www.womanthismonth.com January 2019 6 Happy New Year everyone. I hope you're as excited about the dawning of 2019 as I am. I'm determined that this will be the year when I finally get my act together, lose some weight and take a step into fitness. Our photoshoot with Fatima Batook was certainly inspiring, especially when you consider she actually lost 70kg some years ago and now has her own fitness studio - not to mention she looks bloomin' amazing. Eyeing her sculpted form, it became clear that walking the dogs is no longer enough, so it was fun looking at the coming year's fitness trends to see what might be in the pipeline to help on my fitness journey - anyone coming down the barre? The beauty trends, I must say, did not leave me quite so inspired. Don't get me wrong, I love a bold red lip as much as the next girl but I'm not sure I fancy running an ice roller over my face. I was, though, happy to see that traditionals like aloe are making a comeback. I'm an absolute devotee, I'm pretty sure if they took this stuff to the UN, it could probably bring about world peace. OK, slight over exaggeration, but you get my meaning. I was also pleased to read Dr Murat's piece on uterine cancers as it seems, these days, we are all very breast aware, but other female cancers are taking a back seat. Too many of us are neglecting Pap smears, which can save our lives. Take a tip from Dr Murat and go for regular screening. I'm happy to introduce some new contributors this month in the shape of Laetitia and Theresa, the women behind the blog liveandtaste. Health-conscious mums who love all the things we do - trendy accessories, home décor and a certain lifestyle - they'll be joining us every few months to share healthy and tasty recipes. I'm loving the look of this month's tahini energy balls. Elsewhere this month, I'm also planning to take some tips from our financial expert Pria Masson Tanwar. She's absolutely right, you don't need to wait till spring to clean out your financial closet - I might actually have to forego my usual trip to the January sales, I reckon they come under non-essential expenses! chairman & publisher GEORGE F MIDDLETON editorial director LIZ O'REILLY contributors BEHNAZ SANJANA FERNANDA LANGHAMMER OIUAM CHARKANI EL HASSANI PRIA MASSON TANWAR LAHAN SPERINCK LAETITIA & THERESA ANN VARGHESE print production manager SABU SEBASTIAN layout & graphics HATEM MONEM media coordinator SARAH ANSARI media managers FARHEEN AHMED photography editor MUNA YOUSEF photographers RANJITH MOHAN SUBEESH KUMAR NS printing press DAR AKHBAR AL KHALEEJ W.L.L., BAHRAIN DIGITAL & CONTENT MARKETING TEAM Digital Strategy Director LINI REGUNATH MADHAVAN Content Editor ADNAN SIPRA Video Producer DARIO GODIC Art & Animation Director HATEM MONEM Contents copyrighted 2019© Reproduction in whole or in part by any means without the express written consent of the publisher is prohibited. ISBN No: 1 899348 11 5. Licensed by the Ministry of Information, Directorate of Publication and Press. Code: SWTM 410 Woman This Month is here for the modern woman of substance and aspiration, embodying a personal style while exploring the best of all worlds: fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Bahrain office address Red House Marketing P. O. Box: 20461, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain telephone: (17) 813-777 fax: (17) 813-700 email: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.womanthismonth.com Published monthly by Red House Marketing (Jersey) Ltd. P. O. Box 641, No. 1 Seaton Place, St. Helier, Jersey JE4 8JJ Channel Islands, U.K. in association with Al-Hilal Publishing P. O. Box 1100, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain January 2019, Issue 191 On the cover: Fatima Batook EDITOR’S NOTE The only women's magazine distributed with the GDN Liz O’Reilly Editorial Director This month I’m lusting after… Baby, it’s almost cold enough outside for these fake fur cuffs. And, since I’m channeling my inner animal, I’m also loving these dinky bags. They’re all on offer at Parfois. I feel a shopping trip coming on.
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