best-loved beauty products | october 2014
skincare
cetaphil gentle skin cleanser was recommended by glamour’s beauty director, who i tweeted asking for her favourite cleansing product; if someone who’s tried 1000s of products loves it then it must be good, right? this was my first bottle & i stocked-up as soon as i started running low. it’s non-drying, can be used with/without water, & is very reasonably-priced at £8ish. i love it. other problem skin saviours (& classics) that my dry winter skin is loving are e45 cream & st ives scrub.
hair
i know i’ve raved about kerastase several times already! another product i recently discovered is their ciment thermique anti-usure repairing anti-breakage treatment. for years i’ve used those £5-ish tubs that smell great but don’t actually do anything other than coat your hair in silicone. it’s a revelation to use such a genuinely good intensive conditioner. i sincerely hope my inability to find it online is just because kerastase give everything basically-identical names rather than because it’s been discontinued…
make up
i first picked up kiko’s skin tone corrector primer while on holiday in florence. it’s a lovely silky texture & super-illuminating, giving a pretty, natural glow but without the odd glittery effect you get from some radiance-enhancing products (it also means i can skip the highlighter if i’m in a rush). it makes me very happy that we now have kiko cosmetics in the uk now too. what beauty products were you loving in october?
