Which beauty products do you regularly use? Chances are it’s probably more than you used to use in the past. With a seemingly neverending supply of new lotions and potions on the market that are designed to make you look younger, bronzer, and healthier, it’s difficult to know where to start.

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There’s something for everyone. And we all love it – who wouldn’t want beautiful clear skin, sleek hair and perfect makeup? But do these products really help us to achieve that or is it just that we want it so much we’re convincing ourselves that we can’t live without them? I recently discovered that the moisturiser I had been using was not actually improving the condition of my skin, in fact it could have been making it worse. I had become so used to applying it a couple of times a day that when I forgot to use it, my hands quickly became drier than ever. Many skin products work almost too well – your skin becomes dependent on the product as if it was ‘addicted’, and unable to cope without it. It’s the same problem with hair styling – the more products you use, the more you’ll find you need. Blow-drying and styling your hair can dry it out, and leave it brittle and frizzy. The answer to this, of course, is product – there is a massive variety of different styling products to keep unruly hair in check. They get your hair looking shiny and sleek even after using heat-styling tools – problem solved. But nine times out of ten you’ll find these products only disguise the problem without actually helping repair the damage. You keep using it because your hair looks fine, but the longer you leave it the worse condition your hair will be in. So how do you know which products are really worth your money? Well, to start with, less is definitely more. Choose products that will really last and work for your skin, like Body Shop body butter or Clarins HydraQuench cream. Many of these may cost more than regular moisturisers, but it’s worth it in the long run as they do help fix dry skin, and one tub will usually last much longer too. For hair, the best solution is to wear your hair naturally for a while, using products designed to help dry hair to recover. If you love the straight look too much to let it go, invest in some GHD straighteners – again they cost a bit more but they’re designed well and are much kinder to hair than many other brands. GHD also offer a great range of shampoo and styling products that are specifically developed to protect heat-styled hair and help it to stay healthy.

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