My first Christmas… without my children

Weekend’s beauty columnist Sali Hughes on spending her first Christmas, post-marriage breakup, apart from her young sons

Photographs: David Yeo for the Guardian

Mother’s Day British beauty gifts

Traditional British toiletry brands are struggling at the moment - not least because people don’t realise that in recent years they have greatly improved the quality of their products. Another plus is that most are made in the United Kingdom. These are things that might enhance their appeal to mothers, says Sali Hughes