Get smooth, supple skin: 3 minutes
If you’re not dry-body brushing already, start now – Gwyneth Paltrow swears by it! So make like Gwyn and spend a couple of minutes before showering sweeping a brush such as the Manicare Dry Body Brush, $16.99, all over your body.
Use long, circular, upward strokes, starting from your feet and working towards your heart to help stimulate and increase circulation for smoother, more toned skin. Follow up with a nourishing body cream like Pure Fiji Mango Body Butter, $46.
De-fuzz fast: 3 minutes
For a smooth shave, use a multi-blade moisturising shaver like Schick Intuition Pure Nourishment, $14.99. To reduce hair regrowth, switch to a depilatory such as Marzena Sensitive Hair Removal Lotion, $10.55, which dissolves hair at the root. Home waxing is a quick fix between salon dates. Nair Wax Strips, $15.99, need no rubbing to warm and are gentle on sensitive skin.
Tighten & tone: 3 minutes
You can’t get rid of cellulite or stretch marks, but you can improve how they look. An anti-cellulite cooling scrub like Guinot Gommage Peau D’Orange, $49, turns over new skin cells to reduce lumps and bumps. Then use a firming oil like Nivea 4 in 1 Firming Body Oil, $15.95, to fight the appearance of stretch marks and tighten skin.
Glow on: 5 Minutes
Hide bruises, veins or pale skin with a bit of bronzer. It’s genius at making you look a dress size smaller too! Try This Works Perfect Legs Skin Miracle, $78, from meccabeauty.co.nz, which contains arnica. Then sweep a shimmer along the centre of your lower legs to elongate and slim. Try Le Tan Moroccan Argan Oil Shimmering Self Tanning Dry-Oil $16.49.
Flawless feet: 1 minute
Treat your tootsies with 7th Heaven Foot Pumice & Foot Butter, $4.99 each. Apply a cream such as Scholl Velvet Smooth Night Mask for Feet, $21.99, before bed, then wear cotton socks overnight. Next day, a slick of polish like Bourjois La Laque Gel Nail Polish, $14, will see you jandal-ready.