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Beauty

Best beauty products of 2020

By Sarah Joan Ross on 17/12/2020

From hi-tech skin perfecters to DIY haircare, here are the best beauty products of 2020 that you may have missed


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HOW BEAUTY HAS CHANGED...

2020: A year of intermittent highs and plenty of lows. But one thing is for sure: we became ambassadors of our beauty regimes.


Michelle Obama said she perfected her at-home waxing and we have been our go-to therapists, manicurists, hairdressers and the like, in a bid to remain mildly presentable when leaving the house or for those Zoom calls.


So here's a look-back on the best beauty products and trends from this epic year that saved our skin, hair and sanity…

THE BEST IN SKINCARE

THE BEST IN SKINCARE

Gone are the maximalist make-up trends – we returned to a more straightforward routine with our make-up from the first lockdown, but amped up our skincare routines. Consumers searching for specific ingredients, like vitamin C, bakuchiol and hyaluronic acid, and terms such as 'what does retinol do' were hits.


We embraced online tutorials on specific regimes for at-home facials, along with clean skincare and the best skincare lines to buy, along with personalised virtual appointments.


CBD skincare searches have grown by 71% and searches for products with blue light claims have increased 170% while, according to NPD's VP Larissa Jensen, 'facial devices were up by 16%'. Click our edit of the best in beauty tools here.


So it seems it was a year of lipstick out, skincare in. Here's a selection of the best products you may have missed.



​DELICIOUS SMELLING AGE-SPOT ERASER | Ole Henriksen Banana Bright™ Vitamin C Serum, £53

​DELICIOUS SMELLING AGE-SPOT ERASER | Ole Henriksen Banana Bright™ Vitamin C Serum, £53

Ole Henriksen Banana Bright™ Vitamin C Serum, £53 – buy here


FACIAL RELAXATION IN A SERUM | This Works My Wrinkles CBD Booster + Bakuchiol, £38

FACIAL RELAXATION IN A SERUM | This Works My Wrinkles CBD Booster + Bakuchiol, £38

This Works My Wrinkles CBD Booster + Bakuchiol, £38 – buy here


HIGH-TECH, CLINICALLY PROVEN CREAM | Elemis Ultra-Smart Pro-Collagen Enviro Adapt Day Cream, £185

HI-TECH, CLINICALLY PROVEN CREAM | Elemis Ultra-Smart Pro-Collagen Enviro Adapt Day Cream, £185

Elemis Ultra-Smart Pro-Collagen Enviro Adapt Day Cream, £185 – buy here


​PERFECTS YOUR SKIN QUALITY & PROTECTS | Natura Bisse C+C Vitamin Sheer Fluid, £97

​PERFECT AND PROTECT YOUR SKIN QUALITY | Natura Bissé C+C Vitamin Sheer Fluid, £97

Natura Bissé C+C Vitamin Sheer Fluid, £97 – buy here


​HAIRCARE

Some of us mastered the art of cutting our own hair; for those who didn't, it was a tortuous growing-out phase or the very patient wait for the salons to re-open.


Soaring sales of home hair colour, plus a surge in Pantone shades of pastel and neon colours gained momentum, and there were launches of colour-preserving and pigmented sidekicks of tinted shampoos and treatment lines.


Of course, there were also search peaks for 'how to colour grey hair' and 'colouring hair at home', with salons being pretty quick responders to the pandemic's first wave. Some of our favourite colouring brands, such as Josh Wood and Bleach London, sprang into action, offering appointments via Zoom to help us out of a rut. Not quite the same without the lovely dimmed lighting and head rub in Windle London, but needs must.


Products that helped keep split ends at bay, masks and serums all proved popular, and made hair last a little longer between appointments.

​DETOX YOUR SCALP | Living Proof Perfect Hair Day (PhD) Triple Detox Shampoo, £24

​DETOX YOUR HAIR AND SCALP | Living Proof Perfect Hair Day (PhD) Triple Detox Shampoo, £24

Living Proof Perfect Hair Day (PhD) Triple Detox Shampoo, £24 – Buy here


​ONE OF THE BIGGEST SELLING PRODUCTS DURING BLACK FRIDAY | Olaplex No.3 Hair Perfector, £24

​ONE OF BLACK FRIDAY'S BIGGEST SELLING PRODUCTS | Olaplex No.3 Hair Perfector, £24

Olaplex No.3 Hair Perfector, £24 – buy here

​ADDS VOLUME AND TEXTURE TO LACKLUSTRE HAIR | Sachajuan Ocean Mist Hair Cream, £23

​ADD VOLUME AND TEXTURE TO LACKLUSTRE HAIR | Sachajuan Ocean Mist Hair Cream, £23

Sachajuan Ocean Mist Hair Cream, £23 – buy here


​THIS RANGE REDUCES BREAKAGE BY UP TO 90% | Charles Worthington Grow Dry Shampoo, £5.99

​THIS RANGE REDUCES BREAKAGE BY UP TO 90% | Charles Worthington Grow Dry Shampoo, £5.99

Charles Worthington Grow Dry Shampoo, £5.99 – buy here


​PROTECT HAIR FROM HEAT DAMAGE & POLLUTION | Grow Gorgeous Defence Anti-Pollution Spray, £23

​PROTECT HAIR FROM HEAT DAMAGE & POLLUTION | Grow Gorgeous Defence Anti-Pollution Spray, £23

Grow Gorgeous Defence Anti-Pollution Spray, £23 – buy here


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