LEMONmagic!

== Reduce the

Formation of Blackheads:

Lemon juice can dissolveblackheads over time. Todo this, rub lemon juiceover blackheads beforebedtime. Then upon aris-ing in the morning, rinseyour skin with cool, cleanwater. Repeat this processevery night until black-heads are no longer visible.The natural citric acid inlemon juice helps dissolvethe oils that form black-

heads in the first place!

== Skin Brightener: Lemon juice can soften andbrighten any area of your skin. Cut a lemon in half andsqueeze out all the juice you can into a cup. Before bed-time, dab a cotton ball into the juice and apply to anyproblem areas of your skin. Rinse well when you get upin the morning. Store leftover juice, in a container, in therefrigerator. For an overall perk-up treatment, mix 1/2cup of fresh lemon juice, into your bath water, and soakin it for at least 20 minutes. Your skin will look and feelradiant.

== Lighten dark spots and blemishes: Acne scars andmarks are embarrassing and a pain to get rid of. Lemonjuice's citric acid gradually fades spots and evens yourskin tone. Be cautious of open wounds or cuts on theface, as it can sting real bad.

== Lighten and Highlight Hair: Lemon juice isa natural and safe alternative to usingbleach. Squeeze the juice, from halflemon or more, into your hair. Do nottry to comb through cause it won'twork and your hair may snap off! Ifsome seeds get into your hair, no prob-lem! They won't hurt your hair andyou'll get rid of them later when yourinse your hair! Sit in the sun until yourhair is dry, or about one hour.Shampoo and condition afterwards.

== Strengthen nails: There are tonsof nail hardeners on the shelves atyour local stores, but you can get thesame results -- and naturally -- usingolive oil and lemon juice. The solutionwill not only conditionweak and brittle nails, butit will also whiten yellowingnails.

== Treat Dry Scalp and

Dandruf : Combine 1/2 cupof olive, or coconut oil(melted) with 2 or moretablespoons of fresh lemonjuice. Massage into yourscalp, then cover with a cap for at least 15 minutes oreven overnight. Rinse your hair well, then shampoo andcondition. Repeat as necessary.

== Brighten and Exfoliate Skin: This is a very simplebeauty tip with lemon! To improve the visible appearanceof your skin, cut a lemon in half and then dip one halfinto raw sugar. Gently rub the lemon over your face,arms, legs, or any area of your body! It only takes a fewminutes of rubbing to slough dead skin cells and noticemarked improvements! You can repeat the process dailyto help brighten and exfoliate your skin.

MAdu AWAnthI

Sohan Weerasinghe: Christmas, for me, is spending time with myfamily and close friends. Christmas lunch is very special and wego to my brother-in-law’s place, at Kohuwela, to meet up with

all our relations and friends.I make it a point that we don't take any musical engagements on

December 25th so that it becomes a family day..I also believe that we have to think of the less fortunate and make

sure that we make their Christmas meaningful, too.My wife never forgets to decorate the Christmas tree and have

the gifts ready.Yes, Christmas is a day where we enjoy ourselves very much and

also bond with our families.I also love to listen to those Christmas

songs. It’s simply a wonderful time of theyear..

Corrine Almeida: Christmas is certainlya very special time of the year, but, unfor-tunately, the real meaning of it seems toslip out of our mind, very easily.

I do make the cakes...rich and love,andI also have a few decors in my house,butno Christmas tree.

I have a meal with my loved ones, butthat would be a normal meal and nothingextraordinary.

Many people make a huge fuss aboutChristmas lunch, .but what I do isto go give a lunch to a home -maybe a children's home or a homefor the elders.

Christmas is a time for giving, theysay, but, honestly, in my opinion youreally don't have to wait for only thistime of the year to give, or sharesomething, with anyone. I do it rightthroughout the year.

Melantha Perera (Mirage):I cele-brate Christmas with my family - myloving wife, Devika, and my lovelydaughter, Michelle. On the 24th night,we gather round the piano and sing

Christmas carols. On the 25th morning, we go to church and then, on our return home, we

prepare a very special Christmas lunch. I also make it a point to make theless fortunate happy because that's what Christmas is all about - givinghope to the hopeless.

Merry Christmas, readers, and may Lord Jesus bless you.Kumar de Silva: Although very much a practicing Buddhist, I

always appreciate and cherish the spirit of caring and sharing andgiving during this festive season. With Christmas Eve always being a'late night' experience, 25th morning is always a stay-in-bed-and-get-up-late affair.

As I've been doing, these past years, late in the morning, I take avery big biriyani lunch, with an equally big slab of Christmascake, to a not-that–well-to-do family celebrating Christmas.This also includes cash for school books and uniforms, etc.,for the two children. I never fail in this. And then of courseI'm always invited to Christmas lunch and dinner, by friends,which is a very enjoyable experience.

Really, we don't need to wait for a Christmas, or aWesak, or any other big religious event, to give andshare with the less fortunate. There's a tremendousdeal of sadness and poverty around us. Let's us makethis spirit be all pervasive throughout the year. No one

3Thursday December 25th 2014

Fashion Bug showcased a dazzlingcollection of sarees, shalwars, andtrendy and chic western wear, at a

Coffee Morning & Fashion Show, organ-ized by the Past Pupils Association ofMuslim Ladies College, and held at theGaladari Hotel.

The sarees featured worked, designerborder sarees, cut worked and embel-lished sarees, while the range of shal-wars, too, were one of a kind.

The more youthful and trendy WesternWear selection were admired for its casu-al, light hearted chic.

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else but we alone can make it hap-pen. Joyeux Noel.

Rajiv Sebastian: The excitementstarts 24th night, with the crib com-ing up, decorations, etc. On themorning, of the 25th, we visit mymother’s grave. Christmas dinner is afamily get together and very special.

My band mates are invited forlunch, to my place, on the 26th.

I wish you all a Very MerryChristmas.

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