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How to build an effective skincare routine with affordable products from the high street

  • From moisturisers to skin toners, from cleansers to face serums, these products will leave you with glowing, healthy skin
  • Get the same beautiful, glowy, healthy skin at a fraction of the cost

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Why spend a fortune on skincare products when you can get something just as good at the pharmacy? Photo: Shutterstock

The beauty industry is designed, run, and packaged as a beautiful thing. Inundated with words and phrases like “flawless”, “velvety”, “blends like a dream”, “glow from within”, and more, the beauty industry wants you to get one step closer to that sparkly, fragrant, impossible dream by opening your wallets.

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If you can afford to, go nuts. There’s nothing wrong with splashing out for the products you love, and there’s a sense of attending to your well-being when you indulge in a luxurious self-care routine. However, you don’t need to spend a lot to get good results.

Here are some of the best kept secrets on the high street:

Dove Beauty Bar.
Dove Beauty Bar.

Cleanser

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Dove Beauty Bar might look like a bar of soap but it’s not. It’s formulated with a quarter moisturising cream and gentle enough to not strip your skin of its natural oils. Used as a cleanser on your face – with no make-up on – it can effectively clean your skin without drying it out; some even notice an improvement in skin condition and texture when it’s used consistently.

Pixi Glow Tonic.
Pixi Glow Tonic.
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