BEAUTY products always feature high on the list of most women's priorities.
It may be a new lipstick -- or a new body lotion -- but we tend to enjoy indulging ourselves from time to time.
This week I have picked out a selection of the latest products perfect for pampering.
TORRENTE, the French haute couture House of Torrente, has launched a delicious new fragrance called L'Or -- gold in French (£25 for 30ml, £37 for 50ml and £50 for 100ml). The bottle is a real treasure in itself. It was designed by a French jewellery designer and will be perfect to grace any elegant dressing table. There is also a range of body products including body lotion (£24), bath and shower gel (£22) and deodorant spray (£18). The perfume is a very distinctive one -- very pretty and feminine and the scent really lasts.
ESTEE LAUDER has created a fantastic skin care product that has a hefty price tag but is worth every penny. Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lifting Creme (£150 for 50ml) is designed to do just about everything you could possibly want. Its immediate benefits include the ability to hydrate the skin beyond belief, it also has instant lifting properties to prevent sagging skin -- and eternal problem with those of us pushing 40 and beyond. It also helps to give an even skin tone making the skin look much younger. Daily use should see an incredible improvement. Available at Estee Lauder counters.
TESCO has added to its popular Finest range with some bath and body products. The Finest silk creme bath softly cleanses and smooths skin. The Finest smoothing body polish and Finest whipped body souffle (£5) sound delectable and almost good enough to eat. There is also a velvet body talc and shimmering body mist in the range (all £5 each).
ASTOR'S new fresh eye shadow is ideal for the summer (£5.99). It illuminates the eye lids with sheer and shimmering colour and is fresh and cool on the skin. Choose from ice white, fresh beige, frosted pink and cool blue. Available in Boots and selected Superdrug stores.
EFASIT products are probably not your first choice when it comes to thinking of products to indulge yourself -- but they are a treat, especially in the summer months. Efasit creates wonderful treats for the feet and has just launched four in one power freshening creme (£3.39) to cool and freshen feet and legs and four in one power deo-antiperspirant spray (£3.39) to keep hot and tired feet cool and smelling fresh. They are must-have products.
MARY KAY has launched its new MK signature range of lipsticks, lip liners and lip glosses, with creamier formulations, new colours and sleek new packaging. They are not expensive (lipsticks and lip liners are £9. Lip gloss is £7.50 for the colours and £6.50 for the natural one) and are really comfortable to wear. There are some super new shades available from Mary Kay's trained beauty consultants -- they come to your home so you do not even have to go out to shop. For more information ring 0800 318288.
CLARINS has all manner of new products for the summer months. Try fix mascara (£12.50) which is a clever transparent waterproof gel which seals lashes and waterproof eyeliner pencils (£11) -- both helping to prevent make-up disasters in the swimming pool.
AVEDA products are great and the new Mosscara conditional mascara (£14.50) is no exception. It is plant-based and you can choose from Black Forest or Earth colours. Available from Chic Beauty Room, Bradshawgate, Bolton.
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