Do you know The Queen turns 92 this Saturday. The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year. One is her actual birth date on the 21st of April. One is the official birthday usually on the 2nd Saturday in June. It is rare that The Queen celebrates her actual birth date. Typically, the monarch waits until Trooping the Colour celebrations in June.
However, it isn’t every year that The Queen is hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London which is running from 16-20 April. Following the week of the Meeting, Her Majesty’s actual birthday is marked by gun salutes in central London at midday, then a concert – called ‘The Queen’s Birthday Party’ is being hosted by the BBC at the Royal Albert Hall. The Concert will be reflected and celebrated on the night to reflect Her Majesty’s role as head of the Commonwealth, with performances from artists from across the Commonwealth, and music from across the decades of Her Majesty’s reign.
The concert will be attended by The Queen and many members of the Royal Family. BBC has confirmed that special guests include Craig David, Kylie Minogue, Sir Tom Jones, Shawn Mendes, Anne Marie, Sting, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Laura Mvula, Jamie Cullum, Alfie Boe, Helen George, Tom Chambers, Luke Evans and Donel Mangena. If you want to join this birthday concert, you can get your tickets here
For those not joining the concert, why not celebrate at home and treat yourself, mother and godmother with Kathleen Natural’s premium skincare. We offer you exclusive 20% discount for all items from now to 30th of April.
Christmas is around the corner! It’s the festive time to get you even the best skin.
The Christmas party season is almost upon us. While the constant round of parties is great for your Facebook newsfeed, it’s less good for your skin. Frequent late nights, rich food, Christmas cocktails and cold weather can combine to leave your skin looking dry and dull. Make sure your skin enjoys the festive period as much as you do by introducing our skin care range in your daily routine.
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Christmas is around the corner! It’s the festive time to get you even the best skin.
1. During the winter the air becomes cooler and drier, aside from drinking lots of water make sure you use a hydrating essence day and night such as Silk Miracle Essence to ensure that your skin stays plump and hydrated. This lightweight and fast-penetrating essence contains 7 active natural ingredients which help to nourish your skin, and give you feeling plump and hydrated. Make sure to wear this before your ordinary moisturiser giving you extra-hydration.
2. There is no better time to add extra radiance to your skin in Christmas. Adding the Amazing White Illuminating Serum to your daily skin care routine because this serum contains more active ingredients and they are able to penetrate deeper into the skin. Try now and get an extra radiance boost!
3. Already planning that a Christmas party? Make sure to invest in a best eye cream, which will help give blur away fine lines, imperfections and shadows. I’d invest in a best one rather than 10 average one! Get Caviar Enrich Eye Cream today that leaving you with a luminous looking eye area.
4. Drier climates can still cause your skin to dehydration and more fatigue. Glamour Ageless Anti-Aging Serum is a light-but-rich serum, blend of nine distinctive natural extracts to soothe and re-energize your skin, leaving it firmer, with a dewy glow and to keep you ageing gracefully.
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The summer is finally here and we are ready to dig up our slippers and oversize floppy hat! However, there are some point we should pay attention before going outside and enjoy the sun.
What happens to our skin when we get to much sunlight?
Sunlight is a combination of 3 types of rays – infrared, visible lights and ultraviolet. Usually the ozone layer absorbs most of toxic lights. However ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) penetrate through cloud and glass, deep into our skin, causing skin cell damage and premature aging. While the UVB penetrates into the outer layer of the skin epidermis damaging the cells and causing the skin to be inflamed or sunburnt, the UVA penetrates more deeply into the second layer of skin dermis causing direct damage to supporting tissues leading to ageing effects. Both types of rays are attributed to causing different skin cancers.
How should we read labels?
SPF stands for “sun protection factor” which represents the length of time you can stay in the sun protecting from UVB. SPF 15 means a person who normally (without sunscreen) would turn red after 10 minutes of sun exposure would take 150 minutes (10 x 15) to turn red. However, this does not mean you can stay in the sun for 150 minutes. Red is the main symptom that our skin cells have been damaged.
SPF rating system applies to UVB rays only. We need protecting from UVA also which causes of skin premature aging. In the revised EU guidelines for sunscreens products, this should be a UVA seal which requires providing consumers with a minimum level of UVA protection in relation to at least 1/3 of the SPF.
In US, FDA requires the phrase “BROAD SPECTRUM” which will provide protection from both UVA and UVB. Therefore, we are not looking for a SPF product only and also the UVA seal or the phrase “BROAD SPECTRUM”.
Is SPF 30 better than SPF 15? SPF 15 will filter out about 93% of UVB rays and SPF 30 filters out about 97%. European manufacturers most of the time recommend SPF 50+, which gives you almost 98% protection compared to the other ones.
How do sunscreens work?
Sunscreen is mainly composed by UV-filters. These work in one of two ways: (1) absorbing the UV-light by ‘soaking it up’ like thousands of tiny sponge soaks up water or (2) reflecting the UV-light away from the skin like thousands of tiny mirrors. Absorbing filters, also called chemical or organic filters, soak up UV-light then converting it into lower energy and safer infrared light. Reflecting filters, also called mineral or inorganic filters, are commonly used together with absorbing filters to get more efficient results. Different UV-filters tend to be effective against different wavelengths of UV-light, therefore most sunscreens products include several different UV-filters to provide a broad spectrum of protection, high SPF value and UVA seals.
My Recommendation
Avoid
Never expose to sunlight longer than necessary. Try to stay out of the sun between the hours of 10am to 4pm. The longer we are outside, the longer our skin suffered from UV-lights. No matter how – do not let SPF, UVA, hat – fool us into thinking we can stay out in the sun longer.
Shade
Staying under shade, such as a tree or umbrella, can reduce our sunlight exposure, but not completely. Only very broad and thick shade such as thickly wooded areas and widely overhanging structures provide enough protection explained by British Association of Dermatologists.
Cover up
Clothing
We can select dark-coloured, synthetic fabrics, close weave and dry clothing (fabrics get wet, their protection can be halved).
Oversized sunglasses
Please remember to check your sunglasses with ‘real’ sun protection. Remember that the UV-protective chemical on sunglasses is invisible, so the colour of the lens not an indication of protecting. Label must clearly state the following labelling.
“CE Mark” and British Standard (BS EN 1836:1997)
UV400 (it means the sunglasses blocks up to 400 nm of UV-light)
100% UV protection written on the label or sticker
Hat
Hats are great for protecting our face, ears, eyes and head and back of the neck. So choose a wide-brimmed hat for most protection. Baseball caps are not a good choice.
Sunscreen
Nice thick layer sunscreen can sit on our face and protect from UV-lights. National Institute for Health and Care recommends a minimum of SPF 15 and UVA seals in the UK. And don’t forget our lips.
DRINK WATER!
Watery fruits and veggies like watermelon, papaya, pineapple, muskmelon, grapes, orange, tomatoes and cucumber helps you feel refreshed and hydrated during summer and also feeds you with nutritious goods.
