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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Interviews by Kate Lloyd

Gamechanging beauty products: 17 skin, hair and wellness essentials the experts can’t live without

A woman's hands around a perfume bottle above a smoke billowing cauldron
Photograph: Tal Silverman. Photography assistant: Dan Burwood

How often do you come across a beauty product that genuinely changes the game? Not just a nice-to-have, but something that actually works, solving a problem you’d given up on. The shampoo that really defrizzes. The foundation that lasts all day without creasing. The serum that calms, rather than irritates, sensitive skin.

Most of us have drawers full of abandoned products: lipsticks that smudge, sunscreens that pill, serums that sting too much. So when something delivers, it’s a big deal – often earning a permanent spot in your routine (and a place in your emergency backup stash).

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