BEAUTY KNOWHOW The boost your body needs now - 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 BEAUTY KNOWHOW The boost your body needs now By You Magazine - December 26, 2021 From smoothing to strimming (yes, really), these are all you need for a post-Christmas pamper. And now for the reboot part of this week’s programme. I find this is also the time of year when you can get down to the beauty maintenance that might fall by the wayside amid the throes of the party season (if yours went ahead) and the rush to meet those end-of-year deadlines. So here are some of my favourite choices for a bit of a turbo-boost. If you’re one of those people who can go out with stocking-free legs and toes even in the depths of winter, you may be up to speed with your pedicures. But if you’re a bit more like me and tend to overlook a dry heel when your feet aren’t on show, let me introduce you to the Philips SatinShave (£53, amazon.co.uk), an electric shaver now available with a foot-file attachment. My word, this is the best of its kind that I’ve ever used. It smooths things out easily, speedily and brilliantly. The extra heads help with other upkeep, too – there’s a shaver and a strimmer for bikini-line areas. It’s a maintenance gamechanger and a DIY pedicure essential. For some excellent bodycare, Sarah Chapman’s Skinesis range has just relaunched the Overnight Body Treatment (£68, sarahchapman.com) for a limited time. Part of the increasing trend to apply from top to toe the kind of efficacious formulas traditionally reserved for the face, this lightweight serum helps to brighten and smooth plus boost collagen – all while you sleep. Another wonderful just-released bodycare favourite is Scentiana Replenishing Body Cream (£85, ila-spa.com). The sumptuous smell of jasmine, rose and sandalwood combined with the rich but instantly absorbed texture may make you think it’s just another plush and standard-issue creation. But there’s a bit more to this: it harnesses some biotechnology and bougainvillea plant stem cells to help boost collagen, radiance and hydration. Your skin will drink this up and look the better for it. Give your hands a treat with the new Prai Beauty Ageless Night Hand Creme (£18, marksandspencer.com). I’ve been applying this just before bed for a couple of weeks now and the skin on my hands is definitely looking plumper and dryness has been kept at bay (which is quite something in my case). If you want an instant reboot for the face, I’ll direct you to my trusty steed of a sheet mask: La Mer The Hydrating Facial (£205 for six, spacenk.com). I know these are expensive, but they’re individually packed so you can keep them till you need them. This is what I use for an extra boost just before a party or an important occasion. Super-saturated with hydration, the mask sheets plump my skin, leaving me looking glowing and remarkably fresh faced. Beauty assistant: Alice Robertson 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