good multitasker can
save time, money and
space in your make-
up bag, handbag and
suitcase. These are
my favourite all-rounders.1
THE BRILLIANT
BRONZER
Guerlain
Terracotta Matte
Sculpting Bronzer
(£38; johnlewis.com)
Choose a great, flat matt
bronzer and it will serve as an
eyeshadow and contourer as well
as a face, neck and chest bronzer.
Just a touch smudged under your
lower lashes will make your
lashes look longer too.2
THE CREATIVE
COLOUR
CREAM
Rose Inc Blush
Divine Radiant
Lip & Cheek
Colour (£23; spacenk.com)
If you want fingertip cheek
and lip colour, this is a brilliant
easy-to-blend cream. It comes
in six flattering shades and is
refillable (refills are £14).3
THE LIT-FROM-WITHIN
CREAM
Vieve Skin Dew
(£19; vieve.co.uk)
This hydrating golden highlighter
can be mixed with your
foundation to lighten it up for
summer and added to lips as
a non-tacky gloss.4
THE ALL-
IN-ONE
SHOWER GEL
The Ordinary
Sulphate 4%
Cleanser for
Body and Hair
(£6.80; deciem.com)
It’s not often that a face cleanser
can work on your body and
hair, but this gently foaming,
unfragranced cleanser does, so
it’s perfect for travelling. The
whole family can use this on
holiday, which will save much
space in your suitcase.5
THE SMART STICK
Ilia Multi-Stick
(£33; net-a-porter.com)
A multipurpose colour
stick that comes in a
range of shades for
all skin tones and in
matt or shimmer
versions. It
works on cheeks,
lids and lips.6
THE ALL-IN-ONE OIL
Biossance 100% Squalane
Oil (£25; spacenk.com)
Use this oil on dry
knees and lower legs,
cuticles, sandal-
scratched and sore
feet, cracked lips and
dry and split hair.
Oh, and it makes the
ideal great last-step
face oil to sleep in too.7
THE HAIR HERO
Living Proof Perfect
Hair Day 5-in-1
Styling Treatment (£25;
marksandspencer.com)
This hair cream comes in
many sizes and performs
many tasks. It can protect
your hair before you blow-dry
it, add shine afterwards, tame
split ends and flyways and protect
your hair from humidity. It can
even be used to slick back hair
into a ponytail or bun. And it is
never greasy.8
THE SMART SPRAY
Hair by Sam
McKnight Cool Girl
Barely There Texture
Mist (£25; cultbeauty.co.uk)
When is a hairspray not
just a hairspray? When it
adds instant volume, a
touch of hold without
stickiness, brushes clean
away, but somehow adds day-old
oomph to your style. It
also smells delicious.9
THE CONCEALER
THAT DOES MORE
Lancôme Teint
Idole Ultra Wear
All Over Concealer
(£25; lancome.co.uk)
This concealer covers
enough to hide dark
circles and blemishes yet spreads
beautifully, so it works as a
foundation. It’s also the perfect
size to fit in your make-up bag.
PS, it doesn’t sit in fine lines.10
THE SPF STICK
Hello Sunday The Take-
Out One SPF30 (£15;
cultbeauty.co.uk)
Pop this in your bag
in summer. A clear
SPF stick to top up
sunscreen in partings,
on necks,
shoulders or
noses, it doublesup as a hair protector to slick back
hair off your face and triples up as
an SPF lip balm.11
THE SHADOW AND LINER
Chanel Stylo Ombre et
Contour (£28; chanel.com)
A shadow stick that is also an
eyeliner. This clever pencil has a
pointy, precise end for lining that
is also soft enough to smudge
and use as an eyeshadow.12
THE ALL-
IN-ONE
PALETTE
Charlotte
Tilbury Instant
Look in a
Palette
(£55; charlotte
tilbury.com)
The compact
palette that contains three
eyeshadows, a bronzer, two cheek
colours and a highlighter, all tonal,
takes the guesswork out of make-
up and saves space and money.13
THE DARK SPOT
SERUM
Vichy Liftactiv
Specialist B3 Serum
(£28.50; boots.com)
This multiactive
serum hydrates, helps
control pigmentation and
brightens dull skin. Use
twice a day to target sun
damage without irritation.14
THE BEAUTY BALM
Teoxane Deep
Repair Balm (£34.45;
teoxaneshop.co.uk)
This balm is loaded
with hyaluronic acid- the very thing that
keeps skin plump - superlight plant oils
and gentle salicylic
acid to help slough
away dull, dead
78 The Times MagazineJAMIE NELSON/ BLAUBLUT-EDITION
Pout! BEAUTY MULTITASKERS
Nadine Baggott chooses her top two-in-one hair and beauty products
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