54 HEALTH & BEAUTY
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Health & beauty advice from Rowena Kitchen
ights play a big part in our holiday celebrations. Tiny twinkling lights in the dark are magical and
mysterious. We feel festive and special when we see lights in the trees, whether on a street or in a sitting room, it makes the night more meaningful. We enjoy light so much some of us pour brandy over our Christmas pudding and set it on fire! There are some ‘set in stone’ light moments for the
British public. The candles at a Christingle service. The turning on of the lights covering a towering tree in a city’s main square can draw crowds of thousands. The christmas decorations on high streets and famously on Regent St in London have been bewitching people since the early Sixties. The window displays of iconic stores such as
Harvey Nichols, Harrods and Selfridges have been in production since the previous January with the biggest budget of the year being blown on them. In the main, they feature magical scenes lit in
a way that draws gasps and small children are transported to a fantasy land where Santa is on his way. This is clever marketing as it means more requests from present crazed children for the
‘You light up my life’ ‘Her face lit up’ and ‘Let there be light’ all inferring that light is a positive symbol that is important to us. The very person we are celebrating during Christmas was found under a bright star and interpretations of the nativity all include the stable being lit with lamps while the star glimmers overhead. In Victoria’s reign there were only white candles on
the trees. Naturally we have taken this a step further and included other decorations on our trees and in our homes. Now we expect a positive plethora of baubles, bows and ornaments and I seem to have enough for half a dozen trees after dedicated years of buying new. I am a big fan of ornaments and love to remember the year I got each one. My trees are
merchandise cunningly woven into the scene. Bear in mind the birthday boy only got three gifts…… perhaps this is something we can use to our advantage? In our homes we are more likely to indulge in candle-lit dinners and roaring fires than at any other time of the year. If it is snowing outside then we feel really transported to a fantasy land. We really are dreaming of a white christmas. The commercial use of light is not a new
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potted histories to me. Some trees are themed with co-ordinated colour or shape and others are more free form with a large variety festooning the branches. Whatever you choose it’s your tree and your personality. Do not be bullied by what is considered hip and current. Go your own way with panache! It does not escape my notice that this time of year is the most flattering to my face! Candle light softens the focus and everyone looks forever youthful. There are many beauty products on the market now that claim to ‘blur the edges’ or ‘fill in the gaps’ on a temporary basis. Other products include tiny fleck of materials that reflect light back giving your face the glow that time has dimmed. Decent coverage with glow is what you are
concept. At the dawn of time when the sun went dark the world was plunged into darkness. Eventually, man worked out fire and fast forward to a time when temples and other buildings, including stables, were lit with candles and oil lamps. We have all heard the expressions
looking for. A too heavy foundation can make the skin look even flatter and more dull. Skin that is regularly exfoliated will look more radiant and smooth enough to reflect light rather than diffuse it. Natural exfoliation slows down with age. If you are under twenty you get new cells pushing up every 20 - 28 days. In your thirties and forties that slows down to about every 40 days and beyond that it’s a miracle you have any
new cells at all! Dead skin cells piling up willy nilly can make the skin look dull and uneven. Exfoliating is quick and free if you use the time and tested sugar and
Illustration by Lisa Wyman
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