…SAVVY SUMMER SWAPS

SWAP LIPGLOSS FOR UV BALM NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE CLEARLY GOING TO GET INVALUABLE SUN PROTECTION FOR THIS DELICATE SKIN, A SOFTENING BALM REFLECTS LESS UV AND IS WAY MORE FLATTERING THAN A GLOSS FOR THOSE WITH AGEING VERTICAL LINES AROUND OUR LIPS. CHECK OUT ONE OF MY FAVES: Lanolips Tinted Lip Balm SPF30 in Rose, £8.50, AND ENHANCE YOUR LIP LINE USING THE NEW Elizabeth Arden Plump Up Lip Liner in Nude, £17.

SWITCH TO A NIGHT-TIME SCRUB THE OLDER WE GET, THE MORE OUR SKIN LOVES A GOOD BIT OF EXFOLIATION, HELPING TO REBOOT A SLUGGISH CELL TURNOVER AND CLEAR AWAY DULL, DEAD SKIN CELLS; BUT CAREFUL NOW, IT’S SUMMER! LAY LOW ON DAYTIME EXFOLIATION AND SWITCH IT TO A LESS AGGRESSIVE NIGHT-TIME STINT INSTEAD, AS SCRUBBING OFF A VITAL LAYER IN THE MORNING POTENTIALLY MAKES YOU MUCH MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO UV AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE. BUILD UP IN BABY STEPS: Lancôme Visionnaire Crescendo Progressive Night Peel, £60, IS A TWO-PHASE ENZYME LIGHT NIGHT PEEL OF JUST 5% FRUIT ACIDS FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THAT THEN ALLOWS

YOUR SKIN TO ACCLIMATISE, THEN FLIP THE BOTTLE AND SWITCH TO 10% SALICYLIC AND GLYCOLIC ACID, IN THE OTHER END, AFTER THAT. IF YOU STILL PREFER A MORE HANDSON, PHYSICAL SCRUB, I LOVE Origins

Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Exfoliating Cleansing Powder to Clear Pores, £25; OR THE NEW DIOR HYDRA LIFE TIME TO GLOW Ultra Fine Exfoliating Powder, £45.50. >>