a lot of the lads, I’ve never even kissed a jockey – I’m not interested, and there are so many women that flock around them, I wouldn’t get a look in anyway. 

On a few occasions after a big win at a race, we’ve stayed up celebrating all night and gone to work the next day, drunk in charge of a horse.

Thankfully I’ve been riding for so long I could do it blind-folded… or blind drunk!

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LYING back in the throes of passion, bed sheets tangled and limbs sweaty, Tracy Kiss, 37, knows she is reaching the height of passion. 

But instead of thinking about the hairy – very male – body on top of her as the moment hits, Tracy is fantasising about a very different partner.

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A partner with soft skin, full lips – and XX chromosomes.

Yet Tracy isn’t bisexual or lesbian. Instead, she’s part of a growing group of women who, while heterosexual, secretly fantasise about other women.

“I just think girls are sexier,” she says. “They have nicer bodies and I imagine they would turn you on more and know exactly what to do.”

Tracy, a life coach and gift shop owner, from Bucks, describes her fantasy woman saying: “She’s indistinct, but she’s gorgeous and knows exactly what to do.

“It’s her I think about as I orgasm.”

In the real world, Tracy is mum to a 17-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son, and her same-sex experience is limited to a few “passionate girl-on-girl” kisses when she was in her 20s. 

“I was drunk when they happened,” she says. “So I have to confess I don’t remember much.” 

I look at some women in the street… and wonder what they would look like in their underwear

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Tracy certainly isn’t alone in fantasising during sex – surveys have found 65% of women report vivid erotic fantasies during love-making.

She says that since her 20s she has almost always imagined women while making love.

“To use a meal metaphor, I consider the man I’m actually making love with the main course, but the women in my head the starter and dessert,” she says. “I want him, but women turn me on in a way men don’t… I can’t help it.”

“I’m not alone in thinking this,” she says. “Friends feel the same. They appreciate women for their aura.

“By that I mean their complexities, their intricacies, their good, their bad. Sex isn’t just sex. It’s so much more.

“It’s why you can look at a woman and find her so sexual, but simultaneously not be gay.”

She is backed up by both anecdotal evidence and science.

Same-sex fantasies are a common topic on internet mum’s message boards, while a 2015 University of Essex study found that many heterosexual women became aroused when looking at photos of naked women.

Yet many women who fantasise about girls wouldn’t dream of acting on those thoughts.

For her part, Tracy says she would never make love to a woman.

Describing her ideal woman, she says: “I look at some women in the street in awe and wonder what they would look like in their underwear. 

“I’m really into fitness – I go to the gym regularly – and I fancy women who are really healthy and strong.

“I like warrior women.”

Angelina Jolie is fantastic. She has these amazing cheekbones, a powerful aura… she’s gorgeous, like a gazelle running the Sahara

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She continues: “I would fancy Wonder Woman or Zena Warrior Princess, only they aren’t real.

“Angelina Jolie is fantastic. She has these amazing cheekbones, a powerful aura… she’s gorgeous, like a gazelle running the Sahara.”

She’s also captivated by Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz.

“She seems fun and bubbly… I love her energy,” she says. “But I wouldn’t want to be intimate with them, I just think they’re sexy.”

Despite being adamant she wouldn’t have sex with a woman, Tracy does watch lesbian porn, both with her male partner and alone. 

Tracy admits not all of her boyfriends have been happy about her fantasies – and that some relationships have floundered because of them.

To use a meal metaphor, I consider the man I’m actually making love with the main course, but the women in my head the starter and dessert

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“A few men can’t handle I’m having sex with them but thinking about a woman,” she says. “But it’s not like I don’t love them – I really do.

“They didn’t need to worry. I’m incredibly faithful physically… just not in my mind.”

She claims women experience “emotional orgasms” but men’s orgasms are “more physical”. 

“For me, emotional stimulation is key, and my fantasies play a crucial role in my healthy heterosexual sex life.”

Tracy says that while watching lesbian porn may be taboo, with many women reluctant to admit to it, the videos can be instructive and empowering, helping women to better understand their own bodies.

“Just as you wouldn’t learn to ride a bike by driving a truck, watching men have sex with women doesn’t teach you how to orgasm as a woman.

“Lesbian porn is gentle, loving, and inspiring.

“Watching real women having real orgasms can teach us how to have the best sex.”

Backed up by science

Increasing evidence suggests that women’s sexuality is more fluid than previously thought.

Dr Gerulf Rieger, who led the 2015 Essex University study, said: “Our research shows that, when it comes to what turns them on, they [women] are usually bisexual or gay, but never totally straight.

“When it comes to straight women and sexual arousal there is such a disconnect between what a woman tells me and what her body does.

“It suggests that it’s a different world for women when it comes to their sexuality.”

None of this comes as a surprise to Tracy.

“The sex doctor’s right,” she says, upon learning about the research. “Women are so complex, compared to men who largely view sex as a purely physical act. 

“For me, while I know I’m straight, I appreciate the beauty and intimacies of a woman.

“So I fancy men… but I fantasise about women.”

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Tracy fancies women… but says she would never act on it[/caption]

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