Beauty Buys

Prep the skin for long-lasting makeup with Hourglass VanishTM Airbrush Primer, a translucent primer designed to help minimise blemishes, control shine and perfect the complexion. Formulated with innovative micro-spherical powders that help to blur imperfections and minimise the look of pores and fine lines, it leaves the complexion with a smooth, flawless look, perfectly primed, for flawless makeup application.

Vanish Airbrush Primer £50.00 from Hourglass. Available from Selfridges, Space NK and Cult Beauty.

Combining innovation and premium ingredients, Clé de Peau Beauté's new eyebrow gel delivers a supple, three-dimensional finish to your brows. The gel works to enhance fullness and definition for a flawless yet natural look. Results that are long-lasting and smudge-proof without looking or feeling stiff.

Eyebrow Gel £32.00 from Clé de Peau Beauté. Available at Harrods.

Infused with a blend of volcanic ash, seaweed and ginger extracts, the plant-based Basil Face Scrub from Le Labo is designed to gently cleanse and exfoliate your pores, resulting in supple and smooth skin.

Basil Face Scrub, 125ml £43.00 from Le Labo. Available at Selfridges.

With buildable medium coverage, Charlotte Tilbury's new Beautiful Skin Foundation is fantastic at giving skin a beautiful, healthy glow. Hyaluronic Acid revitalises skin, while the rose complex targets any signs of dullness for a brighter, more youthful complexion.

With an aim of creating clean products that were also sustainable and created ethically with fantastic formulas, Gen See is a brand new make-up brand offering glosses, lipsticks, mascaras and liquid eyeshadows. With great colour pay off and long lasting formulas, our favourite products are the multitasking Clean Sheen Cheek and Lip Colour and the Mixed Media Matte Liquid Eyeshadow.

Clean Sheen Cheek + Lip Colour £16.00 from Gen See. genseebeauty.com

Formulated with vegan retinol, reveal a smoother, more even complexion by using Drunk Elephant A-Gloei™ Maretinol Oil. Designed to help restore skin to a healthy, youthful appearance, this clever oil helps clarify, smooth, and refine uneven or textured skin while also reducing the appearance of blemishes, lines, hyperpigmentation and sun damage. Blended with antioxidant and omega-rich virgin marula oil, it works to replenish moisture and soothe away redness.

A-Gloei Maretinol Oil £63.00 from Drunk Elephant. Available at Space NK. spacenk.com

Made up of three hyaluronic acids and the latest discoveries of Shiseido's The Lifeblood(tm) to capture all the moisture needed for optimal hydration, the brand's new Essential Energy Hydrating Cream helps prevent the appearance of the first signs of ageing from the age of 30.

Penetrating the deepest layers of the epidermis, skin appears plump, radiant and more resilient.

A pioneer of hyaluronic acid, Shiseido is also celebrating 150 years this year. Using the natural actives in plant stem cells and self-renewal properties, this water-based serum helps to protect skin from strong environmental stressors and improves skin barrier function. Containing an effective complex of alpine rose stem cells, to stimulate deep levels of the skin, and raspberry stem cells to help promote gentle yet effective exfoliations, the anti pollution serum reveals revitalised, fresh-looking skin.

Combining the anti-ageing benefits of retinol with the clinically proven results of patented NIA-114 technology, this feather-light serum from StriVectin improves cell turnover, enhances firmness and diminishes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Advanced Retinol Concentrated Serum, 30ml £89.00 from StriVectin. Available at Harrods. Stem Cell Serum £70.00 from Bamford. Launching 25th April, available at bamford.com

The Essential Energy Hydrating Cream £49.00 from Shiseido. shiseido.co.uk With one sold every ten minutes in January after the consumer trial results were published, Irene Forte's Hibiscus Night Cream is a worthy addition to your skincare routine. The key ingredient is the breakthrough MyoxinolTM - developed by the brand’s highly acclaimed Scientific Director, Dr Francesca Ferri. The discovery that MyoxinolTM, extracted from Hibiscus Seeds, acts in a similar way to injectables in reducing even deep forehead lines, means that there’s a major new approach to reverse the signs of skin ageing. Working together with Green Pea to help boost Collagen and Elastin production; Hyaluronic Acid; Olive Oil Fractions; and a Tetra-Ceramide Complex to nourish and protect the skin, the cream works in harmony with the body’s natural circadian rhythm, which helps reduce the effect of overnight water loss and rejuvenate the skin’s moisture barrier.

Hibiscus Night Cream with Myoxinol £88.00 from Irene Forte. ireneforteskincare.co.uk

This skin tone enhancing and revitalising day cream from Clarins works to illuminate and correct any sallowness of the skin. Specially formulated for mature skin, it revives radiance whilst firming and plumping nutrient depleted skin. Kaki extract helps to diminish yellow tones in the skin and the purple-tone of the formula boosts this by optically-correcting it even further. Skin is left more luminous and visibly firmer.

&Hair Hands

Fight city pollution with Klorane's new plant based anti-pollution haircare range. Comrpising of a shampoo, conditioner and dry shampoo, hair is left purified and revived using aquatic mint to cleanse and purify the scalp of environmental aggressors such as fine dust, exhaust gases and tobacco smoke. Hair is left scented with mint, lemon and accords of fresh tea.

Aquatic Mint Dry Shampoo £9.50 from Klorane. Available at feelunique.com and escentuals.com A lightweight way to get rid of frizz and ideal for coloured hair, the Serum Chroma Thermique from Kerastase works hard to smooth the surface of the fibre and protects against heat, humidity, and frizz. Enriched with Vitamin E, known for its anti-oxidant properties and Latic Acid, known to trap dulling minerals, this serum protects colour from external aggressors, boosting shine and colour vibrancy.

Serum Chroma Thermique £27.50 from Kérastase. kérastase.co.uk

Adding to their ever popular Elasticizer range, Philip Kingsley has created a brand new scent, the uplifting Carabao Mango & Hibiscus. Inspired by the tranquility of a tropical oasis, the Carabao Mango & Hibiscus Elasticizer has been formulated with a fruity, floral fragrance, effortlessly hydrates dry hair while also adding much needed flexibility and bounce.

Elasticizer Therapies Carabao Mango and Hibiscus, 150ml £37.00 from Philip Kingsley. philipkingsley.co.uk

Creamy and divinely scented, keep hands soft and supple with Atelier Cologne Clementine California Hand Cream. Enriched with natural essential oils, apricot kernel oil, vitamin A, vitamin E and shea butter, the balm penetrates deeply to nourish, while the uplifting, citrus scent, featuring juniper berries, clementine and vetiver, contributes towards feelings of wellbeing. Perfect for spring.

Clementine California Hand Cream, 30ml £19.00 from Atelier Cologne. Available at Space NK.

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