2024 Winners

Whiter teeth and breath as fresh as an Arctic breeze? That’s what you get with this potent toothpaste that removes stains and brightens teeth with 5% hydrogen peroxide – the same ingredient used by dentists. Teeth are left looking very sparkly indeed, and without any noticeable sensitivity. “I’m a big fan of a fresh, icy toothpaste and this one leaves my teeth feeling very bright and smooth,” says Cecily.

Cookies & Cream or Watermelon? Cinnamon Doughnut or Peach Iced Tea? While HiSmile’s adventurous flavours may not suit every palette, we commend them for their innovation that gives minty-fresh a makeover and turns teeth-brushing into a tastebud-tingling adventure. Of course, there’s the effective formula, which leaves your pearly whites sparkling and your mouth feeling oh-so fresh. Brushing twice a day never tasted so good.

We love the design and formula of this cooling eye balm that allows for touch-free application. Made with vitamin C and firming peptides, this clever stick-balm hydrates and reduces dark circles and puffiness in one easy swipe. “This is a unique product, like a lip balm stick that you apply to your eye area,” says Dr Yiasemides. “It’s easy to use, non-messy and provides instant hydration.”

Fun fact: jojoba oil isn’t actually an oil but a liquid wax ester that holds a similar molecular structure to the oils naturally found in the skin. That’s why our hair and skin is so receptive to its natural nutrients and antioxidants. And this one, crafted on a family farm in Australia’s Riverina region, is like liquid gold – silky and hydrating, with a multitude of uses. Superb.  

The light texture of this firming eye balm is lovely and its peptide-packed formulation helps reduce dark circles, puffiness and stimulates collagen while protecting the delicate under-eye area. A bonus is the metal applicator that delivers a cooling massage. “This doesn’t sting or irritate the eyes and has a good formula and ingredients,” says Dr Yiasemides.

Light as a feather and easily absorbed, this water-based serum smooths and brightens skin with an effective formula that supports the skin barrier and boosts natural radiance. “This is a great, affordable product to deliver ingredients like vitamin B3 and zinc to the skin,” says Dr Yiasemides. “It’s good for acne-prone skin and to improve pigmentation.”  

An essence is an excellent first step to prep your skin after cleansing, or before serums, and this light, milky essence provides good support for your skin barrier. It’s packed with ceramides, coconut oil, bio-fermented hyaluronic acid and a pro-vitamin B5-infused French lavender tonic, leaving skin feeling soft, smooth and hydrated.

Micellar water is perfect for lazy face cleansers, since it doesn’t require rinsing – simply swipe away impurities and you’re done! We love this one for its lightweight soothing formula that delivers an effective cleanse with aloe vera and anti-irritant Canadian willowherb. “This is a great product that dissolves make-up, leaves no greasy residue and doesn’t sting the eyes,” says Dr Yiasemides.  

Formulated for sensitive skin types, this mild cleanser does an excellent job of gently cleansing the skin, removing excess oils and impurities while supporting the skin’s natural barrier. It’s non-comedogenic, hypoallergenic and skin feels hydrated after use. “This is a fabulous cleanser with soothing and calming activity,” says Dr Yiasemides. 

If you love a two-step cleanse, then this silky oil cleanser is the perfect first step – or use on its own as a gentle make-up remover. Formulated with biomimetic lipids alongside vitamins A, C, E and Coenzyme Q10, it cleanses, brightens and softens dry skin. “This is a fabulous product to remove make-up,” says Dr Yiasemides. “It’s super hydrating, gentle and doesn’t sting or irritate. A great cleanser alternative for those with sensitive skin.” 

A sunscreen that doesn’t feel like a sunscreen? One that leaves skin hydrated and dewy in the best way possible? It’s gold medals all round for this lightweight SPF, infused with moisturising ingredients such as shea butter, sodium hyaluronate, Provitamin B5 and vitamin B3. “This has a great feel, doesn’t leave skin looking white or ghostly, with an almost invisible finish,” says Dr Yiasemides. “Perfect alone or under make-up.” 

“This is a very good, prebiotic and post-biotic, microbiome-supporting oil cleanser that makes light work of the day’s grime and pollution, dissolving make-up and cleansing your skin with ease,” says Cecily. It contains fatty acids and jojoba esters that mimic your skin’s lipid composition, and is formulated with antioxidant raspberry seed oil for added anti-inflammatory and antibacterial protection. 

Massage this balmy cleanser into your skin and enjoy the sensation of nourishing cocoa butter, sunflower and macadamia oils, as they emulsify and remove impurities, sweep away make-up and dissolve mascara, leaving skin soft, hydrated and refreshed. “This is a beautiful product that works well to melt away make-up,” says Amanda.  

We love a potent product that works while you sleep and this rich moisturiser, formulated with antioxidants, skin brighteners and botanicals, helps to soften lines and wrinkles and illuminate your natural complexion. “This is a fabulous night cream that is intensely moisturising and leaves the skin feeling plump, hydrated and vibrant by the morning,” says Dr Yiasemides.

This mattifying gel cleanser helps to reduce the excess sebum that contributes to oily and blemish-prone skin and soothes with the power of Avène Thermal Spring Water. It’s gentle enough for use on face and body, leaving skin feeling purified. “This is a great cleanser for acne-prone or oily skin that won’t damage or over-dry the skin,” says Dr Yiasemides.  

“A good face mist can both prep your skin before skincare and refresh your skin throughout the day, and this nutrient-rich offering raises the bar with a cocktail of moisturising, protecting and microbiome-balancing ingredients,” says Cecily. Toning peptides, antioxidants and moisturisers work together to instantly calm, balance and hydrate, with a blend of natural oils providing the invigorating scent. Spritz liberally and enjoy.

We love the sleek tube and the contents of this mask that feels like a hug for the skin. Formulated and made in Australia, it delivers peptides, glycerine and hyaluronic acid for ultimate skin support while you sleep, leaving your skin feeling glowy, fresh and plump by morning.  “This is a highly hydrating product that leaves skin feeling amazing – so soft and smooth,” says Dr Yiasemides. “A great one for more mature or dry skin types.” 

Is it a primer? A moisturiser? A sunscreen? It’s all of the above and more. “The sublime texture of this featherlight mousse feels like heaven to apply, delivering a blurring effect that creates the perfect canvas for make-up,” says Cecily. Supercharged with vitamins, hyaluronic acid and blue light protection, this SPF50+ mousse leaves skin looking smooth and feeling divine.  

This face wash is defined by its stunning transformative texture. It starts off as a cream, but, once massaged into the skin, transforms into an oil. It feels divine, smells lovely and calms your skin and senses. “This is an incredibly hydrating cleanser that cleanses without leaving skin feeling dry or stripped,” says Dr Yiasemides. “It leaves a lovely feeling on the skin after washing.” 

This cream soothes, heals and protects your skin, supporting the skin’s barrier and replenishing moisture. It’s great for a variety of skin concerns, whether you’re dealing with inflammation, discomfort or environmental factors. “This is an intensively hydrating moisturiser for sensitive skin,” says Dr Yiasemides. “It can be used by anybody, anywhere –on face or body – so it’s a very good all-round product.” 

This pigmentation-reducing, brightening serum has cult status in France and it’s easy to see why. Its effective ingredients include an extract from grapevine sap called viniferine that visibly reduces dark spots and illuminates the skin – delivered in a milky serum that absorbs beautifully. “This is a unique formula that works,” says Dr Yiasemides. “It’s a great, luxe product for those with pigment issues.”

This fine powder provides a gentle exfoliation you can use with any cleanser – or water –which, once massaged into the face, neck and décolletage, does an excellent job of sloughing away dead skin cells. We like the addition of 2% salicylic acid to minimise oil, alongside pore-clearing clay and collagen-stimulating antioxidants. It doesn’t leave skin feeling stripped because marshmallow brings the hydration. Easy to use and effective.

This moisturising mask is an excellent skin refresher, packed with hyaluronic acid to deliver hydration to the surface, giving your skin visible moisturising, smoothness and radiance. A nice weekly treatment, or for a special occasion. “I use these a lot in my professional make-up kit,” says Amanda. “They’re great for a quick hit of hydration on tired skin.”   

Dermal Therapy’s affordable lip products are legendary for a reason: they really are that good – and all for a budget price. This new formulation deeply nourishes, locks in hydration and cares for your lips thanks to a cocktail of skin-rejuvenating heroes, including hyaluronic acid, ceramides, collagen, peptides and urea, to moisturise, repair and gently exfoliate dead skin cells while you sleep.

If you like your sunscreen with a barely there texture, this incredibly lightweight formula fits the bill perfectly. It disappears into the skin without a trace leaving no white cast or even a hint of shine. “I was so impressed with the texture of this sunscreen and how well the formula absorbs,” says Cecily. “It feels very soft and hydrating on the skin and works well as a primer.”

