TrendLife Beauty

For affordable beauty, Aldi’s new haircare range is definitely worth a look.

Their brand new professional haircare range includes shampoo, conditioner, intensive treatment and serum specially formulated for either frizz-prone hair, colour-treated hair, or hair that needs a volume boost.

This range is definately worth a look, as it uses quality ingredients but just at a snip of the price.

Prices start from £2.49

Available from Aldi www.aldi.co.uk

There’s a new way to combat wrinkles – the BALANCE Active Formula.

It’s a five-piece skincare range which includes a Wrinkle Freeze Serum, Instant Effect Wrinkle Filler, Day Cream, Night Cream and Eye Cream.

The range contains cutting edge ingredients including SYN-AK, a snake venom-like peptide designed to renew the look of your skin.

It’s perfect for targeting all your anti-ageing concerns, yet is incredibly affordable at £29.99 for an introductory five-piece set.

Available from www.balancecosmetics.co.uk

These new lip balms from Figs and Rouge caught my eye with their pretty vintage style tins and pastel colours.

There are four gorgeous flavours to choose from: Wild Cherry, Aloe and Mint, Coco Vanilla and Pomegranate. They are 100% organic and they are Soil Association Certified.

With restorative tea tree and soothing peppermint, they are the perfect thing to pop in your handbag to help moisturise and repair sore or chapped lips.

Price: £4.99 each and available from www.feelunique.com from the end of March

Get serious about anti-ageing with the new Concentre De Rose By Terry exclusive to Space NK.

This intensive night lift serum contains black rose extracts, rose cells and a botanical repair complex. It is designed to re-activate the cellular regeneration at night so your skin will be firm, plump and lifted.

This luxurious serum leaves your skin silky smooth to the touch and is best suited to normal to dry skin and those looking to treat existing lines and wrinkles.

£84.00

www.spacenk.co.uk

I’m always on the lookout for the magic cure to end my breakouts but until then I’ll be using new beauty gadget LMS Spotlights.

LMS Spotlights is a revolutionary new beauty range that uses red light therapy to treat and clear spots. Red light therapy has been well documented as an effective way to treat spots as it speeds up skin cell repair, but this is the first time where it doesn’t require a visit to a salon or clinic.

The LMS Spotlights are sleek, stylish and discreet and designed to look like our favourite cosmetics so are perfect for use on the go.  They are available in three sizes for different skin coverage needs and only need to be used for as little as one minute three times a day.

I tried out the LMS Spotlight 8 which is designed for use on a few spots and I can honestly say that my spots cleared up more quickly than normal. So until there is a cure for spots, I’ll be keeping my LMS Spotlight close to hand for the next time a pesky spot rears its ugly head.

LMS Spotlight 3 - £29.99

LMS Spotlight 8 - £49.99

LMS Spotlight 24 - £69.99

Available online at www.lmsspotlights.com and in-store at Harrods

Sudocrem, the original baby’s nappy cream has become a celeb skincare ‘must-have’ for its gentle and soothing properties.

Loved by celebs like Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh, Sudocrem’s Antiseptic Healing Cream is brilliant for soothing irritations and keeping moisture in.

However, the familiar grey and red tub is inconvenient and unsightly for use on the go which is why the newly launched 30g sized Sudocrem Skincare Cream tube is the perfect size for keeping in your handbag.

It now comes in a convenient chic white tube, with all the same healing properties as the original but just easier to use on the go.

Sudocrem Skin Care Cream - £2.11 for a 30g tube

Available from pharmacies and major retailers nationwide

As the upcoming nuptials of William and Kate inch closer and closer, you can be sure Kate Middleton will be doing everything she can to look her best on her wedding day. And while we can’t hope to have our own prince or enviable designer wardrobe anytime soon, we can indulge in a bit of royal pampering like Kate with the ‘Treat Me Like A Princess’ package from HOB salons.

HOB salons is an award-winning hairdressing group who are renowned for incredible cuts, gorgeous colour and uncompromising standards. They also currently hold the prestigious title of British Colour Technician of the Year alongside being the 2008 and 2009 British Hairdresser of the Year. To get in the spirit of the Royal Wedding on the 29^th April, HOB salons are launching their 'Treat me Like a Princess' pampering package.

Book any cut and colour service, Monday – Wednesday throughout the month of April and you’ll get the Majestic Pamper package which includes a complimentary conditioning treatment, a head massage, a gift bag filled with their most popular mini SP products and an exclusive £25 credit towards your next cut and colour service.

To find your nearest HOB salon, click here www.hobsalons.com where you can call to book or book online.

As soon as I laid eyes on the new Peony & Python palette from Bobbi Brown, I knew I'd found my perfect eyeshadow compact for the new season.

A gorgeous mix of purples, lilacs and greys that were inspired by Bobbi Brown's favourite flower, peonies. It comes with six beautiful eyeshadows, two brushes and is packaged in a Peony & Python case designed exclusively by fashion favorite Tibi.

It's the perfect mix between girly and edgy. I'll be able to wear it in the day appplying the feminine Opal, Lavender Metallic and Cool Ivory while come evening I can simply apply the Cobra Shimmer, Plum Orchid or Eclipse for a gorgeous smoky eye.

Price: £38.00

Available from Bobbi Brown www.bobbibrown.co.uk  

I was recently introduced to a new beauty brand initiative called ‘All for Eve’. It works together with some of the leading brands in the beauty and lifestyle industry to produce a range of highly covetable products with 100% of the net profits donated to The Eve Appeal, a charity that supports women’s cancers. Since launching in March 2010, the ‘All for Eve’ product range including the twice award winning hand cream and the Swarovski crystal nail file have gained cult status among consumers and beauty insiders alike.

This month ‘All for Eve’ launches their brand new Eve’s Balm, considered a must-have multi-purpose balm for even the driest of skin. With a combination of sweet almond oil, lavender, chamomile and wild mint; I’ll be using this highly nourishing recovery balm to relieve my dry winter skin, chapped lips and even cuticles but I’ll also be sure to pack it in my suitcase for my summer holidays to soothe my parched holiday skin.

It’s the perfect size for keeping in your handbag and includes a handy pocket mirror for use throughout the day. Priced at only £7.50, the Eve’s Balm is now available at Urban Retreat in Harrods, www.allforeve.co.uk and www.beautique.com

Beauty has gone high-tech with the launch of SQOOM at Harrods last week. No longer is it enough to simply massage your moisturisers and serums in by hand, now you have a gadget that does the job for you.

SQOOM is a hand-held sonic device that delivers a combination of ultrasound and ionisation along with some very clever gels to target the deeper layers of the skin to heal any damaged cells. The result is that your skin is left feeling refined, refreshed and rejuvenated even after just one use, while after six weeks fine lines and wrinkles begin to diminish.

Now available from Harrods, the SQOOM comes in silver or black and costs £529 for the set, which includes one xcential hyaGel and one cleanserGel. This is sure to gain cult status and while the price tag is a bit daunting, consider this an investment purchase for your skin and watch as you turn back the years.

Available in store at Harrods http://www.harrods.com/beauty/beauty-gadgets

For more information on SQOOM see here: www.sqoom.de/english/