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Alex Byrne

Dressing-table essentials: key fashion and beauty trends

Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
Jour d’Hermès, from £47.50 for 30 ml
The elegance of understatement suspended within mysterious yet divine notes, enshrined inside Pierre Hardy’s first bottle for Hermès
harrods.com
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Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
Eau d’Hadrien Candle, £41,
With 55 hours of burning time, you’re bound to be enveloped in the fresh citrus notes and then land on a bed of cypress and cedar. Delicious.
Annick Goutal, at selected House of Fraser, 0844 800 3752
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Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
Lancome Absolue L’Extrait, £250 for 50ml
Packed with biotechnology, this potent elixir harnesses plant stem cells capable of stimulating human cells. Skin regeneration in a heritage-inspired jar
lancome.co.uk
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Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
Marc Jacobs Dot Solid Parfum Necklace, £30
A signature fragrance, an accessory, urban chic on a chain… You’ll have to remind yourself that you do, in fact, own other necklaces
selfridges.com
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Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
Goody Spin Pins, £5.49
They’re not as complex as Norman Foster’s Gherkin, but they’re almost as thrilling. These little spiral beauties spin into any knot of hair and keep it in place without creating any of those obvious dents acquired from hair bands. Once you start spiraling you’ll always keep them within reach
boots.com
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Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
NARS Manoi Body Blow II, £44 for 100ml
If the thought of oil in the bath or after a shower makes your silk blouse shudder, you’ll have nothing to worry about with this coconut-oil infused bottle of heaven. It instantly soaks deep into skin with a scent like a tropical holiday
narscosmetics.co.uk
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Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
Rimmel Glam’Eyes Eye Shadow in Black Cab, £6.99
Inspired by the London fashion scene, this silky smooth eye shadow brings the charm of the Union Jack into your beauty regime. Keep calm and carry on with smoky eyes
boots.com
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Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
Shiseido Future Solutions LX Serum, £270 for 30ml
It looks like the official serum of Nasa and it’s packed with unique ingredients that prevent the skin’s natural proteins and other aggressors from perpetuating the aging process. It’s also hydrating and luminous, so you’ll reach for it both morning and evening
houseoffraser.co.uk
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Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
Skinleya Foundation by Sisley, £113 for 30ml
All the extraordinary qualities of the Sisley’s skin care poured into a perfect anti-ageing foundation that quietly smooths and perfects
sisley-cosmetics.co.uk
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Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
Terry de Gunzburg Eau de Parfum in Ombre Mercure, from £68 for 50ml
From the brilliant lady who brought us the cosmetic brand By Terry, here is a collection of five fragrances that were 10 years in the making. Ombre Mercure is one of the best sellers, designed for the passionate with a distinctive hint of loose powder and lipstick
harrods.com
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Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
Tom Ford Lip Color Shine, £36
These semi-transparent beauties hydrate lips while depositing a high shine slick of colour. With a glorious selection of all the perfect shades, Mr Ford always gets it right
selfridges.com
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Dressing table essentials: Dressing table essentials
Y Facettes Illuminating Powder by YSL, £39.50
Strictly matte skin always looks great on television, but in real life a little bit of glow looks healthy and spa scrubbed. Luminous and silky smooth, you’ll want more than one
yslbeauty.co.uk
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