FASHION
Recipes for relaxation

Well Being, by
Barbers Clese with
photographs by Susie
Cushner, Chronicle
Books, 168 pages,
$29.95

SOME of us are
naturals at relax-
ation. Others
need a prescrip-
tion for pamper-
ing.

For those of us who
fall into the second
group, there is Well
Being.

Beautifully illustrat-

ed by Boston-based photographer by Susie
Cuskner, this small hard-cover by an
American aromatherapist takes an intimate,
sensual approach to self-care, with simple
recipes for everything from cold soothers to
ease winter chills to cool tonics to quench

~ summer’s dry skin. Close, the owner and

founder of Naturopathica, a holistic spa in

beauty soot.

PERFECT skin is a
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The sun, bad habits like

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overactive hormones and

just plain aging can tran-.

spire to give our faces a less
an pristine appearance.
For those of us not
‘blessed with baby-fine skin
there is Estée Lauder
Idealist Skin Refinisher
($60 for 30 mL), a light
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-smooth over imperfections

East Hampton, New
York, is also the author
of Aromatherapy: The
A-Z Guide te Healing
with Essential Oils.
Some of the recipes
cull ingredients trom
the backyard herb gar-
den. Others call for
essential oils, which
can be purchased at
specialty retailers like
Escents or at a natural
foods store.

One to trv is Close’s
Chamomile Sun
Soother Compress:
Ingredients

3 drops German
chamomile essential oil

2 drops lavender essential oil

1 sprig peppermint leaves, gently bruised

Prepare a cold compress by adding the
essential oils and peppermint leaves to a smail
bowl of ice water, Dip a washcloth into the
solution, wring out and apply to affected
areas. Repeat as needed.

——~ Layne Christensen

ae

and banish physical flaws
that give skin an uneven
colour. The non-acid skin
refinisher contains clary
sage to “resurface” the skin,
barley extract and wheat
germ extract to manage
excess oiliness, and caffeine
as well as green tea extract
to calm over-reactive skin.
The result: dry patches
disappear, T-zones demate-
rialize, fine lines and pores
are minimized, says Estee
Lauder.
— Layne Christensen

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