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Pevonia Botanica:

Green, Clean, and Beautiful

Pevonia Botanica:the elite eco-friendly skincare line that’s based on holistic marine and botanical elements. Pevonia Botanica offers over 300 at-home products and more than 150 professional in-spa treatments. The skin care range is non-comedogenic, contains no mineral oil, lanolin, artificial fragrances, artificial colours or alcohol and is non-animal tested ensuring your beauty needs are specifically, reputably and reliably fulfilled. All Pevonia packaging is recyclable and biodegradable, too.

So what’s new for Summer?
Pevonia Botanica is launching the new Lumafirm Repair Cream – Lift & Glow (£65.00) and Freeze-Dried At Home Intensifier next month. The Lumafirm Repair Cream instantly brightens and evens skin tone while continuous use tightens and firms for a completely redefined facial contour. Key ingredients include Kombucha to increase skin elasticity and firmness; Oligo-Peptide 68, which serves as a skin tone equalizer; and Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide 3, which protects from premature aging and increases skin elasticity and firmness. The Freeze-Dried At Home Intensifier (£17.00) contains Sorghum and Diacetyl Boldine, which combine to provide a firmer, brighter and more even skin tone.

Stockists: Beauty & Wellbeing, Hadham Beauty at Great Hadham Golf and Country Club, 01279 843 558 www.hadhambeauty.com.

Clarins:

For The Love Of Nature

This fifty year old Parisian-based skin care brand scored top points in Mwaah's survey, and it’s not difficult to see why. As the market leader in botanical based skincare, Clarins creates innovative, all natural products that are gentle yet effective on your skin. As each product has been subject to strict controls and efficiency tests, you
can be confident in the knowledge that all products are dermalogic and non-comedogenic. Clarins create products for each skin type and tailors product by gender and age group.

So what's new for Summer?
Clarins has introduced a zesty new range of Daily Energisers specifically targeting 18-30 year olds. In three effective steps your skin can be brand sparkling new using four natural ingredients: Vitamin C and turmeric inject an energy shot to the skin boosting its radiance, Alchemilla keeps those pores sebum free and Gingko biloba increases the skin's oxygen uptake giving it that fresh healthy glow that we love. Products include Daily Energiser Wake-Up Booster 125ml bottle £15; Daily Energiser
Cream-Gel 30ml jar £19.50; Daily Energiser Cream 30ml jar £19.50; Daily Energiser Lotion SPF 15 Oil Free Gel 30ml pump bottle £19.50; Daily Energising Cleansing Gel
75ml tube £10.50. 

Stockists: Pearsons, Bishop’s Stortford 01279 653 131; Le Mirage, Saffron Walden 01799 526 252.

Elemis:

Spa-tastic Skincare

This leading luxury skincare brand favoured by over 6.5 million spa-goers a year came runner up in Mwaah’s survey. The successful fusion of natural active ingredients with cutting-edge technology has made the Elemis range of products the choice of over 1500 elite salons worldwide. Elemis invest heavily in clinical trials so each of the organic ingredients used are of medicinal grade and have real therapeutic value. Iconic products include the amazing FrangiPani Molloi Body Oil. An exotic blend of coconut oil and sweet scent of the frangipani flower leaves you with satinsmooth, silky soft skin that smells delicious. Perfect for a pre-holiday body overhaul or a post-holiday conditioning treatment. The Anti-Ageing Pro-Collagen Marine Cream is another favourite.

So what’s new for Summer?
Try a product from the luxurious new Elemis Spa@Home body care range. Designed to bring the spa to your home, this therapeutic range consists of five delicious categories that deliver results while indulging the senses. Choose from the Body Exotic range to stimulate and delight the senses, the Body Awaken range to revitalise flagging spirits, the Body Soothing range for nurturing and relaxation, the Body Anti-Ageing range for age maintenance using pro-collagen technology or the Body Performance range for detox and body sculpting.

Stockists: Body Matters, Ware 01920 463 637; Beauty Spot, Hertford 01992 505 055; Saks Hair & Beauty, Hertford 01992 509 609; Esporta, Harlow 01279 634 300; Blanco Brown, Sawbridgeworth 01279 899 001. The Retreat at Nuffield Gym, Stortford 01279 507 002.

