Advantages: Helps minimise scarring and oiliness
Disadvantages: Feels oily/shiny

...My brother used to have really bad acne a few years ago, and to minimalise scarring, my mum bought him the Clarins Lotus Oil. He never used it, tho, and for the last year i've also been experiencing bad acne. I've started using Tea tree oil on my face and it has cleared up my skin (although there are always going to be a few spots popping up now and then) and i've been left with some discolouration and acne scarring, so i started using Vitamin E oil and now the Clarins Lotus Oil. I used it for the first time last night, and i woke up with reduction in the discolouration of my skin! I'm so impressed. I had pink spots on the apples of my cheeks, and i used it one one side (and not the other because i still had some acne on the other side and didn't want the oil to aggravate it, but now i'm using it on both cheeks because the Lotus Oil... Read review

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Advantages: It's really soft and prettily patterned
Disadvantages: Luxury price tag. Fragranced tube!

...It's a bit hot for yoga in this heatwave. Never mind, I can't assume the lotus anyway. Can you? Cheeky Tissue ≈≈☼≈≈≈≈☼≈≈ 'Soft as a babys' bottom', a well known phrase in everyday use. But what of bigger bottoms? As bottoms grow, they still need caring for. Bottoms of course come in all shapes and sizes but their function is extremely important. So, let's not get anal about bottoms or make them the butt of all jokes, let us appreciate our bums. Have you noticed that bottoms are becoming more noticed through the likes of adverts for cars, ♫ I see ya baby, shakin that ass ♫, as well as the 'love your bum' campaign by Double Velvet? Incidentally, Double Velvet has now turned a new leaf and become Triple Velvet. How did that happen? When it comes to bums, I... Read review

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Advantages: Puts a smile on your face
Disadvantages: Some say its uncomfortable and impractical - not me

...This is the story of my love afffair with this car. Once upon a time........ There was a girl who loved sports cars, she owned an MX5 (no sniggers or jokes about hairdressers please) but always lusted after something special. An Aston maybe... ah back to the land of dreams. Anyway it is now early 1996 and I am sat in the back of a car travelling to a work course. I am just gazing out of the window watching the cars go by, when this small yellow car passes us. We all notice it, not like any car we have seen before it is low, fast , mini supercar looking and shoots round the roundabout in front and disapears. I shout what was that I want one! Some time later and I'm watching Top Gear , they are reviewing the new Lotus. It comes on the screen and I shout (again!) thats the car I saw . Can we go see it pleeeeese... Read review

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Advantages: Great fun, huge variety in the circuits, superb two-player mode, decent visuals, strong longevity
Disadvantages: Can frustrate at times, quite basic by todays standards, tricky to find these days

...In the mid-nineties, the world was introduced to game consoles that finally had the power to deliver accurate 3D environments and playing levels. Suddenly a host of new genres were born out of this phenomenon; 3D platforming and survival-horror to name but a couple. It wasn’t all good news though – scrolling beat ‘em ups and 2D arcade-racing games would become all but extinct in this new age of technology. So why the history lesson? Well, for what its worth, Lotus 2 RECS was one of the last great titles based upon the now-obsolete 2D racing genre. Back in a time when EA were still referred to as ‘Electronic Arts’ and known not for their endless FIFA updates but for unashamedly playable 16-bit titles, L2R would prove to be one of their best efforts. Ironically, the one sequel they put such effort in to would turn out to be one... Read review

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Advantages: Classic good looks and affordable rag-top fun
Disadvantages: Leak-prone hood

...Having just sold my 1990 "Lotus Racing Green" Lotus Elan S1, I thought I'd share my experience of owing this ground-breaking car. The Lotus brief was a two-seater roadster that would appeal to the American market. With this in mind, it's easy to see why the cabin appears so spacious - American's don't like to be cramped! The windscreen is shallow-angled and you get the feeling of being in a much larger car as the dashboard stetches away in front of you. The driving position is "proper sportscar", low slung but extremely comfortable - the drivers seat on some examples can benefit from minor TLC having been subjected to ten years or more of use. The comforting smell of fibreglass as you enter the cabin is one common to all Lotus', but on particularly damp days, can be overridden by the gentle waft of damp carpet! I've never met... Read review

