How to get swimsuit ready fast

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.

Manicare Dry Body Brush, $16.99, Pure Fiji Mango Body Butter, $46

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.

Marzena Sensitive Hair Removal Lotion, $10.55, Schick Intuition Pure Nourishment, $14.99, Nair Wax Strips, $15.99

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.

Nivea 4 in 1 Firming Body Oil, $15.95, Guinot Gommage Peau D’Orange

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.

Le Tan Moroccan Argan Oil Shimmering Self Tanning Dry-Oil $16.49, This Works Perfect Legs Skin Miracle, $78

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.