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THE BEST MASCARA
Benefit BadGal Bang!
Volumizing Mascara
(£23.50; benefitcosmetics.com)
This truly is the best mascara
I have ever tested. The
flexible rubber brush does it
all – adds volume, length
and separation – but it is
rare in that you can
reapply a coat mid or end
of day and it never
clumps or dries hard.
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THE DOES-IT-ALL SERUM
Paula’s Choice 1% Retinol
Treatment Serum
(£12; spacenk.com)
You know that vitamin A
is vital for healthy skin and
this is the perfect 1 per cent
retinol vitamin A serum.
Why? Because it is also loaded
with vitamin C and peptides so
it’s an all-in-one night serum.
You need look no further.3
THE BRILLIANT CLEANSER
Curél Makeup Cleansing Gel
(£12.50; boots.com)
Some like balms, others
foaming washes; this hybrid
gel feels almost like an oily
balm on the skin yet removes
every trace of make-up and
SPF and rinses away as a
hydrating milk. Suits all skin
types and ages.
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THE FLAWLESS BASE Erborian
BB Cream (£38; uk.erborian.com)
This Korean/French hybrid make-up/skincare
base gives medium, buildable coverage and a
flattering semi-matte finish. The BB Crayons
(£23) also work with it to give extra concealer-
strength coverage. Like your skin on its best
day without ever looking overly made up.
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THE POWDER
Beauty Pie One
Powder Wonder
(£30; beautypie.com)
You do not need
to be a member of
Beauty Pie to buy
this, and it is quite
simply the best
translucent setting
powder ever. Looks white, yet suits every skin
tone as it is a soft-focus pressed powder that
blurs imperfections and never cakes.6
THE CULT ANTIOXIDANT
Skinceuticals CE Ferulic
Antioxidant Serum
(£145; skinceuticals.co.uk)
A daily vitamin C serum can
protect your skin from pollution
and, to a degree, sunlight, even
skin tone and boost collagen.
There is none better and it’s
an investment that pays back in
the long term, especially if, like,
me, you have committed the
skin sin of sunbathing.7
THE LIP SALVE
La Roche-Posay
Cicaplast Levres
(£7; laroche-
posay.co.uk) Most
lip balms sit on the
surface of your lips and
seal in water; not this one.
It’s more of a lip cream,
loaded with shea butter, triglycerides
and soothing panthenol vitamin B5.8
THE BEST BUDGET PEEL
The Ordinary 20% AHA 2% BHA
Peeling Solution
(£6.30; deciem.com)
This blood-red serum is the
best-value peel around. Apply
to dry skin and rinse after
ten minutes to reveal a clearer,
less pallid complexion. It’s
a facial in a bottle.The Times Magazine 739
THE LUST LIST LINER
MAC Eye Kohl in Teddy
(£16; maccosmetics.co.uk)
A great eyeliner should be soft enough to
glide on and blend but not too smudgy. This
classic bronzed brown can be worn on the
lid, lash line and water line. A bestseller
with good reason.10
BEST BROW GEL
L’Oréal Paris Plump & Set Brow Artist
(£7.99; superdrug.com)
The secret to a good brow gel is
a gentle tint, a volumising formula
and a formula that mimics hairs
where you have none and covers
greys if needed. This does it all
and is a bargain to boot.11
BEST ALL-OVER CLEANSER
CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
(£15; boots.com)
Technically an unfragranced,
ceramide-rich facial cleanser, but
supersize this to 473ml, as here, or
a one-litre bottle from Amazon,
and stick it in the shower to use
from top to toe. Gentle, hydrating- and good for even the most
delicate body parts.
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BRILLIANT BRONZER
Chanel Les Beiges
Healthy Glow
Bronzing Cream
(£43; boots.com)
This clever
bronzing balm
turns powdery and
filter-like on the skin.
You simply buff in with a
short-bristle blending brush
and it serves as a contourer,
bronzer, eyeshadow or all-over
soft-focus hint of colour.
It truly is idiot-proof. It’s expensive
but lasts for years.@nadinebaggott on Instagram and YouTube
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