Swears by: Your most-loved buys of 2017

[CharlotteBMumsnet]

Hi folks,

Some of you may already receive our weekly Swears By newsletter, which is a round-up of products (predominantly style and beauty goodies) that Mumsnetters have been recommending to each other. As it's the end of the year, we thought we would round up the most popular products from 2017. Feel free to let us know what your personal best buys of 2017 were too!

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Happy New Year!

Alice & Charlotte
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Fitflops leather or suede sneakers. Have plantar fasciitis and these are the only things that make me feel normal. Just got them again in both black and white, both in sale and with an extra 20% off.

I have now ordered the Granactive Retinoids!

A full pipette?! Are you bathing in it?!

You should be able to order it directly from the Deciem website too. Also on Victoria Health and Asos.

The retinoid. Also beautybay.com.

What's the difference between squalene and emulsion?

I love the Emma Hardie cleansing balm. Was in my M and S calendar and it’s truly lovely. Vv spendy though but managed to get it half price on the website yesterday.

This thread is going to be a disaster for my wallet

I tried Sainsbury's 'My skin matters' micellar water recently and I'm now converted 500 ml for just £2 it takes everything off very gently

I am in love with this bag I bought (one of 3 gifts to myself )
I have black and am thinking of getting it in red, great quality and a steal at £40 www.myexquisiteshop.com/products/quilted-leather-shoulder-bag

I prefer cheap nail colours and am a fan of Rimmel 60 second but with Revlon quick dry topcoat over the top, fab nails in under 5 minutes with some great colours.

Also discovered Superdrug Glycolic toner cheap as chips, love it.

A Shellac manicure every 2 weeks. I'm totally addicted. I was faffing with LCN gels but they never looked natural enough for me. Shellac is fantastic and makes my (now totally natural) nails look perfect all the time. You'd never know I've been a terrible nail biter most of my life!

Here they are painted in Oxblood

I don't know, Echo! I have ordered the emulsion

Have also fallen in love with my new Tweezerman eyelash curlers. Okay, so they were £12 but OMG they work magic.

And Ren Night Cream. Bliss.

Bought a sample of that Paula's choice exfoliant as recommended here. Used it last night for the first time. What on earth is this witchcraft? My skin is just..better. Glowng and even toned. I'm impressed.

It's the bollox isn't it?!!!

Ha ha - have just returned the Tesco mid rise jeggings I ordered online. Think they are designed for someone taller than me as they were wrinkled down the leg (am 5’2”)

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Can I recommend Redken No Blow Dry creme? I have thick, curly hair, which goes into a mad frizz if I blow dry it. I get it as dry as possible, then run this through it, scrunch up the curls a bit and leave it. The difference is incredible.

Also Bioderma Micellar Water. Has made a significant difference to the state of my face.