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Relax your post-exercise muscles & look after your brows with these top buys

THERE has been a surge in the number of people doing home ­workouts, with thousands tuning in to stream PE classes with Joe Wicks.

Here, we look at ways to ease your post-exercise muscles, while our beauty columnist tests brow gels now that we can’t go to salons.

HEALTH

with Jane Atkinson

This cooling gel is a great way to help ease your muscles after a workout with its anti-inflammatory properties
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This cooling gel is a great way to help ease your muscles after a workout with its anti-inflammatory properties
  • Weleda Arnica Cooling Gel , £7.95, 25g, weleda.co.uk -

WELEDA ARNICA COOLING GEL is a natural pre- or post-workout aid to ease muscles. When massaged in, it uses the anti-inflammatory properties of arnica to stimulate blood flow to tired limbs while the cooling sensation refreshes them. I used it after a tough leg day – and I’d definitely recommend it.

This invisible protective spray is best for runners as it works like an extra layer on the skin that stops soreness
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This invisible protective spray is best for runners as it works like an extra layer on the skin that stops soreness
  • Smoovall anti-chafe spray, £14.99, 100ml, smoovall.co.uk -

SMOOVALL ANTI-CHAFE SPRAY is a great way to stop the soreness caused by the combination of heat, tight clothes and movement. It works like deodorant to create an invisible protective layer on the skin. Non-greasy and no bitty residue. Great for runners.

These bath flakes are an effective and cheap way to make your skin feel amazing
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These bath flakes are an effective and cheap way to make your skin feel amazing

 

  • Betteryou magnesium bath flakes, £3.95 for 250g, betteryou.com -

BETTERYOU MAGNESIUM BATH FLAKES are a cost-effective way to indulge in the many benefits of magnesium chloride baths. After a long bath I was chilled out, my muscle aches had disappeared and my skin felt amazing. I use these or Epsom salt baths regularly.

BEAUTY

with Gabriella Stein

BUDGET

This bargain semi-permanent brow gel gradually tints your eyebrows and has a precise application
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This bargain semi-permanent brow gel gradually tints your eyebrows and has a precise application
  • Catrice, semi-permanent brow mascara, £3.79, justmylook.com -

A semi-permanent brow gel that gradually tints your eyebrows with continued use. Has a smaller wand than most brow gels I have used but this made it much easier to get a precise application without getting excess product on my skin. Comes in five shades and a fantastic bargain buy.

MID

 

This brow gel strengthens and adds volume to your brows and is a must in your lockdown make-up routine
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This brow gel strengthens and adds volume to your brows and is a must in your lockdown make-up routine
  • Eyeko brow gel, £18, lookfantastic.com -

Infused with keratin, ginkgo biloba and vitamins to nourish, strengthen and add volume to your brows. This gel gave my brows shape, a tint and they stayed in place all day. Not even a sweaty workout could budge them. My new day-to-day essential during a largely make-up-free lockdown. Comes in one shade designed to suit all.

LUXURY

This brow gel gives great definition to your brows while still looking natural
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This brow gel gives great definition to your brows while still looking natural

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  • Illamasqua Precision Brow Gel & Clear Brow & Lash Gel, £18.50 & £14, lookfantastic.com -

Brow gel available in four shades. It was easy to apply and gave a precise shape. Although it gave the most definition of the three, the soft texture meant it was easy to blend out for a more natural finish.

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