Dermalogica:

The Professionals’ Choice

This twenty-five year old award winning brand treats skincare as a health concern rather than a cosmetic indulgence and has developed a skincare range researched
and developed by the LA-based International Dermal Institute. Popular with professionals and only available in approved skin care centres, the brand focuses on delivering results through education, innovation and professional recommendations.

So what’s new for Summer?
Dermalogica have launched two new skincare lines. UltraCalming is a new skincare range targeting super sensitive skin. The five new products are based on a complex of red hogweed, root extract, oat kernel and ginger extract that work synergistically to reduce inflammation and to protect the skin. There’s the UltraCalming Cleanser, £25.00; UltraCalming Mist, £26.30; UltraCalming Serum Concentrate £51.00; Barrier Repair £32.60 and UltraCalming Relief Masque £37.60. The new CleanStart range has been formulated specifically for teenagers and young adults. The eight products contain no artificial fragrances or colours. Products include Wash Off (face wash) £14.30; All Over Clear (toner) £12.30; Ready, Set, Scrub! (masque and scrub duo) £14.30; Bedtime For Breakouts (night time treatment) £14.30; Hit The Spot (concentrated spot treatment) £15.35; Welcome Matte SPF15 (lotion) £15.35.

Stockists: Beautopia, Bishop’s Stortford 01279 656479; Urban Spa, Bishop’s Stortford 01279 465 666; Manor of Groves, Sawbridgeworth 0870 416 8833; Gloria M Skin Care, Old Harlow 01279 413000; Beauty Xposure, Ware 01920 468646; V Beauty, Great Dunmow, 01371 238 113.

Environ:

Sun-Damaged Skin Prevention

A skincare range, developed by a South African cosmetic surgeon, uses advanced vitamin skin therapy to treat and prevent photo-damaged skin. The skin care range is backed by science and medicine and incorporates the latest technology in the enhancement of high grade vitamins A, C, E, antioxidants and peptides to help restore, protect and maintain the appearance of a healthy, youthful and beautiful skin. The range is also used by pre- and post-operative cosmetic surgery patients.

So what’s new for Summer?
The Advanced Vitamin Skin Therapy or AVST range is a complete skin care program. The moisturisers contain vitamin A and essential antioxidants. Extensive trials have shown that Vitamin A has a corrective effect on skin, whilst at the same time protecting it from the effects of ultra-violet radiation and free radicals. Most importantly, Vitamin A normalises the skin by promoting the production of healthy collagen and elastin. The Advanced Vitamin Skin Therapy range is priced £32 for AVST 1, 2 and 3, and £38 for AVST 4 and 5.The new Environ Ionzyme Focus Hydrating Serum zaps fine lines and dry skin by increasing the volume of the dermis. Environ Ionzyme Focus Hydrating Serum is available in a 30ml dropper bottle at £65.

Stockists: The Brentwood Clinic, Brentwood 01277 222 722, the Anti-Ageing Clinic, Harlow 01279 416 648; The Retreat Beauty & Holistic Centre, Great Dunmow 013 718 78989; Bloom Health & Beauty Spa, Newport 01799 542 284; Bespoke Beauty, Bishop’s Stortford 01279 757 579

Clinique:

The Grandmother Of Skincare

Being the first dermatologist-created allergen and fragrance free skincare brand, Clinique now offers products for men and women of all ages and ethnicities in more than 135 countries. The cornerstone of the brand is its famous three step skincare system: a daily cleansing, exfoliating and moisturising regime tailored for all skin types designed to illuminate and radiate the skin from within..

So what's new for Summer?
Clinique’s newest colourful lip companion, the Clinique Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm is a plump and playful nourishing lip balm packed with ‘do-gooders’ to keep lips luscious and irresistibly soft. The highly moisturising formula uses a special blend of decadent butters, oils and antioxidants to help protect and pamper lips with immediate and lasting moisturisation. Infused with Shea Butter, Mango Seed Butter and Jojoba Seed Oil, it delivers a surge of moisture in a sleek stick leaving lips soft, supple and soothed. Clinique Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm is £13.50 and available in the following eight shades: Chunky Cherry, Super Strawberry, Whoppin Watermelon, Graped-up, Whole Lotta Honey, Fuller Fig, Mega Melon and Richer Raisin.

Stockists: Pearsons Bishop’s Stortford, 01279 653131; Lloyds Chemists, Epping 01992 572 010.