Rock a healthy head of hair and glowing skin for Valentine’s Day courtesy of L’Etage Magazine’s trusty beauty guide. Whether you choose to stick to it exactly, or grab yourself some eye balms to add on, below is a list of must-have products to start using now so you can look amazing for Valentine’s Day.
HAIRCARE
Moisturize your dry, damaged locks with the Hydrating Coconut Oil & Shea Butter Deep Nourishing Conditioning Treatment from Marc Anthony True Professional. Made with coconut oil, shea butter and biotin, this treatment leaves your hair soft and frizz-free.
If your mane is chemically treated with keratin or a relaxer, bring it back to life with Briogeo Deep Conditioning Mask. It’s loaded with B-vitamins, rosehip and argan oils, algae, and biotin to replenish your hair.
Tackle your new growth of hair with the PRO Beauty Tools 1″ Professional Ceramic Shine Digital Straightener that’ll give you a sleek finish. If you’re feeling romantic, give yourself curls or waves with Bed Head 1″ Tourmaline Ceramic Tapered Styling Iron.
Amp up your sex appeal by giving your hair a boost of volume with PowderFix Texture Powder from ColorProof Color Care Authority. Get a great lift at your crown with a matte finish. If thin hair persists, grab a bottle of BioRepair-8 Thickening Blow Dry Spray that will be available in March.
Protect your hair while you’re straightening it with Briogeo Rosarco Blow Dry Perfection Heat Protectant Creme. The creme’s key ingredient, reship oil shields your hair from UV and free-radical damage.
Plan on laying poolside or at the beach for Valentine’s Day? Apply Fatboy Tough Guy Water Wax that’ll give you the right amount of shine without a greasy residue.
SERUMS
Improve your skin’s elasticity while moisturizing it with Red Earth’s Hydrate Supercharge Serum, a serum that boasts cucumber, wild oat and marine extracts.
Drench your skin in SK-II Lunar New Year Facial Treatment Essence, “the miracle water” that uses 50 micro-nutrients along with 90 percent PITERA™ to give you an even skin tone.
Prevent any wrinkles from forming before Valentine’s Day with PCA SKIN HydraLuxe Intensive Hydration that’s loaded with snow algae, an enzyme that destroys collagen. That hydration cream might do the trick for some people, but those with more visible wrinkles might have to try something else. Perhaps some anti-wrinkle treatments could be beneficial before valentine’s day. Victorian Cosmetic Institute offer this sort of cosmetic surgery, so people could consider booking an appointment there.
Hydrate sensitive skin with Dermalogica Calm Water Gel that’s made of cactus pear, polysaccharides, hyaluronic acid, vitamins and minerals for a soothing effect.
Boost your skin’s natural glow with Neal’s Yard Remedies Rehydrating Rose Facial Oil.
EYE CREAMS
If the skin around your eyes are thin and dry, moisturize it with Hydrate Firming Eye Treatment that acts like a Band-Aid for your eye area.
If you want the skin around your eye to be smooth and bright use Dermalogica’s Intensive Eye Repair Cream, that’s made of vitamins A, C, & E, cucumber, arnica, wild yam extract and pro-vitamin B5.
Give the skin around your eyes a jolt of caffeine with Dear by Renée® Ultra Firming Eye that resolves puffiness and dark circles.
CLEANSERS
Keep your skin supple to the touch with Red Earth’s Hydrate Refreshing Cleanser that includes Tasmanian sea kelp and antioxidants.
Get rid of build up on your skin before Valentine’s Day with Dermalogica’s PreCleanse Balm.
Remove oily residue and make up from your face with Dermalogica’s Essentail Cleansing Solution to prevent you from developing acne before Valentine’s Day.
Clarify your skin with Nuxe Cleansing Gel with Rose Petals.
Use Dear by Renée® Grapefruit Foaming Wash to ensure that your skin is blemish-free.
Rejuvenate your skin with kalahari, oleaster, mongongo and baobab oils when you use The Mane Choice Ancient Egyptian Body Wash & Oil + Lotion Fusion that’s also infused with beta-carotene.
Slough off dead skin with grounded Arabica coffee beans paired with cocoa, pumice and cocoa butter when you use Ethique Mochaccino Body Polish – Body Scrub & Exfoliator.
MASKS
Pamper your skin leading up to Valentine’s Day with La Roche Posay Hydraphase Intense Mask. This mask hydrates dry skin and brightens your dull complexion.
Target your décolleté with SiO SkinPad so you can feel confident when you’re showing off your plunging neckline. SiO SkinPad repairs visible signs of aging while you sleep.
Regardless of your skin’s type or needs, Clarins has the right mask for you. Hydrate your skin with SOS Hydra Refreshing Hydration Mask, purify clogged pores with SOS Pure Rebalancing Clay Mask or nourish rough, dull skin with SOS Comfort Nourishing Balm Mask.
Shrink your pores and dramatically smoothen your skin with PCA SKIN Pore Refining Treatment.
Revitalize and brighten dry skin for a radiant glow with Neal’s Yard Remedies Rose Formula Antioxidant Facial Mask that’s made of a kaolin clay base, damask rose and wild rosehip oil.
Draw out impurities from your skin that causes clogged pores with Arbonne Rescue & Renew Detox Face Mask, a creamy French pink clay formula that draws out excess sebum.
Whether you use it as a face balm, mask or cleanser, Neal’s Yard Remedies Wild Rose Beauty Balm restores your skin’s natural radiance with rosehip seed oil.
If you suffer from eczema or skin rashes give your skin a break with PCA SKIN Hydrating Mask that’s made of avena sativa (oat) kernel extract. It also includes calming agents such as cucumber fruit extract.