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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
Perfumes - My All Year Round Favourites
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
My daily non-negotiable for years - can't be without it. I'm over 40 with sensitive skin and this takes everything off, SPF, mascara, the lot, with no stinging or tight feeling. I use it morning and night, the 700ml bottle lasts ages and is amazing v...
Garnier Micellar Water Sensitive Skin 700ml
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
Perfumes - My All Year Round Favourites
My signature scents that I actually wear all year round! From fresh floral for summer days to warm cozy for winter nights. These are bottles I've bought over and over - empty bottles that need topping up! Real reviews for Over 40s, long-lasting and n...
My all year round signature scent! 🌸
GUCCI Flora Gorgeous Jasmine - I love this smell all year around!
I wear this every single day - it's fresh and floral for summer but warm enough for autumn/winter too. Jasmine but not too sweet, really feminin...
GUCCI - Flora Gorgeous Jasmine eau de parfum
One of my all-time faves! My bottle is empty and needs topping up! 🖤
Dior Poison Natural eau de toilette 50ml - one of my all-time faves, my bottle is empty and I definitely need this for winter!
This is my winter signature. Warm, spicy, really se...
Poison Natural eau de toilette 50ml
Another of my all-time faves! 💖
DIOR J'adore eau de toilette 100ml - another of my all-time faves!
This is my everyday go-to when I want to feel feminine and fresh. Soft floral, not too heavy, really elegant. I get so many compliments when I wear ...
DIOR - J'adore eau de toilette 100ml
Definitely more of a winter scent for me! 💜
Mugler Alien refillable eau de parfum 90ml - this is definitely more of a winter scent for me, I haven't really used it at all in the summer.
This is my deep winter evening scent - warm, spicy, really po...
Alien refillable eau de parfum 90ml
So many versions, but my go-to fave for work! 🌼 (I have the Parfum version)
Marc Jacobs Daisy - there are so many versions of this one these days, but this is my go-to fave, great workday perfume!
Quick note: I actually have the full perfume / Ea...
Daisy Eau de Toilette 100ml
The one I've chosen today - August day scent! ☀️
CHANEL Chance Eau Tendre Eau de Parfum - the one I've chosen today, perfect August day scent!
This is my today perfume - light, fresh, fruity floral, perfect for hot August days. I chose this today b...
CHANEL - CHANCE EAU TENDRE Eau De Parfum
Another all-time fave! 💙
VERSACE Dylan Blue Pour Femme eau de parfum - another all-time fave!
This is my sexy evening one - fresh but warm, a little fruity at first then really sensual and long-lasting. I wear this for date nights, evenings out, w...
VERSACE - Dylan Blue Pour Femme eau de parfum
always have a Jean Paul in my collection! ✨
Jean Paul Gaultier Divine Couture Eau de Parfum 100ml - I always have a Jean Paul in my perfume collection!
This is my current Jean Paul fave - Divine Couture is so glam, warm, a little sweet but really c...
Gaultier Divine Couture Eau De Parfum 100ml
Dior do the best scents that last all day! 💖
Miss Dior Essence Eau de Parfum 50ml - Dior do the best scents that last all day!
This is my newest Dior and I love it - fresh, floral, a little fruity but really long-lasting. I spray this in the morni...
Miss Dior Essence Eau de Parfum 50ml
Dean bought me this one! ❤️
CAROLINA HERRERA Very Good Girl eau de parfum 50ml - last one in my collection, Dean bought me this one. It's not a wow-er of mine, but he loves it. It's a definite date night one!
Dean picked this for me - the famous re...
CAROLINA HERRERA - Very Good Girl eau de parfum 50ml