Perfume, Beauty and Skincare
I had never been a tremendous fan of lavender as a plant or scent. It seems to have past me by as just something my grandmother grew in her garden and eventually made hundreds of lavender bags with. These were tiny little squares of any materials left overs – she would machine sew three sides […]
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We probably all tend to think of perfume or aftershave as the finishing touch to an outfit in our daily dressing routine. I’s true to say that generally I do stick fairly rigidly to a routie myself, i.e. alarm,teeth, jump into shower, apply anti wrinkle cream, body lotion, bending and stretching exercises and Pilates for […]
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There’s definitely a touch of early spring in the air now. Christmas, with all the mulled wine and cinanamon stick smells has well and truly gone and we can look forward to the aroma of spring. Hyacinth bulbs are coming out early – in fact all the usual garden bulbs are confused – after the […]
Continue reading I’ve just been away with relatives – one of whom is well into her 90s. This old bird is as lively as ever. A real Londoner; having been born in Rotherhythe, could well claim to be of the East Enders brigade. She does not portray that though. No coarse language or miserable mannerisms for this […]
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When winter approaches, there’s a tendency to keep indoors – no cold air allowed! I personally love going out in the cold. I’m not keen on damp, but a crisp cold morning charges up the senses! I am fastidious about my skin care anyway but for winter I do ensure I drink just as much […]
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My Mother has been using a particular moisturising lotion all her adult life and now she’s well into her 90s, I can vouch for it working fantastically. I am now senior in terms of age, and I still do carry out a good skin routine though and it has paid off. After my comforting morning […]
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A little drop of a favourite scent has always been the way to win over a cranky old relative – be she a grandma or great aunt. There are a great number of old fashioned perfumes that would have been the number one on a list of 2 things you could buy for a present! […]
Continue reading Funny how some ladies only feel they’re up and alive for their pulic when they sport a tan of some sort. It was once the reserve of the rich and famous to sport an all over but some folk seem to be taking this a bit too far. I thought orange tans had gone out […]
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One of the mysteries of life as far as I am concerned is the way that perfume is manufactured. I know of course that in days of yore, the monks used to collect various herbs and wild flowers and make up all kinds of potions and magical remedies. This is why so many of them […]
Continue reading Oh how this summer is settling into the familiar pattern of recent years. In fact the year as a whole is. Dreadful winter months from end of October, storms and flooding like we’ve not had in living memory. The raifall, so much needed in the summer months, only seems to hit in quantity when we […]
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