Have a Beautiful New Year

Skimping on cleansing routines? Slacking on regular hair trims, or back to biting your nails? If you've let bad beauty habits creep back into your life over the festive season then the new year is the ideal time to take action and turn over a revitalizing new leaf.

Our experts and celebrities are in on the act too, mulling over ways to make their life a little more beautiful in 2009. We reveal their beauty mantras and must-haves for the New Year.

Hannah Sandling, stylist and author of The Lazy Goddess
Beauty mantra: "It's all about time-saving. My make-up routine is so well- rehearsed these days that I can now do it in the dark or without even having a mirror to hand. No joke! Being able to look in a mirror is a luxury for me."

2008 beauty blunder: "Not wearing waterproof mascara. I looked scarily like Marilyn Manson back in October when I got caught in a rainstorm while rock climbing. Mascara was running all down my face."

2008 beauty discovery: "How on earth did I think my life was complete without Soap and Glory Sugar Crush Body Scrub? It puts a twinkle and sparkle into your skin."

New year beauty resolution: "I recently felt like a million dollars after a facial. This is something I'll definitely be doing every two months to keep my complexion in tip-top condition."

Must-have product: "I won't be going anywhere near 2009 without my Gillette Venus. That magical razor transforms you from dog to diva in an instant."