ELLE's experts reveal their tried and tested tips, from the cellulite busters you can make using the contents of your larder to the best way to calm sun burnt skin, click here to read more...
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‘A dry brushing massage is the very best way to enhance the beauty of the skin on the body.’
Ole Henriksen, Leading Skincare Specialist
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'Apply body lotion within three minutes of getting out of the bath or shower. It locks in maximum moisture before water evaporates from your skin’
Krista Madden, Beauty Lounge Founder
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Whether you’re fake tanning at home or in the salon, James Read, senior tanning expert at St Tropez gives us his top tanning tips. ‘Always remove all traces of moisturiser or deodorant before applying fake tan and cover toe nails and eyebrows in Vaseline so they don’t become stained. Moisturiser can be a useful tool, use small dabs of it to blend tan on wrists and ankles and around the hairline.’
James Read, St Tropez's Senior Tanning Expert
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‘If you’re fake tanning, a failsafe way to remove any mistakes is with a whitening toothpaste’.Gliss from Schwarzkopf and Krista Madden, Beauty Lounge Founder
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‘If you do not have a body exfoliating product and your skin is dry and scaly after bathing, apply a light body lotion all over wet/damp skin and use a rough, dry towel to vigorously massage skin, drying skin and exfoliating at the same time. This will scrub off dead old skin.’Nichola Joss, Celebrity Manicurist and Facialist
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‘Make sure you exfoliate your legs before you shave. It stops the razor getting clogged with dead skin and blunting the razor (and it also means fewer nips).’Gliss from Schwarzkopf and Krista Madden, Beauty Lounge Founder
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‘I love to do a coffee and sugar body scrub which is great for cellulite. You simply mix equal parts finely ground, brown sugar with finely ground coffee and mix with enough sesame oil to create a thick soft paste that will allow for a smooth glide across the body. Work your way from your feet upward and be sure to turn the shower head away while applying the scrub so it doesn’t all wash away, your skin should be damp but not soaking wet.’Ole Henriksen, Skincare Expert
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‘Before going out make sure to dab perfume on all of those areas where your veins are close to the surface of your skin. Because the skin is warmer here it will help to make the most of the scent.’Gliss from Schwarzkopf and Krista Madden, Beauty Lounge Founder
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‘Dispose of loofers, they make lovely homes for germs as they remove dry skin which is essentially dead skin cells and toxins. Use a dry body brush instead.’
Noella Gabriel, Elemis Founder
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To avoid the irritation of ingrown hairs use MD Formulations’ Pedicreme, £26, pedicure cream everyday on the bikini line (but not 24 hours before or 24 hours after waxing). Feet have hard skin so the product has a high percentage of glycolic acid to slough away the tough patches , when used on the bikini line it eliminates the dead skin which blocks the follicles’.
Amanda Birch, Beauty Therapist, Gilly Green Salon
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Put a handful of sea salts into your bath – it’s an absolute must to stop skin getting wrinkly and provides essential minerals to maintain your body’s natural ph balance.Gliss from Schwarzkopf and Krista Madden, Beauty Lounge Founder