This is a great daily moisturiser for dryer skin types, formulated with nourishing and deeply moisturising ingredients including evening primrose oil, sweet almond oil and shea butter along with niacinamide and hyaluronic acid. Skin feels instantly cared for and noticeably hydrated. “This is a fabulous, ultra-hydrating and well-formulated cream,” says Dr Yiasemides.  

This serum is silky, milky and soothing. With its complex of caring ingredients, including milk thistle and hyaluronic acid, lipids, peptides, cucumber seed oil and aloe, it’s an ideal antidote to an impaired skin barrier. Whether inflamed, red, sensitive or compromised by skin issues like eczema, psoriasis, dryness or dermatitis, this is your skin barrier’s best friend. “I love everything about this serum – its subtle scent, soothing formula and soft texture, which feels sublime to apply,” says Cecily. 

For almost 100 years, Elizabeth Arden’s original Eight Hour Cream has been working in a seemingly endless number of ways: hydrating lips, healing spots and scratches, smoothing eyebrows, soothing hands, moisturising cuticles… so, it’s no surprise this peachy wonderbalm has cult status worldwide. Containing salicylic acid, vitamin E, lanolin and oils, it’s a great all-rounder. “A legendary cream for a reason,” says Dr Yiasemides. “Amazing hydration that locks in moisture.”  

This light rosehip and frankincense oil absorbs into the skin, leaving it feeling soft, not greasy. It’s a nice, accessible product, rich in fatty acids and antioxidants, including vitamin E, to moisturise the skin and infuse natural radiance. “The texture of this is so silky,” says Cecily. “I love the simplicity of this oil – no bells or whistles – just a few effective ingredients and smooth, soft skin.” 

Good pimple patches are made from soothing hydrocolloid material that help heal spots without drying out the skin and these patches are blemish-banishing heroes. Simply apply a sticker overnight, while the medical-grade hydrocolloid gel patch absorbs gunk from pimples, reducing them in size and severity while shielding and protecting your skin.  

This potent spot treatment with 2% salicylic acid penetrates the pores to soothe and treat the pimple at the site, reducing redness and blemishes. “I tried this on a large, painful spot on my neck and was surprised not only by how fast it cleared it up, but also how little evidence was left; barely any redness, scarring or pigmentation,” says Cecily.  

This two-in-one chemical and physical exfoliant really does give you the best of both worlds. Its light gel formula provides a superlative clean, with suspended microparticles of cellulose and jojoba gently sloughing away dead skin cells, while botanical extracts provide biochemical exfoliation. It delivers an exceptional cleanse and polish. 

This deeply hydrating serum floods the skin with moisture to combat dehydration. It has an effective combination of ingredients that centre on different types of hyaluronic acid to lock in moisture, along with antioxidants vitamins A and E and a powerful anti-ageing peptide called Matrixyl 3000 to firm and smooth. “This is a well-absorbed, hydrating all-rounder that feels good on the skin,” says Cecily.   

New Zealand deer milk is the hero in this rich cream that delivers hydration with an SPF bonus. Deer milk’s naturally occurring nutrients and benefits are impressive, containing elevated protein and amino acids alongside vitamins A, E and D, calcium, folic acid, phosphorus and zinc for holistic skin wellness. This SPF15+ moisturiser leaves your face soft and smooth.

We love a face wash that doesn’t just clean the skin effectively, but also gives back, and this soft, vitamin-enriched mousse with skin-strengthening niacinamide, panthenol to soothe and soften and brightening vitamin C does a stellar job. It smells nice, is extremely light and cleanses beautifully, leaving the skin feeling clean, soft and supported. 

This rich overnight mask is a dry-skin saviour, designed to rejuvenate your face while you sleep with a potent mix of moisturising ingredients. Hyaluronic acids, niacinamide and antioxidants work to plump, soothe and fortify the skin, reducing trans epidermal water loss and boosting barrier function. Especially good for dry and dehydrated skin types, this leave-on mask makes a visible difference by morning.

This is a potent vitamin C toner that preps your skin and sets you up with some serious anti-pigmentation and antioxidant-rich power to protect, hydrate and brighten. Some key ingredients include 14.5% pure vitamin C, ferulic acid, peptides and antioxidants, all wrapped up in a lightweight formula that easily absorbs. “A small but mighty serum toner that brightens the complexion,” says Cecily.  

This six-pack of single-use, luxury sheet masks is uniquely packaged – each one housed in a glass vial, drenched with skin-boosting serum. The hydrating formula, featuring collagen essence, hyaluronic acid and moisture-boosting humectants such as glycerine and panthenol, is infused into the skin to improve elasticity and plumpness, reduce redness and protect the skin barrier. “I love the presentation of these masks, the effective serum and how good they feel on the face,” says Cecily.

If you have sensitive skin, this gentle, 100% acid-free daily enzyme serum does a stellar job, especially for those who can’t tolerate physical scrubs or acids. Formulated with bio-active yeast extract (soy amino acid) to remove dead skin cells, stimulate cell renewal and reduce congestion and uneven skin tone, it leaves your complexion looking smoother, brighter, balanced and refreshed.  

Skincare doesn’t stop at your chin, and this luxe neck and dec cream is a marvel. “I love the subtle scent of Trinny’s products, and the balmy, buttery texture of this cream is next level,” says Cecily. “It’s a pleasure to smooth on the skin – as a side sleeper who wakes up covered in lines (and a sufferer of tech-neck from chronic screen time), I appreciate the hydrating formula as well as the refillable canister.”

This eye treatment is ‘ultra’ in every way: ultra-rich, ultra-nourishing, ultra-hydrating, ultra-good and its iridescent, thick-gel-like texture means a little bit goes ultra far. It sits like a protective film on your delicate eye area with ingredients including retinol, rosehip oil and fatty acids working to support the skin barrier and boost collagen, strengthen the eye contour and reduce the appearance of lines and dark circles.  

Wrinkles Schminkles’ ability to instantly smooth out lines is like magic – an adhesive iron for your face that reverses life’s etchings in a second. Crow’s feet, be gone! This pack of three pairs of silicone eye patches can be worn comfortably overnight, where they form a layer over the skin that prevents creases and wrinkles, stimulates blood flow and boosts hydration and collagen while you sleep. “It’s a simple idea, yet so clever and brilliantly executed,” says Cecily. “I love these patches – they’re a great, effective product.”  

This exceptional essence lightens and brightens while providing hydration and nourishment. The perfect way to prep skin before serums, this one supports your skin from the beginning with a complex of ingredients known for their pigmentation-reducing properties, along with 5% pure niacinamide. An excellent product from this renowned Korean skincare brand.

This potent serum from Aspect is exceptional for managing pigmentation and age spots, treating photo damage, balancing skin tone and general skin-boosting goodness. Two separate chambers deliver ingredients designed to work in tandem. Key players include melanin-reducing alpha arbutin, linoleic acids to reinforce the skin barrier and peptides for even-toned skin, alongside niacinamide and vitamin C to brighten, smooth and clarify.

“Deeply hydrating.” “An exquisitely indulgent moisturiser.” These are just a few of the accolades lavished on this luxe cream by the eponymous brand of Professor Augustinus Bader, an internationally recognised biomedical scientist, physician and one of the foremost experts in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. This rich hydrator strikes a balance between feather-light and deeply nourishing, and is ideal for all skin types to brighten, reduce redness, fortify the skin barrier and amp up collagen and elastin. Divine.

This is a highly concentrated retinol moisturiser that helps rejuvenate your skin while you sleep. Deeply moisturising with a trio of hydrators, including lanolin, squalane and glycerine, along with protective vitamin E and a stable form of vitamin A, it penetrates deep into the skin to awaken the cells that enhance collagen production. “This is a great non-prescription retinol product,” says Dr Yiasemides.

Smooth this rich mask over your skin and immediately feel the benefits. It’s a hydration-giving powerhouse, ideal for rejuvenating dull, dry skin. Glycerine, squalane and lanolin leave skin feeling soft, while hydrolysed collagen and sodium hyaluronate bind moisture to the skin. It also contains protective vitamin E and a stable form of vitamin A (retinyl palmitate) that penetrates deep to stimulate collagen and reduce fine lines.  

This accessible peptide serum for day and night absorbs easily into the skin to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles, and is pepped up with a soothing complex to help fight environmental damage. “I like Boost Lab’s approach of providing simple, efficacious products for an accessible price,” says Cecily. “This is a great budget peptide serum to smooth and hydrate.” 

It may be a mouthful, but EGCG stands for epigallocatechin gallate, a powerful antioxidant from green tea. Enriched with liposomes that send the actives deep into your skin to protect from oxidative stress and improve barrier function and skin density, this rejuvenating serum helps reduce collagen and elastin loss and increase natural hydration.

