Here’s our pick of products to try this month to keep yourself looking fresh and trendy.
Charles Tyrwhitt
This versatile shirt seamlessly transitions from important meetings to post-work socials. Made from 100% cotton, it offers natural stretch and movement, with a unique weave texture. The mid-weight fabric ensures it’s suitable year-round. Available in a variety of colours, the contemporary cutaway collar allows for both tie and tie-less looks, while a split back yoke provides extra mobility. The non-iron finish makes mornings a breeze. Perfect for the modern professional, this shirt combines style and practicality.
For the love of music
The Creative Zen Hybrid wireless over-ear headphones from global audio brand, Creative, may be of interest to you. Featuring Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation and Ambient Mode when mums need to be aware of their surroundings, these over-ear headphones are the perfect combination of versatility and performance—wireless or wired, outdoors or indoors. Designed with durability and aesthetics in mind to complement daily activities, and boasting up to 27 hours of battery life, the Creative Zen Hybrid headphones are the ideal gift for mums.
Currently retailing at £49.99, purchases can be made directly from Creative’s website here.
AlumierMD
Rethink what your sunscreen can do for you. We want more from our skincare – and this includes sun protection. It’s time for protection against more than sunburn. Medical-grade skincare experts AlumierMD has reformulated its sunscreen range to protect against six forms of environmental damage, all of which can play havoc with our skin – think
ageing and inflammation:
Infrared radiation (IR)
High Energy Visible light (HEV) AKA blue light
Pollution
UVA rays
UVB rays
Free radical damage
We have up to 90% control over how our skin ages. The remaining 10% is beyond our control, as it involves intrinsic factors like genetics. Clear Shield Broad Spectrum SPF 42 is a lightweight, non-comedogenic (non-pore blocking), quick-drying physical sunscreen.
Myth 18L
The one thing you need for any journey is a reliable bag to safely transport all your gear. The Myth 18L from STM features a laptop section that suspends your laptop off the floor, protecting it from the impact zone should the bag be dropped. Along with this, it features multiple organisational pockets to keep your travel documents neatly organised and a good amount of space for personal gear.
The cable ready system means you can keep your charging cables neatly out of sight whilst charging on the go and the neat, PassPort luggage pass-through securely and easily connects your backpack to rolling baggage items for easy moving around an airport or train station. STM designed the air channel back-panel-and-yoke system to wrap around you and provide improved weight distribution for a comfortable carry no matter what you decide to pack.
RRP £99 from Amazon.co.uk
Temple of Incense
This luxury incense sticks and holders for your Easter gift guide, they’re fresh, springy scents that are the perfect gift.
The Temple of Incense story began in 2012, on a little market stall on Portobello Road, when two sisters from London – Simi and Sam Aydee – set out to deliver world-class natural incense to homes across the UK and international markets. They are dedicated to bringing magic into every home. The ritual of burning incense is engrained in their lives. The duo masterfully creates fresh and diverse temple-grade incense sticks, resins, oudh and oils for every occasion.
Do it for your hair
REHAB.’s travel-friendly kit combines their most loved products, delivering smoother, silkier, healthier-looking hair regardless of location. Inside the kit is:
- Mini Dose 1.0 Hair Oil
- Hair Perfume (10ml)
- Mini Vital Hair Brush
- 2x Shampoo Sheets
- 2x Conditioner Sheets
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Ten PM provide a natural and enjoyable way to improve your sleep and overall wellbeing. They’re a brand dedicated to improving sleep naturally with their delicious calming products and sleep health tips.
Their latest launch, the Oat & Cherry ‘Calm’ Bar (£24 for 12) is packed with 6 science-backed, sleep inducing ingredients. A healthy, and enjoyable snack to add into your everyday routine to support a more restful, deeper sleep.
Chocolate Treats
XO Chocolate London’s variety of treats will suit any and every snacking moment. From crunchy chocolate-covered pretzels and decadent dark chocolate honeycomb pieces to hand dipped candied oranges or a traditional swiss rocher.
Enjoy on the go, as a midday treat or as a sharing delight with friends and family.
Indulgent Hot Chocolate Collection
The typically British weather means hot chocolate is no longer just reserved for the winter months, but is now an all-year-round essential. Discover the warmth and richness of XO Chocolate London’s Hot Chocolate Collection. Crafted from the finest cocoa beans, it offers a luxurious and cosy escape with every sip.
Base Focus Brush Collection
Base Focus Brush Collection (£34.95) is a selection of 8 essential face brushes – everything you need for the perfect flawless complexion, from your foundation, to contour, to setting powder.
Coconut Candy Scrub (£25.00 for 175g)
Odylique’s Mineral Lipstick, RPR £18.50
NEW Reviving Rosemary Shampoo to support healthy hair growth and help prevent hair fall, while boosting shine.
Available from 15th July, this gentle, nourishing formula is fortified with:
- 2 potent rosemary extracts – including a super-critical CO2 extract that concentrates all the incredible properties of the herb
- Rice water and seaweed – rich in amino acids and peptides that support hair regeneration
- Nettle and horsetail – rich in strengthening silica
RRP from £13 for 200ml. Available online at www.odylique.co.uk from 15th July 2024
Empress Base & Body Brush
100% Cruelty Free and Vegan, the Empress Base & Body Brush is BPerfect’s best-selling multi-use topped kabuki brush, perfect for achieving flawless makeup and tanning application. Its stylish and sleek packaging with gold and silver detailing is easy to use and looks fabulous in any makeup bag. The soft bristles feel silky against the skin, achieving a precise and smooth application, leaving makeup looking natural and unblemished. This is the ultimate one stop wonder brush for an airbrushed finish!
The BPerfect Cosmetics Empress Base & Body Brush can be purchased from www.bperfectcosmetics.com for £16.95.
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