Skincare SOS!

beauty,skin care,make-up Steven Victor MD Miracle Serum
Don\'t spend Christmas showing the effects of too many festive nights out. Instead, fix your beauty nightmares with these dreamy problem solvers and look like you\'ve had a full 12 hours sleep on the 2nd of January...

Thirsty skin

This is indeed what it\'s called, a miracle serum! With its unique formulation to bring life back to dull tired skin it\'s a must have for the party season ahead. We found it was especially great when tapped lightly around the eye area before applying moisturiser each morning. Leave stressed skin around the eyes looking softer and brighter. This is a drink for thirsty dehydrated skin...

Steven Victor MD Miracle Serum £60, 01892 783 040 stevenvictormd.com

Vital support

beauty,skin care,make-up Organic Pharmacy Liver & Kidney Detox Tincture
When we party too much it\'s our liver and kidneys that suffer, they have to work twice as hard to remove body toxins after oh-so many glasses if champagne. If you look after these vital organs everything else will feel better - so get yourself equipped for the party season ahead with this tonic from The Organic Pharmacy. Add a few drops to water before and after a drinking session to help your organs flush out toxins before they head into your skin leaving it looking tired and dull.

Organic Pharmacy Liver & Kidney Detox Tincture, £10.76
theorganicpharmacy.com

Good Skin Micro Crystal Skin Refinisher

Superdrug,beauty,skin care,make-up Good Skin Micro Crystal Skin Refinisher

Avoid looking like one of the living dead by sloughing off your skin\'s old cells on a weekly basis. This gentle, but effective, microdermabrasion scrub uses micronized Alumina crystals to even out skin tone, whilst also facilitating better moisturisation - resulting in a smoother, softer and far happier complexion.

£20, Superdrug

Bright eyes

beauty,skin care,make-up Talika eye cream
This new night time mask for eyes from Talika is perfect for late nights and festive celebrations. Gently pat a small amount around the eye contour and head to bed whilst the cream works to moisturise, soothe and help reduce the appearance of fine lines. Omega 3, soya proteins and vitamin F will help you wake up feeling like you can face the world again...

Talika Eye Dream £26 talika.co.uk

Party relief

beauty,skin care,make-up Sprayology Party Relief

This new wonder spray full of vitamins and nutrients is a homeopathic treatment used to help relief that annoying fuzzy head feeling after one to many mulled wines. When sprayed under the tongue the 12 natural ingredients get absorbed straight away into the bloodstream without getting lost in the stomach like many tablets. This particular spray helps to relieve headaches, dehydration and that sluggish \'I\'m so hung-over\' feeling. Use before you go out or in the morning to help you get out of bed.

Sprayology Party Relief, £20 glowgetter.co.uk

Estee Lauder Signature Silky Powder Blush

beauty,Estee Lauder,skin care,make-up Estee Lauder Signature Silky Powder Blush

If you\'re feeling worn down by the terrible weather and don\'t have any extra holidays booked until 2009, you\'re probably in need of something that will put a little colour into your cheeks. This is just the ticket. The Microfine Technology creates the illusion of colour that rises from beneath the skin\'s surface - and the powder is also buildable, so your application can be mood-dependent - taking you from perky to pretty, or right the way through to ready to party.

 

£22, esteelauder.co.uk

KMS Makeover Spray

beauty,skin care,make-up KMS Makeover Spray

In a perfect world, we\'d all have enough time to wash and blow-dry our hair every morning and leave the house peachy-skinned and smelling of roses on a daily basis. In reality, shortcuts are an essential part of being a worldly woman. This ingenious spray pumps gorgeous scent, thickeners and glossing agents into locks, which when brushed through, really makes hair feel sleek and clean again. Unlike other dry shampoos, it also does away with powdery residues and sticky texture. Guaranteed to keep witchy hair days away.

