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It’s Valentine’s Day – a date when your inbox is brimming with gift ideas for the one(s) you love, and shop windows are bursting with hearts, flowers, and reminders to treat someone special. But, this year, we’re putting the focus on you, and we think that you should do the same with self-care. Because, in the end, we believe that love starts with you.

You’ve heard the saying ‘summer bodies are made in the winter’, right? Well, here’s our verdict: all bodies are summer bodies as long as the sun is shining. However, it’s a fact that body sculpting treatments become more popular in winter, for the simple reason that they make some people feel more confident ahead of swimsuit season.

There’s a reason Vitamin C was the most searched skincare ingredient on Google last year. When it comes to results, this beauty hero is one of the most versatile saviours out there. Loaded with benefits – from fading acne scars to bolstering skin’s defences – it can be found in serums, moisturisers, masks and supercharged facials. . Consider it skincare’s all-rounder.

Last year, over one million people – all tired of waxing, plucking and shaving – booked in for laser hair removal to zap their unwanted hair for good. When it comes to getting silky-smooth, fuzz-free skin, there’s no longer-lasting, more effective treatment available. No wonder, then, that next-gen hair removal lasers are proving so popular.

When was the last time you blitzed through 24,000 sit-ups in a 30-minute session? Or gritted your teeth through 24,000 thigh-sculpting squats? Don’t be alarmed; these are trick questions. We know it’s physically impossible to reach those reps.

While an ever-growing raft of concealers is making it easier than ever to disguise tired eyes, dark circles are still the biggest beauty bugbear for 25% of us. That comes above wrinkles, blemishes, dullness, and a whole host of other skincare woes.

It’s summer’s cruellest catch 22: just as silk shirts, camis and dresses come back in style, a heat wave dashes our sartorial dreams by sending temperatures sky-high. We all know sweat and silk aren’t a match made in heaven, just like sweat and… well, any fabric really. But how might Botox (yes, Botox) help to stop sweating? Here’s what you need to know…

Have you heard of ‘tweakments’ yet? It’s the name beauty experts are using for subtle aesthetics; the treatments that refine and ‘tweak’ your features without transforming how you look.

We all know that a sweep of contour powder works wonders at sculpting skin. A gentle dusting under cheekbones or along the jawline takes your complexion from lacklustre to lifted in seconds. However, if you want the effect to last – no kabuki brush required – it’s time to put down the powder and discover the effects of radiofrequency treatments.