Edwina Ings-Chambers My mayday beauty miracle workers - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Beauty Edwina Ings-Chambers My mayday beauty miracle workers By Edwina Ings-Chambers - May 1, 2022 These are the tried-and-trusted products I turn to in an emergency. May Day is upon us once more and it’s a time of year that always lends itself to lots of floral-inspired shopping ideas. But, since we covered that recently for Mother’s Day (you can still find our selection here), I thought instead that I’d take an alternative route combined with a slight play on words. So these are my favourite mayday picks – as in the products that I’m currently trusting to help me out when I need assistance with a beauty SOS. Stephan Glathe/Blaublut-edition.com I realise, of course, that the word ‘mayday’ has nothing to do with the traditions to mark the first day of summer. Still, it gives me a hook to hang this roundup of trusty stalwarts upon – a list that can help with everything from pepping me up when I’m looking tired to emergency protection if body revealing is suddenly (and unexpectedly) thrust upon me. I hope that you’ll find them all useful too… The hair saviour Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo, £23, spacenk.com This updated version of the already brilliant dry shampoo is one of my beauty kit non-negotiables. When you don’t have time to wash and style, this can extend a blow-dry for days and keeps hair looking fresh and clean with no itchy scalp consequences. The night booster Whind Kasbah Stars Radiance Renewing Night Serum, £80, uk.whind.com A gentle acid formula that helps smooth and brighten skin overnight with added aloe vera to soothe. Excellent if you need to banish dullness. The pocket skin softener Vaseline Expert Care Instant Dry Skin Rescue, £3.99, superdrug.com Strictly speaking this is a body lotion, but I use the small tube as a hand cream – and it’s a serious beauty aid. It’s almost always with me because it works wonders on dry and even chapped skin. The sun protector Altruist Dermatologist Family Sunspray SPF50, £9.50, altruistsun.com One of the best sunscreens and great for sensitive skin. It now comes in a practical spray so it’s easy to squirt and go – which might not sound glamorous but it is useful. It’s also reef friendly. The smooth operator Ruby Hammer Nail File, £18, rubyhammer.com I never use anything other than glass files like this one, as they’re kinder to nails and so much faster and smoother at their job. I love this red one as it is easy to find! The nail nourisher Manucurist Huile Verte Nail Care £14 uk manucurist com My nails can be a little brittle and this is my latest SOS treatment for them. A lovely blend of six oils, one drop will do all the nails on one hand and I really notice a difference after use. The glow getter Jones Road Shimmer Face Oil £29 jonesroadbeauty com A very subtle effect, this adds a little light and radiance to the face, décolletage and body. It can be used either mixed with or on top of moisturiser. This shade is Pink Opal but there is also a paler pink, a champagne and a bronze. @edwinaingschambers RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR You could get paid to test Liberty’ s Beauty Advent Calendar People are obsessed with this Revlon hair drying tool A new drop of Boots Star Gifts has landed for Christmas 2022 Popular in Beauty People are seriously impressed with Primark’ s £8 skinny curling tongs December 16, 2019 Boots is giving away free lipsticks to celebrate the launch of January 23, 2020 This long-lasting eyebrow product is getting rave reviews and is just June 21, 2021 These Liz Earle gift sets are on sale just in time March 5, 2020 WIN A Kiehl’ s skincare heroes bundle worth £104 July 24, 2020 Cult skincare brand Sunday Riley is branching out into hair products April 24, 2020 Superdrug is holding a huge BOGOF sale on all cosmetics for May 28, 2020 Your salon could charge you extra for overgrown roots and bad June 25, 2020 Facial steamers Why searches for this beauty gadget were up 400 July 10, 2020 Lush subscription boxes have arrived and they contain exclusive new products August 3, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved