Here comes the sun

It’s time to cast off some of the 17 layers we’ve been swaddling ourselves in since last September and show some skin. Winter can leave skin dull and dry, so give it a boost with our pick of products and treatments designed to get you summer ready and glowing with vitality…

Start with a quality SPF like mesoestetic’s Moisturising Sun Protection SPF50+ sun cream. It offers added hydration and a silky texture that creates a soft and nourished base. It’s great for dry or mature skins. You can buy it at facethefuture.co.uk for around £60. Even if your regular foundation or tinted moisturiser includes SPF, it’s worth boosting your protection levels with an additional sun cream. 

If you want to get a healthy summer glow, head for the Sun Spot on Broomhill Road, where you’ll find a selection of the latest tanning beds. Alternatively, Green People have their new Age Defy+ Liquid Gold Tanning drops, which offer a temporary at-home radiance boost and subtle colour for up to a week. They’re 95% organic, vegan and cruelty-free. £36 for 30ml from greenpeople.co.uk. 

If you’re tanning, then a decent exfoliator is a must. Give FRUU Cosmetics’ Coconut Coffee Scrub a go. It’s gently effective, smells great and, like all FRUU products, it’s vegan, cruelty-free and made from wonky fruits. Find it at fruuurskin.com for £12.99. 

If winter has left your skin prone to breakouts or acne, then beauty tech specialist PMD’s new PMD Clean Acne could be a worthwhile investment. It
combines a rechargeable silicon cleansing brush on one side with the power of blue light therapy on the other.  The cleansing brush operates at 7,000 vibrations per minute at a perfect frequency to break down dirt and oil from within the pores whilstlifting and toning the skin. You’ll find it at harrods.com or uk.pmdbeaty.com with an RRP of £209. 

Treat Company in Inverallochy offer a full range of Diode SHR Super Hair removal treatments, Lycon waxing and Mabel Plus Tri-polar treatments
which use subcutaneous heat to lift and contour the skin and shrink fat cells which firms the jawline for those holiday photos.

Aesthetic Beauty Inverurie now offers EXO-SKIN™, a concentrated rejuvenating serum with growth factors from stem cells, peptides, soothing cytokines, hydrating hyaluronic acid, collagen-stimulating vitamin C and other potent substances that support skin health. Combined with DermaPen micro-needling, it basically rewrites your skin’s past and lies about your age for you. Great if you want to look younger and boost your self-confidence for summer. 

Now you’re good to glow!