Your West Midlands Wedding - Feb/Mar 2019 (Issue 60)

SOUL SISTER Inspired by the wisdom of traditional Thai healing, MALÁKO is a therapeutic, eco-wellness-based skincare brand, combining the enchanting nature and tropical essence of Thailand. The Essentials Kit provides a luxurious dose of serenity and relaxation in a treatment that benefits your skin, mind and body. It contains the entire full-sized Skin to Soul range – Body and Hand Wash, Body Butter Balm and Body Crème Scrub. Priced at £64 the kit is available from malakoskincare.co.uk Andrea Garland has launched a fab and quirky range of hand-filled 100 per cent natural beeswax lip balms, bringing back to life a bounty of vintage compacts, tins and pillboxes collected over time. A good old-fashioned refill service is offered so that these little treasures can continue to be enjoyed over and over again. Sustainable beauty at its best. Check out andreagarland.co.uk Vintage chic ANYONE FOR CAVIAR? Alterna’s anti-aging haircare range has caviar at the heart of its formula. Sustainably harvested from sturgeon living in the South of France, it undergoes a special extraction process to capture the opulent nutrients inside the raw beads. One of nature’s richest sources of Omega-3 fatty acids, caviar extract restores moisture, elasticity and shine to hair. I put the Replenishing Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner to the test and I have to say it really brought my hair to life, leaving it unbelievably smooth and silky, with a brilliant shine. So much so, that when I came to work my fellow editors thought I’d been to the salon! Available from lookfantastic.com Brand you Beautonomy is a passionate community of beauty experts with a mission to give you the tools you need to create your very own beauty products. Ever bought an entire palette but only ever used one eyeshadow? Then this is for you! Create your own personalised palette, with a choice of different sizes, designs, packaging text and 30 shades of high pigment creamy eyeshadows, blushers, bronzers and highlighter. I had great fun creating my very own bespoke ‘CWM’ palette! What a fantastic idea for bridesmaids’ gifts. Personalise with your message and you could even fill it with the shades used on the big day. Gorgeous! Get creating today at beautonomy.com SOAK AWAY STRESS Introducing Naturally European Bath Soak from The Somerset Toiletry Company. If you’re in need of relaxation, create a spa-at-home experience and let the minerals dissolve to release the delightful fragrances. Available in seven gorgeous scents, it makes a great gift, or better still treat yourself and relax. Priced at £7.95, from thesomersettoiletryco.co.uk ICE QUEEN The ultimate in luxury skin pampering, Anne Semonin’s Precious Pearl Ice Cubes deliver instant radiance and a more even complexion and skin tone whilst boosting its firmness and vitality. The dynamic formula also prepares your base for smoother make- up application. Simply place in the freezer for at least two to three hours, remove from the mould, pop it into the gauze bag provided, apply after cleansing and toning, et voila – skin is moisturised, pores are minimised and you’re left with a discrete shimmer perfect for special occasions. £70 for a coffret of six unidoses available from Harrods and annesemonin.com Brow brilliance Andmetics Brow Wax Strips help you get the perfect shape every time. So simple yet so ingenious, I was lucky enough to try these at a press event and they’re brilliantly quick, clean and easy to use. Thanks to the marking points for easy positioning, you can’t go wrong. There’s a whole range of cold wax hair removal available for women and men – it’s only fair the other half should go through the same levels of pain to look tip-top on the wedding day! The strips are currently available from andmetics.com, amazon.co.uk and beautyandtheboutique.com BEAUTY NEWS 91