Local Life - Wigan - September 2019

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Beauty Boosts
If your skin (like you) is feeling a bit ‘meh’ after your summer holiday, try Green People’s
Beauty Boost Skin Restore, £21. The creators seem to have set themselves a challenge to
see how many supercharged natural ingredients they can fit into one product. There’s
everything from shea butter and avocado to wakame (a type of seaweed), aloe, rosemary
and evening primrose. Skin instantly feels much softer, plumper and fresher. It’s an intensive
treatment to use once or twice a week, and a little goes a long way, so the 50ml bottle
should last for months. Perfect for before bed or when you feel like a bit of an aromatherapy
treat, see www.greenpeople.co.uk.
If you’re in the market for a new
day cream, Tamaar Skincare’s new
Rejuvenate Advanced Natural
Anti-Agei ng Cream Complex
could be just what you’re looking
for. The hero ingredient is a date
palm extract called D’Orientine,
which has been clinically proven
to boost collagen by up to
28%. The cream also includes
turmeric root extract (an antiinflammatory
that promotes
healing), aloe vera, rose hip
oil, argan oil and other plantbased
ingredients. It’s packed
with antioxidants, vitamins
and other goodies. It’s £47 at
www.tamaarskincare.com.
Planning a last minute getaway
or trying to cut down on your
plastic? Try a shampoo bar. This
will last several times longer
than a bottle of shampoo.
There’s less plastic waste, and
the bars are easy to transport.
I’ve been trialling The Shine Bar,
which lathers well, leaves hair
feeling clean and shiny, and
has a pleasant citrus fragrance.
It also comes in a handy metal
storage tin, ideal for taking to
the gym or for travelling. The
Shine Bar costs £9.50 from
www.shineshampoobars.co.uk.
I’m a huge fan of Weleda’s
Skin Food. The eco-brand has
recently released a Skin Food
Body Butter, £18.95, which
is every bit as good as I was
hoping and perfect for uber-dry
skin. It’s very rich but absorbs
quickly and really ‘feeds’ the skin
with cocoa butter, shea butter,
calendula, chamomile and other
nourishing natural ingredients.
See www.weleda.co.uk.
Keep that summer feeling
going as long as possible, with
a colourful nail polish. Jolly
Good by Butter London is a rich,
cheerful coral that suits most
skin tones. Its chip resistant
formula is supposed to keep
your nails looking salon-worthy
for up to 10 days. It costs £15 at
www.lookfantastic.com.