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With a career spanning over 45 years, Lulu has achieved iconic status as an entertainer worldwide. As famous for her youthful appearance as her chart-topping singles, Lulu’s foray into the beauty industry has proved to be as much of a hit as her records; us girls are all hankering after Lulu’s key to age-defiance.

When, in 1965, a petite, blonde-fringed Scot by the name of Lulu burst on the scene with her energetic floor-filler, Shout, the lyrics were consigned to oblivion; hip young things were concerned less about content and more about the wee warbler presiding over television and radio waves.  Fast forward to 2011 and Lulu has something truly worth shouting about; Lulu’s Time Bomb Youth Juice Secret Oil. Designed to regenerate skin with the natural oils that are lost over time, Lulu’s Time Bomb Youth Juice Secret Oil is a combination of oils, including olive, kukui, avocado and jojoba, designed to mimic natural sebum. The addition of these ingredients retains the skin’s plump, dewy and glowing appearance, especially critical during the winter months in quenching weathered, distressed and dry skin. The formula is also rich in Vitamins E and C, proving it to be an all-rounded beauty must-have. Packaged to look like a time bomb, and with its pretty, feminine design, Lulu’s Time Bomb Youth Juice Secret Oil is the answer to eternal youth from the nation’s favourite eternally youthful lass.

£30.75

www.lulusplace.co.uk

For an innovative new treatment in dealing with sun damage, acne scars and wrinkles that has none of the traditional down-time associated with more aggressive laser treatments and deep chemical peels; Genuine Dermaroller Therapy is the one to consider.

Genuine Dermaroller Therapy is the aesthetic micro-needling treatment that can diminish scars, sun damage, wrinkles and pigmentation anywhere on the face or body. Genuine Dermaroller Therapy uses tiny micro-medical needles on the skin encouraging regeneration and repair, leaving you with smoother, brighter, healthier, younger-looking skin.

After the initial treatment, in the first weeks the skin will look brighter and more vibrant and about six weeks later the increased collagen will result in the tightening of the skin and reduction of pigmentation. The process will continue over the following months, providing natural and long lasting enhancement. Up to three sessions, six weeks apart, are usually recommended.

Treatments cost starts from £250 per session

There are now over 500 such clinics across the UK, and the demand for training and authorisation is growing rapidly. Details of all the clinics can be found on www.genuinedermaroller.co.uk

Check out Aldi’s Wrinkle Stop website www.wrinklestop.co.uk and upload your photo and get a glimpse of how you’ll age. Concerned about those laughter lines or crow’s feet? Then put a stop to them with Aldi’s bestselling beauty buy Lacura Wrinkle Stop that is now back in stock.

Considered a credit crunch saviour for anti-ageing, Lacura Wrinkle Stop was a sell-out success when it launched last year and now its back in stock.

Lacura Wrinkle Stop is a highly effective form of facial care for minimising wrinkles in problem areas on and around the forehead, eyes, mouth and nose. The patented active agent Syn®-Ake which mimics the effect of a protein found in snake venom, has been proven to help reduce wrinkles and smooth the skin.

Price: £5.99 for 10ml

Available from Aldi

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

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/