BEAUTY

If you want to give Santa a hand this Christmas, here’s our pick of the beauty essentials that he needs to pop under the tree...

Farmacy’s Winter Greens is ‘rooting for a beautiful future’ and this duo is the way to go – with a Deep Sweep cleaning toner and Daily Greens gel moisturiser. Purifying moringa and papaya promote clean, clear skin and it’s gentle enough to be used morning and night. Getting your greens has never been easier! RRP: £27 (worth £38) Get it: feelunique.com and Amazon

Luscious lashes are flutteringly easy to achieve with Lilly Lashes Midnight in Miami. The compact little gift contains one pair of lite lashes, perfect to enhance your daytime look, and another pair guaranteed to bring about a more dramatic look after dark.

Get them this and they’ll definitely be making eyes at you this Christmas! RRP: £32 Get it: H Beauty in centre:mk or online: lookfantastic.com

Perfect Stocking Filler

Introducing the perfect stocking filler for the fragrance lover in your life - a 5ml bottle of Ghost The Fragrance and a universal lip and cheek cream tint all packaged in a keepsake tin. The products - part of the Ethereal Skies Christmas Collection - are small enough to tuck into her purse ensuring colour and a splash of timeless fragrance whenever needed. RRP: £10 Get it: Superdrug, The Perfume Shop, The Fragrance Shop and online. Sol de Janeiro’s Beija Flor Bounce gift set pairs an Elasti-Cream with a Brazilian Crush Cheirosa 68 Hair and Body Fragrance Mist. It’s more delicious than anything you’ll tuck into this Christmas and the after effects are much more appealing too; the cream is beautifully nourishing. The mist delivers a fusion of Brazilian jasmine, pink dragonfruit and sheer vanilla, and it’s a long-lasting aromatic ace. Cruelty free, vegan and in recycled packaging. It’s the gift with the lot. RRP: £35 (worth £53) Get it: Boots in centre:mk and Grosvenor Centre in Northampton, and ASOS

Arbonne’s Chamomile & Ginger Massage Gift Set is gorgeous. A ginger shower gel concentrate for a zinging bathroom experience, and a calming chamomile hydrating gelee – the wooden roller works the gelee into the skin to leave the user hydrated and soothed. Body-licious! RRP: £62 Get it: arbonne.com

Origins has a wealth of wonderful gifts all offering unbeatable value.

The Youth All Stars selection puts its Plantscription trio in one package; Multi-Powered Youth Serum, SPF and an anti-ageing eye cream. It’s ready to plump and hydrate whenever they are. ‘Tis the season for good skin. RRP: £76 (worth £117) Get it: origins.co.uk No matter who you are buying for, Thayers Natural Remedies Facial Toner is a winner; its skin balancing, hydrating properties works for all types, and though the splash might be new here, the brand has been a hit stateside since way back in 1847. All products are formulated with witch hazel and aloe vera. The rose petal is beautiful, but don’t overlook the cooling cucumber and refreshing coconut. Sensitive skin? Try unscented for that. We love the decidedly retro packaging too! Alcohol free, but full of goodness. RRP: £4.99 - £14.99 Get it: Boots in centre:mk and Grosvenor Centre in Northampton

Perfect Stocking Filler

‘Prep schools are amazing places’: New head relishes Swanbourne appointment

Nick Holloway pledges to enhance the educational experience of his pupils when he takes the reins at the start of the 2023-24 academic year.

Swanbourne House School has appointed Nick Holloway as its new head. Mr Holloway, pictured, will take up his role at the start of the new academic year in September 2023 but will work closely with the school near Winslow for the next two terms.

He is currently deputy head of Brambletye School in Sussex, having begun his teaching career at Cothill House in Oxfordshire. Before switching to teaching, Mr Holloway worked in finance for 12 years at HBOS plc.

Until September, Swanbourne will continue to be led by acting head Simone Mitchell, the school’s deputy head.

“I look forward to working closely with the staff, pupils and parents to promote and enhance the values and the ethos of the school and further develop the educational experience of the pupils,” says Mr Holloway. “Prep schools are amazing places and I am committed to developing the exceptional all-round education offered at Swanbourne House.”

Swanbourne House is an independent day and boarding school set in 55 acres of Buckinghamshire countryside. Last year, the school joined with Stowe and Winchester House in Brackley to form The Stowe Group of Schools. Membership of The Stowe Group gives Swanbourne House pupils access to a combined site of more than 800 acres with top-class educational and cocurricular facilities.

Dr Anthony Wallersteiner, head of The Stowe Group, says: “We had a very strong field of candidates for the role of head of Swanbourne and Nick impressed the selection panel with the clarity of his strategy and vision. He has acquired a wealth of educational and managerial experience from Brambletye and Cothill and can draw on his previous career in finance.

“Nick is committed to building on the many existing strengths of Swanbourne. I am confident that Swanbourne will continue to flourish and thrive with Nick’s leadership.” >> For further information on Swanbourne House visit www.swanbourne.org