Win dinner and a stay at Edinburgh’s Tigerlily

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Win a stay at edinburgh's luxurious tigerlily

Sometimes you just have to spoil yourself and there’s no better way of doing so than winning our competition. One lucky winner and their guest will enjoy a fabulous overnight stay at Tigerlily, Edinburgh’s favourite boutique bar, restaurant and hotel.

The prize includes dinner for two and a cocktail to get your trip off to a great start. There are over fifty cocktails to choose from, so deciding on your favourite could take some time. Tigerlily's evening menu is a sensory journey to different corners of the world in an inspired list of dishes. It’s a fresh approach to traditional dining where you can enjoy anything from traditional classics to exotic fusion specialities, each lovingly prepared by the highly skilled kitchen team.

Tigerlily’s brand of fabulous maximalism makes it idea for a celebratory getaway, date nights, after-work drinks, Afternoon Tea with mum, a Boozy Brunch with the girls or a luxury weekend away. The Georgian building houses 33 stylish suites & bedrooms, effortlessly marrying contemporary style with original features. The Black Room, for example is a decadent suite complete with a hanging egg chair and black accessories. Even the loo paper is black. no detail goes unconsidered. There are super-comfy King-sized beds, Egyptian cotton sheets, White Company toiletries, GHD straighteners & hairdryers, smart screen televisions, Bluetooth speakers and fully stocked mini bars, not to mention complimentary room service if you prefer your breakfast in bed.

To enter, go to trendmagazine.co.uk and answer this question:

Which suite features a hanging egg chair and black toilet paper?

The care home that offers a bright new start

Many of us are reluctant to consider a care home for our parents or ourselves as we get older. Yet it can bring many opportunities in later years including making new friends and taking part in a wide range of activities - even those that have been more difficult due to lockdown restrictions or general frailty.

Aberdeen’s five-star Rubislaw Park Care Home is a place to live your best life, filled with companionship, joy, laughter and fun. After all, how many care homes have a happy hour in the bar every Friday afternoon, complete with an abundance of treats and canapes?

Manager Gayle Bain explained, ‘For us, it’s all about supporting our residents in enjoying a full and interesting life. Rubislaw Park is five-star in terms of facilities and our staff, but our focus is on ensuring that there are lots of ways for everyone to pursue activities they enjoy. We firmly believe that care homes should offer every opportunity for their residents to live the life they want to. Physical and mental constraints can be overcome with support and a “Can do “team belief.

‘Our activities team are amazing. The residents get together to decide what they’d like to do. Our Gentlemen’s Group have been using our new bus to visit heritage sites. They arranged a tour of the new harbour and local fishing communities to familiarise a new resident with his new surroundings. The ladies have formed a similar group and have afternoon tea in town. We have film screenings, gintastings and events like in-house

race days. There is never a dull day nor moment within Rubislaw.

‘Rubislaw Park offers a residential care setting, a nursing home setting for those with increased medical needs and specialist dementia care. No matter which area a resident lives in, there are plenty of opportunities to come together and socialise. The Dementia Unit has formed a choir who practice round the piano once a week. Songs bring back lots of memories and to some residents where dementia has effected speech and communication singing can provide the voice they have lost. ‘If living independently is becoming difficult or challenging, Rubislaw Park is the perfect alternative. We have 86 individually decorated bedrooms, a fine-dining restaurant where everything is home-made, lounges, cinema room and computer room. Many of our residents say we offer a whole new outlook on life!’

The best way to discover more about Rubislaw Park Care Home is to arrange a no-obligation visit. Details on how to do this are available on our website,

rubislawpark.com

Our most recent care inspectorate report can be found there too.

New staff member for Rubislaw Park Care Home

The team and residents at Rubislaw Park Care Home are pleased to announce the recruitment of Brodie the Labrador puppy as their newest team member. In addition to being trained as a Pets As Therapy (PAT) dog in due course, Brodie’s duties will include being petted, played with and generally spoiled rotten by everyone in the home

Duncano’s comes to Westhill

Westhill Shopping Centre is undergoing a bit of a renaissance at the moment, firstly with the opening of JK Fine Foods and now with the arrival of Duncano's Bistro. Duncano’s will open in Unit 17 and will be offering great food at all times of the day. From breakfasts through to afternoon tea and dinner as well as coffee, wines and cocktails. They’re promising bottomless weekend brunches, ‘Rose all Day’ Saturdays and live music on Sundays. Find out more from their social pages @duncanosbistro and get ready to ‘Savour the Moment’.

GET BACK TO FABULOUS WITH A FACE LIFT OR FAT TRANSFER PROCEDURE

Sometimes our faces don’t reflect the way we feel inside. The cumulative effects of sun-damage and age mean that the elastin and collagen fibres that keep our faces looking fresh start to break down and production rates slow.

Gravity does us no favours either. Our faces lose definition, particularly along the jawline. We develop prominent nasolabial folds, our cheeks sag and the skin becomes thinner and more translucent. Our features may settle into a discontented expression, or we start looking like our parents. Luckily, the Alpha Clinic offers facelifts and fat transfer procedures that can restore a naturally youthful appearance, boosting self-confidence and making us feel more like ourselves.

Facelifts aren’t the frightening procedures they once were. The incisions are concealed, the underlying skin layers tightened and loose skin removed. This elevates sagging structures, restores the jawline and tightens the skin and muscles of the neck. Your own fat is transferred and injected to improve your cheeks, lips and temples. Using your own fat gives a natural, stable result and lasts for decades. The fat is extracted from the tummy or thighs, before being treated for use, so you won’t miss it.

The surgery takes two to six ours depending on the complexity of the operation. Some bruising and swelling occurs as a result of treatment, so most patients take two or three weeks off work afterwards to heal. It’s suitable for both men and women, with most patients being over 40. Facelifts are not the only way your own fat can be used to rejuvenate the appearance. Fat and the stem cells it contains can be used to improve the appearance of the face, hands and breasts.

Facial fat transfer restores a youthful appearance by adding volume to hollowed out facial structures. The injected fat has been scientifically proven to help rejuvenate the skin, smoothing out the surface and helping to repair scars. Jaw lines can be defined and volume added to the cheeks to give the appearance of higher cheek bones.

Fat injection can increase breast size by one or two cup sizes as well as correcting shape and any asymmetry. It’s also used in breast reconstruction work after radiation treatment. Our hands often age more quickly than the rest of us. Here, injecting fat can reduce wrinkles, fill hollows and reduce the appearance of veins.

In all cases, the body accepts the transferred fat as an integral part of you unlike silicone or other non-living implants. With fat transfer the fat immediately anchors to the surrounding tissues. Once it has a blood supply, the fat is extremely stable.

Alpha Clinic was founded by one of the country’s most highly qualified and skilled Plastic Surgeons. Trained in Oxford, London and Scotland, Mr Thanassi Athanassopoulos is an acknowledged expert in cosmetic facial and breast surgery and, in particular, complex secondary revision surgery.

He is also an NHS Consultant at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Aberdeen University Medical School.

Mr Athanassopoulous is known for the quality of his work and his bespoke approach which ensures that, from the initial consultation through treatment and aftercare, the focus is always on the needs and aspirations of the patient.

The clinic’s website offers indicative treatment pricing and is an excellent source of information, helping you make an informed decision before arranging an initial consultation. Pricing is competitive and includes high end pre- and post-treatment aftercare and follow up visits.

Booking a consultation could be your first step to getting back to fabulous.

Images show a patient who has had a face lift and a fat transfer procedure.

10 Albyn Terrace, AB10 1YP Tel: 01224 232428 alphaclinic.co.uk