What’s not to love about these little glass ampoules, from the satisfying pop as you crack them open, to the advanced peptide-packed formula? Containing a complex of powerful peptides, growth factors and hyaluronic acid to enhance skin’s natural firmness, boost collagen production and reduce the depth of wrinkles, this seven-day supply is designed as an intensive treatment for when your skin needs a pick-me-up.   

This mask is a winner for several reasons – starting with its peptide-packed, coconut water formula that genuinely smooths the skin. While no product has the power to truly ‘freeze’ your face (à la injectables), this cooling mask really does leave the skin with a more relaxed, line-reduced and plumped appearance. We love the detachable ice roller, which can be stored in the freezer to elevate the formula with skin-refreshing cryotherapy.

No less than 12 oils are blended in this bottle of skin-nourishing goodness, including macadamia, argan, jojoba, rosehip, inca inchi, squalene, camellia and buriti oils, alongside vitamins C and E. From hydration, smoothing, soothing and antioxidant protection to inflammation reduction, moisturising and barrier repair, you’ll find it all within this little bottle. Extra points for the luxe packaging and easy dispensing mechanism.

This kaolin and bentonite clay mask does a beautiful job of unclogging pores, eating away dead skin and gently exfoliating with alpha- and beta-hydroxy acids. It helps resurface, purify and prevent acne breakouts. It’s cooling on the skin and, once washed off, doesn’t have that tight, dry feeling that clay masks can leave you with; instead, skin feels smooth and looks radiant.

This professional two-step exfoliator and peel leaves you feeling polished to perfection. Step one is a physical scrub, which delivers enjoyable microdermabrasion via sugar crystals, jojoba esters and antioxidants (it smells citrusy fresh, too). Step two is the plumping chemical exfoliation in which peptides, vitamin C and lactic acid enhance cell turnover and brighten. The treatment takes eight minutes max and leaves your skin as soft as a baby’s.

Packed with emollients, including shea butter to lock in moisture and hyaluronic acid, this nourishing cream infuses hydration. It has a soothing texture that melts into the skin, immediately relieving tightness. “This is a unique formulation of vitamin C in an intensely hydrating cream,” says Dr Yiasemides. “It’s a great alternative for those who can’t tolerate the oily vitamin C formulas.”

This peptide treatment for lips boosts hydration and leaves your lips feeling more pillowy, thanks to bioactive collagen peptides that help to stimulate your natural collagen and elastin, while locking in moisture. The skin on your lips is thinner than on the rest of your body and requires regular care, and this formula provides all the nourishment you need with jojoba seed, castor, macadamia and avocado oils alongside shea butter and vitamin E.

Packed with hyaluronic acid, marine collagen and fortified elastin, these plumping sheet masks flood the skin with hydration and leave you looking radiant and fresh. Even better? This box of 30 masks makes it easy to treat yourself regularly – no fiddling about with individual packaging required. Simply unclip the built-in tweezer, pluck out a mask from the serum-infused stack and enjoy. 

This lightweight eye gel feels refreshing and firming, with a great line-up of powerhouse ingredients, including a microalgae that delivers a mechanical tightening effect, alongside potent topical peptides that help reduce wrinkles, puffiness and dark circles. “I like the light texture of this product, which absorbs really well, is hydrating and smoothing,” says Cecily.  

Inspired by Australian botanicals, this serum is a gentle way to enhance your skin’s radiance. Containing a blend of glycolic acid, Aussie finger lime and a fruit acid complex containing natural AHAs from bilberry, sugar cane, orange, lemon and sugar maple, it delivers a mild exfoliation that eats away dull, dead skin cells, leaving your complexion looking fresh.   

Smooth this creamy, yellow serum on your skin and enjoy the glowy benefits. The hero ingredient, retinaldehyde, is a form of vitamin A that works faster than retinol, to smooth, speed cell turnover and firm your skin with the added benefit of hyaluronic acid for moisture-locking. “As a long-time lover of this particular product, I have seen noticeable improvement in my skin over time,” says Cecily. “A very reliable retinol serum.”

A truly effective, deeply penetrating encapsulated retinal serum that improves complexion and tone, smooths lines and improves elasticity. “This is a great night-time product,” says Cecily. “It has a good combination of efficacious ingredients that work together with the retinal to support skin resilience, including oat lipids and alpha glucan to amp up hydration and ceramides.”  

Very nice luxe packaging in an easy pump dispenser, containing a lightweight niacinamide serum that addresses everything from blemishes and redness to pigmentation and ageing. Niacinamide works to reduce the appearance of fine lines and dark spots and helps with uneven skin tone, and this Aussie-made formula also contains peptides to support collagen production. A great smoothing, brightening and hydrating product.  

This rich peptide cream certainly gives your skin the appearance of looking toned, fresh and healthy. It’s packed full of anti-ageing powerhouses, including peptides and amino acids, ceramides, collagen and hyaluronic acid, to plump and intensely hydrate, improve elasticity and smooth fine lines and wrinkles. “This is a great peptide moisturiser that delivers good hydration and helps repair the skin barrier,” says Dr Yiasemides.

Antioxidants help to protect the skin from oxidative damage as a result of free radicals and environmental aggressors like UV, blue light and pollution. This beautiful cream from Rejuvaus is like a skin-loving shield, featuring 22 active ingredients, including natural antioxidants, nourishing minerals and collagen-boosting growth factors, to leave you looking brighter with reduced lines and wrinkles. We love the luxe, refillable packaging, too! 

Beautiful packaging and a stellar formulation are key to this multitasking three-in-one serum containing a dream team of vitamins, including encapsulated slow-release retinaldehyde (vitamin A), niacinamide (vitamin B3) and Kakadu plum (vitamin C). This powerful trio works together to refine pores, hone texture and enhance cell turnover for clear, smooth, radiant skin.

This cream is known as a “facelift in a jar” – and while you can’t really get the results of an actual facelift from a cream, it does feel intensely good, deeply moisturising and skin-supportive. Formulated with microencapsulated retinol, lactic acid, vitamin E and other heavy hitters, it helps to improve cell renewal, boost collagen and elastin and balance tone and texture.

This active-packed night serum, with glycolic, lactic and salicylic acids, peptides, hyaluronic acids and hydrators, works while you sleep to retexture and clarify your complexion for optimum skin function. It’s a great one if you like the ‘apply at night, have a brighter, renewed complexion by morning approach’, for skin that feels soft, strong and supple.

An accessible price and an effective formulation are the hallmarks of this excellent serum that targets uneven texture, dark spots and pigmentation. It contains powerful antioxidants, including 15% pure ascorbic acid and ferulic acid, which boosts vitamin C’s radiance-boosting and pigmentation-reducing effects. “This is a great vitamin C serum for pigmentation to brighten and help repair the skin,” says Dr Yiasemides.

This impressively potent serum contains 20% 3-0-Ethyl ascorbic acid – a stabilised form of vitamin C that helps reduce pigmentation, promote collagen and brighten the skin. Safe even for sensitive types, it contains plumping hyaluronic acid to keep skin well-hydrated and is light as a feather to apply. It’s an effective, skin-protecting formula. 

This little pot of under-eye brightening magic is super creamy and hydrating. It immediately reduces the appearance of dark circles with light-reflecting pigments and vitamin C, blurs imperfections and creates the perfect canvas for concealer to eliminate dark shadows. “I don’t often recommend specific eye creams, but I really like the ingredients, look and feel of this product,” says Dr Yiasemides.

"This bio-cellulose mask with its jelly-like texture feels incredibly hydrating and soothing. It’s very effective for skin with post-treatment inflammation, sunburn or irritation – reducing swelling, redness and itching – and providing intense moisture and barrier care for all skin types. “This is a beautifully hydrating mask, and it kept my skin feeling very cool, from the moment I applied it, until after I took it off,” says Cecily. "

We appreciate an effective deodorant that’s aluminium free and this one keeps you feeling dry, fresh and comfortable. It doesn’t leave any white marks and is suitable for use all over the body: underarms, hands, feet – anywhere you want to maximise that sweat-free feeling. “This product really works,” says Dr Yiasemides. “It’s not sticky, feels nice on the armpits and is formulated for sensitive skin.”  

From its stunning molten bottle lacquered with 24-carat gold powder, to its evocative fragrance, this unisex offering from luxury Australian perfume house Goldfield & Banks is the embodiment of sustainable luxury. Inspired by agarwood, a precious wood species harvested from the Daintree Rainforest, it blends exotic vanilla, smoky tobacco and suede with refined saffron, incense, ylang ylang and native sandalwood to deliver a scent that is smoky, silky and sensual.

This is an excellent pore-unclogging AHA and BHA formula designed to treat body-based acne (bye-bye, backne and buttne), ingrown hairs and keratosis pilaris. Containing antimicrobial Australian tea tree oil, exfoliating alpha- and beta-hydroxy acids and soothing allantoin, it decongests, clears and soothes your skin in an easy-to-apply spray.

