I hope you all are enjoying the starting phase of Winter Season. For me winter means sipping million cups of coffee, reading novels while sitting in the blanket, layering my skin with lotions, layering my body with sweaters, mufflers. Everything starts looking pleasant and colourful during winters.
Benefits of eating seaweed are one of the best kept beauty secrets that have been known for centuries in Japan. Formulated with sea-sourced active ingredients and developed under advanced Japanese technology, Spawake offers you effective yet pleasurable skincare solution to achieve healthy, glowing skin.
It is a multi-function daytime moisturiser that instantly brightens the complexion while protecting against harmful UVA and UVB rays. It is a fresh, non-greasy formulated gel cream which immediately melts into skin, infusing it with Vitamin C and Vitamin B3 to reduce the production of dark melanin, and Algae Extract helps in protecting from sun damage. With consistent usage the complexion appears visibly fairer, more even-toned and radiant.
Choosing the moisturiser which provides the required moisturisation to the skin without making it look like an oil-tank is a big task. Hunting for the moisturiser which is tailor-made for my skin is like a ritual for me which I am supposed to follow every winter. The thing I hate the most about winter is that it makes my face one or two shades darker. So, I always try to find a moisturiser which can deal with all the above mentioned concerns.
After having a mixed experience with Spawake products, I was bit curious to try “Spawake Whitening Fairness Gel Cream”. The products that claim to lighten the skin tone suddenly become my attention seeker in winter. The reason which always forces me to try Spawake is the exotic ingredient-list which they use in their products. Like other products from this range, it also contains Sea Minerals, Algae Extract, Sea Salt, Vitamin B3 and Vitamin C.
The product comes in an opaque white colour plastic tub. The tub is completely spill-proof which makes it a suitable option for travelling. It has a very natural and sweet fragrance which will not bother your sensitive nose at all. It has gel like consistency that is bit runny. You only need a small amount for whole face. It smoothly glides on the face. You need to massage it on your face for couple of minutes otherwise the face will look sticky and greasy.
The face looks healthy and nourished for 2-3 hours and covers all the dry spots. But after few hours, the dry patches on the face re-emerge, and for that I need to re-apply the cream. Apart from the moisturisation part, the claim of lightening the skin tone is also not upto the mark. The skin does look a shade lighter but the effects are not long lasting. After few hours, the effect starts fading. I am using this cream from the last one month and I haven’t noticed any remarkable change in my skin tone or skin texture.
Though this product contains few tempting ingredients but we can’t ignore the scary chemicals which are mentioned in the ingredient lists. We all are aware that how chemical damages our skin in the long run. Now when every brand is replacing all our chemical-icious products with the organic one, this product gives us a reason to think before making it a part of our skin care routine.
Final Words: Overall it’s an average gel cream which moisturises the face for few hours and makes it radiant and nourished. If you have normal to oily skin and want a light moisturiser, then I am sure you’ll like it. But in case you have dry skin or you are looking for a moisturiser with long lasting effect, then you can skip it.
Ovenden West Riding, Calderdale’s most successful amateur soccer club over the last few decades, has folded.
Club stalwart Steve Smith made the heart-breaking decision today after Ovenden failed to raise a side for the second pre-season game running last night.
They had been due to face Huddersfield Amateurs, after having to give backword to Brighouse Old Boys last Saturday.
Smith, who has been at the club for 49 years, informed West Riding County Amateur League secretary Stuart Marsden of the club’s fate this afternoon.
Ovenden withdrew their reserve team from the league during last season but the club’s name will be kept alive by various junior teams playing out of Forest Cottage, Ovenden.
Ovenden had been due to field a new second team, composed largely of older juniors, in Division Two of the Halifax AFL this season. That team is also being withdrawn.
Smith, who joined Ovenden as a player and has fulfilled virtually every role at the Natty Lane club over the years, said: “It’s a very sad day.”
The club had suffered from a major exodus 12 months ago and when another three or four had departed to Northern Counties League newcomers Campion this time, there had been a knock-on effect.
The origins of the club go back to before World War II with the team playing under the Ovenden Old Boys banner.
The West Riding suffix was added, to differentiate from the Halifax League side, when Ovenden entered a team in the regional league in 1982.
They won the West Riding Saturday Cup three times, the Premier Division title seven times and the top section’s League Cup seven times.
When they crossed swords with other Calderdale teams in the Halifax FA Cup, their Shay final successes ran into double figures.
Smith said the Ovenden dressing room had been graced by many great players including Peter Calland, Stuart Lorimer, Lee Burrows and Jim McKernan and in more recent times by Scott Eastwood and Robbie Graham.
Danny Megson and Mark Duffy had done a fine job as manager in recent years and the late Tony Geidmintis, whose professional career included a spell at the Shay, was another well known name in the club’s history.
A fisheye lens can create a lot of drama--and sometimes comedy--in photo composition. Use these photography tips to maximize the fun of creating purposely distorted images with a fisheye lens.
A fisheye lens creates images with extreme barrel distortion, meaning subjects in the center look somewhat magnified, while the edges of the image quickly taper off and feature curved lines that do not reflect reality. The overall effect is a purposely warped view that provides plenty of opportunity for creative pictures.
One of the best attributes of a fisheye lens is its ability to capture wide angle pictures; think of it as a wide-angle lens on steroids. That wide field of view means you can fit huge landscapes, or a cramped living room, into a single image.
