beauty
Clinique Skin Supplies For
Men: Age Defense For Eyes
15ml RRP £22
www.cliniqueformen.co.uk
Clinique introduces the latest attempt at
making eye cream an acceptable purchase for
men. Note that this is not ‘anti-wrinkle’ cream:
it’s ‘Age Defense’, conjuring up images of a
gooey fortress and lightly-fragranced army
to protect you from the evil hordes of time. It
removes dark circles around your eyes and
halloween
restores their appearance of fi rmness. CS
HALLOWEEN is celebrated all over the world,
Most kitchens already contain the basics for
variously known as All Hallow’s Eve, Hallowmas,
simple self-care pharmacy. Herbal Remedies
Clinique’s NEW Even
Feast Of Souls, Feast Of The Dead and Samhain
(Parragon) by Christopher Hedley and Non
Better Skin Tone
(pronounced SOW-wen), which is Irish for ‘summer’s
Shaw is a fabulous, easy-to-use guide to the
Correcting Moisturizer
end’. Halloween is a time for refl ection; a time to look
basics of herbalism.
back over the previous year and, most importantly, to
SPF 20
Traditional pot-pourri is easy to make and is far
remember our ancestors who came before us.
50ml RRP £32
superior to shop bought varieties, chemically
Many of us have little contact with the generations
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fragranced products and ‘plug-ins’. Craft your
that preceded us, but a sense of who we are and
As your skin ages, wrinkles are not
own creative combination by combining a variety
where we have come from should be important to us
the only concern found amongst
of petals and leaves with a fi xative – such as orris
all. Sadly, many of the skills known to our grandpar-
most women. Dark spots and
root – to act as a preservative, then add a few
ents’ generation are already forgotten; so, I dedicate
discolouration of the skin are
drops of essential oils to enhance the scent. Try
this column to ancient traditions that come before
common effects of ageing, but with
embracing the autumn season with sandalwood
us, and to the women who were skilled and trusted
Clinique’s Skin Tone Correcting
and patchouli.
dispensers of herbal and healing knowledge.
Moisturizer, skin pigmentation can
Herb pillows promote relaxation and sleep. Place
In ancient times, a European practitioner of pre-
be prevented and reduced, leaving
your choice of herbs in a lining of muslin and insert
Christian folk magic – particularly that relating to
you with beautiful, younger looking
into a velvet or cotton pillow. Try lavender, lemon
herbs and healing – was known as a Witch or Wise
skin. CS
balm, lemon verbena thyme, rosemary, and hops.
Woman. Later, this term’s meaning was deliberately
Pomanders derived their names from the French
altered to supernatural beings that practise destruc-
pomme d’ambre, meaning an apple of ambergris.
tive magic, resulting in these Wise Women being
They are very simple to craft, yet highly fragrant and
persecuted and tortured. Us modern day beauty and
great fun to make (particularly for children, with
holistic therapists would have been in a lot of trouble
their little hands). Take a fi rm orange and press
back in the day, and I’d be the fi rst to go with my red
Jergens
cloves into the skin, close together, until the whole
hair and love of crystals!
Naturals: Skin
orange is covered. Put into a bowl with
In an ideal world we would be gather-
mixed spices (cinnamon, cloves, powdered
Firming Body
ing from the wild, but this requires
ginger and grated nutmeg) and 15ml/3
Moisturizer
extensive knowledge and, as most of us
tbsp orris root. Leave the pomander in
200ml RRP £4.88
live in the city, we have to be care-
the bowl overnight and turn again the
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ful about picking plant material
next day. When it has dried out
Cellulite. A word that
that may have been sprayed
you can hang it up
can make even the most
with agrichemicals and
with pretty coloured
confi dent of women shud-
lead from car exhausts.
ribbons. Lemons and
der. But fear not, as help
Most people use fresh
limes work well too,
is at hand with Jergens’
herbs in their kitchen,
and the gorgeous scent
Skin Firming Moistur-
basil, coriander, mint and
will last for weeks.
izer. Using 95% natural
thyme are particularly popular.
ingredients, this is for
Used in moderation, herbs will
cellulite-prone areas of
enhance the natural fl avour of your food
the skin, visibly reducing
and transform the simplest of dishes. Enjoy! Aldene x
cellulite and bringing
back your confi dence. CS
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