There are many things that make this body butter a standout. The oil-infused formula that glides onto the skin. The way it absorbs without feeling sticky, leaving skin feeling velvety soft. The nourishing ingredients encompassing botanic oils and butters, glycerin and squalane and plant-based peptides. And the warm vanilla coconut scent and how hydrated skin feels enveloped in this goodness. It moisturises like a dream.

The coconutty scent of this uber-silky body lotion transported us straight to a tropical island; a self-care moment elevated by the organic oil blend that makes this moisturiser so nourishing. Containing cold-pressed virgin coconut, macadamia, sikeci and dilo oils, plus the goodness of vitamins A, B, C and E, it’s like a silky hug for your skin.

This deeply hydrating moisturiser is as reliable as they come: it’s fragrance free, packed with emollients, can be used all over from head to toe and cares for dry, sensitive and eczema-prone skin. “This is a great all-round product for all skin types,” says Dr Yiasemides. “It’s hypoallergenic with a great texture and level of moisture as well as being great value.”

This silky, lightweight oil is the antidote to dry skin, and is packed with antioxidants and replenishing ingredients that encompass a skin-nourishing oil trio of French plum seed, avocado and sunflower seed oil to protect and soften the skin. Plus, adaptogenic fermented red ginseng calms the skin barrier while imbuing you with a natural glow. We love the subtle aroma, too: bergamot, neroli and orange meet patchouli and sandalwood for a hydrating all-rounder. 

Light as a feather, smooth as silk and hydrating as can be, this fast-drying serum leaves your limbs feeling smooth, not sticky. Niacinamide and prickly pear seed oil even skin tone, while polyglutamic acid and squalane help to replenish the skin barrier. Apply once you hop out of the shower and enjoy that smooth, moisturised feeling all day long.

This is the perfect example of body care that does so much more than just hydrate. This luxe serum is not only silky, but is also packed with active ingredients that make light work of dry, scaly skin, in a fast-absorbing formula. An effective mix of botanical oils blend with protective vitamin E and vitamin A, and it also doubles as a bath oil, softening and smoothing while you relax.

Inspired by the magic of the Mediterranean’s laidback lifestyle, this gorgeous coffee scrub inspires you to take a moment to treat yourself. Fine coffee grounds and olive seeds are suspended within a hydrating serum that absorbs into your skin as you slough away dullness, promoting skin renewal and a smoother texture. Apply after showering, then simply sweep off the seeds and emerge soft, radiant and moisturised.

Deeply moisturising plus cheap as chips? Sounds like the perfect combination. This gentle lanolin cream costs barely more than a coffee, but its rich blend of Aussie lanolin oil plus vitamin E pay you back every time you use it. It’s non-greasy and wonderfully hydrating, making light work of dry patches, smoothing stretch marks and soothing itches, with a lipid-rich formula that your skin will love.

What do you get if you cross a nutritious banana thickshake with the skin-balancing benefits of niacinamide? The answer is this moisturiser – it’s thick, it’s rich, it smells delicious (if bananas are your thing) and it smooths skin like a dream. This yellow cream surprised us with its hardworking formula, which feels wonderful to apply and gleams on the skin. Not only does it moisturise, it gently exfoliates and reduces blemishes over time, too.

This is a body cream that has it all. It feels luxe but is affordably priced; it has a rich texture that feels light once applied. It’s formulated with deeply nourishing ingredients such as shea butter, coconut oil, hibiscus flower and songyi mushroom to naturally brighten and smooth texture. And, oh, the scent, which conjures holidays on the sand as coconut trees sway, smells delicious and feels divine.

This deeply hydrating shower gel is an excellent budget option for dry skin. We love the long-lasting, one-litre pump pack and how the formula cleanses and hydrates simultaneously. It doesn’t irritate, leaves skin feeling soft and is hypoallergenic. It also contains 3% urea to help lock in moisture and gently exfoliate for a soap-free wash.

This soothing shower milk containing colloidal oatmeal effectively cleanses sensitive skin types with an impressive list of soothing and skin-barrier-protecting ingredients. Manuka honey and prebiotics calm skin, betaine and Pro-vitamin B5 hydrate while shea butter and vitamin E nourish and condition the skin. We appreciate the economy price of this generous pump pack as well as its warm vanilla and tonka bean fragrance.

Lavender is known to reduce anxiety, calm the senses and aid a better night’s sleep, and this lovely shower gel does all of that and more. Its lavender scent and soothing ingredients, which include lavender, chamomile and sage, are truly calming and it’s endorsed by the Eczema Association, too, making it suitable for all types of skin. We love the unique texture – more a jelly than a gel – that gently cleanses without stripping the skin.

This silky body wash, enriched with extra virgin olive oil and pure plant-based squalene essence, gives a beautiful clean without leaving your skin feeling dry or stretched. Extra points for the generous pump pack and accessible price. “This is exactly what you want from a body wash: it cleanses, hydrates and leaves skin feeling hydrated and fresh with a very nice smell,” says Dr Yiasemides.

Hello, hydration – this moisturiser feels so good. Creamy and fast-absorbing, it does more than simply amp up the hydration of your skin below the chin (hot tip: it’s safe for facial use, too). It contains shea butter, pineapple fruit oil and green coffee bean extract to leave skin feeling firmer and plumper while delivering gentle exfoliation for natural radiance. Helps reduce redness and clears bumps and breakouts as well.

This lightweight cream-gel hybrid is powered by a potent blend of ingredients that helps to smooth and improve the appearance of cellulite and increase skin firmness. “This feels good to apply and I really like the applicator, which features five rollerballs to provide a massage and aid product absorption,” says Cecily.

Is it a gradual tanner? A tan extender? A richly hydrating moisturiser? It’s all of the above. This triple-duty beauty imbues skin with a beautiful, buildable radiance thanks to a naturally derived tanning agent, while coconut, macadamia nut, avocado and argan oils flood skin with hydration. Antioxidants, including Kakadu plum, papaya and goji berry extracts, help balance your skin, as you develop a natural golden glow, no UV required.

The evolution of self-tan into skincare is obvious in this deeply hydrating, buildable serum that glides on seamlessly to deliver a golden glow in four to six hours. Its skin-loving formula containing niacinamide and peptides is packed with hydrating ingredients, including hyaluronic acid, ceramides, jojoba esters, plant oils and butters – for a natural bronze that leaves your skin looking sunlit and feeling soft and nourished.

Even though this is a tanning mousse first and foremost – and a featherlight, streak-free, blendable mousse at that – it’s packed with skincare ingredients, too. Glycerine, witch hazel, rosehip seed oil, jojoba and a host of botanical extracts leave your skin feeling soft as your natural-looking golden tan develops. And that’s not to mention the lovely vanilla-peony scent that makes sunless tanning feel more like self-care.

Fully leaning into the skincare-tanning hybrid, this featherlight water-to-foam mousse glides effortlessly onto skin, with a foolproof, fast-drying, transfer-free formula that develops into a beautiful bronze. The formula includes pink grapefruit and goji berry to hydrate, smooth and tone skin.

This hardworking, bond-building nail treatment does it all: repairs, protects, strengthens and smooths. It mends the natural keratin in the nails by penetrating the nail from within. There’s no drying time required – it just soaks in and gets to work… and six days later, you’ll be impressed with the results: stronger, healthier nails.

Two rows of beautifully shaped, strong and durable press-ons, helpfully presented on double-sided tape, make for a luxury DIY manicure. This premium kit comes with everything you need: a prep pad, nail file, cuticle stick, press-on tabs and impressively strong nail glue that will see one set of these reusable nails last up to three weeks. They take minutes to apply, are easy to trim and file and look astoundingly professional. “The best press-on nails I have ever worn,” says Cecily.

We love a mess-free mani, where you don’t have to wait for the polish to dry, or worry about chipping, or have to faff around with UV lamps. These excellent, affordable nail strips are as simple as prep the nail, peel and stick. They look professional, last about a week and take a couple of minutes to apply. Quick, easy and fuss free.

OPI’s iconic nail lacquer, recently reformulated, is exceptional: high-shine gloss and a long-lasting polish with gel-like durability thanks to pre-cured technology that gives you a professional-looking mani lasting close to two weeks. Of course, you can also expect an array of iconic, bright and classic colours with the brand’s typically entertaining and tongue-in-cheek shade names.

This is the cutest little cuticle-caring roll-on, enriched with guava essential oils to hydrate your cuticles and nourish your nails. We love how easy it is to apply this oil and how beautifully the formula absorbs. Throw one in your handbag for nail care on the go. It smells great, too.

Wrinkles Schminkles patches are so clever. These adhesive hand patches, which can be worn while you sleep (or any time), help prevent creasing and wrinkles by forming an occlusive layer over the skin that stimulates blood flow and hydration. “I put these on when I’m sitting at the computer – I like the way they feel, they’re clear so not very noticeable, and they really do smooth out my lines,” says Cecily.

