Get champagne wonder-products on a lemonade budget with these new bargain beauty buys from £6
JUST because something’s cheap as chips doesn’t mean it can’t pack a beautifying punch – just check out the slew of top-notch, low-budget buys hitting shelves this month.
Filled with the very latest hi-tech formulations, innovative applicators and with zero nasties, there’s no better time to save your moolah while also restocking your bathroom cabinet. For top-to-toe gorgeousness guaranteed, snap up these favourites…
The game-changing drops
This new kid on the beauty block aims to bring youthful results without bankrupting you. Applied morning and night before your moisturiser, the impressive oil-free treatment combines low, medium, and high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid to ensure deeper penetration within the skin, as well as next-generation slow-release technology.
What does this mean for your skin?
Well, hyaluronic acid is what’s known as a cushioning agent, so expect a youthful plumpness to be restored to your face and fine lines caused by dehydration to vanish.
Oh, and the vitamin B5 acts like a vacuum, sucking up and then holding on to the moisture – boosting skin softness and elasticity in the process.
The anti-ageing body serum
The good-for-you body wash
The ultra-wearable mascara
The days of cheap mascaras giving you flaky and dry lashes are long gone.
Leading the way is Bourjois’ latest lash enhancer, which has a formula infused with a deeply conditioning serum made with silk extract and vitamin B5.
Your peepers will look gorgeous thanks to the new brush, which is so soft it’s able to get down to the very roots of your lashes.
Then there are the 15 “reservoirs” between the bristles allowing for the most even application you’ve ever experienced.
It dries immediately yet can also be layered in order to build up that va-va-voom volume.
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The complete complexion perfection
You’re guaranteed to make a killer saving when you invest in a multitasking face rescuer.
New to the UK, Formula 10.0.6 has been designed to improve troublesome acne-prone skin with ingredients that live up to their promises. This cleanser, exfoliator and mask is packed with grapefruit, containing natural acids that make light work of stubborn blackheads and excess oil, while jojoba beads gently slough off the dead skin cells that can lead to congested pores.
Use this as a mask twice a week to let the clay purify and balance your skin.
The budge-proof lippy
Matte lippy is all the rage, but cheaper versions can often leave your pout looking dry, dull and distinctly unsexy.
However, this one by Rimmel London does the total opposite. Its non-drying formula has a light oil that moisturises lips so colour glides on effortlessly. The silicon it contains means it stays put all day, plus all 15 shades are utterly pout-tastic!