Tried and tested: best at-home high tech facial tools and devices Melanie McDonagh
Lockdown has made us self-sufficient in all sorts of ways which we won’t be giving up when it’s over.
Not, obviously, in terms of hair, but it’s been a revelation how many beauty treatments you normally get in a spa can be replicated at home. There are some excellent products out there. Plus it saves an awful lot of time being able to do your skin rejuvenation at home.
Thanks to these, I’m coming out of lockdown looking, well, significantly better than I’d be otherwise.
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Twelve months ago it would have seemed inconceivable that we ordinarily sceptical Brits would be spending hundreds, sometimes thousands of pounds on a single facial gadget. But that was before a global pandemic made at-home beauty experts of us all. Google searches for ‘skincare at home’ have shot up by 100 per cent since this time last year, and the demand for beauty devices has rocketed.
There are many ways to bring the spa to your home
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Spas might be shut, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pamper yourself. With the nation one month into its third lockdown, and no set end date in sight, now is the ultimate time to invest in some restorative tools that will help you relax, and that you can keep for years to come.
These top gadgets promise to keep you looking and feeling radiant - from the LED face mask that’s become a cult favourite among A-listers to the massage gun that’s taking the world by storm. But did our minds and bodies thank us when we tested them out?