Summer holidays might feel like a distant dream, but if you want to feel beach-body ready you need to get that preening countdown calendar kick-started now.
Here's our guide to eight weeks of holiday-ready beautifying.
Eight weeks - Cellulite attackRemoved the opaques and discovered the dreaded orange peel effect? Start on the cellulite zapping at least six weeks before your break
by using a cream containing oxygen twice a day, which will help blast away the toxins that block the capillaries causing that uneven bumpy skin.
Seven weeks - Slim jim kit
For quick-fix body refining before you hit the beach, forget potentially damaging slimming pills and look to a daily dedicated skin regime to lose inches. Caudalie's Slimming Regime, using a mix of draining herbal tea, scrub and contouring concentrate, is said to shave at least 3.8cm off thighs in one month.
Six weeks - Lump and bump eliminationIf you're stuck with stubborn pockets of fat or wobbly spots - hey, even supermodel Kate Moss has shunned baby bump rumours by admitting to putting on a few pounds - a sculpted body can still be yours minus the surgery. The TriPollar POSE is a new at-home clinical device that tightens and tones lax, sagging skin when used two to three times a week for six to eight weeks.
Five weeks - Skin smootherGet your skin looking radiant for the sunshine by sloughing off dead skin cells that can leave your skin both dull and flaky. Use an invigorating exfoliating scrub two to three times a week and you'll be positively glowing. Choose a tropical or coconut-scented scrub to get you in the mood for happy holidays.
Four weeks - Cosmetic capersHit the make-up counters and freshen up your look for your summer escapade. Think washes of shimmering metallic eyeshadow, waterproof mascara, light base and a gloss with protective SPF. No7 make-up artist and creative director Lisa Eldridge says the best type of summer foundation is tinted moisturiser.
Three weeks - De-fuzzIf you feel like you're permanently attached to your razor and can't afford monthly waxing trips to the beauty salon, try investing in an epilator to avoid unsightly nicks and stubble. The action isn't exactly painless but will leave legs and underarms silky smooth for up to four weeks.
Two weeks - TantasticGet pasty skin accustomed to the sunshine by assisting your natural melanin levels. Rodial's new Skinny Sticks contain beta-carotene and lycopene to help build up tanning pigments in the skin - and as an added bonus also includes green tea extracts to encourage "fat combustion". Take the sachets daily diluted with water for two weeks before boarding that plane.
One week - Prepare for take-offPacking your suitcase to the brim with bikinis and kaftans might feel like your biggest priority but don't put your holiday beauty routine on the back burner just yet. Get set for take-off by sourcing your favourite sun protection products for face, body and hair - miniatures and all-in-one packs are especially good for travelling.
