October 16, 2024
5 high-end beauty tools for your Christmas wish list
Create an effortless and effective at-home beauty routine in 2025 with these must-have high-end beauty tools.
1. Water flossers
Keep your smile white and bright by introducing an electric water flosser into your dental care regime. Wireless and rechargeable like electric toothbrushes, these devices direct a stream of water between your teeth and along the gumline to effectively remove food debris and bacteria that can cause plaque and gum disease.
Choose carefully between the different models to suit your needs. You can get whitening varieties or complete care water flossers with pressure settings to suit different sensitivities and orthodontic devices such as braces, implants and dentures.
2. Facial steamers
Do you suffer from oily skin? Facial steamers can help rebalance your skin to fix this issue. The hot water vapour opens your pores to allow excess oil to escape, reducing the chance of pimples and blackheads caused by congestion. It also stimulates blood circulation to bring more oxygen and nutrients to the surface of your skin for added radiance. You can finish with a cold steam to shrink and minimise the appearance of pores.
Steamers are suitable for dry skin types too, but limit your sessions to weekly to avoid exacerbating the problem. Those with sensitive skin or inflammatory conditions should approach facial steaming with caution and stop if it produces negative results.
3. LED face masks
One of the most dominant skincare trends in recent years, LED face masks are an easy and pain-free way to maintain salon-standard skin at home. Emitting a range of wavelengths of light, these devices can condition the skin to improve its appearance in the short and long term.
Exposing your face to red light will help reduce discolouration (redness) and even your skin tone. It will also boost collagen production for improved skin elasticity to combat wrinkles and refresh dead cells. Blue light can be used to neutralise the bacteria that causes blemishes. Both wavelengths used in combination will improve your skin texture.
4. Microcurrent toners
Are you looking for effective anti-ageing treatments that don’t involve needles or chemicals? Microcurrent toners top the list of non-invasive tools and are straightforward to use at home.
These devices mimic your body’s natural current, releasing low-level electrical pulses to stimulate the muscles in your face to tighten skin, reduce dullness and increase brightness.
5. IPL devices
Transform your body hair removal routine with an IPL device. Say goodbye to messy creams and the short-lived effects of razors, and hello to a long-lasting hair-free finish and reduced growth over time. These light-emitting devices scatter wavelengths beneath the skin to destroy hair follicle roots and disrupt future growth.
You can also get laser devices which are more concentrated, designed to target the pigments in the follicles with precision. Both tools are a mess- and fuss-free alternative to traditional hair removal methods which will save you time and money in the long run.