Audrey’s Top Six Essentials!
Fresh, light colours, flattering coverage, sultry scent and refreshing cleansing – all yours for the taking this week…
1. TREAT YOURSELF
Heathcote & Ivory’s prettily packaged Salsa Silks Collection, HEATHCOTE-IVORY.COM is so luxurious, you’ll want it all – and from just £4.50 for the peach-flavoured lip balm, it’s good value. The creamy, heart-shaped soap with shea butter and glycerine is very nourishing (£5.50).
2. NIGHT FEVER
If you’re looking for an exotic new fragrance, Jimmy Choo Fever, £43, The Perfume Shop, is definitely one with the wow factor. It’s sweet, feminine and heavy on the florals, leaving a lingering scent of late summer blooms in the air. Team with your slinkiest dress, favourite red lipstick and head into the night.
3. MAKE-UP PLUS
Make-up artists swear by Estée Lauder foundations. Double Wear Light Soft Matte Hydra Make-up SPF10, £33.50, blurs imperfections for a fresh-looking, shine-free complexion. Hyaluronic acid and botanical extracts are the secret of this flattering matte all-day foundation.
4. CLASSIC PASTELS
More mini treats at an affordable price, from Swiss natural nail care beauty specialists Mavala. These cool pastel nail polishes in lemon, lilac and mint are soft and delicate enough to wear with any outfit and free from harmful chemicals. Mavala Nail Polish £5.20, John Lewis and LOOKFANTASTIC.COM.
5. OCEAN FRESH
Crabtree & Evelyn’s ocean-inspired La Source® Collection is enriched with seaweed and marine minerals to nourish and pamper, spa-style. The rich Volumising Seaweed Shampoo and Revitalising Conditioner £15-£16, CRABTREEEVELYN.COM lathers well and leaves hair bouncy and soft.
6. FELINE FUN
Paul & Joe’s lipsticks are moisturising with a sheer tint of glossy colour. Shade 110 Une Chanson, a very wearable peachycoral, will take you from summer to autumn; pop it in one of the fun limited edition lipstick cases. Paul & Joe Lipstick £14, Case £7, BEAUTYBAY.COM and FEELUNIQUE.COM