Beauty products are my passion. Always have been, since my mother introduced me to Quickies Cleansing Pads at 13.
I’ve cleansed, toned and moisturised ever since, though it has come at a massive cost financially. I hate to think how much I’ve spent on beauty products since I began my twice-daily regime, but it would run into thousands. Suffice to say, they know me by name at the Clarins counter.
I’m not alone. A 2006 survey commissioned by New Woman magazine revealed that British women spend ?3,000 a year on beauty products and treatments, with 81 per cent of women wearing make-up every day. According to analysts Mintel, British women are the largest users of make-up in Europe, capping even the French. (And Clarins is cheaper there, n’est-ce pas?)