The 25 best beauty buys for spring, from £4
As you re-emerge into the post-lockdown world, you’ll want a no-nonsense beauty kit that ticks all the right boxes. Presenting our edit of the best products around, including all the new-season must-haves to know.
Skin saviours: …including the latest hi-tech formulas
Extra-Firming Energy, £59, Clarins: This day cream’s fruit extracts and its apricot sheen quickly combat dull complexions.
Kateceuticals Resurfacing Overnight Peel, £76, Kate Somerville: A combination of retinol, glycolic acid, niacinamide and vitamin E helps to reveal smoother skin by morning.
Calm & Go Face Mist, £20, Honest Beauty: Keep this in your bag to relieve irritation and redness, or spritz whenever you need a refresh.
Youth Reformer Firming Vitamin C + Nootropic Oil-in-Serum, £80, FaceGym (available from Weds): This hybrid boosts collagen and elastin, and promotes a healthy skin barrier.
Eye Lift & Snatch Instant Sculpting Masks, £4, Wishful: Looking tired? Bright eyes are just a relaxing 20 minutes away.
Fresh faced: Thoroughly modern make-up
Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint, £25, Fenty Beauty: Weightless coverage and a dreamy skin-smoothing soft-matt finish. Yes, please!
Euphoria Face Palette, £56, Nars: This mix of eight eyeshadows and three highlighting powders will take your summer look to new levels.
Eye Wand, £21, Vieve: Packed with pigment, this eyeshadow formula has staying power and is perfect come day or night.
Forever Natural Bronze, £40, Dior: Everything you need for a sun-kissed glow.
Tinted Love, £25, Charlotte Tilbury: On-the-go make-up made easy. Apply these limited-edition tints to cheeks and lips for a healthy-looking flush.
Hair skinification: The way back to soft and healthy
Blue Crush for Brunettes Intensive Blue Shampoo, £6.99, John Frieda: Blue, purple and teal dyes will subdue unwanted copper tones.
Acidic Perfecting Concentrate Leave-In Treatment, £19.35, Redken: Consider everything from heat and colour damage to dryness covered.
Sensitive Ceramide Rich Hair and Scalp Mask, £25, Grow Gorgeous: Good hair starts with a healthy scalp. Let the oat lipids, tiger grass and cactus extract in this mask put things on track again.
Nutriplenish Daily Moisturizing Treatment, £28.50, Aveda: A combination of superfood oils and butters will get to work on parched locks.
SOS Save My Lengths! 3 in 1 Hair Oil, £9.99, Aussie: Rich in Australian-macadamia and avocado oils, use this to detangle and mend ends.
Body & mind: Pamper yourself, top to toe
Yellow Hibiscus Cologne, £105 for 100ml, Jo Malone London: Yellow hibiscus, rose and white musk make for a delicious summer scent.
Le Sculpteur, £165, Sisley: A first-of-its-kind silhouette-refining gel-in-oil treatment, just in time for the warmer months. Get ready to get your legs out.
Renaissance Body Treatment Milk, £44, Oskia: A clever formula including cellular nutrients and fruit alpha hydroxy acids. It renews skin, leaving it smooth and nourished.
The Ritual of Mehr Invigorating Body Scrub, £14.90, Rituals: This oil and sugar scrub is 92.6 per cent natural. Buff away dead skin to embrace the glow.
Holiday-at-Home Scented Candle, £45, Legology: Holidaying worldwide may be on pause, but this limited-edition delight will make you believe otherwise.
Irresistibile, £34.99 for 30ml edp, Furla: With white camellia and alluring tuberose, this fragrant bouquet will turn heads.
Beauty Sleep Shower Oil, £19.50, Neal’s Yard Remedies: Featuring essential oils, this luxurious, restful addition to your bedtime routine will condition skin, too.
Nail it: Have fun with your finishing touches
Nail Polish in Retreat Yourself, You Know the Espadrille and Cacti on the Prize, £7.99 each, Essie: Perfect pastels and sophisticated pops of colour make this collection our go-to.
Hand Crème, £20, Ouai: Luxe skincare, but for your hands. They’ll thank you for it, promise.
The Cheat Sheets Garden Party, £16, Ciaté: Nail-art stickers will complete a contemporary, playful manicure in minutes.
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