Lousie Redknapp shares her favourite beauty tip for winter
From cold blasting winds to our overheated homes, winter takes its toll on even the toughest of complexions. We have rounded up the top winter beauty secrets of the rich and famous to find out how they keep their skin radiant until Spring.
Louise Redknapp
“[The best alternative treatment I had was] acupuncture on the face. I loved it. Over the years I’ve tried every facial gimmick, but if you’re going to invest your money in anything, invest in this. I loved the way it gave my skin a really healthy glow. It almost looked like i’d been on holiday. It’s good for fine lines and wrinkles.”
Cosmetic acupuncture uses needles on specific areas of the face to create similar results to Botox, Restylane or plastic surgery. The needles inserted into the face affect collagen and elastin production which will help tone the skin. Acupuncture helps to stimulate the body's natural processes of cell reproduction and growth. Needles are placed in the muscle motor points to re-educate the muscles back to their original placement, thus the face looks more sculpted, more youthful and lifted.
To find a practitioner in your area call the British Acupuncture Council on 020 8735 0400 or visit www.acupuncture.org.uk.
Louise Thompson
“I’ll tell you what’s really good: aqueous cream. It’s dirt cheap, but you can use it for anything. You can use it to take off your make-up, moisturise your whole body, face, anything.”
Care Aqueous Emollient Cream is a 2-in-1 emollient and soap substitute to help treat dry skin. Fragrance and colour free, it can be used as a leave-on moisturiser to put valuable moisture back into dry skin, or as a non-drying alternative to soap or shower gel. Dispensed in the bath or shower and then rinsed off, this gentle yet effective cream will keep dry skin in tip top condition. This new format is ideal for the millions of eczema and dry skin sufferers in the UK.
Care Aqueous Emollient Cream is £2.99 for 100g and available from independent pharmacies nationwide.
Millie Mackintosh
“Before I go to bed each night I apply NEW Manuka Doctor ApiNourish Restoring Night Cream - the texture is so buttery and gorgeous and my skin laps it up. I also use the ApiNourish Age Defying Serum at night to really give my skin a hydration boost”
This intensive night time age-defying formula has a wonderfully creamy, nourishing and rich texture which works to re-invigorate exhausted skin whilst you sleep. Purified Bee Venom is combined with UMF 18+ Manuka Honey and Royal Jelly, to stimulate collagen and elastin production, helping to reveal softer plumper skin by morning. Antioxidant rich Propolis, Rosehip and Blackcurrant Oil offer protection against free radical damage, whilst UMF 18+ Manuka Honey and Vitamin E instantly hydrates.
Manuka Doctor ApiNourish Restoring Night Cream is £24.99 for 50ml and available from Superdrug.com
Anna Friel
“The Rosehip Oil Antioxidant+ is a must have product in my makeup bag. It is amazing for my skin which is sometimes dehydrated. I even use it on the ends of my hair if its dry.”
Don’t let hard winter chill dry your skin out this winter...keep skin hydrated with Trilogy’s Certified Organic Rosehip Oil Antioxidant+(£26.50). This potent super oil helps to protect from premature ageing, nourishes, moisturises and renews, leaving the skin feeling luxuriously soft. Packed full of nature’s most powerful skin restoring and protecting properties - Lycopene from Tomato and Phytosterol from Acai - this advanced formulation making it the go-to, over night serum for intensive nourishment.
Certified organic and 100% natural, Trilogy’s Rosehip Oil Antioxidant+ is available from www.trilogyproducts.com, John Lewis and Debenhams.
“I mix this [Bio Oil] with my favourite body lotion to give long-lasting hydration to the skin.”
The Bio-Oil formulation combines some of the most important skincare ingredients, these include vitamin A and E with Calendula, Lavender, Rosemary and Chamomile oils, plus unique to Bio-Oil, PurCellin Oil™, to ensure they are easily-absorbed deep into the skin where they can provide targeted treatment. PurCellin Oil™ dramatically lowers the viscosity (stickiness and density) of the formulation to create a “dry” oil which is non-greasy.Built into a daily skin care routine, Bio-Oil can be applied all over the body, including the face. For best results Bio-Oil should be applied twice daily for a minimum of 3 months.
Bio-Oil is £8.95 for 60ml available from Boots.
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