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Over 40 Beauty Favourites I Actually Use & Love
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items My honest beauty favourites for over 40s that I actually use and love every day. All of these have been tried and tested on my own sensitive skin - from brows that stay in place all day to makeup that doesn't irritate my eyes. These are my go-to prod...
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Beauty Favourites
Hair products
Skincare
Beauty Favourites
My everyday beauty favourites that I actually use and love - all tried on my own fine hair and sensitive skin over 40.
My go-to for brows that actually stay all day. Doesn't go crunchy, holds my brows without feeling sticky. One of my over-40 makeup bag staples!
Eyebrow Glue Instant Brow Styler | NYX Professional Makeup
My go-to everyday mascara! Gives full lashes without clumping and doesn't irritate my eyes. I use this over 40 because it lifts and fans without flaking. Stays on all day but easy to remove. Affordable and my absolute favourite from Amazon.
Maybelline: Mascara
have been taking this for about a year now. I have tried other brands but find this Nutrition Geeks Glycinate 3-in-1 works best for me. I was getting aches in my hands but this has most definitely helped by using everyday. 90 vegan capsules, 3-in-1 c...
Magnesium Glycinate 3-in-1 Complex 1800mg
I have also been taking this about a year now along with my magnesium. I have tried other biotin brands but this Nutrition Geeks Biotin Growth+ works best for me - my finger nails seem much stronger and less likely to break. 10,000ug Biotin + Zinc + ...
Nutrition Geeks Biotin Vitamin B - Health Care
I've been taking this Collagen Glow Up for a few months now, I haven't tried any other collagen powders so nothing to compare it to. Is it working? I'm not sure yet to be honest! It's easy to dissolve, unflavoured so I mix it in my morning coffee, 14...
Nutrition Geeks Collagen Glow Up Powder
Hair products
Fine, over-40 hair that needs volume without frizz. Color Wow Dream Cocktail is my everyday go-to for thicker-feeling hair that actually holds a style, plus the bits I use to keep it shiny and not dry.
Color Wow Dream Cocktail - perfect for fine hair
I have always had really fine hair and my hairdresser recommended this. It gives me volume without feeling sticky or greasy at all. I just use a tiny pea-sized amount on damp hair. Smells amazing too!
Color Wow Carb-Infused Thickening Treatment
My absolute secret weapon for glossy hair over 40! I have fine hair that goes frizzy and fluffy, but a tiny pea-sized amount of this gives that glass-like shine without weighing it down or making it greasy. I use it as the very last step after straig...
Color Wow Pop & Lock High Gloss Finish
My gym bag saviour! This is the mini travel size that lives in my car / gym bag. I use Living Proof at home and this is the on-the-go version for when I go straight from gym to work or errands. Over 40, fine hair, and this one doesn't leave white res...
Living Proof Travel Size Advanced Dry Shampoo
The only dry shampoo that actually cleans without the white helmet! I have fine hair that goes oily by day 2, this one makes it look freshly washed with volume, no gritty feeling. I spray it the night before and wake up with bounce - no white residue...
Perfect hair Day™ Dry Shampoo
Skincare
Over-40, fair and delicate skin that needs daily SPF and hydration without heaviness. This is my everyday face protection - Nuxe SPF50 is my summer holy-grail, light, no white cast, sits perfectly under makeup and doesn't irritate. All the gentle, ac...
I have used this every day this very hot summer to protect my fair delicate skin and I absolutely love it! It's perfect and it's not greasy at all.
You can apply your makeup over the top of it perfectly and it sits beautifully underneath. It has a ni...
Nuxe Light Sun Fluid SPF50 Face 50ml
I use this along with my other REN products as part of my weekly routine. Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Tonic - perfect for fair delicate skin over 40, gives me radiance without irritation.
REN Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Tonic, 100ml ...
My nighttime favourite - I use this through the week to wake up with glowing skin. Works overnight, kind to my fair delicate skin.
REN Face Cream Unisex, 40 ml (Pack of 1)
My weekly glow mask - part of my REN routine through the week. Leaves my over 40 skin brighter and smoother without irritation
Ren Glycolactic Radiance Renewal Mask
My everyday gentle cleanser - I have fair delicate skin that many cleansers irritate but this EverCalm one doesn't. I use this daily, it calms and doesn't strip my skin.
REN Clean Skincare Gentle Cleansing Gel
My daily day cream in my REN routine - Ultra Moisture Day Cream keeps my fair skin hydrated all day, not greasy, sits perfectly under my Nuxe SPF 50 and BB cream.
REN Ultra Moisture Dry Skin Day Cream 50ml
My exfoliating cleanser I use a couple times a week. Micro Polish Cleanser - gets rid of dullness without being harsh on my sensitive skin.
Radiance Micro Polish Cleanser by REN for Unisex
I don't use foundation but I use this BB Cream daily! Satin Perfection BB Cream - perfect coverage for over 40s, evens skin tone, kind to delicate skin. My everyday base.
Ren Satin Perfection Bb Cream
This is their new packaging - I have the old packaging that I got on an offer so I've only just started using it!
It's the REN Bio Retinoid Youth Concentrate Oil. So far it's lovely - kind to my fair delicate skin (lots of face oils irritate me but t...
REN Clean Skincare Bio Retinoid Youth Oil
I use this daily on my legs in summer and it's so good! I have very fair skin and my legs never tan well naturally, but this gives them a lovely natural colour that actually matches my arms. It's the Dove Summer Revived Medium to Dark Mousse - streak...
Dove Summer Revived Medium to Dark Tan Mousse