The Beauty List: face

Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser

Skin is left feeling soft, clean but never dry. The plastic pump bottle is great for travel

Price: £12.25 for the 100ml starter kit with two cloths; 100ml on its own, £10.75, travel size, 30ml: £4.50

Muslin cloths also sold separately, £3 for a pack of two, £7.50 for a pack of six.

Stockists: www.lizearle.com Customer centre - 01983 813 913

Launched: 8th March 1996

Tested: 2004 and January 2008

One of the best cleansers there is. I love it. You use it in three stages: massage ... read more

Tags: face

Ecological Compound by Sisley

I struggle not to use this every day. It is one of my top five products and I’m rarely without it

£64, 50ml£105, 100ml

Launched: 1975Tested: Almost every day from 2002-2008

Stockists: tel: 020 7591 6380

Ingredients: manufacturer would not provide saying the ingredients are printed on the product.

This compound is made to be used your regular daily or nightly moisturizer, or on its own. But really over the age of 25 or so it won’t, very probably, be enough on its own.

The idea of ... read more

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Korres Wild Rose Mask

An excellent facemask which is thick and satisfyingly white and opaque

£16 for 40ml

Launched: April 2007Tested: August 2008

Stockists:

Korres Natural Products flagship store: 124 Kings Road, London and Unit 1, Buchanan Galleries, GlasgowHarvey Nichols (nationwide), Harrods, Liberty, Selfridges (London), select John Lewis and independents nationwide.Shop-in-shops, House of Fraser, Croydon (T: 0870 1607229) Birmingham (T: 0870 1607225)Beautyexpert.co.uk, Bathandunwind.com, Hqhair.com, Asos.com and Lookfantastic.com

This is an “instant brightening and illuminating” face mask that comes in a glass ... read more

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Natura Bisse Inhibit-Tensolift

It's not cheap but this product gets a big thumbs up from Annalisa Barbieri - all except the pump action bottle

Price: £460Launched: Autumn 2006Tested: throughout 2007 and 2008

Stockists: Space NK, www.spacenk.com, tel: 0208 740 208

If you read through this website long enough, you’ll see it’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Natura Bissé. I love that it never advertises and, to be frank, most people have never heard of it. This was one of the first ‘wrinkle reducers’ I ever tried and because of ... read more

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All Day All Year by Sisley

If creams are so expensive I have no hope of ever buying them, it makes me nervous. Who wants to fall in love with the unattainable? Unfortunately, this cream is excellent

£179, 50ml

Launched: 2005Tested: throughout 2007 and 2008Stockists: 020 7591 6380.

Ingredients: Sisley will not provide full disclosure of ingredients saying that “All ingredients are listed on product packaging so it’s (sic) easily obtainable by customers.”

This day cream is aimed at those over the age of 25. The premise is that it provides protection (SPF 8) from UVA and UVB, but not 100% (in fact, ... read more

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