The Wonders of the Weekend

A dream mask, a nearly magical overnight serum, better stretching, and memories of meeting a countess

Hello Gorgeous!

I’m tired. Really, really tired. For me it often feels like there’s often a sprint this time of year to catch up with everything I still haven’t caught up with.

I’m excited to take a breather, but as the late great Dame Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey, said “At my age, one must ration one’s excitement."

I’ll temper my own excitement and won’t plan too much to do except try to pamper myself a bit more.

If you have time over the weekend, you might enjoy checking these out:

Weekend treats to try:

• The Dream Mask by Mantle. While I normally don’t love products that try to plump any part of my body, I love the actual ultra-plumping properties of this mask. Here’s what else it does. Niacinamide refines the look of pores while bakuchiol tackles pigmentation. Drop in the trifecta of hyaluronic acid, sea buckthorn and vitamin E, it boosts collagen production while you sleep. One thing, this isn’t a heavy greasy mask, it’s more like a sli…