This month... DO-IT-ALL BALMS

Multitaskers that blitz dry hands, rough cuticles and sandpaper skin? Beauty editor CASSIE POWNEY got slathering

Bio-Oil Dry Skin Gel, from £4.99 A slippy, film-forming gel that some will love and some will hate. I wouldn’t use it on my face for fear of breakouts but, teamed with hydrating heroes shea butter and urea, it sees off dry patches on the body pretty sharpish. Bloom And Blossom Wonder Balm, £16 Creamy and lavender-oil-laced, this smoothed my rough patches and made me want to take a nap. It tastes a little too perfumed for the lips, and smells too snooze-inducing for work (or do I just have a very suggestible olfactory system?). For me, this is for bedtime only. L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect Intensive Re-Nourish Manuka Honey Miracle Salve, £19.99 This is closer to a cream texture than a balm, so it leaves less tackiness on the skin. It’s…

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Cosmopolitan UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2018

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