Jo Malone London Vitamin E Gel

Jo Malone London may be most famous for its fragrances and candles, but it has a fabulous skin care range too, based around the restorative, anti-oxidant properties of Vitamin E.

My favourite, for results and value for money is the Vitamin E Gel.

A tiny pot goes a very, very long way...and it's all good.





Jo Malone London themselves say: 'Rich. Intensive. Vitamin E Gel is a nourishing moisturiser for dry, dehydrated skin. The formula contains natural conditioners - wheat germ oil, sweet almond oil and apricot kernel oil - as well as highly emollient, vitamin-packed avocado oil to help replenish and smooth. The gel also works as a barrier to help protect the skin against further environmental damage.'

We say: It says it's a gel, but it's not really.  It's a very fine oil and just the tiniest amount gives a lot of coverage. Unless you have very dry damaged skin, you really only need to use it as the occasional 'healer'.  Perfect for dry patches and occasional redness, just a tiny dab immediately soothes and penetrates to heal.

In the summer I use it at night, under my usual moisturiser, after a day on the beach and it's lovely to smooth straight onto the skin on those horrible cold days when you get back from walking the kids to school and your face feels like someone's taken a scouring pad to it.  I rub it on my children's lips when they're chapped and it soothes and heals overnight.  I took it skiing this year and my skin was dewey soft even after a week of icy blasts and one or two unexpected face plants!

At £62 it's not a cheap trick, but it lasts a very long time and will quickly form part of your bathroom cupboard essentials.

Visit the Jo Malone London website for more information.