Slapping the richest shades of green paint all over my bare face and neck, adding the most outlandish pair of brows and switching my nose into a snout, it looked like I’d stepped out of Whoville.
Adding a Santa hat and cloak to finish off the look, even though Christmas is one of my favourite times of year, looking in the mirror, I had to pretend that I loathed it.
And creeping downstairs, just as dinner was ready on the table, I certainly gave my family a shock – my sister Lauren jumping out of her skin seeinginfamous Grinch.