Given hand-washing is something we do so regularly, it elevates the experience to use a product that not only lathers well, rinses nicely and cleanses effectively, but feels good and smells gorgeous, too. This fragrant hand wash is a complete all-rounder that ensures cleansing is not just a necessity but also an indulgence. “This smells wonderful and leaves skin clean, soft and hydrated,” says Dr Yiasemides.

This 20% shea butter, argan and coconut oil hand cream is an absolute skin saviour and we can’t get enough of its luscious consistency, nourishing texture or heady jasmine and ylang ylang scent. In short? This is one heavenly hand cream that delivers on everything dry hands could possibly want. “It’s hard to beat this classic and legendary cream,” says Dr Yiasemides. “It has the most wonderful consistency with good hydration and no sticky or greasy feel.” 

Like a spa for parched soles and cracked heels, this aromatic cream from Aveda brings the moisturisation with jojoba and castor oil, while exfoliating fruit acids get to work smoothing and softening. Certified organic peppermint, lavender, rosemary and other pure flower and plant essences are a bonus to this refreshing balm, which leaves tried feet feeling like new.

Don’t get a fright when you realise your feet are shedding like a snake – this foot mask is the perfect treatment for gorgeous, soft soles. Harnessing the power of urea, salicylic acid, lactic acid and glycolic acid, it penetrates deeply to peel off dead, dry and hardened skin, and within a week or two, you’ll have feet that look like new.

Designed by one of Australia’s leading ophthalmologists, this silky mascara glides onto the lashes, immediately defining, lengthening, volumising and conditioning with a gentle but effective 90% natural formula that includes nourishing botanical extracts, oils, waxes and manuka honey. Clever, visually accessible packaging makes it easy to hold and apply and it washes off with ease, leaving lashes feeling healthy, and eye health uncompromised.  

We love this stunning, bougie mascara that hugs every lash from root to tip, volumising, curling and lengthening lashes in one easy swipe. It’s a beautiful, buildable formula that feels weightless, with a multi-length brush that caters to all lash types and lengths. It doesn’t clump, and the pigment is black as black can be, instantly enhancing your eyes.  

Who needs a brow technician when you have this easy and effective kit that allows you to enhance your brows from the comfort of home? This semi-permanent tint will give your brows the glow-up they deserve, with a formula that delivers up to two weeks of colour after one application. Perfect for all brows – bushy or sparse, naturally pigmented or grey –and one kit delivers 12 applications.  

Soften dark circles and under-eye pigmentation with this lightweight, sheer, creamy colour corrector infused with peptides, vitamin C and niacinamide. It’s crease-proof, sweat-proof and doesn’t transfer, so it’ll effortlessly correct your skin tone. “The texture of this product is absolute perfection,” says Amanda. “It didn’t crease, it’s lightly illuminating – beautiful!”

We love an easy-to-apply, mechanically winding eyeliner (no sharpener required) and this smudge-proof pencil is everything you could wish for. Waterproof with a silky-smooth formula for enduring definition and precise application, its rich pigment glides like a dream. “This is a really nice, affordable eyeliner that blends beautifully,” says Amanda. 

This glorious cream-to-powder eyeshadow crayon easily defines and enhances your eyes with an easy-to-apply formula that glides on smoothly and blends easily. Highly pigmented and buildable, it contains skin-loving ingredients such as ceramides, jojoba seed oil and vitamin C. “This creamy eyeshadow gives a beautiful, light wash of colour,” says Amanda. “Love it!”

It’s hard to go past a trusty pot of Blistex, with its iconic camphor-y scent and tingle, nourishment and gloss, all for less than the price of a latte. And this one is not only enriched with cocoa butter, aloe vera and vitamin E, it also provides SPF30 protection. Affordable and reliable.

Its buttery texture and beautiful gloss make this lip mask a winner for round-the-clock wear, whether you want smooth, kissable lips by day or an effective lip mask for night. Packed with goodness, including nine essential amino acids to support healthy skin, along with decadent oils and butters, it’s an exceptional formula, elevated by the miniature gold butter knife it comes with for application – adorable! 

This is the epitome of a gorgeous moisturising lipstick. Its uber-luxe texture, which is a lippie-balm-gloss hybrid, is packed with nourishing emollients ensuring it glides on to deliver a sleek, juicy finish. It may look like a blackberry hue in the case, but its transparent-pigment, chameleon-like ability to adapt to any skin tone is almost magical.

The genius of Trinny Woodall’s stackable cosmetics range cannot be understated, and this multitasking face colour is no different. Offering a creamy-matt, pigmented pop of lasting colour, these pots are buildable and blendable with a combination of oils and waxes to keep skin feeling soft. “This is a glorious multitasking blush and lippie,” says Amanda.  

This super-hydrating lip balm contains shea and murumuru seed butters, alongside plant waxes and sodium hyaluronate, to soothe and soften dry lips. “This beautiful lip balm is perfect for those who don’t love a full-coverage lipstick but want a little bit of shine and nourishment,” says Amanda. It’s like lip balm with a touch of latte – delicious.  

Strawberry-melon, anyone? This sweet and lustrous lip oil with its delicious scent gently tints the lips leaving them looking glossy, juicy and gorgeous. Containing fruit extracts and vitamin E, it coats the lips with a silky gloss that feels beautiful to wear. We love the formula of these fun, sweet-smelling lip oils that are a pleasure to apply. 

Its lovely pink pigment, buttery texture and nourishing formula make this glossy balm a lip-smacking winner, blending castor seed oil, shea butter and cocoa butter for deep hydration. Infused with vitamin E and natural oils, such as jojoba and sunflower, it leaves lips soft, smooth and protected. Perfect for all-day comfort and care.

Rich definition with a lush, creamy texture, this wind-up liner with built-in sharper makes it easy to deliver natural definition to lips, and enhance the wear of lipstick in a long-lasting formula. It doesn’t feather or bleed into lines or wrinkles, it stays put and makes precise application feel simple. “This liner is soft and glides on beautifully,” says Amanda.

These self-tan drops are the equivalent of a year-round glow in a bottle, putting the power of sun-free radiance directly in your hands. Simply add a few drops to your moisturiser – more or less depending on how much colour you desire – and enjoy a bright and balanced complexion. It’s also a sensitive skin-friendly formula with hydrating coconut oil, anti-inflammatory chia seed oil, and soothing avocado oil. Very nice indeed.  

Naked Sundays has seemingly perfected the art of SPF that doesn’t look or feel like SPF, this 100% mineral, balmy colour stick included. A sheer, multipurpose balm, it can be used on eyes, cheeks or lips, and is full of skin-caring vitamins and antioxidants. The perfect wash of colour to layer over sunscreen, and effortlessly lift your complexion.

This primer, highlighter and glow-booster really is like a filter in a bottle. It gives effortless radiance, whether applied under make-up, mixed with your foundation or blended onto the high points of the face for a pretty gleam. It’s not just cosmetic – it has skincare credentials, too, with vitamins C and E and natural biopeptides to protect and boost the skin.  

With its soft shimmer and fine powder formula containing light-reflecting mica particles, this blusher-bronzer hybrid immediately lifts your complexion with a lit-from-within glow. Its five complementary shades make it extremely versatile, since they can be worn alone or blended together for multidimensional radiance.

This soft blush blends into cheeks like a second skin, delivering a pretty pop of colour that brings instant life to your complexion. It’s lightweight and hydrating, with a blendable, buildable texture that’s very easy to use. We love the moisturising formula infused with hyaluronic acid and squalane that melts into the skin for a healthy, all-day glow.

Blendable pigment meets beautiful luminosity in this luxe-feel, versatile blush stick that is creamy enough for use on lips and cheeks, too. The formula is packed with nourishing ingredients, including hydrating hyaluronic acid, ceramides and peptides, to bring radiance to your complexion and care for your skin.

Give your skin a wash of colour with this beautifully pigmented, silky powder bronzer that instantly lifts your complexion. The versatile formula works well to contour or dust over the face as a radiance-boosting finishing powder. “This is a really nice, matt, cool-shade bronzer for shaping and contouring,” says Amanda.

This completely clear powder does a brilliant job of enhancing your complexion. It works with all skin tones to enhance, blur, mattify, illuminate and provide blue-light protection. It’s the perfect finishing product in a sleek, portable compact. “This is an incredible product for reducing shine and giving an airbrushed effect – without compromising on natural skin radiance,” says Cecily.

With its luminous finish, sheer coverage and peptide-enriched formula, this skin-loving primer creates the perfect canvas for make-up by blurring pores and minimising the appearance of uneven skin tone, texture and shine. “Even without make-up, my skin looked lovely after applying this,” says Cecily. “It has a lightweight texture and a complexion-enhancing satin-matt finish.”  

