Wealden Times | WT260 | January 2024 | Good Living Supplement inside

The Priceless Good Living Supplement sponsored by
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which is properly smudge-proof. The
2000 Calorie Brow Sculpt, £9.99
also impresses, instantly gripping,
grooming, taming and shading
brows in a choice of four waterproof
shades. 10/10, both of them.
Westlab Bath Salts, £9.99 for 1 kilo.
There are some very posh bath salts
out there – £60 for an (albeit sexy)
jar, anyone…? And then there are
Westlab’s aromatherapy salts, which
are rich in magnesium to balance
body and mind, soothe muscle aches
and generally make you feel very
good, not just because of the undera-tenner
price. I like the Balance
Bath Salts, with their jasmine, clary
sage and orange scent, but they
have several options to be explored
at Westlab.co.uk. Just decant into
your own ‘sexy’ jar, if you fancy!
L’Oréal True Match Super-Blendable
Foundation, £9.99 for 30ml. I always
used to advise that foundation was
one area where it was worth paying
more – but this definitively proves
otherwise. Serum foundations are
very skin-friendly, especially on drier
complexions (there’s a generous
dollop of hyaluronic acid in this
one), and as the name suggests, this
is ‘super-blendable’. It also has a
built-in SPF30, and the shade range
has literally every skintone covered.
Heathcote & Ivory Hand Creams,
around £6-8 for a trio of 30ml
creams. If you don’t already know
them, Heathcote & Ivory is the most
wonderful British beauty brand,
super-stylishly packaged and at
perfect, pocket-friendly prices. The
gift collections never fail to please a
recipient, but the product I personally
never leave home without is one of the
hand creams. Formulations are subtly
different but results are the same:
velvety-soft hands, achieved instantly
(without having to flap your hands
around), and prettily fragrant, with it.
I find myself spoiled for choice when
it comes to deciding on which little
handbag-friendly trio to treat myself
to next, but I’m particularly fond of
the beautiful, witty collaborations with
French illustrator Nathalie Lété – and
it’s worth noting that H&I also create
the Cath Kidston cosmetics, which are
always gorgeous to look at, too. Many
a happy hour can be spent on the
heathcote-ivory.com website, without
even beginning to break the bank.
The Body Shop Camomile
Sumptuous Cleansing Butter, £6
for 20ml or £12 for 90ml. The clue
really is in the name: ‘Sumptuous’.
Because this really is, while being
tough on make-up – long-lasting
make-up, foundation, general gunk
and even mascara, if you smooth it
gently into the eye zone. N.B. This
has reminded me to go out and
buy another tin – it’s honestly as
good as anything else I’ve used
for cleansing, this year. If not better.
Faith in Nature Hair Mask, £7
for 300ml. At just seven quid for
a whacking tub, you can afford to
slather this on generously – and there
isn’t a reader out there whose winterchallenged
hair wouldn’t benefit
from that kind of deep treatment.
There are several mask options
available, with lovely and naturalsmelling
scents (as you’d expect from
a 99% naturally derived range),
including Shea & Argan, Coconut
& Shea, Dragon Fruit and Rose &
Chamomile (my own favourite).
My last tip for beauty bargainhunters,
meanwhile, is to check out
the cosmetics area of TK Maxx (or go
online for a mooch). I never thought
I’d say this, but they’ve upped their
game dramatically on the skincare,
bodycare and even home fragrance
fronts, and you may well find favourite
brands – or even much-mourned
discontinued products – on the
shelves. The only caveat being that
you have to buy it when you see it,
because it won’t be around for long;
when I was researching this, they
had beauty offerings from REN,
Dr. PawPaw, This Works, Tisserand,
Moroccanoil and so many more
familiar brands. Plus, in their stores,
TK Maxx perennially have a fabulous
offering of prettily packaged soaps
– the sort of January mood-lifter
that we could all do with, frankly.
As the saying goes, ‘Why pay more…?’
Visit beautybible.com for more of Jo’s
product reviews and beauty tips.
Soaps,
from a
selection,
TK Maxx
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