The GH beauty team share their top picks of the latest innovations, as well as their best buys for the sunny months ahead
Summer for me means flip-flops, floaty dresses, rosé… and a low-maintenance beauty routine.
Low maintenance isn’t no maintenance, though.
A Brow Lamination, Tint & Thread treatment, £95, at Blink Brow Bar, is an essential. The lamination sets my ever-thinner brows into a brushed-up, thicker-looking shape, while the tint creates definition and camouflages the few white hairs.
I look more polished for a good six to eight weeks.
Testing this year’s new SPFs started when preview samples landed on my desk in January.
For everyday wear, I can recommend Garnier Vitamin C Daily UV Brightening Fluid Glow SPF50+. Its name says it all, really, but I can add that it feels gorgeously lightweight and works well under makeup. Use it instead of or over serum or moisturiser, depending on your skin’s needs. For the beach, it’s always Clarins for me. I’ll be packing the Sun Spray Lotion Very High Protection SPF50+ for the body, as it’s so quick to apply, along with the water-resistant Youth-Protecting Sunscreen Very High Protection SPF50+ for the face. Neither leaves a white cast or greasy feel.
Sun protection features in one of my favourite new lipsticks, too: along with SPF25, Tatcha’s hydrating The Kissu Lip Tint contains silk protein to plump out fine lines for a smooth finish.
With a little help from neuroscientists and top perfumers, Charlotte Tilbury has turned her genius to fragrance. Ingredients in each of her six scents have been proven to positively affect specific emotions, moods reflected in the colours of the bottles. Numerology plays a role, too: Charlotte says she ‘harnessed the balancing energy of the number six’ in Calm Bliss, for example. Sure to be the spritzes of summer 2024, the hardest thing will be choosing just one.
Hair products that promise to fight frizz and add shine always get my attention. Everything I’ve tried from Glaze is brilliant and its new Mirrorglaze doesn’t disappoint. Easy to use, it’s sprayed on to shampooed hair, then heat plus tension while blow-drying leaves hair smooth, swishy and oh-so glossy, with results lasting through several washes. I’m also a fan of Ouai’s products, so concentrated that you only need to use a little at a time. On holiday, I’ll be air-drying my naturally wavy hair with Ouai Anti-Frizz Crème, though it delivers a sleek blowout, too.
Another hair discovery is Rehab Conditioner Sheets. Inside each sachet (drop
