St Lucy, and another Ember Day during Advent

Another Ember Day today. They come in threes, you see. On Wednesday I found the spray I used kept flaking off an irritating my throat. Not good. So today I've used some hair gel I had lying around, and mixed in some red food dye powder from the Turkish shop next door, as well as some talcum powder to thicken the mixture. It has made a more brilliant red than before, and isn't irritating my...