It's important to determine the most important elements in your composition before you shoot with a fisheye lens. The subject you focus on will be sharp and clear but peripheral elements away from the center of the picture will quickly begin to look distorted. In other words, background elements are generally secondary when using this lens, so your foreground subjects must be able to carry the composition and provide power to the image.
Because a fisheye lens provides such noticeable distortion to your images, it's best for situations where your other wide-angle lenses just aren't enough.
You can create striking portraits with a fisheye lens. Place your subject near the center of the composition and you'll see the way lines in the background bend towards the center of the image. This effect tends to guide a viewer's eyes towards the middle of the frame and draws attention to the person you're shooting.
Pet pictures are especially fun with fisheye lens. If you've ever tried capturing pets in action, you've undoubtedly noticed the way animals almost naturally gravitate towards the lens, ruining the shot with a few good licks on your camera lens. The super wide angle of a fish eye lens lets you shoot very close to your furry friends, and the silly distortion helps accentuate their fun personalities, too.
Because fisheye lenses often have a field of view that's around 180 degrees, you can fit an amazing number of subjects into a single frame. In tight quarters, such as a small room, this large field of view is helpful in capturing groups of people or action shots where fast-moving subjects are hard to capture with a regular lens.
A fisheye lens is a lot of fun to use, but if you overuse it, the effect may grow tiresome with your viewers. Like all tools of a photographer's trade, this one takes a lot of practice in order to provide powerful and consistent results.
In casual shooting situations, though, it's tough to beat a fisheye lens for overall fun. You can warp your visual world in ways that other lenses can't and use your imagination to create an entire portfolio of visually captivating pictures.
Until Saturday July 7, £28-£38.50, 7.45pm (Saturday matinee 2.30pm), Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, 01323 412000. Join big-hearted Tracy Turnblad, heartthrob Link Larkin and all the kids of 1960s Baltimore as they dance their hearts out at the Devonshire Park Theatre. Hairspray is a musical based on the 1988 film of the same name, which starred Divine and Ricki Lake, by cult filmmaker John Waters. Set in Baltimore in 1962, Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, is on a mission to follow her dreams and dance her way onto national TV. Tracy’s audition makes her a local star and soon she is using her new-found fame to fight for equality, bagging local heartthrob Link Larkin along the way.
Saturday, July 7, £8, 7.30pm, Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton 0845 293 8480, www.komedia.co.uk/brighton. Critically acclaimed double act Short & Curly offer a new multi-sketch show and Norris & Parker are back with some debauched, late night sketch comedy for lovers of the strange.
July 7. From £19.90, 7.45pm, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650. Spokeswoman Laura Poncia said: “This phenomenal group of musicians have been touring for over two decades and remain true Eagles fanatics. Their longevity and continued international acclaim are due in no small part to their extraordinary mastery of the Eagles’ distinctive sound. Featuring the very best from the Eagles’ repertoire including ‘Hotel California’, ‘Take it to the Limit’, ‘Life in the Fast Lane’ and more.”
Sunday, July 8. Tickets from £23.90, 7.30pm, Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650. This stunning live show combines first-class music with slick choreography and an amazing band to create one of the best motown experiences around. The concert features massive hits by legendary artistes like Lionel Richie, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Jackson Five, The Isley Brothers, Edwin Starr and many more.
July 9-14. From £15.90, 7.45pm (Thurs/ Sat matinee 2.30pm), Theatre Royal, Brighton, 0844 871 7650. This new musical offers a fascinating insight into the great Elvis story, taking audiences back to 1968 when the major musical event of the year was the first live TV special for Elvis Presley. It would come to be known as The ’68 Comeback Special. Drawing phenomenal ratings, the event re-established Elvis as the major entertainment star of the decade.
Until August 25, Chichester Festival Theatre, www.cft.org.uk, 01243 781312. This much-loved musical comedy includes the popular numbers ‘The Sun Has Got His Hat On’ and ‘Lambeth Walk’. The brand new staging is directed by Daniel Evans. Matt Lucas, known to millions for the hit TV series Little Britain, plays Bill Snibson. Caroline Quentin makes her Chichester debut as the Duchess of Dene.
Tuesday, July 10, £8, 7.30pm, Komedia, Brighton, 0845 293 8480. Sara Barron: For Worse and Laura Lexx: Trying (bottom circular picture). Sara Barron, the queen of New York’s live storytelling scene, delivers her debut stand-up hour. Filthy, funny and incisive, Barron skewers her husband, her child and herself. Laura Lexx spent 2017 trying to get through therapy, trying the patience of everyone, and trying for a baby. She’s done trying now; it’s time to laugh.
Friday to Sunday, July 13-15, Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, 01903 206206. Dinosaur World Live brings dinosaurs to life on stage in an interactive show for all the family. It presents a host of impressive pre-historic creatures including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the T- Rex, along with a Giraffatitan, Microraptor, Segnosaurus and Triceratops. The show introduces Miranda, daughter of palaeontologists, who grew up surrounded by dinosaurs on a far-away island off the coast of South America. She has brought her pre-historic pals to the theatre. The show promises an entertaining and very educational experience. Performances are followed by post-show meet-and-greets where audience members have the opportunity to meet some of the dinosaurs in person. You can find out more about the production at dinosaurworldlive.com.