We’ll have what they’re having
For treats and tweakments that truly work, word of mouth can be the best way to go (and glow!)
Of course as a beauty director I recommend products and treatments here every week, but I also know that many people love to snaffle up buys suggested by friends. So here’s a roundup of must-haves that the YOU team discovered through good old word of mouth – no sign of a public relations expert in sight. I’ll kick off with a few of my own…
It was the friend of a friend who first told me about Navy Professional, a brand of manicure tools all coated in titanium for extra hygiene qualities. Its Rose
Curve Scissors (right, €38.76, navyprofessional.com) are the only ones I use to trim my nails, and it has branched into brow and body care, too – all top-notch, by the way.
There’s a name on the lips of the in-the-know tweakment brigade that has passed quietly from one to another for some months now: Dr Wassim Taktouk (drwassimtaktouk.com). Since he opened his own clinic in London’s Knightsbridge in 2021 a dedicated posse has been crossing its threshold because of the way he fills those very lips – or their accompanying foreheads, cheeks and chins – with filler and/or Botox. Taktouk’s very light touch means that his patients never look overly ‘done’.
I’d heard the buzz from the US about Ziip Beauty Nanocurrent Skincare Device (below, €493, currentbody.com): a bit of handheld at-home beauty tech that uses micro electrical currents to tackle pigmentation as well as lift and sculpt. So I was all over it when it finally came here and now never go anywhere without it.
JoJo Glow’s reusable Luxury Microfibre Cleansing Pads (€20.50 for three, jojoglow.co.uk) had passed me by until I saw influencer Alex Steinherr with them – and then they were all I could think about. Reusable up to 200 times, they have a pretty coloured trim and are super-soft to the touch, too.
Reusable up to 200 times, the pads are super soft, too