BITS AND PIECES

The tips and tricks that will brighten your life this week

SENSUAL INDULGENCE

÷FRENCH beauty brand Nuxe does natural luxury like few others. This May it’s releasing the Satin Stitch Limited Edition Huile Prodigieuse Plumetis, designed by French blogger Mlle Stef. Available for €33 from Arnotts and cloud10beauty.com.

HAY FEVER RESCUE

÷THE bane of many a sufferer’s life, hay fever season is upon us yet again. Fortunately, there is some help at hand. Swedish company Blue Air is a producer of a wide range of air purification devices such as air purifiers, air filters and air monitors, which it claims can ease the hay fever blues — good news for the three billion people affected by allergy worldwide. See blueair.com for more information.

DELICIOUSLY FRUITY

÷WHY have one tasty treat, when you can have two? Green&Black’s new Velvet Fruit range offers a bite of real fruit that’s coated in dark chocolate, with raspberry (pictured), orange and blueberry to choose from. RRP €4.

GARDEN DELIGHTS

÷THE recent burst of sun may have taken us by surprise, but in preparation for the next glimpse of summer, Aldi is offering a range of garden furniture in stores nationwide from Thursday, May 3. The Mosaic Bistro set (pictured) is €79.99.

SENSITIVE SUN CARE

÷SENSITIVE skin can suffer in the sun, often due to chemical filters in SPF lotions. Avène’s new Mineral Fluid SPF 50+ uses mineral-based filters and comes tinted and non-tinted. In selected chemists, €21.