 

£11.95, nationwide

Bourjois Liner Effect Mascara

beauty,Bourjois,skin care,make-up Bourjois Liner Effect Mascara

Tired eyes benefit from as little make-up as possible, which is why we\'re big fans of this ingenious new dual-wand. One side features ultra-short and stubby bristles that can be worked into the roots of the lashes to create an eye-liner effect; the other side is a longer comb-style brush that defines and separates, minus clumping. Lashes & liner in one wand! Okay, so the product owes more to smart design than magical powers, but bat your lashes and you\'ll be sure to cast a spell over your suitor.

 

 £8.50, 0800 269 836

Chanel Lift Lumiere Firming and Smoothing Foundation SPF15

Chanel,beauty,skin care,make-up Chanel Lift Lumiere Firming and Smoothing Foundation SPF15

We all dream about having dewy, flawless, youth-infused skin and Chanel\'s latest fundation claims to be able to deliver it. Using a complex mix of light-diffusing ingredients the foundation essentially creates the illusion of utterly perfect skin - spherical silicone particles reduce the appearance of wrinkles by diffusing light away from them, while special ‘photochromic pigments\' adjust to the environment, to ensure your skin looks perfect whatever light is hitting it. In other words: your fairy godmother in a bottle.

 

£34, 020 7493 3836

 

Bliss Triple Oxygen Energizing Eye Mask

beauty,Bliss,skin care,make-up Bliss Triple Oxygen Energizing Eye Mask

In the punning words of one of the smartest skincare brands out there, this is ‘eye-tech\' stuff. Following on from the best-selling triple oxygen mask, these eye-shaped pads contain freeze-dried algae, beech shoot extract and soy actives, which add up to a cooling, depuffing and instantly brightening treatment. Perfect for anyone who pulls off the smoky eye look before they\'ve even applied their make-up...

 

 

£35 for a box of four, blisslondon.co.uk

Botanics Organic Soothing Cleansing Balm

beauty,Botanics,skin care,make-up Botanics Organic Soothing Cleansing Balm

There\'s a lot to be said for starting the day well. And this sumptuous, soothing and nourishing balm, which contains 92% organic ingredients, melts into the skin, removing every last trace of grime when used with the accompanying muslin cloth. Great for dry, peaky and congested complexions.

£6.50, boots.com

Givenchy Le Soin Noir Face Cream

beauty,Givenchy,skin care,make-up Givenchy Le Soin Noir Face Cream

First things first. Ouch. This is some pricey beauty bounty. Then consider the facts. The mysterious black cream is packed to bursting with Vital Black Algae Sap Concentrate, fatty acids and biotech peptides - 82% of the 125 testers said that it made their skin feel smoother, while 76% said their skin felt toned and firmer. Then there is the really impressive bit - while the cream appears to be black, it is actually incorporated into a transparent base with a magical, silky texture that does not colour skin on application. Best of all, a pearl-sized amount is potent enough to treat even the most wizened of faces.

£220, harrods.com

Darphin Instantly Hydrating and Brightening Eye Care

darphin,beauty,skin care,make-up Darphin Instantly Hydrating and Brightening Eye Care

We\'ve all suffered the humiliation of the midday make-up slip - popping to the bathroom only to find that your concealer has mysteriously disappeared and your eye bags are scaring off the co-workers. To save face, keep this botanical-rich stick on you at all times and simply swipe it under the eyes when terror strikes - to soothe, brighten and banish signs of tiredness. The fact that it\'s designed to be used over make-up has made it one of our ultimate handbag essentials.

£30, darphin.co.uk

L\'Oreal Infallible Concealer 16 Hours

loreal,beauty,skin care,make-up L\'Oreal Infallible Concealer 16 Hours

Touching up your lipstick in the ladies is part and parcel of being a woman - but reapplying concealer is sure to draw some unwelcome glances. If your skin is in need of 24/7 coverage, this perspiration- and sebum-resistant formula works to hide fatigue, dark shadows and imperfections without threatening to crack or cake, all day long. It may sound heavy-duty, but the formula\'s surprisingly light - containing Jojoba Oil and Vitamin E - plus ‘hyper-glide\' oils which ensure it won\'t tug at delicate under-eye skin during application.

£5.49, boots.com

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