8 Time 4 Me, February 2009
beauty
Skin Food by Weleda
£6.95 for 75ml10/10
9/10NOWacultbeautyproduct,
Weleda’s skin food has been
around since the 1920s. It’s
easy to see why Kate Moss,
Sophie Ward, Rihanna, Helena
Christensen and Winona Ryder
are devotees –atafraction of the
costofmanyprestige brands it
does four times the work.
It worked welltolockinmoisture
and gets top marks for being Yes To Carrots Deliciously
super-economical into the Rich Body Butter available
bargain–agenerous75mltube, at Boots and Debenhams
costing£6.95, can last for textureisabove average–the£6.99 for 250ml
months, and be used all over the cream has arichness that’s great
body on dry skin. And it smells for hydration yet doesn’t leave aHARD-WORKING body
delightful. traceofgreasiness.moisturiser, free of nasty
Absorbed easily withasubtleparabens, that can count
fragrance,thisisone I’lldefinitelyskin-friendly Dead Sea minerals
be repeat buying.amongits ingredients. The
Save your
Elemis MaximumMoisture 7/10
DayCream
50ml for £35
LIGHTtextured lotion whichclaims
to be able to adapt to the need of skin
each individual’s skin and protect
against toxins.
It’s probably more suited to Skin ravaged by the harsh winter weather?
normal, oily or moderately dry ZOE WALKER tries out the products that claim to
skin (I found it just abit too
lightweight for my very dry skin) be able to turn you from parched to perky faced
but doesprovideagoodcanvas for spring in no time.
for make-up application and
smells divine. When Hope Is Not Enough
Replenishing Creamby7/10
Philosophy
£36 for 56.7g
Elemis Maximum
DELICIOUS-SMELLING, easilyReplenishNight
absorbed creamthat leftmyskinCream
feelingmoisturised for extended50ml for £40
periods without being cloying or tooNIGHTcream designed
heavy. One minor complaint is thatto complement Elemis’s
the cream seemed to leave athin filmMaximum Moisture
on the skin–which madeitDay Cream,and it has8/10
unsuitablefor wearingunder liquidto be said that rather
foundation.than usingthem alone
At £36 it’s not cheap, but you need(as Ihave in the past)
so little that after acouple of weeksusingthese creams in
of use my pot hardly had adentinit.tandem does appear
to improvetheir
Nutrizone Intensive Nourishing Cream for Dry Skin by Guinoteffectiveness. I
£65 for 50mlpreferred the
Maximum Replenish
THIS one’s abit pricey but if you’ve gotNightCream to the
the cash to splash it’s definitely anDay Cream –it 8/10
investment worth making.claims to be able to
The creamwas rich and went oncalm stressed skin
incrediblyeasily after warminginandparched skin did
the hands (so you don’t needtoimmediately feel
useagreat deal of it). It providedbetter following
immediate hydration that lastedapplication. The
throughout the day, so nocumulative effect was
reapplication was needed. Theamoreeventoneand
smell was light and fresh and make-upsoft feel to the skin in
went on well afterwards, meaning thethe mornings.
only real sticking point was the cost.
TIME 4 ME 008 Feb 2009
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