Elsa McAlonan’s Beauty Upgrades: How to boost your hair colour with toning drops
- Elsa McAlonan reveals a selection of toning drops for boosting hair colour
- She also shares the product Jennifer Aniston uses for radiant skin
- British beauty expert rounds up the best lip plumping glosses to use at each age
WHAT’S NOW & HOW TO DO IT: TONING DROPS
The salon may be off-limits, but it is still possible to boost your hair colour at home. Toning drops are easy to use: just add them to your shampoo and conditioner. Or colour expert Lisa Shepherd recommends applying them to damp hair and leaving for five minutes.
Elsa McAlonan reveals a selection of the best toning drops for boosting your hair colour at home (file image)
Or, if your hair needs a moisture boost, try Oribe Power Drops Color Preservation Booster, made with nurturing vitamin C.
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For dark hair, try IGK Mixed Feelings Leave-In Brunette Toning Drops to eliminate orange or red brassiness.
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You can really cheer up a room with a candle, and by treating yourself to the L’Occitane Solidarity Candle, you’ll be cheering up others, too. The brand will donate 100 per cent of profits from the candle to its partner charity Unicef’s vitamin A supplementation programmes, which fight preventable blindness. By 2025 L’Occitane hopes to have helped 15 million people in countries such as Myanmar, Papua New Guinea and Bolivia, where up to 80 per cent of blindness or partial sightedness could have been avoided.
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JENNIFER’S A-LIST GLOW
Jennifer Aniston (pictured) maintains her youthful appearance using Swisscode Pure Hyaluron
Jennifer Aniston turns 52 next month, yet her skin has never looked more youthful, thanks to Swisscode Pure Hyaluron (£90 for 15ml, pureskinboutique.net).
The super serum, which is a huge hit with Hollywood stars, contains a high concentration of clinical-grade hyaluronic acid, leaving skin plumped up and radiant. It works quickly, increasing moisture levels by 20 per cent in less than two hours, and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, too.
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We know sugar is a good kitchen cupboard exfoliator, and it’s a star ingredient in the new lemon-scented Ole Henriksen Lemonade Smoothing Scrub. It also uses alpha hydroxy acids and lemon peel to polish skin and minimise pores, as well as soothing holy basil and chamomile.
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CAN I STOP MY SCREEN GIVING ME WRINKLES?
Yes, you should be able to, according to Dr Bibi Ghalaie, the medical director of the British Aesthetics clinic.
‘With so many of us working from home, the “Zoom boom” has led to an increased amount of time on our phones and computers, which can cause the eyes to strain. This can cause fine lines and wrinkles,’ she explains. ‘Use a moisturiser that protects against ageing HEV light (emitted by our devices) for maximum protection.’
Try SkinLabo Anti-Ageing Cream 24H, which protects against screen light, UV damage and pollutants.
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3 OF THE BEST: LIP PLUMPING GLOSSES
FENTY Beauty Gloss Bomb Colour Drip Lip Cream has a highly pigmented formula, enriched with vitamin A, for fuller-looking, nourished lips. It comes in five long-lasting, shimmer-free shades to suit all skin tones.
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MAC Powerglass Plumping Lip Gloss uses capsicum, ginger and menthol crystals to add volume, while avocado and coconut oils hydrate. It fills in lip lines, too. Choose from 18 high-shine shades.
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ICONIC London Lip Plumping Gloss contains a peptide to boost collagen production and plump up mature lips, as well as toning green coffee. It’s available in eight colours with a non-sticky finish.
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SHAMELESS INDULGENCE
Acqua Di Parma’s colourful limited-edition Mirto de Panarea, (£52 for 30ml, or £82 for 75ml, selfridges.com), from the Blu Mediterraneo collection, is a fabulously uplifting scent.
The fragrance opens with warm, bright notes of lemon, bergamot, myrtle and basil, while the heart of sea breeze, jasmine and rose complements the base of juniper, cedar wood and amber. It’s designed to evoke the character of Panarea, the smallest and oldest of the Aeolian islands, where the air is heavy with the aroma of myrtle.
The multi-layered fragrance develops into a fresh yet comforting scent which will lift your spirits and inject a dose of optimism into this dreary January.