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Advantages: Smells nice, leaves skin soft and moisturised
Disadvantages: Leaves skin oily, expensive

...The product I am reviewing today is the Clarins Face Treatment Oil for dehydrated skin or "Huile Orchidee Bleue" as all Clarins products have the name in French with the English translation underneath. The face treatment oil comes in 3 varieties, "Santal" for dry or extra dry skin, "Lotus" for combination skin (prone to oiliness and dry patches) and the "Orchidee Bleue" (Blue Orchid) which is for dehydrated skin. At the time I bought the product I was recommended the Orchidee Bleue. Clarins For those of you who have not heard of Clarins they are a French manufacturer of beauty products including skin-care and cosmetics. They also offer beauty treatments such as massages and facials in their spa studios which are found in many large department stores. Their products are based on natural plant extracts and smell lovely... Read review

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Advantages: Invaluable for anyone owning or restoring a historic Lotus car. Excellent quarterly magazine. Modest subscription.
Disadvantages: Not enough colour in magazine. Few events for overseas members.

...I first joined the club in 1999 and was impressed by the high standard of the club's magazine "Historic Lotus". The club is a "must" for anyone with a historic Lotus car, particularly if it needs to be restored, as there is a wealth of experience amongst the members about who to go to for help, parts, materials and know-how, It is also a rewarding source of information on the early days of the Lotus company, and many of the pioneers are members of the club and contribute their memory of events. The club does not organise its own competitive events, but being affiliated to the Motor Sports Asoociation (MSA) it is often invited to track days and other events. The club magazine now appears quarterly, and the modest subscription of £20 for UK residents and £25 for overseas members has not changed for the last five years. Each... Read review

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Advantages: Styling,Speed,Cheap-ish,Limited numbers
Disadvantages: Limited numbers,Little/no rear window,Not many toys

...Firstly this is no normal Exige this is the 240R. That means it has 240bhp and is very light, 930kg in fact. So as you would expect it hits 60mph in 3.9secs and then roars on to a limited top speed of 155mph. They will be very exclusive, as only 50 have been made! I was one of the lucky few that were able to get a drive in one before they all sold out! Lotus has a very clear market in mind for this car. That market is the people who will drive it to work in the week and then take it to a track at the weekends. This is shown in a couple of areas, the manual for this car comes with advice and tips of how to set up the cup for every major circuit in Europe! This means it is very easy to change the suspension etc. Also another clue is that there is almost no rear view as the back window is slatted and in the way of the gaps is a whacking... Read review

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Advantages: fast sexy looking car
Disadvantages: body damage will cost a lot to repair

...this was my previuos car an i sorry to have to sell it as i need something a bit more practical an cheap :( but it was a dream to drive and with the always looming question why dont i track it as i went to a few lotus meets an the community is so friendly and fun and i didnt drive past a single lotus that didnt flash an wave at me!!! but i have to be honest i never really saw one till my friend bought an exige an i was so shocked by the power an handling for money i had to buy one (to the regret of my bank balance fallin so much) but i would advice any one that is truley in to cars an wants an amazing handling car that does 0-62 in 5.5 seconds an turns heads as you drive it! but the cons are... 1) if you suddenly floor it round a corner you will be facin the other way or in the hedge by the end of it 2)you bank balance... Read review

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Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Loads

...Most premium products have one or two items that stand out from the rest of the products in a range. Chanel for me means colour Molten Brown for me is tops for the face wash and shower gels Gatineau for me is the Laser range and also the deep cleansing foam Decleor are the oils and balms created from pure and natural escences and so on. Clarins, i find is a premium brand product that i have found no benefit from. Nothing in the range stands out to me. Even the Beauty Flash balm, which is so raved about in review - £22 left my skin feeling sticky in the heat and made no difference to the appearance of my face whatsoever. I have tried the following products : Clarins Cleansing Milk with Alpine Herbs - nice smell but not worth the £17.50. Did nothing for my skin whatsoever. Nice texture and easy to use. Clarins... Read review

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