Lazy lashes
Beauty stress
You want Eva Longoria lashes, but getting a full flutter takes time – think
lash-yanking curlers, mascara (make that two coats!) and falsies.
Beauty express
All you now need is 20 seconds with ModelCo’s Turbo Lashwand Heated Eyelash
Curler (right), £22 (available in March).
Place the end of the heated wand at your lash roots, then move it upwards as
if you were applying mascara.
Hold it in place for a killer curl that lasts seven hours. Victoria Beckham’s
a fan of this Aussie best-seller and we can see why.
No-nonsense nails
Beauty stress
Unless you’re BFFs with a manicurist (we wish!), the only way to a
Katy-Perry-worthy mani is to use foil transfers that need trimming,
sticking, blasting with a hairdryer for an age, then filing.
Phew, we need to lie down!
Beauty express
Nailease The Instant Manicure Nail Varnish Strips (£5.99 for 20) cut the faff
out of falsies.
Just press a transfer on each nail and file it down so that it’s the right
shape.
They last up to 10 days and your regular remover will whip ’em off.
Fan-talon-tastic!
Spa-free facial
Beauty stress
The only thing that used to perk up a dishwater-dull complexion was a
yawn-worthy ritual of cleansing, toning and steaming.
Beauty express
Last year, celebs including Gisele Bündchen were buzzing about the Clarisonic
Classic, £155, an electric brush that gives skin a car-wash-style deep
clean. Now, a travel-sized version, the Clarisonic Mia Sonic Skin Cleansing
System (right), is launching on March 11. At £120 it’s still not cheap, but
it removes six times more make-up than cleansing does. But if your wallet
won’t stretch that far, try Garnier PureActive Exfo-Brusher, £7.65, which
cleans and buffs skin with its nifty built-in bristle applicator.
Instant colour
Beauty stress
Highlights are wonder face brighteners – just check out Emily Blunt’s new
caramel do. But the hassle (and cost) of touch-ups every eight weeks doesn’t
brighten our days.
Beauty express
See ya, salon. Spritz John Frieda’s new Go Blonder Controlled Lightening
Spray, £6.99 (left), on damp hair and it’ll disguise growing-out roots. The
brightening formula (a blend of hydrogen peroxide, citrus and chamomile) is
heat-activated, so the more you blow-dry, straighten and curl those tresses,
the lighter you go. Bright on!
PHOTOGRAPHY: REX FEATURES, CAPITAL PICTURES, XPOSURE STOCKISTS: CLARISONIC
(0800 988 4864), JOHN FRIEDA (AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE), GARNIER (BOOTS
NATIONWIDE), MODELCO (BOOTS NATIONWIDE), NAILEASE (BOOTS NATIONWIDE)
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