TrendLife Beauty

A die-hard devotee and long time fan of Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Lotion, my loyalties will forever lay with what I perceive to be the best moisturiser on the market. Palmer’s Cocoa Butter softens, smoothes and relieves dry skin whilst also smoothing and blending marks to create a toned appearance. I find the fragrance simply divine as its cocoa scent does wonders for my chocolate cravings but there is also a fragrance free formula available if the smell is not to your taste. With such a substantial and inexpensive range to cater for hand and body, pregnancy, lips, scars, facial and hair care, Palmer’s really does answer our beauty prayers.

Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Lotion and the rest of their range are available nationwide in stores including Boots, Superdrug, Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Ocado.

£3.77

uk.palmers.com/

Ever wonder how celebrities have the time to work so hard and fit in a whole host of holidays while still looking the business? Simple! By keeping their regime as straightforward as possible with Dr Bronner’s magical multitasking soap! Famous fans include Bobbi Brown, Drew Barrymore, Sandra Bullock and Eminem.

At a practical size of 59ml, Dr Bronner’s is a total travel essential – perfect for your summer escapes on holiday, at festivals, or just to have in your bag for life’s little emergencies.

Dr. Bronner’s travel size liquid soap is £1.69 and comes in eight different scents including: citrus, rose, lavender, peppermint, almond, eucalyptus, tea tree and baby mild. All Dr Bronner’s products are fair trade and organically sourced so you can clean your conscience as well as your skin!

Not only that, but with eighteen uses in one bottle, you will never have to throw away your toiletries or squeeze your soaps into your bag again. Hallelujah! Dr Bronner’s liquid soap can:

• Fit into your hand luggage, rucksack, handbag, or pocket!
• Be used to clean clothes, hair, body, or face – perfect for festival goers and happy campers!
• Be made into a pest spray – the ultimate for hardened travellers.
• Treat cuts and grazes – eucalyptus and tea tree get our vote!
• Be used to shave for those on the go.
• Even help brush your teeth – we recommend the peppermint or almond!

Dr Bronner’s is available nationwide in stores including Liberty, select Waitrose stores and leading health shops including Fresh & Wild, Planet Organic and Whole Foods.

£1.69

www.kinetic4health.co.uk 

Nelsons Purifying Daily Face Wipes are quite simply a must-have in the make-up bag of any gal about town. Suitable for all skin types, they cleanse away impurities and both calm and moisturise the skin by using an effective blend of natural plant extracts.

For those busy, beautiful ladies keen to maintain a cleansing regime, Nelsons Purifying Daily Facial Wipes leave the skin feeling refreshed and rejuvenated without the hassle of a cleanser, toner and moisturiser application. I use them morning and night to get that all important facial cleanse and they’ve even made their way into my handbag as a beauty essential that I just can’t live without. Nelsons Pure & Clear is available in the complementary healthcare section of selected Boots stores nationwide, at Holland and Barrett and in selected independent health food stores and pharmacies.

Price: £5.45

www.nelsonsnaturalworld.com

Ole Henriksen’s Truth range is made up of a collection of ‘super-crèmes’ containing micro algae, vitamin C and omega extracts with SPF 15 for total age-defying results.

Rich texture with a fragrant citrus and berry scent, the Truth Revealed super crème rubs in luxuriously leaving skin feeling plump and soft. 

The eye cream is fairly rich in comparison to others, but has a more delicate scent that the day cream. It leaves eyes feeling soft and replenished without being too heavy.

The packaging is as citrusy as its scent, with a fairly ‘medicinal’ design – making you feel like it’s going to do wonders!

Total Truth Eye crème £41 for 15g

Truth Revealed Super Crème with SPF 15 £57 for 50g

www.olehenriksen.com

Vanitas, the latest fragrance from the fashion oligarch Versace, represents the brand through and through with its heady murmurs of beauty, self-assurance and femininity. 

The combination of zesty lime and freesia with exotic solar tiare flower makes Vanitas a sensual fragrance and it evokes memories of heady and seductive summer nights with its cedar wood finish.

Trend Life says – buy it!

Eau de Parfum £60 for 50ml

www.versace.com

Luxurious scent and light, but intensely moisturising cream, Shiffa’s Rejuvenation Eye Remedy comes in lovely and uber-luxurious packaging.  It combines the best of nature with a scientific background, this eye cream tingles on application and makes you feel like its shrinking those wrinkles away with its potent mixture of natural ingredients:

• Spirulina and seaweed combine to smooth fine lines.
• Moisurising aloe and extra virgin olive oil hydrate skin.
• Vitamin carrot-oil tone and revitalise. 
• Green tea with its anti-oxidant properties cares and protect.
• Soothing seabuckthorn firms.
• Lavender heals with its soft, calming scent.

We think this one is a great investment for smooth eyes.

 $88 (£54)

www.shiffa.com