New Year's Beauty Resolutions

By Eleanor Tucker

It's time to break those bad beauty habits. We've got 10 New Year's resolutions to help you clean up your act and feel fabulous in 2012.

1. Take it off

However tired you are, remove your make-up before you go to bed. Yes to Blueberries Brightening Towelettes make it a pleasure not a chore.

2. Get your five a day

Beauty really does come from within - so make sure your diet contains plenty of skin-friendly nutrients. Start by reading 4Beauty's tips on the relationship between skin and diet.

3. Scrub up

Exfoliating improves your complexion by removing dead cells that cause dullness and encouraging new ones. Choose a gentle formula that works for body and face, like Mama Mio O-Mega Body Buff Exfoliator.

4. It's only water

Every cell in your body needs water - and that includes your skin cells. If you can't be bothered downing pints of the stuff, eat plenty of water-rich foods like juicy fruit and vegetables.

5. Pack your bags

Don't neglect your delicate eye area - puffy peepers make you look tired and older than you are. Try a roll-on for a quick solution, like the FAB Detox Eye Roller.

6. Protect yourself

It's no secret that too much sun harms your skin. Fake it using a bronzer or self-tan, and use products with built-in sun protection all year round. In 20 years, you'll thank yourself.

7. Behind the mask

So, you treat your face to a nourishing mask every week - why not do the same for your locks? TommyGuns Colour Save Intensive Masque gives a new lease of life to parched, treated hair.

8. Hand it over

Hands get neglected, yet they're one of the first things we notice about someone. Invest in a good hand cream and resolve to wear rubber gloves when you're washing up... and woolly ones when you're out in the cold!

9. Treat your feet

The more you look after your tootsies, the more you'll feel like showing them off in strappy party shoes and flip-flops in the summer. Soothe, soften and keep your conscience clear with Lush Fair Trade Foot Lotion.

10. Get brushing

"I swear by daily dry body brushing before bathing," says skin care guru Liz Earle. "Sweep our long-handled body brush across your limbs and torso towards your heart to improve circulation and leave skin soft and smooth."