Part of the failing of mainstream history has been a reverential air often appended to the colonial era, underpinned by a rose-tinted nostalgia for a lost empire.

It's tempting to look back into history with rose-tinted glasses. Most people in the Stone Age didn't live anywhere near as long as we're living now. Today we can enjoy a more wide-ranging diet and we have fruit and vegetables available all year round.

My quick beauty tip is always have a tinted gloss of some kind to give you some color even if you have no makeup on.

My quick beauty tip is always have a tinted gloss of some kind to give you some color even if you have no makeup on.

I'm really proud of myself because I've pared my beauty regimen down to a cream blush and berry-tinted lip balm which has saved me so much time.