Beat the bulge
Firstly, it's important to state this simple fact: a starvation diet will not help you shed those excess pounds or banish any lingering toxins. You'll need to follow a sensible healthy eating plan full of fresh fruit and vegetables plus foods that release energy slowly. These will all promote long-term weight loss and make you feel fuller for longer. Drinking a glass of warm water infused with lemon first thing in the morning will soothe your stressed-out liver and also kick-start an exodus of toxins but you can also complement your new healthy regime with a realistic and regular exercise routine and by using some pampering products that will help reveal a whole new you. Here's what beauty buys you should be incorporating into your New Year, new you regime...
Shower power 
To further aid the general detoxification process start each day by dry body-brushing your skin in deft, circular motions to stimulate cell renewal and keep things feeling silky smooth. You'll also need to exfoliate at least once a week. Try using L'Occitane's heavenly but healthy Crushed Grape Polish (£13.50) which is enriched with organic grape seed and walnut shell. It not only smells great, it'll also say 'au revoir' to scaly skin and what's more, drain toxins and improve circulation. Follow this by showering with L'Occitane's sensuous Grape Shower Oil which will cleanse and correct any moisture imbalances. Alternatively, you could slather on Dead Sea Source De Tox With Seaweed Rejuvenating Shower Gel (£4.49) which is packed with clarifying natural salt and herbal extracts.
Gym'll fix it
When you've finished your latest workout at the gym, look forward to having a relaxing shower and then applying some ESPA Detoxifying Body Oil (£24). Once this gorgeous product seeps down below the skin's surface it will help your body rid itself of sluggish toxins, reduce water retention and battle against cellulite. Its zesty fragrance will also perk you up for the evening ahead too. Alternatively, try Energys Resonance Body Vital Whole Body Balm (£25.90). This doesn't just leave your skin feeling soft, but also promotes a lingering sense of calm and heals any minor irritations too. After a particularly strenuous exercise session you could also spoil yourself by indulging in an Aromatherapy Associates Citrus Detox Reviver treatment (prices start from £50. For more information call: 020 8569 7030). After being thoroughly scrubbed, wrapped in layers of plastic and pummelled by your therapist you'll emerge feeling fresh and revitalised.
Body boosters
By giving yourself a few extra minutes to apply a smoothing or firming moisturising cream each morning you'll be looking and feeling more trim and taut by spring. Crowberry is the new buzzword in beauty as it's a new and natural 'super ingredient' that helps to break down fat formation in the body and therefore reduces the appearance of cellulite. Clarins Super Restorative Redefining Body lotion (£45) is rich in crowberry and if applied daily, you'll see some amazing results in your skin's elasticity and appearance. If you've been guilty of skimping on moisturising your limbs so far this winter then make amends by slathering on some of Sisley's Confort Extreme Body Cream (£57) or, at the other end of the price scale, some of Revlon's Dry Skin Relief Firming Cream (£3.99). Both will target drier-than-the-desert patches on your skin and leave it feeling smooth and svelte.
Now you've done all that hard work, just think of all those gorgeous new pieces from the new collections you can show off your new and improved body in!
