2. Look Pool – Side Perfect
Want sexy beach hair and Pedi perfect toes
but due poolside in five? ‘Think of it like preparing for a night out – you can
pull off an amazing transformation with the right products. These really can
deliver their quick-fix promise,’ says beauty editor Leyla Tabaksert.
Buff up
Cowshed
Detoxifying Body Scrub
Exfoliation is a sure-fire way to improve
the look of your skin in no time. Polish your limbs to perfection with Cowshed
Detoxifying Body Scrub, $51, which not only rids your skin of dryness and
flakes, it firms and detoxes, too.
Fuzz off
Gillette
Venus ProSkin MoistureRich Razor
Who has the patience – or a spare half hour
– for a DIY hotel-room wax? The Gillette Venus ProSkin MoistureRich Razor,
$16.49, houses three blades plus a built-in gel bar, formulated with olive
and avocado butters so it moisturises as you shave.
Nail it
Bourjois
10 Days Nail Enamel
Paint your nail at the beginning of the
holiday and keep that spa-perfect Mani/Pedi intact with Bourjois 10 Days
Nail Enamel, $8.99, the pro-silicon formula goes on like regular
polish but instantly sets to keep its shine while resisting chips.
Plump out
L’Occitane
Angelica Instant Hydration Mask
Give your face a moisture boost with L’Occitane
Angelica Instant Hydration Mask, $28.5. Use it two or three times on your
week’s holiday, or more if necessary – its organic angelica oil hydrates skin
in three minutes to combat the drying effects of the sun.
Shine on
Aveda
Sun Care
Keep your hair looking glossy with the Aveda
Sun Care range. Fend off drying UV rays for up to 16 hours with a spritz of
the Protective Hair Veil, $28.5, and boost beach-tired locks with After-Sun
Hair Masque, $25.5, which restores moisture to dry hair.
Double up
Clarins
Delectable Self Tanning Mouse SPF15
Smooth Clarins Delectable Self Tanning
Mouse SPF15, $25.5, onto your face and body and it won’t just give you a
golden glow, it’ll soften, hydrate and boost natural melanin production while
protecting against UV rays. Two-piece, here you come.
3. Fake a Fit Body
OK, you can’t fit a six-week regime into 48
hours, but you can boost your body confidence. ‘Do these targeted moves each
day in your hotel room – you’ll feel tauter and they’ll boost your metabolism,
so you’ll burn CALS even lying by the pool,’ says Zest trainer Jane Wake.
Tricep dip
Disguises bingo wings by giving the
appearance of firm upper arms
Grab a chair, sit on the edge with your
hands holding the seat next to the hips.
Edge your bottom off the seat, supporting
your weight on your hands, with your legs straight, feet on the floor.
Bend your elbows, lowering your bum as far
as possible to the floor. Rise back up. This is one rep, aim for 20.
Glute bridge
Pulls in your bum and tum – what’s not to
love?
Lying on your back, bend your knees and
place your feet flat on the floor.
Pushing through your feet, lift your hips
up as high as you can and then slowly lower them back down – this is one rep.
Aim for 20 reps.
Lunge
Sends lactic acid to your thighs to burn
off that wobble
Stand with your feet hip-width apart, take
a long stride forwards, lowering your back knee until it’s just off the floor.
Your front knee should be bent at 900, so it doesn’t come beyond
your toes.
Step back up into the start position,
pushing back up with your back leg. Repeat on the other leg, Aim for 15 reps on
each leg.
Flutter kick
A real core blaster to pull in your tummy
muscles
Lie in your back with your legs straight
and your feet raised a little off the floor, hands placed under your bottom for
support.
As fast as you can, kick your feet up and
down without touching the floor, keeping your legs straight. Raising and
lowering each leg once counts as one rep. Do two sets of 15.