This matt, medium-coverage, buildable concealer with colour-correcting pigments and a lasting formula gives a luminous finish. It contains a lovely mix of skin-loving ingredients, including hyaluronic acid to hydrate, coffee seed extract to reduce puffiness around the eyes, and the nourishing goodness of avocado oil and jojoba esters.

This double-duty, full-coverage concealer doesn’t just hide spots, it treats them, too, with anti-inflammatory, antibacterial plant extracts and salicylic acid, along with hydrating hyaluronic acid and vitamins C and E to aid healing. “This is a brilliant concealer that both hides and treats spots simultaneously and has come to my rescue numerous times,” says Cecily.

This tinted sunscreen doesn’t just deliver a luminous complexion – it’s also packed with antioxidants such as green tea and Kakadu plum, as well as soothing aloe vera. It gives great coverage, feels light on the skin and is a real pleasure to wear. Anything that makes suncare feel good gets a gold medal from us, and we love how bright and healthy skin looks with it on. “This SPF has really nice light coverage to hide blemishes as well as protect the skin from UV rays,” says Dr Yiasemides.

This complexion-perfecting foundation has extraordinary staying power, balancing skin tone, minimising pigmentation, with a texture like a light, hydrating veil that lifts and illuminates. “This foundation blew me away – it was so natural, dewy and flawless on my skin,” says Dr Yiasemides. “I had so many compliments when I wore this to work. Love the packaging, ease of use and smooth texture.”

Skincare meets make-up in this squalane- and hyaluronic acid-based foundation that feels incredibly lush to apply. It provides medium, buildable coverage, best applied with a brush or sponge. “The first time I tried this I was astounded by the texture – so silky, so hydrating and my skin looked so dewy,” says Cecily. “It feels incredible and is the foundation I return to when my skin needs an illuminating lift.”   

The luxurious, ceramide-packed formula of this rich, noncomedogenic cream foundation feels kind and caring; it instantly covers pigmentation, balances the complexion and infuses moisture, leaving skin feeling lifted, firmed and plumped. “This is a luxe, skin-supporting formula that feels amazing – like a rich cream,” says Cecily. “It leaves skin looking fresh all day and gives great hydration, too.”  

This silky-powder foundation not only feels feather light when applied, conceals imperfections and redness, and refines pores, it also contains salicylic acid to aid blemish-prone skin and reduce oil production. Enriched with Australian Kakadu plum and jojoba esters to nourish and brighten, it’s a very good powder foundation. “This is a really lovely weightless powder that feels beautiful on and is great for breakout-prone and oily skin,” says Amanda.

This lightweight, silky foundation brings effortless, radiant balance to your complexion in a nourishing, breathable formula infused with probiotics. It contains peptides, hyaluronic acid, squalane, brightening licorice root extract, niacinamide, vitamin C and more to care for the skin as well as enhance its appearance. “This is such a standout, lightweight, serum-textured foundation that gives good coverage and feels totally weightless,” says Amanda. “It leaves skin looking luminous.”

This beautiful tinted serum enhances the look and feel of your skin with a lightweight, sheer texture and encapsulated mineral pigments that even your skin tone. It’s packed with hyaluronic acid and skincare ingredients to deliver moisture as it smooths, blurs lines and balances your complexion. “This is a lovely, lightweight mineral serum,” says Amanda.

For a complexion that looks fresh as a daisy and feels soft as a rose, this blush-hued cream can be used both as a face and eye contour moisturiser to lift signs of fatigue, reduce dark circles and brighten dull skin. Antioxidants and hyaluronic acid plump and hydrate, while illuminating pigments adapt to your skin tone. It feels luxe and looks great.

This fine finishing powder applies beautifully over foundation – simply dust off excess for an airbrush-like finish. It can be used in a couple of ways, both to set make-up using a fluffy brush, to control shine and to set concealer for a flawless look. “This is a stunning, finely milled, brightening setting powder,” says Amanda.

We love this compact tin with its tiny spoolie, containing a powerful yet lightweight, clear-as-crystal formula that instantly fluffs, tames and sculpts brows, keeping them in place all day. It’s packed with brow-nourishing ingredients, including castor, coconut, olive and jojoba oils, to condition the hairs, promoting healthy growth. 

So soft, so fluffy, so adept at removing make-up, grime, sunscreen and pollution. We love this generously sized face washer that’s ideal for sensitive skin. One side contains short fibres to clean, the other has longer fibres to exfoliate, ensuring this wonder cloth leaves your face feeling beautifully fresh and smooth, with just the power of water.

Velvety-soft silicon bristles and T-Sonic pulsations are the perfect recipe for fresh and healthy skin, merging deep cleansing with massage to remove impurities. This is a compact device, ideal for travel or storing in the shower, and it delivers almost a year’s worth of use on one single charge. “I’m not-so-quietly obsessed with this,” says Amanda. “It’s such a relaxing way to get beautifully clean skin.”

Comfortable to hold, and beautifully cool to the touch with its handcrafted copper and tin head, this Ayurvedic skincare tool will revitalise your skin, boosting circulation, aiding lymphatic drainage, reducing puffiness and softening lines. Simply apply your favourite skin oil and then use in circular motions all over the face for a restorative massage that lifts your skin and your spirits. It’s an extremely relaxing way to treat yourself.

Ideal for encouraging circulation and blood flow, while promoting self-care, relieving tension in your face and boosting collagen production, this stainless steel gua sha will last forever. “I’m a big fan of gua sha for relaxing and exercising facial muscles and flushing out the lymphatics,” says Amanda. “It’s such an easy tool that, with consistency, works – and helps you relax.”

The sleek design of this LED tool is genius, with its rotating head and comfortable handle that make it easy to use. Tailor the wand to deliver blue LED light to combat acne and red LED to help stimulate collagen, reduce pigmentation and boost natural radiance. The gentle warming and vibrating sensations make this the perfect relaxing treatment before bed.

This is a great, high-tech mask, in fun, bright pink silicone. Containing 432 LEDs, which emit three wavelengths of blue, red and near-infrared light, it addresses a variety of skin concerns from signs of ageing and pigmentation to breakouts, improving texture and tone. The 10-minute treatments are customisable, too. “There is evidence for LED for acne, rosacea and general anti-ageing and it’s really safe,” says Dr Yiasemides. “This LED was super high quality and easy to use.”

It’s easy to neglect the skin below your chin, but this terrific LED mask for neck and décolletage ensures you not only give it the attention it deserves, but you also do it in style, using concentrated light wavelengths to improve skin health and appearance. This high-tech device addresses skin concerns by promoting the production of new collagen, for smoother, brighter skin.

With its four surgical stainless-steel prongs and reassuringly weighty handle, this clinical device looks like something you’d find in a skin clinic – no downtime required. Advanced microcurrent technology stimulates the skin, helping to tone and tighten, with two modes of treatment offering skin lifting and optimal skincare absorption. “This is like a mini facelift in five minutes,” says Amanda. “I really dig this beauty tool for its instant, visible lifting results.”

Luxe, lightweight and easy to use, this gold microneedling roller contains 260 ultra-fine 0.2mm needles. Microneedling helps stimulate collagen production and enhance skin texture by creating ‘micro-injuries’ that prompt natural healing. This gold roller, which is perfect for the delicate facial areas around the eyes, nose and mouth, will leave skin looking more rejuvenated.

“The brush that comes with this set is soft, fluffy, covers a great surface area and distributes make-up easily,” says Cecily. “I like how big it is and how it buffs in liquid or cream foundations, giving you an almost-filtered finish.” It’s a bonus that it comes with a blurring blender to perfect your look. A really good make-up applicator set for a flawless complexion.

Perfectly packed, soft bristles with a contoured blending brush on one end, and a concealer brush on the other make this an effortless tool for flawless make-up application. The two brush sizes give you everything required for a seamless base. “I absolutely adore this double-ended foundation-concealer brush – she’s lush!” says Amanda.

We love the versatility of this make-up applicator that features a silicone sponge on one side for smoothing on liquid concealers, creams or foundations and a soft-fibre side for setting powder. It’s cleverly shaped to easily access all areas of the face, and in a lovely compact design, too. 

This little textured cleansing pad with its solid, sudsy soap makes brush cleaning easy –simply swirl a wet brush on the soap, then massage your brush on the scrubbing pad to remove old make-up. The soap contains coconut oil, olive oil, shea butter and green tea, which not only cleans effectively, but also cares for your bristles.   

A dry body brush is a quick and easy way to slough off dead skin cells, boost circulation and improve lymphatic drainage, and this offering from Endota makes skin brushing a delight. Its synthetic, vegan bristles are soft enough that it’s not too scratchy but still effective and invigorating, plus it’s easy to hold and manoeuvre for soft, exfoliated skin in minutes.

This affordable nail grooming duo will keep your cuticles looking pristine. Two double-ended tools with four different heads allow you to easily maintain your nails and cuticles whether pushing down cuticles, cleaning nails or gently removing gel polish. Made from stainless steel, they’re durable, easy to clean and simple to use.  

