NEW BEGINNINGS

As cliché as it sounds, there has never been a better time to overhaul your beauty habits, Angela Beitz reveals the best things you can add to your regime

Protect Your Skin

Its so tempting to tan and who doesn’t love the sunshine but you really need to constantly protect your skin from the fierce rays. Hyperpigmentation, uneven skin-tone and skin cancer are all common problems that too much sun exposure can cause. It’s imperative to wear sunscreen daily (at least 50+). Don’t forget the back of your hands, arms and legs and your neck. It’s the cheapest and most effective anti-ageing product you’ll ever use.

Keep It Simple

While trends are focusing on more made up looks with heavy make up, bold brows and lots on contouring, it’s also important to keep your look chic and simple. Over plucked eyebrows, caked on make-up and overdone hair looks so unnatural. Focus on one thing; a bright lip, a smoky eye or a gorgeous bronzed body. It’s so much better to let your natural beauty shine through rather than constantly over-doing it and your skin will certainly thank you for it.

Bat Those Lashes

Lashes are receiving a lot of focus in the beauty world at the moment so for an instant eye-brightener, reach for a fabulous new mascara. Getting your lashes tinted every month will also help you save time while doing your make up and flash lashes are even better for a big boost!

Repair Your Hair

Nothing sucks the moisture out of hair like the water in The Gulf. Invest in good shampoos and conditioners that will moisturize your hair and use a deep conditioning treatment once or twice a week to boost shine and keep your locks in good condition.

Learn What Suits You

It’s so important to find products that work for you. This goes for skincare, body care and hair care. Everyone is different, but I find in this region it’s best to use products that aren’t heavily perfumed and the more natural/organic products are the way to go. I feel heavily perfumed creams and moisturisers really clog your pores here due to the heat and humidity. It’s also common to use products that are too light aren’t giving you enough moisture or alternatively applying very rich creams which are too much for your skin, making it oily.

Layer Your Skincare

As we age our skin loses collagen and moisture so a simple cream just doesn’t cut it anymore. Serums are such an important aspect of your skincare regime and I even like to layer two different ones under my moisturisers. They are perfect for plumping out the skin, fixing pigmentation and preventing ageing depending on your skin needs. Follow up with a night cream and eye cream for night and for day use serum also with eye cream again and a moisturiser with and SPF.