Christmas Gift Guide: Gadgets & Tools For Girls

It's not hard to find women who loves beauty products, whether it's skincare, makeup, or the whole shebang! But if there is a beauty product that really gets a beauty girl going, it's a gadget or tool. 2020 has brought many bad things, but it has also delivered some of the best beauty gadgets in a long time. Below are some of the best and they make for perfect Christmas presents...

Review | DAVISAGE DVS VISAGER

The DAVISAGE DVS VISAGER is a facial tool that uses state of the art Japanese technology to stimulate cellular renewal, boost collagen regeneration, and improve skin elasticity. It is designed to maximise the many benefits of the DAVISAGE Face X’cercise program, made up of both products and facial exercises (including acupressure massage and lymphatic drainage massage).

Review: 001 London CRYOpress

The 001 London CRYOpress is a handheld facial roller device that sustains a temperature of -8 to 2.5°C, to provide an ice-cold lymphatic facial. It is one of the newest at-home facial tools on the market and, unless I'm mistaken, is one of the very few ice-cold devices on the market too.

The Beauty Benefits Of Hayo'u

Hayo'u is a new British wellness brand designed to help you tackle your toxic stress levels, as well as make you look younger, feel stronger and become more energised. Being a beauty obsessed bitch, I'm all over the 'look younger' part and - lucky - Hayo'u makes good on its promise.

Grooming: Clinique For Men Sonic System Cleansing Brush Review

The Promise: "Dermatologist-developed to make Clinique For Men daily care even more effective. Charcoal-grey brush head with more than 9,000 sonic vibrations per minute cleans more thoroughly than hand washing alone. Preps for a more comfortable shave. Skin looks and feels energized, vital"

The Price: £79.00 / $89.50

The Stockist: clinique.co.uk / Sephora

The Results: The Clinique For Men Sonic System Cleansing Brush is similar to the oh-so-popular Clarisonic but sleeker and very masculine. Like all cleansing brushes, the Sonic System is designed to deeply cleanse and exfoliate the skin. However it does offer some additional extras; antimicrobial technology to keep the bristles clean, a tilted head for accessing hard to reach areas and two tiers of bristles - a top section with firm dark grey bristles that deeply clean pores and a bottom section with light grey bristles for use on cheeks and sensitive areas of the face.

Weekly Worship: 001 London Eyecicles

A few weeks ago I stumbled across this YouTube video from British beauty brand, 001 London. The video was an eye massage tutorial that used the brand's revolutionary beauty device, Eyecicle® (£150.00 001skincare.com). Two minutes into watching the video, I decided that I needed these Eyecicles in my life.

For those wondering, 001 London's Eyecicle is a temperature-conditioning™ beauty device that is chilled in the fridge for 30 minutes and then massaged around the eye area, using acupressure techniques on the seven pressure points. When our bodies react to cooler temperatures (below 29°C), blood vessels are activated to expand and contract, which stimulates blood flow and boosts oxygen and nutrients to our cells. So, because of the cool temperature they maintain, Eyecicles are able to combat thermal ageing, flush out toxins that build-up around our eyes and stimulate blood flow and the metabolism of skin cell growth, to keep the eye area tight, bright and smooth!

Taking the shape of a lollipop, Eyecicles are made with artisan glass techniques and their entire contact surface is rounded and smoothed with no seam.

News: NARS Launch Artistry Brushes

All NARS fans, at one stage in their beauty-loving lives, must have wondered why the global beauty brand doesn't offer the largest makeup brush collection. Considering the brand was created by hugely talented makeup artist François Nars, it has always come as a surprise that NARS don't sell the same amount of brushes as the likes of MAC Cosmetics.

Well times are - thankfully - changing, as the brand has announced the launch of a brand new makeup brush collection. The collection, appropriately titled Artistry Brushes, features 16 different makeup brushes designed for the face, cheeks, eyes and lips.

The Artistry Brushes collection was conceived by François Nars and Fabien Baron (of New York design firm Baron & Baron). Each brush is designed with the finest quality hairs and is delicately weighted to provide the essential balance for a professional and precise makeup application.

I, for one, can't wait...and luckily I won't have to! The Artistry Brushes collection is launching on April 1st, with brushes priced between £21.00 - £40.00.