Trying touch therapy

Submit yourself to the magic of massages this week. Head, hands, feet, back, face, body — pamper them all with touch therapy. Not only will a massage give a bouncy boost to your blood circulation, but it will also prepare you for the dry winter months ahead.

Olive oil with a dash of your favourite aroma essence (lavender, primrose…) works wonders for the body while heated coconut or almond oil soothes the scalp. Indulge in a fancy facial and try a moisture-laden hair spa. The idea is to replenish and repair dryness.

Recommended: a good ol’ Kerala-style Abhyangam, LaStone Therapy or a super session of foot reflexology. Nothing beats the oh-so-amazing feel of warm dripping oil caressing your skin and caring for it. Give in. Now.

Catching some Holly action

Give Bollywood a break and return to good ol’ Marty. After Gangs of New York and Aviator, Martin Scorsese, at 64, remakes a Chinese-Hong Kong cop-and-robber film into The Departed. With a delicious cast of Jack Nicholson, Leonardo Di Caprio and Matt Damon, it’s your best bet on the big screen till Dhoom 2 vrooms in!

Raising the F-quotient

The not-so-fashionable want to do something about their wardrobes; the fashionable want to do even more. That is the effect a fashion week has. Get a dash of fashion week into your daily life. So what if we saw a series of spring-summer 2007 collections, but a fashionable head start never really hurt anyone. Incorporate the brand new next year trends from Lakme Fashion Week ASAP. And sizzle with style this winter. But remember to adapt to the ongoing season. How about copying the balloon hemline and carrying it longer than the knee?

And while at it, be sure to debate the elaborate pin-and-tuck measures taken to prevent a wardrobe malfunction on the ramp this time.