Beauty must-haves for the new year
Loccitane skin perfecting serum, £42
Considering the price of this serum, it took me a while to finally splash out on this wondrous little product.
At £42 it seemed a little bit steep, but turned out to be worth it all the while.
This skin perfecting serum is the perfect product for those looking for fresher, smoother skin without the help of makeup.
As well as reducing the size of pores and making the skin feel silky smooth, it also minimises redness and makes the skin look velvety soft in seconds.
A must-have for those looking to wake up looking gorgeous in the morning.
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Clarins The Essentials Eye Palette, £35
If you loved the Urban Decay Naked palettes, you’ll love this one.
This amazing festive-inspired palette contains 10 wearable eye shadows for enchanting eyes after the New Year.
A collection of harmonious colours, from vibrant gold to sultry grey, this palette offers a variety of matte, satin and pearl finishes for a day to night make-up look.
As well as containing a fail-safe guide on which area of the eye to put each shade, the palette also provides a double-sided brush to ensure shading and blending comes easy.
These are also mineral-based shadows, all ophthalmologist and dermatologist tested, so they are suited to sensitive eyes.
This is a collection of ten wet and dry, pressed mineral powder eye shadows, in one super-sleek palette.
The luxurious, chocolate brown compact also contains a mirror for perfecting those Kardashian-esque smokey eye looks, making it the perfect travel accessory.
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Aromatherapy Associates Nourishing Enrich Body Butter, £48
There’s something about Aromatherapy Associates’ products that make you feel instantly pampered.
And their Nourishing Enrich Body Butter definitely doesn’t disappoint when it comes to feeling like you’ve just walked out of a spa.
This super moisturising body butter,made with rich babasu oil and murumuru butter, smells divine of uplifting sweet jasmine, patchouli and tonka bean.
Rich, creamy and supremely hydrating, this helps to smooth and moisturise the skin as well as protecting it from the harsh winter environment.
To experience skin that’s softer than ever before, try the layering technique which involves combining a body oil with this butter to lock moisture in all day long.
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Kalme Undercoat, £9.95
The overload of heavy cosmetics, new beauty products and perfumes over party season can leave skin over-sensitive, intolerant and weak, leading to rashes and spots.
But Kalme Undercoat. by Skin Shop, is a unique one-stop solution to the complex and growing problem of sensitive skin.
This product’s sole function is to provide an ‘armour’ for sensitive skin, increasing the skin’s tolerance to cosmetics and beauty products.
Skin sensitivity is usually caused by build-up intolerance to chemicals in skincare products, perfumes and cosmetics.
Skin sensitivity can cause a number of symptoms including redness, rashes, pimples or itching, which although often temporary, can develop over several days and remain for varied periods of time.
So if you’re wearing a heavier foundation or simply have overly-sensitive skin, this will help increase your skin’s tolerance and reduce sensations of pain and discomfort.
Apply this gel-like forumla as a daily moisturiser to sensitive skin or as an ‘undercoat’ before cosmetics are applied to help de-sensitise skin.
For best results, allow for 15 minutes before for undercoat to sink into skin before applying other products.
Available from www.skinshop.co.uk or call: 01794 527433
Loccitane skin perfecting serum, £42
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