This sleek, chic nail file refines nails beautifully with non-porous glass adorned with microscopic spikes for precise, gentle shaping. It’s comfortable to hold, durable and easy to manoeuvre. “This is a great product – it’s non-metal so great for carry-on travel, works well on nails and is hardier than paper or wooden versions,” says Dr Yiasemides.

This is an excellent universal nail clipper for even the toughest of toenails. The stainless steel head ensures durability with large blades and precision tips for accurate, clean cuts, reducing the risk of splitting or damage. We like the soft-touch handles for a safe, secure grip, giving you a salon-worthy trim at home.

We love the ease of this cordless pedi tool that whirs to life with its rotating roller head to buff and smooth heels and the balls of your feet into silky-soft submission. The LED light ensures you’ll never miss a spot. With attachments for both daily polishing and rough or callused skin, it provides everything you need for feet your sandals would be proud of.

This clever little whole-body massaging tool uses microcurrent technology to help firm and tighten the skin below your chin. It’s beautifully designed, comfortable to hold and the metallic nodes glide easily over your skin. It connects via an app to encourage full-body wellness whether you’re recovering from a workout, want to rejuvenate your skin, boost circulation or simply want to help your body feel recovered and relaxed.

With its iconic cocoa butter scent and rich, creamy texture, this lovely budget cream delivers over and over. Not only is it packed with nourishing ingredients, including fatty acids-rich cocoa and raw shea butter, argan and sweet almond oil, collagen and elastin, it also visibly helps to improve skin elasticity, reducing the appearance of stretch marks while feeling comforting and nourishing. 

This clever fortnightly microneedle treatment infuses active ingredients deep into the skin. It contains single-use 24K gold-plated microneedle heads that create microchannels to allow the serum to be deeply infused. Whether you want to reduce pigmentation or plump up skin, this device is innovative and effective. “The individual, sterile microneedle stamps make it more hygienic and safer to use, and the serum really did plump up my skin,” says Amanda.

Nothing beats that clean, smooth teeth feeling, and this minty toothpaste, packed with botanicals, delivers a beautiful polish with tea tree, eucalyptus and peppermint to fight cavities, plaque and bad breath, leaving your mouth feeling incredibly fresh.

Non-toxic, ethical and sustainable is an excellent start for this fresh, floral deodorant containing Kakadu plum, with a creamy texture that nourishes and protects your underarms. It has good odour control and lovely ingredients, including jojoba esters, rose geranium and macadamia oils, alongside kaolin clay and tapioca starch, to keep you feeling clean and dry.

This clever, sustainable, customisable mascara means you can tailor your brush and formula to your exact preference and lash type. Choose from five brushes (or have several and interchange – they’re easy to click in and out), then pick your preferred hue and formula. It’s packaged in a sleek gold, refillable case and the formula itself is beautiful: vegan, free of toxins and enriched with argan oil for lengthened, nourished lashes.

This versatile bronzer gives an instantly sun-kissed, effortlessly contoured face. Its lightweight texture blends and builds easily without settling into fine lines. It has some lovely ingredients, including skin-calming pine bark extract, antioxidant pomegranate seed oil and sunflower seed oil to aid hydration. We love the refillable aspect, too – simply buy the compact separately and refill it forever!

This natural formula is sun-kissed skin in a bottle. Apply under make-up as a glowy base, add to the high points of the face as a highlighter or mix into your moisturiser and sweep across your décolletage for a sophisticated gleam. These clever bronzing drops are golden hour in skincare form, with a good range of hues and skin-loving ingredients such as avocado and kiwi extract, blue light protection and antioxidants.

This eco-friendly lip balm is everything you can possibly want in a sustainable brand: home-compostable packaging, completely natural formula and super nourishing with a pretty pop of colour. Its creamy texture glides on the lips and invigorates with a hint of peppermint, while cocoa butter, castor seed, moringa and jojoba oils lock in hydration.

This is such a unique product – a pigmented blush stick with a jelly-like texture that applies sheer and adapts to your skin for a natural rosy glow. It’s made with shea butter and coconut oil to keep skin hydrated, is buildable, beautiful and lasts for ages. “I was impressed by the feel of this on the skin and how pretty and natural it looks,” says Cecily.   

This beautifully calming, fresh, balancing mist inspires you to take a moment to breathe. It works as a three-in-one toner, face or room spray, immediately refreshing and uplifting with a fragrant blend of lavender water, chamomile extract, cucumber extract and aloe vera. The amethysts in the bottom of the bottle are a lovely touch.  

This vitamin-infused, antibacterial tonic helps to manage excess sebum that can cause spots, and its anti-inflammatory and hydrating properties make it ideal for oily skin types. Containing adaptogenic holy basil to reduce stress in the skin, along with vitamin B and zinc, it’s a nice refreshing tonic that can be applied before serums.

From its green, glass packaging to the silky oil within, this beautiful product makes it easy to care for your delicate under-eye area. The cooling rollerball massages, leaving skin looking hydrated and with fewer linesThe oil packs a list of nourishing botanicals, including stress-reducing holy basil, iris root, echinacea and black elderflower, along with jojoba, avocado and sunflower seed oils to soften and smooth.

This is such a lovely, soothing, hydrating eye balm, which feels luscious to apply. It cools and moisturises the delicate under-eye area with a creamy, calming blend of aloe vera gel, chamomile and cucumber extracts, almond, sunflower and apricot kernel oil, alongside protective vitamin E and anti-ageing vitamin A to enhance cell turnover and boost collagen.

This face cream is lush in every way. Deeply moisturising, with a rich texture that hugs and absorbs into the skin, it’s ideal for dehydrated types or as a night cream to plump and smooth lines and wrinkles. Formulated by an Australian naturopath, the cream is every bit as caring as you’d expect: beautiful botanicals, bio-fermented hyaluronic acid and anti-inflammatory organic rose otto essential oil – a bonus for those who experience acne or redness.

Stunning texture and an uber-hydrating formula is the consensus on this light yet luxuriously moisturising, hyaluronic acid gel. It contains native botanicals, including kangaroo paw extract, to seal in moisture and shield from pollution and pigmentation, redness-reducing properties thanks to sweet cherry blossom and burdock extract, and anti-inflammatory white willow bark and hibiscus extract.

A beautifully formulated natural moisturiser with elasticity-boosting, wrinkle-reducing peptides. It contains a cocktail of hydrators, along with ingredients to refine texture, and anti-inflammatory support. Love the easy pump packaging that dispenses the perfect amount of cream without exposing it to light, air or bacteria. “This is a deeply hydrating, skin-boosting cream from a terrific Australian-made, clean beauty brand,” says Cecily.

Want sun-kissed skin in a bottle? This natural, tinted moisturiser-oil hybrid simultaneously hydrates your skin and delivers an extremely pretty, buildable dewy radiance with a honeysuckle lotus scent. “This is really gorgeous, smells like heaven and leaves you looking like you’ve just had a magnificent day in the sunshine,” says Amanda.

With its beautiful, sustainable packaging and nutrient-rich formula, this glow-boosting face oil embodies the luxury of raw, natural ingredients. Containing cold-pressed, unfermented grapeseed oil and white grapeseed extract, made in small batches from Aussie grape seeds, it’s packed with natural antioxidants to help boost skin function.

The packaging is chic, the royal-blue glass bottle is beautiful and the oil blend within, featuring certified organic Australian jojoba and blue lotus, is a match made for glowing hydrated skin. It contains natural vitamins and antioxidants, and is good for most skin types including oily and sensitive.

Dry or itchy? Red or bumpy? Rough or sensitive? Or perhaps you need an extra hit of skin-protecting hydration? This treatment cream does it all – smoothing, soothing and protecting the skin with a clear-zinc formulation containing Kakadu plum and antioxidants from elderberry to aid protection and healing.

How many eco-friendly credentials can you fit into one natural sunscreen? This moisturising zinc-oxide cream, enriched with vitamin E, rosehip and camellia seed oils, truly goes for gold. It’s an ocean-safe, plant-based, botanical sunscreen that massages well into the skin to provide broad spectrum SPF50 UVA/UVB protection alongside hydration –and all packaged in a recyclable ‘bioplastic’ tube made from sugar cane resin.

Stressed or irritated skin will appreciate the calming properties of this milky cleanser that envelops the skin in softness. It contains gentle, anti-inflammatory, plant-based ingredients, including aloe vera and chamomile, and a texture that feels like a moisturiser. Deeply nourishing and gentle enough to be used as an eye make-up remover, it’s a lovely option for dry or sensitive skin types.

This make-up-dissolving, grime-eliminating, impurity-removing balm melts into the skin as you massage to break down dirt, giving a thorough cleanse and nourishing with safflower and camellia seed oils. Free of nasties and full of hydrators, it’s a caring cleanser in a tube, which also makes it the perfect travel companion.

