SOME acquainted favourites have been given a superb fashionable twist – and in case you forgot to purchase a Mom’s Day current, they make good items for mums into well being and health.
Our Magnificence Editor, in the meantime, tries out quick-dry nail polishes.
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HEALTH: with Jane Atkinson
FIZZY DRINKS – SodaStream would possibly conjure ideas of the Eighties . . . and sure, the brand new machine works the identical method.
You fill a water bottle and pump in gasoline to carbonate it. However the machine now appears fashionable and smooth, serving to you chop down on plastic whereas having recent glowing water on faucet.
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One gasoline cylinder makes as much as 60 litres of bubbles and you’ll add flavours similar to kombucha.
The Spirit machine (together with carbonating cylinder and 1l bottle) is on provide at £49.99. See sodastream.co.uk.
BLENDER – I wouldn’t be with out my highly effective NutriBullet.
You can also make smoothies in seconds – an effective way to get a few of your five-a-day. I exploit it to make hummus, soups and ice cream mixtures too.
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The NutriBullet GO cordless blender means you may make smoothies at work and even on the fitness center. It fees in lower than 5 hours, to offer 20 mixing cycles.
The 370ml cup is ideal for smoothies and protein shakes. At present £49.99 at nutribullet.co.uk.
YOGHURT MAKER – EasiYo is sensible since you get no synthetic colors or flavours and the yoghurts are straightforward to make.
Simply combine one of many sachets with water, place within the machine with boiling water and in eight hours’ time you will have 1kg of yoghurt.
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There are 30-plus flavours to select from and ranges embrace Greek-style, high-protein, unsweetened, decreased sugar and 99 per cent fat-free.
The EasiYo 1kg yoghurt maker in black with a one-sachet starter package is £18.99 at lakeland.co.uk.
BEAUTY: with Tara Ledden
BUDGET – Rimmel 60 Seconds nail polish (£3.49 for 8ml, lookfantastic.com): Sixty seconds to dry is a daring declare . . . however the shiny components actually does dry inside a minute, good in case you battle to sit down nonetheless for the ten minutes it takes a daily polish to dry. (Like I do.)
With most shades, one coat is sufficient for a flawless end. However a number of the lighter colors want a second layer for full protection.
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It guarantees ten days of wear and tear, though I’m fortunate to get 5 days with none chips.
Nonetheless, for lower than the value of a meal deal, you’ll be able to’t complain.
MID – Essie Expressie nail polish (£7.99 for 10ml, lookfantastic.com): I’ve very small nail beds and an unsteady hand, so I really like this one’s angled brush.
It makes it straightforward to get near the cuticle with out by chance portray the pores and skin across the nail.
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By the point I obtained to my little finger, my thumb was already dry, so there’s nearly no down-time.
Forty shades, together with all of the classics you’d count on plus harder-to-find tones similar to khaki, yellow and lilac.
I’d favor it glossier, like a gel manicure, however utilizing a high coat creates the identical impact.
LUXURY: Seche Vite Dry Quick high coat (£9 for 14ml, boots.com): Technically this isn’t a quick-dry polish however it’s so good I needed to embrace it.
A transparent high coat, it fast-forwards the drying time of any nail polish turning it right into a quick-dryer.
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So if you have already got shades you want however want they didn’t take so lengthy to set, it is a no-brainer.
In addition to rushing up the drying course of, it gives an expensive-looking, gel-like shiny end and extends put on time like no different high coat I’ve tried.
It makes my at-home mani final a fortnight, simply. Of those, my favorite.
