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                                                                                    TOP TIP One study claimed British
                                                                                    women each spend an average of £400
                                                                                    a year on manicures and pedicures. Cut
                                                                                    down on cost by having both at the
                                                                                    same time – most salons offer a discount
                                                                                    for this. And bring your polish colour
                                                                                    with you to the salon, then you’ll be able
                                                                                    to use it to touch up nails, so you can
                                                                                    stretch out time between visits. If you
                                                                                    usually have weekly or fortnightly
                                                                                    manicures, opt for a simple polish
                                                                                    change for most of your appointments,
                                                                                    with a full manicure just once a month.

           Back to beauty school                                                    NAILS AT HOME
                                                                                    O Apply oil and add a
                                                                                    fresh layer of top coat
           TOP TIP Got a special event coming up? No celebrity would dream of stepping in   every day to extend
           front of the flashbulbs without a professional make-up artist having worked their   the life of your
           magic. Book your own in-store makeover – they offer better value than ever.   manicure. Try CND
                                                                                    Vinylux Weekly Top
           O CHANEL (chanel.com) does a classic  coaching you while you apply the rest.  Coat, £6.95/15ml,
           Parisian chic makeover for £45,     O CLINIQUE (clinique.co.uk) gives free   nailpolishdirect.com,
           redeemable against purchase. Or try a  15-minute flash make-up lessons    which hardens on
           masterclass – including Flawless Face,  focusing on lips, eyes or foundation.   exposure to daylight.
           Signature Lips and Expressive Eyes.  Book up to two at a time, or book a full
           O BENEFIT (benefitcosmetics.com) offers  45-minute makeover.             O If you love long-
           free mini makeovers in standalone stores.  O MAC (maccosmetics.co.uk) is the   wearing gel
           O YSL (yslbeauty.co.uk) offer makeovers  make-up favoured by make-up artists.   manicures but hate
           for £50, redeemable against purchase.  Walk in for a free demo focusing on eyes,   the cost, invest in a
           O THE DIOR LOOK (dior.com) comes in  lips or face; or learn how to transform   home gel mani kit,
           at £50, redeemable against purchase.  your look from £20, normally      which costs little
           O CHARLOTTE TILBURY, make-up artist  redeemable against purchase.       more than two salon
           to the stars (charlottetilbury.com), offers  O BOBBI BROWN (bobbibrown.co.uk)  treatments.
           a range of options, from free 15-minute  has a menu of free lessons, including   SensatioNail Express
           tutorials to a Hollywood Transformation,  Glam It Up, which will tweak your   Gel Deluxe Kit,
           which costs from £35 and is redeemable  make-up from daytime to evening   £69.99, boots.com,
           against purchase.                   glamour in 30 minutes. Or you could   includes nail tools,
           O BAREMINERALS (bareminerals.co.uk)  opt to learn new eye or lip looks in   three gel colours,
           offer a hands-on approach with its free  15–20 minutes. For £30, you can have    nail shields, remover
           ‘make-unders’. A make-up artist applies  a complete 45-minute party makeover,   and remover aids
           make-up to half your face, before   redeemable against purchase.        and an LED lamp to
                                                                                   harden the polish.

           BARGAIN BROWS Shaping your eyebrows                                      OJessica Phenomen
           can transform your whole look. Clinique                                  Oil Intensive
                                                                                    Moisturizer,
           offers a free 15-minute brow and lash tutorial                           £9.35/7.4ml,
                                                                                    johnlewis.com,
           (not including plucking or waxing).                                      keeps nails strong
           O Bobbi Brown’s Brow How includes trimming and tweezing plus make-up tips. It costs   and healthy and
           £17, but is redeemable against product purchases.                        cuticles soft.

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