Brands are getting serious about body care this month with launches to get clients’ skin nourished and bronzed

Skin Regimen

The millennial skincare brand from the makers of Comfort Zone has launched four new products to its Shave and Hydrate line. Shaving Gel features Tasmanian pepper extract and has an aromatic herb aroma, Hydra Fluid is a double-use moisturising liquid packed with organic superfoods, Hand Cream includes holy basil, which can increase the resistance of the body to stress and toxins, and Roll-On is an aromatherapy concentrate incorporating juniper berries, cedarwood and rosewood.

Trade: £12.50 for Shaving Gel; £29 for Hydra Fluid; £10 for Hand Cream; £9 for Roll-On 020 3096 1752 skinregimen.com

Image Skincare

Image Skincare has relaunched its Ormedic collection, removing ingredients that could cause sensitivity and also developing a new product to add to the range: Balancing Gel Polisher. The skin refiner uses caviar lime extract, a natural alpha hydroxy acid, to gently dissolve dead skin, while pomegranate fruit enzyme increases cellular renewal, leaving skin brighter and smoother. Other key ingredients include olive seed powder, bamboo spheres and smartsensing beads.

Trade: £19 per 91g 0345 504 0461 imageskincare.co.uk

Dermalogica

Dermalogica has launched two body products influenced by traditional bathing rituals. The first, Phyto Replenish Body Oil, combines oils of French plum seed, avocado and sunflower seed to protect the skin’s lipid barrier, while fermented red ginseng, bergamot and neroli leave skin soft and nourished. Thermafoliant Body Scrub is a dual-action, warming body exfoliant, which uses Indian bamboo stem, papain and natural sea salt to smooth and brighten skin.

Trade: £19.10 for the scrub; £23 for the oil 0800 917 7147 dermalogica.co.uk

Light Elegance

Countering winter’s darkness with colour, Light Elegance has launched Champagne & Caviar, a new range of colour gels and glitters. Emerald green Made of Money, rich red First Class Only, chocolate Bougie Babe, red Living Lavish, mulberry Pampered to Perfection and pink Sitting Pretty in a Penthouse make up the colour gels, with silver Expensive, purple Mrs. Got Rocks, holographic Rolling in Glitter, red Richy & Bitchy, white Iced Up and green Gaudy but Gorgeous representing the glitter gel line-up.

Trade: £88.95 for full sets; £18.95 for individual shades 0333 000 7000 (Sweet Squared) sweetsquared.com

Mii

Available in two shades, Mii’s new Pure Wonder Brightener combines light-reflecting pigment and hydrating plant-derived squalene to counter dark circles and puffiness and help restore skin’s suppleness. The two shades, Revive and Refresh, are suited for fair and warmer skin tones respectively and give clients’ complexions a layer of natural luminosity.

Trade: £10.50 0345 217 1360 (Gerrard International) gerrardinternational.com

Murad

Murad’s latest launch, Replenishing Multi-Acid Peel, is a daily, bi-phase peel that aims to increase cell renewal. The first phase uses AHAs, BHA and TXA to exfoliate for smoothness and brightness. The second phase uses adaptogenic herb holy basil alongside soothing lipids to nourish skin and give it strength. Murad says tests have shown that skin cell renewal accelerates by 33% after seven days of the product’s use.

Trade: £26 for 100ml 0844 472 7050 murad.co.uk

Environ

The Ultimate 2019 Festive Gift Collection brings a range of new sets from Environ, including the extensive Skin EssentiA and Focus Care sets, which include tailored toners, gels, moisturisers and oil capsules. The Ultimate Youth Gift Set comes with a complimentary hanging travel bag, and the Gold Roll-CIT Gift Set is packaged with a 14-caratgold- plated Roll-CIT. Also available is the limited-edition Supersize Super Moisturiser+, which is 50ml larger than the standard booster bottles.

Trade: from £20 to £137.50 020 8450 2020 (IIAA) iiaa.eu

Gellux

Nail brand Gellux has launched winter collection Keep a Secret containing eight shades. Hush Hush is a dusky mauve; Sweet Little Lies a purple glitter; Truth or Dare a deep red; Rule Breaker a mulberry tone; Poker Face a brighter red; Looking For Me a purple shimmer; Secret Service a rich navy; and Secret Life a chunky metallic glitter. Each is suitable for use on natural nails or extensions.

Trade: £11.95 per 15ml 020 8573 9907 (Salon System) salonsystem.com

Lecenté

Lecenté’s Winter Collection features four new foils with the colours Red Shimmer and Pine Shimmer, which offer a Christmas-inspired style, autumnal Burnt Orange and simple Black Foil. Lecenté has also teamed up with Bioglitter to provide high-quality and eco-friendly alternatives to plastic-based glitter in rose-gold shade Acorn; silver Winter; golden Sunshine; magenta Lotus; grape-toned Orchard and blue River.

Trade: £3.99 per foil; £4.95 each for bioglitters 0333 000 7000 (Sweet Squared) sweetsquared.com

Mavala

Designed to tackle skin discomfort, sensitivity and lack of elasticity due to a lack of lipids, Mavala has launched the Anti-Age Nutrition lipid replenishing Skincare range.

Included is the fortifying day and night Anti-Age Nutrition Ultimate Cream, revitalising Anti-Age Nutrition Essential Serum and rich Anti-Age Nutrition Absolute Night Balm.

Each product uses Swiss linseed oil, a patented pro-lipid booster and bioactivated vegetal oils complex.

Trade: £20.62 for 30ml Essential Serum; £15.34 for 45ml Ultimate Cream; £17.10 for 65ml Night Balm 01732 459412 mavala.co.uk

Nouveau Lashes

Lash specialist Nouveau has launched the Triple Enhance Lash Serum, which uses a triple-peptide complex to enhance length, increase volume and improve the strength of lashes. Formulated with multifunctional proteins and an anti-pollution complex, and infused with multi-vitamins, antioxidants and panthenol, the serum protects from free radical damage by reducing the adhesion of harmful particles to lashes. The result is minimised breakage and brittleness and improved moisture and shine.

Trade: £15.99 for 15ml 01977 655620 nouveaulashes.com

ANP

Advanced Nutrition Programme has launched its 2019 Christmas Collection, consisting of three different sets. Each includes ANP’s latest innovation, Skin Youth Biome, among other, tailored capsules: The Ageless Beauty set includes Skin Vit A+ capsules for skin cell renewal and skin rejuvenation, the Perfectly Clear set features award-winning Skin Accumax capsules for healthy-looking skin, and the Radiant Glow set supports a luminous complexion with Skin Omega+ capsules.

Trade: £27.50–£52.50 020 8450 2020 (iiaa) Iiaa.eu

Sienna X

The Winter Miracle Gift Set, consisting of a Miracle Mask, Sleep Tanning Drops and sachets of Facial Oil, Retinol Serum, Day Cream and Eye Cream, is one of three Christmas sets launched by Sienna X. Also available is The Deepest Winter Glow Gift Set, which features the new Ultra Dark Q10 Tinted Self Tan Lotion along with a mitt and some sample sachets, and The Winter Calm Gift Set, with cleansing balm and some sachets.

Trade: £54 for Winter Miracle; £39.95 Winter Calm; £19.95 Deepest Winter Glow 0333 600 1200 sienna-x.co.uk