17. Best new
high-street men’s grooming product
The
Real Shaving Co Advanced Spf15 Moisturiser, $7.49
If he’s looking more weathered and weary
than rugged and handsome, it’s time to introduce a little SPF sun-damage prevention
with his easy, no-fuss day cream.
18. Best new
high-street brand
Manuka
Doctor Skin Treatment Serum, $28.49
This skincare range targets everything from
acne to sensitivity by harnessing the impressive age-delaying, anti-bacterial
and anti-inflammatory properties of bee by-products (also known as apitherapy),
including bee venom and Manuka honey harvested in New Zealand.
19. Best
classic luxury beauty product
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Skin
Protectant, $37.5
It should be law for every woman to own a
tube of Eight Hour Cream. Use it to soften lips, nourish cuticles, add a gleam
to cheeks, moisturies dry patches and soothe burns, Now in its 82th year, it
comes in a fragrance-free version, too.
20. Best new
luxury skincare treatment product
Eve
Lom Intense Hydration Serum, $112.5
Layer this silky serum underneath your day
cream for a high dose of hyaluronic acid – a naturally occurring protein in the
skin that helps store water around each cell, keeping it protected and plumbed
up.
21. Best new
high-street haircare/styling/colouring product
Batiste
Xxl Volume Dry Shampoo, $5.99
Someone once said. “The higher the hair,
the closer to God.” This much-loved cult spray (now with more body-building
powder micro-pearls) will get you one step closer to voluminous and refreshed
hair heaven. Apply to the crown for Bardot-esque oomph or all-over to refresh
oily roots.
22. Best new
high-street skincare treatment product
Carmex
Moisture Plus Spf 15 Hydrating Lip Balm, $6.75
A softening lip saviour with repairing
vitamin E and a gentle hint of colour, all in a germ-free stick: we’re sold.
23. Best new
luxury bath and body product
Balance
Me Rose Otto Body Cream, $27
A simple body lotion just isn’t good enough
for today’s skincare needs. Step forward this gorgeous cream, which smells
divine and also contains protective oils and organic aloe vera to soften and
condition mature or extra-dry skin. It also sinks in incredibly quickly, which
isn’t always the case with natural-based creams.
24. Best new
luxury brand
Bloom
And Blossom Mother And Baby Oil, $24
This premium skin, bath and body range is a
godsend for mothers-to-be and babies who need super-gentle products with
minimum ingredients but efficient results.
25. Best new
luxury haircare/styling product
Kerastase
Elixir Ultime, $51.75
Is there anything this hair ointment can’t
do? Use it before shampooing to unclog old styling product residue; before
blow-drying as a leave-in conditioner to nourish dry ends; and after
blow-drying to knock out any static and add a soft and gleaming sheen.
26. Best
classic high-street beauty product
Aussie
3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor, $7.49
A repeat winner, and for very good reason:
fast-acting proteins rebuild broken hair shafts in a matter of moments, leaving
your hair looking ten years younger and super shiny.