Whether its a mid afternoon, vitamin-loaded pick-me-up; a slick of lipstick for that big meeting; or a spritz of mood-boosting perfume, everyone needs some carefully selected beauty products to sit alongside their stapler and pen pot. Here we reveal team ELLEs desk-side essentials
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Emma Smith, ELLE and ELLEuk.com Beauty DirectorHand Sanitiser: Jurlique Hand Sanitiser, £12.50 at John LewisAfter riding the tube and rushing around to and from appointments, the first thing I do is apply a pump to my hands. I feel like I can touch my lovely white keyboard without spreading bacteria this way.Scented Oil:Aromatherapy Associates Support Breath Essence £15.50For those overwhelming moments, when things are flying at me from every direction, I just take a good long lungful of this and I feel instantly grounded.Face Mist: Caudalie Beauty Elixir, £32 at
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Alice Watt, ELLEuk.com Fashion Assistant
Hand Moisturiser:Weleda Skin Food, £8.50Hand cream is one of those products I simply can’t live without. Whenever I see a new and exciting mini/travel sized tube I’ll grab it without a second thought. So, while I have this fab Weleda one on the go at the moment, I have a nice little stand-by collection in my top drawer. There are seven and counting, so far… Lip Balm: Carmex classic lip balm, £1.27 at SuperdrugI’ve always relied on lip balm, but office air con makes my dependence even stronger. So a pot of this little wonder product is never far from reach.Lipstick: Dior Rouge lipstick in Blazing Red, £22.50 at
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Amy Lawrenson, ELLEuk.com Beauty WriterBalm: Jurlique Love Balm, £10This orange-scented pot of balm is perfect for lips, cuticles and any dry patches I may have, especially in the run-up to winter.Face Mist:Neal’s Yard Remedies White Tea Facial Mist, £10.50Our office’s air conditioning system leaves a lot to be desired and my skin really suffers. One spritz of this hydrating, refreshing mist leaves my complexion feeling normal and looking dewy, rather than feeling tight and looking dull.Vitamins: Emergen-C 1000mg Vitamin C, 95p each at Holland & BarrattPacked with a whopping 1000mg of
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Suzanne Scott, ELLE Beauty Writer
Multi-purpose Balm: Lucas’ Pawpaw Ointment, £12 at Cult BeautyI couldn’t even count the number of times I dip in to this throughout the day. It stops my lips from drying out in the office air conditioning. Face Oil: Aromatherapy Associates Fine Line Face Oil, £41.50 I keep this within reaching distance more for the smell than anything else. When I’m feeling a little stressed I warm a drop between my palms and breath it in deeply. The office air conditioning tends to dry my forehead out so I sporadically work a drop or two in to my skin.Perfume: Diptyque 34 Boulevard Saint G
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Emma Sells, ELLEuk.com Fashion Features DirectorHand Cream:Cowshed Cow Pat Moisturising Hand Cream, £16This hand cream smells amazing and absorbs quickly (so no greasy fingerprints on my keyboard). Perfect if you’re in need of a mid-afternoon pick-me-up.Nail Polish: OPI Nail Laquer in Radiance, £16.75 at Lena WhiteI’m never far away from a great nail polish and this silver shade is my current favourite. It seems to dry in an instant so I can easily get away with doing a quick desk side polish. In my lunch hour of course…Perfume: Jo
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Georgia Collins, ELLE Deputy Beauty EditorConcealer: Benefit Confessions of a Concealaholic, £28.50 at BootsI couldn't be without this brilliantly comprehensive concealer kit. Not only does it have different shades of creamy cover up that I can blend to suit my skintone, it has minis of Benefit's failsafe illuminators too, so not only can I look blemish-free, I also add a little radiance.Perfume: Maison Martin Margiela Untitled, £61 at Selfrid