This 100% natural face exfoliator works to gently slough away dead skin cells on the surface, revealing a fresh and brighter complexion, clearing congestion and boosting cell turnover. It contains natural glycolic acid, papaya, pumpkin and pineapple enzymes for resurfacing, alongside apple stem cells and healing manuka honey to feed the skin and lock in moisture. Scrub on and wash it off or leave on longer for a deeper peel – it’s gentle enough for more sensitive skin types.

This clever sheet mask is more than just a luxe drink for thirsty skin. It harnesses clever technology to dissolve in water once you’ve used it, leaving zero waste or microplastics – as if by magic. The technology is impressive, but no more so than its velvety and nourishing concoction of hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, vitamin B5 and antioxidants to hydrate and lock in moisture.

Is your skin asking for a deeply nourishing, lifting, plumping treat? You can’t go past this rich mask made from 99% natural origin ingredients. With farm-grown botanicals and an incredibly lush, creamy texture, it’s packed with antioxidants and moisturisers that leave your skin feeling incredible. “This is my go-to for when my skin needs some TLC,” says Cecily. “It’s so soothing and my face always feels brighter and firmer after use.”

This beautiful oil has been formulated with perimenopause in mind… to soothe the senses, smooth the skin and envelop you in a silky cocoon of calm. Containing a relaxing blend of moringa, marula and jojoba oils and a woody scent that mingles rose geranium, clary sage and cedarwood essential oils, it’s the self-care you need, whether you smooth straight on the skin, or sprinkle into a hot bath.  

It’s near impossible not to fall for this iconic shower oil with its deliciously warm almond and vanilla scent, or the silky oil-to-milk texture that transforms cleansing into a self-care moment. It hydrates and nourishes with sweet almond and grape seed oil, leaving skin feeling beautifully soft. We love that it’s sustainable and refillable, too.

With its zingy citrus and skin-softening oils, this face and body scrub is designed to invigorate your skin and boost your mood, sloughing away dead skin cells to leave you feeling incredibly soft. It’s an energising exfoliator, containing chamomile blue oil, with an uplifting scent.

Is this light-as-a-feather body moisturiser a little… shouty in its messaging? Probably. Is it intensely hydrating and beautifully silky, leaving your skin feeling instantly rejuvenated? Definitely. Containing organic cucumber hydrosol to tone and tighten, nourishing sunflower oil, anti-inflammatory turmeric root and soothing aloe vera, it’s a beautiful, luxe addition to your body care regimen. We love!

This is a stunning, smoothing skin resurfacer that harnesses natural fruit enzymes from papaya and pineapple to gently dissolve dead skin cells without the need for manual scrubbing. Simply leave on for a few minutes and then rinse off for soft skin. “This feels like an indulgent, luxe treat to use,” says Dr Yiasemides. “I love the native ingredients, the scent and texture of this product.”

There’s a reason this multi-award winning, velvety, rose-scented tanning mousse has been lavished with praise and why we were compelled to add to the accolades. It delivers a natural-looking, streak-free glow as well as a host of skincare benefits; it’s infused with mandarin peel and coconut oil alongside vitamin E, vitamin B5 and Kakadu plum. Smoothing, hydrating and easy to use, it’s everything you want in a sunless tanning product.

Bar soaps are definitely underrated and this gentle and effective offering from Dr Bronner’s is a quiet overachiever. Scented with relaxing pure lavender and lavandin oils, alongside hydrating organic coconut, palm, olive, hemp and jojoba oils, it’s a complete delight to lather, and is made with certified fair trade ingredients that won’t dry out your skin. Extra points for its biodegradable packaging in a post-consumer recycled wrapper.

A dual-action moisturiser that hydrates your hands and provides antibacterial action? Yes, please! We love a multitasking product and this is a nice alternative to hand sanitiser, leaving your skin feeling soft, soothed and moisturised. The natural formula blends sandalwood, honey myrtle, nerolina, white cypress, macadamia and sunflower seed oils with hydrating shea butter.

We adore the scent of this botanical deodorant that will leave you smelling fresh as a rose. Its uplifting rose and mint formula contains Tasmanian pepperberry and jojoba to care for your underarms and eliminate body odour. It also dries quickly and doesn’t leave any white marks on clothes.

This invigorating, zesty cleanser gently exfoliates while boosting natural skin radiance thanks to protective and pigmentation-reducing vitamin C, lactic acid to smooth skin and anti-inflammatory orange essential oil, which also helps to clarify and reduce pimples. Its easy- squeeze tube makes it the ideal addition to your gym bag.

This mini cleanser is the perfect, portable cleanser. It’s a gentle but highly effective formula enriched with lactic acid and aloe vera, reducing the risk of clogged pores and pimples while giving you a light exfoliation. The peppermint essence is an invigorating bonus that leaves your skin feeling instantly refreshed.

This multitasking antioxidant face mist is the invigorating refresher your hot, sweaty face will thank you for. From the zesty citrus scent that awakens your skin and senses, to the gold sub-microparticles that give you an energised glow, it’s an overachiever that works as well as a primer, hydrator and skin pick-me-up, leaving you looking and feeling revitalised.

The subtle orange-citrus scent, the moisturising feel, the glowy skin you get after applying this SPF – there are many reasons to love this formula. It’s not greasy, feels good on the face and is fortified with aloe vera and vitamin E for extra soothing protection, plus the slim tube is the perfect go-anywhere companion.

This lightweight, multitasking, sport-friendly, four-hour water resistant sunscreen feels so soft and moisturising on the skin. It’s formulated with skincare ingredients, including lanolin, macadamia nut oil, olive oil-derived squalane and fruit-derived antioxidants plus vitamin E, to help protect the skin barrier and keep your skin hydrated. “This is a fabulous sunscreen with excellent moisturising abilities,” says Dr Yiasemides.

This multi-use balm is packed with shea butter and African oils, including marula, moringa, baobab and ximenia, to nourish and moisturise the skin in a variety of ways. From smoothing dry skin to softening cracked heels, calming chafe, moisturising lips, even taming fly-aways and fixing eyebrows, this shea butter does it all in a perfectly sized little pot. 

Chafing takes the gloss off any activity, so we were excited to discover our new ‘friend against friction’ in the form of this chunky stick featuring jojoba and eucalyptus to relieve discomfort and prevent rubbing. The ideal addition to a gym bag or handbag, when the dreaded chafing strikes.

Skin can develop an itch for a variety of reasons: overheating, insect bites, sun exposure, allergens – and this mousse conquers them all. Soothing aloe vera works with betaine to instantly cool and calm irritated skin in a fragrance-free formula that provides lasting relief. A helpful product to have on hand, especially if you’re exercising in the great outdoors.

This little tube of paw paw and calendula ointment is an exerciser’s best friend. It has a multitude of uses, whether you want to soothe windburn or sunburn, hydrate chapped lips, smooth dry skin – use it anywhere you need a hit of moisturising. Bonus: it’s small enough to store in your pocket for skincare on the go.

Smooth on dry lips or over dry skin, soothe cuts and scrapes – this moisturising swivel stick is a handy helper in a portable balm, made from intensely hydrating cocoa butter and protective vitamin E.

The ultimate antidote to excess exertion, this calming balm, with its refreshing minty-clove scent, embodies rest and restoration for tired bodies and minds. Massage into tight spots and melt achy muscles as the fragrant blend of peppermint, cajuput and camphor uplifts the senses, making this a post-workout essential.

Soothe an achy body and calm your mind with this relaxing balm formulated with magnesium to reduce the risk of muscle cramps and camphor to cool your nerves, boost circulation and reduce pain. The rollerball makes it easy to apply with the added benefit of massage, helping to roll away muscle tension and uplift with its invigorating scent.

This luminous serum promises glow, and glow is what it delivers. Think of this as a mineral highlighter to layer on your existing SPF. It brings the prettiest pop of subtle shimmer to cheeks with illuminating pigments and skin-loving extracts, including pink algae and hyaluronic acid. An easy way to lift your complexion, even if you’re just going to the gym.

No drying, flaking or creasing into cracks – just hours of hydrating coverage that conceals imperfections, ensuring you look flawless, even in the midst of a workout. Infused with hyaluronic acid and protective vitamin E, this flexible concealer wears like a second skin, is waterproof and also transfer resistant. Magic.

This versatile powder is sport-friendly, helping to reduce oil build-up, absorb sweat and calm inflamed or itchy skin with an effective combination of rice powder, zinc oxide and kaolin clay. Especially good for oily skin types, it’s a great setting powder over make-up, delivering a flawless finish, while allowing the skin to breathe naturally.

If you’re off for a sweat session, this gel is a great, lightweight moisturiser to hydrate and protect skin without heaviness. It contains an effective combination of niacinamide, hyaluronic acid and antioxidant centella extract to stave off free radical damage, is ideal for acne-prone and oily skin, and leaves skin feeling smoothed and supported.