Go from safe to sophisticated

If you’ve been using the same products for more than a few years now, raise your hand. Okay, even though I can’t see you, I know there are more than a few of you with your arm in the air right now. (It’s okay you can lower it.)

So if you find yourself wondering why your hair isn’t as shiny as you’d like it to be, or the cut is a little dowdy – or your complexion looks dull and you always look tired, then it’s simple really. You’re using the wrong products! It’s time to upgrade to some serious skin care, make-up of a more luxurious nature and hair products that can handle whatever you throw at them. Check out Willa Holland for example. As she’s gotten older, she’s discovered what works for her in the hair and beauty stakes and uses products that ensure she always looks her best. Why not start with these?

#1: La Prairie Cellular Treatment Liquid Soft Glow

Sooner or later, you begin to realise that it’s not about covering your skin with an awesome foundation, but finding a base that perfects your skin, by enhancing your skin’s natural tone and imparting a dollop of luminosity. La Prairie Cellular Treatment Liquid Soft Glow really fits the bill. With its air-light formula, the illuminating fluid creates a silky, soft touch effect that minimises the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles with light diffusing technology. It also keeps your skin feeling hydrated and comfortable all day long!

#2: Cloud Nine Touch

The first automatic straightening iron of its kind, the Touch by Cloud Nine is ready to go as soon as the plates are lightly touched together and automatically switches off after 30 seconds without use. Better still, you can turn up the heat by tapping the plates together three more times and down the same way. The styler features a micro-computer controlled heating system that ensures even temperatures across the plates and precise styling.

#3: The Bobbi Brown Brightening Finishing Powder

Featuring six luminous shades that blend together seamlessly to illuminate your skin, it could be said that this product is indeed the luminous treat your complexion has been waiting for. Formulated with mulberry, grape, scutelleria, and gentian root extracts, this innovative radiance powder instantly brightens your complexion without depositing too much colour or feeling heavy on your skin.

#4: Shu Uemura Art of Hair Cleansing Oil Shampoo and Conditioner

Don’t just wash-and-go any longer – your tresses deserve more attention! Shu Uemura Art of Hair Cleansing Oil Shampoo and Conditioner work to purify and deeply cleanse your scalp and hair follicle in order to rebalance your hair and leave it smooth, shiny and weightless. The conditioner is enriched with bergamot essential oil as it is moisturising, calming and soothing for your hair and will help to enhance the radiance of your hair. Both the shampoo and conditioner are also free of parabens.

#5: Yves Saint Laurent Baby Doll Mascara

This unique mascara leaves your lashes looking rich, full and lengthened, making it the top choice for a sophisticated make-up look. The formula contains a high-tech molecule called graphene, which ensures evenly distributed black pigment among your lashes. The multifaceted brush features a mix of thick, widely-spaced bristles to coat and magnify your lashes and finer bristles to find and define even the shortest lashes from root to tip.

Willa Holland in 2008.

Have you upgraded to a more serious skincare or beauty product lately? What do you think after making the switch?