With less time on your hands, less money to spend on beauty products and an on-the-go lifestyle it is often not practical to rely on a large number of expensive items to beautify yourself. If you fancy downsizing your makeup bag and cutting down the time spent on your beauty routine then invest in some items with more than one function to help your money go further. These are some of the hardest working products on the market at the moment.
Instant Eye Makeup
Stila’s Convertible Eye Colour is a dual-ended wand with eye liner on one end and, on the other, a tool to smudge and blend. It doesn't stop there, because if you twist open the wand, then inside you'll find a coordinating eye shadow to match the liner handily hidden away.
Volumising Dry Shampoos
Shampoo and volumise your hair at the same time with one of the variety of different dry shampoos available with this dual function. These powders come in shades to best suit your natural hair colour and not only spruce up dull and drab locks by soaking up grease and oil, but put back that va-va-voom volume and bounce that can be lost during the day. A great midday pick-me-up and non-drying alternative to regular shampoos.
Tan, tone, firm and moisturise
St. Tropez have developed the swiss army knife of products with their offering on this multi-tasking trend. Their 4-in-1 Cream tans, smoothes, moisturises and firms. It contains lots of fancy-pants ingredients, like allo-melanin, to achieve the goals they promise. It also has a less pungent aroma than a standard tanning product.
Conceal and cover
Daniel Sandler has put its name to an Invisible Radiance Foundation and Concealer (pictured above) that gives a radiant glow to your face too.
The foundation lets your skin breath as the coverage is lightweight and buildable. You can re-apply it later in the day without clogging pores too (so no need to re-do the day's application before the evening). Open the mirrored lid and you'll discover a matching concealer shade perfectly tailored for the foundation. The high pigmentation makes it the ideal tool for disguising dark circles, uneven patches and blemishes. © Cover Media