Beauty Bible Beauty Clinic
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October 4th, 2009: Winter Skincare
Q I love your books and really value the Tried & Tested surveys - but please can you suggest a basic list of the type of skincare products I need to get me through the winter? I am 42, with reasonable skin although it is on the dry side, and I work in an office. I am on a budget and prefer more natural products where possible.
A What a good question! And the great thing is that you probably need less than you think. You’ll find our suggestions below.
Could we also tell you that the updated paperback version of our natural beauty book The Green Beauty Bible, which features lots of new tried & tested products, should be on the shelves now? The list price is £14.99 but you can buy it direct from Amazon for £9.74 with free delivery now.
So here goes:
 A great cleanser: the highest scoring product ever in our Beauty Bible consumer trials is Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser by Liz Earle Natural Active Skincare, great value at £12.50 for 100 ml pump dispenser, with two muslin cloths. For a ‘supersteal’ basic, you couldn’t do better than no-nonsense Boots Essentials Cucumber Cleansing Lotion, (available in stores only, not online) which doubles as a toner, just £1.49. NB Cleanse & Polish lifts mascara off, but you may need an eye make-up remover with the Cucumber Cleansing Lotion.
Day moisturiser: Neal’s Yard Remedies Rose & Mallow Moisturiser, £17.80 for 50g, scored highly in our latest round of testing. This all natural product, with soothing marshmallow, anti-aging rose and a vitamin-rich blend of carrot and almond, can also be used at night for normal to dry skins. One tester said: ‘so many people have complimented me that my skin looks rejuvenated’.
Night cream: costing just £9.95, Weleda Wild Rose Night Cream ticks both the ‘green’ and ‘budget’ boxes. Again based on fragrant, luxurious, age-defying rose, this gained rave reviews from testers, who said ‘skin was soft, smooth and looked good despite me being worn out’ and ‘skin much brighter, more radiant and revitalised, and pores less noticeable’
Eye cream: eye creams can cost an arm and a leg, so we were delighted to find that
A’kin Ginkgo & Chamomile Revitalising Eye Night Cream, £17.99 from an accessibly-priced Australian range (A’kin means ‘being similar to the way the skin behaves naturally’) did fantastically well for our testers, with comments such as ‘shadows round eyes less prominent, helped reduce dark circles’ and ‘definite reduction in puffiness and fine lines smoothed’.
Hand and body cream: we’re big fans of the Yes to Carrots range, from a dottily named American brand, which actually doesn’t smell of organic carrots – or pumpkin, sweet potato and melon, which also appear in a rich lotion called –wait for it! – Yes To Carrots C Is Smooth Body Moisturizing Lotion, a true beauty steal at £5.49. Testers loved it, saying: ‘light fresh fragrance and silky lotion; excellent packaging, gave softer skin and areas of dryness improved’.
We  . . . Clinique Vitamin C Lip Smoothie Antioxidant Lip Colour, £13.50. Just in time for the chapped-lip season: a gorgeous gloss which offers lip-conditioning benefits (that’s thanks to shea and cocoa butter), feels gorgeous (not at all sticky) – and has age-defying powers, too. Vitamin C and açai berry are potent antioxidants, which shield skin and help protect future damage to this so-fragile zone. Love the shades, too – especially Goodness Grapecious and Rhubarbie, which tap into this season’s berry trend.
Where to find Products
Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser, £12.50 for 100 ml, is available from www.uk.lizearle.com
Neal’s Yard Remedies Rose and Mallow Moisturiser, £17.80 for 50g, is available online from www.nealsyardremedies.com.
Weleda Wild Rose Night Cream, £9.95 for 30 ml, is available from www.lovelula.com. Don’t forget your exclusive 5% discount with all online orders.
A’kin Ginkgo & Chamomile Revitalising Eye Night Cream, £17.99 for 15 ml, is available online from www.lovelula.com. Don’t forget your exclusive 5% discount on all online orders.
Yes To Carrots C Is Smooth Body Moisturizing Lotion, £5.49 for 250 ml, is available online from www.debenhams.com.
 Clinique Vitamin C Lip Smoothie Antioxidant Lip Colour, £13.50, is available online from www.boots.com.
Beauty Bible Beauty Clinic Archive
September 27th, 2009 - Jawline
September 13th, 2009 - Thread Veins
September 6th, 2009 - Thread Veins
August 30th, 2009 - Vitamin C and Skincare
August 23rd, 2009 - Beat Stings and Itches
August 15th, 2009 - Sunscreens
August 9th, 2009 - Good Skin Care
August 2nd, 2009 - Lash Conditioners
July 26th, 2009 - Spa Treatments
July 19th, 2009 - Organic Tinted Moisturiser
July 12th, 2009 - Hair Protection
July 5th, 2009 - Cellulite
June 28th, 2009 - Sexy Summer Scents
June 21st, 2009 - Eyeliner Tricks
June 14th, 2009 - Natural Suncare
June 7th, 2009 - Anti Ageing Skin Care
May 31st, 2009 - Natural Nail Polishes
May 24th, 2009 - Body Polishing
May 17th, 2009 - Rosacea
May 10th, 2009 - Manky Feet
May 3rd, 2009 - Makeup Makeover
April 26th, 2009 - Facial Hair Removal
April 19th, 2009 - Teen Skin
April 12th, 2009 - Swimmers Hair
April 5th, 2009 - Make-up For Damaged Skin
March 29th, 2009 - Are Sunbeds Safe?
March 22nd, 2009 - Weak, Flaking Nails
March 15th, 2009 - Puffy Eyes
March 8th, 2009 - Camouflaging Red Cheeks
March 1st, 2009 - Hair Colouring in Pregnancy
February 22nd, 2009 - Thinning Eyebrows
February 15th, 2009 - Acne
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