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Whether you're on a budget or have some cash to splash, you'll find a product to suit your price requirements

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Avene Anti-Redness Rich Moisturising Cream, £12.95 (left), contains a gentle and comforting formulation to protect dry, sensitive skin from UV and other external aggressors, while helping to prevent redness and irritation. Plus, the slight aqua green tint helps tone down rosy cheeks. You won't be embarrassed about the price either...

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Containing a unique complex K to minimise erythema (redness) plus Vitamins C and E, Dermaceutic K-Ceutic Anti-Redness Cream, £24 (www.beautyisskindeep.com) hydrates, heals and reveals a calm, even toned complexion. Essential if you've had too much sun or following a cosmetic treatment.
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Harmonising natural fruit and botanical ingredients and 100 per cent oil-free, Amie Bright Eyes Very Gentle Eye Make-Up Remover, (left, £4.75; available from Boots) works in harmony with your skin, removing make-up effortlessly without irritating the delicate eye area. What a bright idea...

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Clinique No Rinse Eye Make-Up Solvent, £11.50, is ideal if you're in a rush to get out the door (or to bed). The cool, calming solvent is oil-free and water-rinsable so fresh eye make-up can be applied immediately without smearing or smudging. Worth splashing out on.
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Buff your way to beautiful skin with FCUK Polished Sugarscrub, £5 (left, available from Boots), which contains large sugar granules and luxuriously moisturising almond and jojoba oils, plus extracts of wild strawberry and shea butter to replenish and protect.

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Enriched with pure honey from Provence plus lemon peel powder, L'Occitane Honey & Lemon Sweet Sugar Scrub, £24 (www.loccitane.co.uk or call 020 7907 0301), gently exfoliates your skin, leaving it feeling soft and oh-so touchable.
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Elle MacPherson Bare Ultimate Moisture Body Butter, £8.95 (left), is an aromatic, skin nourishing creme containing a rich blend of honey and vitamin E for the ultimate body pampering experience at a great price.

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Perfect for sensitive skin types, Bliss Naked Body Butter Maximum Moisture Cream, £23 (0808 100 4151), boasts an unscented formula and skin-friendly shea butter and Vitamin E. If you want something with a little more life, spritz some of your fave scent into the formulation.
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The Body Shop Brush on Bronze, £12 (left), features shimmering, coloured powder beads, containing light diffusing particles and pearl pigments to brighten and add colour. Sweep over the face and decolletage.

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Glamourise skin with Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Pearls, £24. These bronze and pink-hued pearls give a natural-looking, buildable bronze colour and a soft, illuminating glow to summer skin.
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Palmers Massage Lotion for Stretch Marks, £4.99 (left), helps prevent and reduce stretch marks with an effective combination of cocoa butter, vitamin E, collagen, elastin and shea butter. An excellent beauty buy.

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Decleor Perfect Sculpt Stretch Mark Restructuring Gel-Cream, £32.50, is a targeted, dual action treatment that fights the main causes and consequences of loss of body firmness and stretch marks, visibly reducing their appearance and preventing new marks from occurring.
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Containing 'human identical' co-enzyme Q10 for maximum skin compatibility, Nivea Anti-Age Q10 Plus Hand Cream, £4.39 (left), visibly reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, helps reduce the appearance of age spots and leaves skin visibly firmer and smoother.

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Dr Nick Lowe Double Duty SPF15 Anti Age Hand Cream, £12.95 (available from Boots), is an anti-ageing hand cream infused with SPF15 plus advanced Vitamin A, potent moisturisers and a mulberry-derived skin lightener to preserve the youth of your hands and nails.
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A volumising mascara with a chunky brush that delivers a full-on false lash effect, Collection 2000 Volume Sensation Mascara, £4.99 (left), will give eyes a defined and dramatic look without breaking the bank. It's available in Black and Ultra Black.

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Estee Lauder Sumptuous Bold Volume Lifting Mascara, £17.50, features a mousse-like formula plus a calculated blend of ingredients to lift and plump up the skinniest of lashes into lush, flirtatious flutterers.
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Dab Boots Expert Shine Control Matte Finish, £3.99 (left), onto skin to adsorb shine-inducing excess oil and give an instant matte finish without drying or disturbing your make-up. Plus, the handy size is great for on-the-go touch-ups.

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Ren Matte Balancing Fluid, £25 (from Selfridges, Space NK, John Lewis and select independent stores) is a high-tech mattifying fluid that will leave combination skin looking balanced, clear and beautifully healthy. Just the ticket for those hot and humid summer days.

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