Friday 23 April 2010

Love Your Body - Summer is close

Treat yourself to a post-winter overhaul with the latest buffing treatments, beautifying products and confidence boosters.

STOMACH SCULPTERS
Stretch mark minimiser Dr Prager's Stretchmark Treatment £480 (020 7323 3660), combines a skin-healing cream and a Dermaroller with large needles for impressive results.
Speedy six-pack Just 17 minute on the electric-pulse Arasys machine is equivalent to 300 sit-ups. Ten sessions for £200 (perfectorarasys.co.uk).
De-bloat One sachet of Kate Moss's secret weapon, Rodial Turr-Tuck Sticks, £48 for 14, added to a glass of water, helps burn food and eliminate waste faster.

BREAST LIFTS
The breast 'facial' Ark Cleavage Skin Response Facial, £75, combines sun damage-reversing exfoliation and a mask with a lifting massage for a younger-looking bust.
The moisturising bra Worn just like a normal bra, the nourishing oils woven into the Lytess Lift Up Bra, £40, tighten and soften the skin.
The chest booster Jeanne Piaubert's Gym Seins Fermes, £30, is an ingenious exercise device that lifts and strengthens the breast muscles.
Fake fullness For a 3D effect, blend matt bronzer on your cleavage, dusting a pearl sheen over fuller parts.
Bra in a jar Mama Mio Boob Tube Bust & Neck Firmer, £28.50, is packed with firming antioxidants and omega-rich moisturisers.

BOTTOM BOOSTERS
Sit On it Firming eucalyptus and lime oils in Soap & Glory's Sit Tight firming cream, £14, work with friction and heat when you sit down. Genius!
Dimple diminisher Cellulite-busting salon treatment VelaShape, £100 (velashape. com), combines massage with infrared and radio-frequency to smooth and firm.
Make them sweat During any activity, try wearing neoprene Lipo Contour Elite capri pants, £97.95 (healthwholesaledirect.co.uk), to work your metabolism to the max.
Uber-Contouring Repechage Vita Cura Triple Action Slimming Body Cream, £28, reduces cellulite by up to a third in six weeks.

THIGH TONERS
Tighten Up Bliss Spa's Quadruple Thighpass treatment, £100 for 90 minutes, uses essential oils and powerful massage strokes to free fluid and toxin build-up.
Blast blemishes Aesthera PPx uses intense pulsed light technology to permanently remove thread veins (£1,450 for a course of five at the Harley Medical Group, 0800 085 4984).
Shrink Wrap Dior Svelte Reversal, £42, promises a reduction in thighs by up to 1.8cm in two months, and more if applied before exercise.
Smooth out Denise Richards swears by Adonia LegTone serum, £53. Used twice daily, it can reduce the appearance of cellulite by 70 per cent in six weeks.


ARM ENHANCERS
Remove rough skin Vichy Lipidiose Granular Exfoliating Cream, £10, is brilliant for softening skin and taking off old fake tan.
Reduce puffiness James Duigan, personal trainer to model Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley, recommends bathing in Epsom salts to reduce cellulite and water retention.
Bronze beautiful Xen-Tan spray tan, £25 (xen-tan.co.uk), lasts for a record-breaking ten days, and contains shea butter to counteract dryness.
Smooth it out Decleor Slim Effect Localized Contouring Gel-Cream, £38.50, contains fat-burning grapefruit and caffeine to tighten bat wings.
Source: Marie Claire April 2010

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