Rewind the clock this spring with these brilliant new tips and tricks
WORDS: STEPHANIE MAYLOR. PHOTOS: GETTY
Forget looking great for your age – just look great, full stop! Spring is the perfect season to shake up your beauty routine, so we asked our brilliant Woman’s Own experts for their tips to smooth, plump, brighten and look fresher.
From the latest products for skincare, to make-up trends and amazing tech breakthroughs, our special beauty bible will have you looking great and feeling amazing before you know it!
1To dye for
There’s nothing like a fresh colour to make you feel polished and put-together. When you’re between salon visits, treat tired, grey and grown-out roots to Garnier Color Sensation Color Retouch, £3.75, Boots. Available in six shades, this easy-to-apply, non-drip hair cleanser refreshes roots in just 10 minutes with 100% grey coverage. You can’t go wrong with this!
2Naked nails
A natural finish doesn’t mean neglecting your nails. A bit like the ‘no make-up make-up’ trend, this barely there look still requires a bit of prep, and centres around improving the health of the nail. ‘Targeted, prescriptive natural nail treatments are going to become super popular in 2024,’ says celebrity manicurist Robbie Tomkins, who rates Protein Formula’s Maintain, £14.95, protein-formula.com, a moisturising nail strengthener. The finish is glossy and healthy, which makes nails look cared for, conditioned and elegant.
3Super supplements
Many of us now recognise that beautiful skin starts from within, whether that’s through the glow-giving results of exercise, a healthy, rainbow-coloured diet, or ingestible beauty supplements, which claim to make skin look and behave younger. Collagen is the building block of plump skin, healthy hair and supple joints, but by the age of 50, we will have lost around half of our collagen, which leads to deeper wrinkles and sagging. Collagen supplements slow down collagen loss to combat signs of ageing. Absolute Collagen Marine Liquid Collagen Drink, £26.99, absolutecollagen.com, is backed up by the largest clinical trial into a liquid collagen supplement, proving that skin felt softer and smoother after 12 weeks for 83% of testers. Other reported benefits include smoother hair, stronger nails and glowing, springy skin.
4Ace your base
A heavy mask of make-up is not flattering. Rather than concealing things we’d rather not reveal, full coverage foundations can actually highlight dry patches, gather in wrinkles and accentuate lines. Choose foundation formulas
