DIY BEAUTY
Keep up with your salon appointments at home!
Fresh faced
If you’re missing your regular facial, or just simply struggling to keep your skin clear and hydrated, then it’s time for an at-home facial. The new (1) Olay Daily Facials Water Activated Dry Cloths $14.99 are pretty much a spa-like facial in a cloth and all you need to do is add water! Infused with exfoliators and vitamin E, they cleanse, tone, exfoliate and hydrate in one. Follow up with a nourishing sheet mask and press into the skin with a face roller. We love: (2) The Body Shop Drops Of Youth Concentrate Sheet Mask $9 with the (3) Salt By Hendrix Amethyst Face Roller $49.95.
Desk-side mani
While you work from home or spend time indoors, treat yourself to a bright mani – the perfect midweek pick-me-up. Coral and sky blue are a big hit this year, but make sure you apply two coats to get the maximum effect. We love: (4) OPI Mexico City Collection Infinite Shine Nail Polish in Move Mint and (5) Coral-ing Your Spirit Animal $22.95 ea. Invest in a good nail
buffer, too, like the (6) Mavala Nail Buffer
Kit $31.95, so you can file down any ridges to get a smooth salon finish. Don’t forget a replenishing hand cream to
finish like the (7) Du’it Tough Hands for
Her $9.99.
Salon worthy
There are many ways to extend a haircut or colour. Firstly, have a toning product at hand and apply once a week to keep brassiness at bay. We love: (8) Goldwell Dualsenses Color 60 Second Treatment
$27.95, as it helps reduce colour fading and intensifies natural colour luminosity. Also check-in with your hair salon for some at-home dye kits. Headcase Hair in Sydney is offering at-home hair dye kits and delivers to your door, too! And when your ends look a little frazzled, apply (9) L’oreal Paris Elvive Dream lengths No Hair Cut Cream Leave In Treatment $11.95 to seal them as it’s enriched with keratin, vitamins and castor oil.
Body work
Our body is the first to be neglected when we don’t have time to get to the beautician, but the feeling when we’re tanned and hairless is amazing, right?! So now you should try it yourself at home. We love: (10) Marzena Natural Body Wax Strips $18 as they’re natural, vegan and infused with hemp seed oil, so they’re nonirritating. Don’t forget a little glow with
(11) Natio Sun-kissed Glow Gradual Tan
Lotion $14.95; it’s the best mood booster! And if you’ve got some extra time on your hands, try (12) Aceology Butt Masks $49
(set of three) for your derriere. It’s an extra self-care step you won’t regret, especially after you’ve been sitting on the lounge for hours or working from home for weeks.