My TOP-TO-TOE 10
The products that best impressed this year
After you emerge from a mince pie-induced coma, your mind will leap to New Year, new beginnings – and new beauty products. All in good time. Here’s a partridgein-a-pear-tree-like rundown of what has impressed me the most this year. 1 IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ SPF50+ (€32.25, itcosmetics.com) is adored by everyone I recommend it to. 2 Lancer Caviar Lime Acid Peel (€108, net-a-porter.com) visibly brightens and plumps skin in ten minutes. Victoria Beckham loves it, too. 3 Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Hydrating Sheer Lipshine in Rendez-Vous (€31.75, chanel. com) is like your favourite ‘works every time’ pair of jeans. 4 Hourglass brushes are my absolute essential. The Hourglass No 7 Finish Brush (€59, spacenk.com) seamlessly blends, diffuses and sweeps everything from foundation to loose powder and blush over skin. 5 Charlotte Tilbury Supermodel Body Slimmer Shimmer Highlighter (€59, brownthomas.com) will help you party like Kendall Jenner, Jourdan Dunn and Karlie Kloss (left) – never again will you fear flashing some flesh. 6 Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Top Coat (€10.49, boots.ie) makes any brand of nail polish last longer. 7 Elemis Life Elixirs Calm Bath and Shower Elixir (€77, debenhams.ie) promises to make you feel less stressed. 8 Being By Sanctuary Salted Caramel & Macadamia Body Mist (€6.50, boots.ie) is light, bright and playful – perfect for a post-gym pep-up and a bargain at the price, too. 9 Kérastase Resistance Sérum Thérapiste (€24.75, kerastase.com) delivers thicker-looking hair with fewer split ends. I’ve rubbed this on to dry tips for months. 10 Hershesons Knot My Problem Brush (€9, hershesons.com) – because life is too short to spend it detangling hair. Merry Christmas!