My super stylish girlfriend A. claims (erroneously) to have “entry level jowls” whereas I actually do have a face that has trouble waking up in the morning and standing to attention. When I totter half asleep into the bathroom and look into the magnifying mirror, I usually recoil in abject horror. My face looks like the rippled sand on a beach at low tide. So I rush to put a dollop of Kate Somerville’s Quench Hydrating Serumand instantly my tired old complexion looks as if it has been ironed (badly, but – hey – less creased). I am an absolute sucker for the miraculous (and often overtly ridiculous) claims of cosmetic companies which is how I found myself this morning buying not onlyUltraLift Pro-X, but Age Re-perfect (for 60+ year olds so definitely worth a go), a 30 Second Wrinkle Filler, as well as some Wake Up Wonder moisturiser. Like Ellie, I am conscious that I must not spend too much of Husband’s hard earned dosh, so am delighted to report that I doubled the value of my Tesco vouchers via their Clubcard Voucher Exchange (hurry ends 5 December)and got it all for FREE! Plus popped three gratis bottles of my favourite Sauvignon Blanc into my trolley – the only thing I paid for was a scarlet poinsettia (OK, OK, I’ll admit I am starting to feel a teeny weensy bit festive). I used to be very huffy about Tesco, but I am a devotee now. Talking supermarkets, I have to report that Waitrose underestimated the demand for Heston’s whole orange Xmas pud which I raved about on 14 November (gosh, the power of this little blog!) and so it looks like I’ll never get to taste that carmelised squidgy orange. Anyhow, I don’t want to think about that never-to-be calorific treat, so instead I will rip the packaging off my new lotions and potions and put them to the test instead.