Four budget-friendly beauty hacks to get beach-ready this summer
GET yourself beach-ready with a bit of pre-holiday pampering.
Whether you’re flying off abroad or staying closer to home, a little TLC will take you a long way.
So treat yourself to some beauty buys and feel sensational this summer . . .
SMOOTH OPERATOR: Dare to bare soft, silky skin after using a body scrub.
Look for salt or sugar-based ones to get rid of dull skin and leave you feeling a real smoothie.
If you can manage, use a scrub two times a week in the fortnight before you go away.
You can make your own, but there are some fabulous options in the shops that get great reviews.
Superdrug’s vitamin E sugar and oil body scrub is down from £5.99 to £3.99, and you can buy one and get another half-price.
A great purchase with a heap of five-star feedback.
SOFT SOLE: Show your feet some love with regular pampering sessions.
Exfoliate them after a bath or shower using a pumice stone or foot file, then use a treatment like the Ragdale Hall exfoliating foot scrub from M&S, £7.50, before rubbing in a moisturising foot cream.
Cover with cotton socks for a few hours or overnight.
For an intense foot experience, beauty experts swear by Footner exfoliating socks, £9.99 at Boots — and you can buy one and get one half-price.
They break down hard skin but do take ten days to do the job properly.
HAIR CARE: Aldi’s latest beauty dupes include its Lacura Bounce Back hair treatment for £4.99, which is a huge saving compared to Philip Kingsley elasticizer intensive treatment, £36.
Holland & Barrett has a Faith In Nature coconut and shea butter hair mask down from £7 to £4.69, along with others in the range.
TIME TO TAN: Self-tans are a personal choice depending on the tone of your own skin and how dark you want to go.
A really great all-rounder which has become a must-have for many is St Tropez classic self-tan.
It’s currently down from £22 to £14.66 at Superdrug, along with other St Tropez products that have a third off.
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability
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