Marks and Spencer Your Beauty (picture heavy!)

A couple of weeks ago I attended an event to introduce the Your Beauty space at Marks and Spencer. I was familiar with the fact that M&S had upped their game in the beauty stakes recently, but I honestly had no idea just how impressive it was; the brands available are absolutely amazing – there really is something for everyone – and they’ve done a great job of putting together a beauty space that aggregates some of the best, currently established brands with a few newbies that many won’t have heard of, yet definitely deserve their spot amongst their better known peers.

There is far, far, far too much going on within the Your Beauty space for me to completely cover in this post, so instead I’ve collected some of what I believe are the stand out brands. If you’re a beauty obsessive in any way then it’s essential that you visit Your Beauty; what’s particularly exciting about this specific beauty space is that there’s nothing too generic; everything felt new, fresh and exciting, so definitely make a point of visiting soon!

Nuxe

Top product pick: Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Usage Dry Oil. It has quite the cult following and for good reason as this quickly-absorbing oil can be used for pretty much everything. Mixed in with your favourite hand cream it makes the most *amazing* deeply moisturising hand treatment.

Apivita

Top product pick: Express Beauty Masks. These amazing single treatment masks come in a huge range to suit all sorts of skin complaints. There’s also a kit available that contains 10 masks and 1 pair of eye masks for £15 if you fancy trying out a few different variants and saving a few quid.

Pur Minerals

Top product pick: 4in1 Pressed Mineral Make-up Compact. I have this although it’s in the wrong shade, but the formula is absolutely lovely. The coverage is medium but buildable and I’ll definitely be seeking out a shade match to give this a good test run.

Leighton Denny

Top product pick: Crystal Nail File. This is the most amazing nail file that slices through nails like butter (so much so that you have to be careful as you can end up filing down much more than you intended) therefore making light work of what is usually rather tedious.

Skyn Iceland

Top product pick: Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gels. These eye treatment pads – intended to reduce puffiness and replace moisture – have very quickly developed a cult following.

Philip Kingsley

Top product pick: Elasticizer. It’s a pre-shampoo treatment that improves the condition and elasticity of hair. It really does work as do the majority of Philip Kingsley products; I’ve been a long-term fan of the brand (as was my mum when it first arrived in the late 60’s/early 70’s!) and as a slight digression, I met the man himself at the event as well as his daughter who he was so incredibly proud of (she’s taking over the reins) so he spent the majority of the time beaming at her which I thought was so lovely!

Docteur Renaud

Top product pick: I would’ve said the Carrot treatment kit as I saw very visible results immediately after use, but it doesn’t seem to be available through M&S unfortunately. They’ve just released an Apricot BB Cream that has seven different benefits (including both plumping and mattifying) so I’d say that’s a worthy product to check-out, although I haven’t used it myself.

As you can see, everything is covered in Your Beauty and there are many, many more amazing brands available (such as Diego Dalla Palma and Murad), all of which are housed in one beauty hall. For more info, head to M&S Your Beauty here.

Sascha

London-based, award-winning beauty editor and blogger at Beauty Geek and Gadgette.

4 Comments

Anonymous
October 26, 2012
Thanks for this information re Marks & Spencer’s foray into beauty. They recently has a 10 % off event and fab gifts with purchase. I have now got some wonderful products from brands I’d never heard of including Acca Kappa, Acorelle, Pur Minerals and Les Senteurs Gourmandes (which is amazing)
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Anonymous
October 27, 2012
Ooo fabulous; sounds like quite a haul! They’re beauty hall is seriously amazing xx
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Pamela
October 26, 2012
I like the Pur Minerals 4-in-1 – an American friend who has pale, sensitive skin similar to mine recommended it a while back. The brush is great, too. But I looooove their lipgloss! Really moisturising, and it stays put for ages without being sticky. I just wish there were a bigger colour range.
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BeautyGeekUK
Pamela
October 27, 2012
I really want to get the right shade for this as I have a feeling that, once I get the shade right, it’ll really prove a great find xx
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