The beauty game changer: Unbox your skin, makeup & hair heroes

It’s how you take care of your skin day in, day out that makes the long-term difference. Start with a cleanser that deep-cleans skin without stripping it: Sunday Riley’s cult Ceramic Slip Cleanser. Every skin type needs daily hydration – it elevates a mediocre complexion to a good one – and Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Hyaluronic Moisture Cushion and Algenist Genius Anti-Aging Cream both deliver it, and more. The same goes for great haircare, and Oribe’s super-luxe duo leaves hair incredibly glossy and healthy.

Step up your skincare regime with these products that deliver results fast. Anything cold instantly firms and de-puffs tired skin, so make Anne Semonin’s high-tech ‘ice cubes’ your ice-box staple. Chilling your sheet mask can also give the same de-puffing effects or, to relax the face, warm it (still inside the sachet) in your bath; try it with the excellent, glow-giving Rose Gold Brightening Facial Treatment Mask from 111Skin. Finish with the innovative Mimi Luzon 24k Pure Gold Dust, which can be added to any moisturizer and massaged into skin – it gives an incredible radiance.

As for the genius buys no beauty bag should be without? We have four favorites. We all want the perfect black mascara, and Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara from Marc Jacobs is famous for its full-on luxe-lash effect. Get that elusive glow with a skin shimmer – the bestselling Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder by Hourglass makes skin look naturally gorgeous. By Terry’s Baume de Rose is a multipurpose balm with a cult following, and deservedly so – use it to transform dry skin, nails and hair. A staple in many makeup artists’ kits, Caudalie Beauty Elixir facial mist hydrates dry skin instantly. Spritz onto the face before applying your moisturizer, after makeup, or at any time of day when both mind and skin need refreshing – it’s particularly good in-flight.