Fun vs. Functional

Then recently we realised we have something else in common - a stash of not-quite-so-glamorous but utterly essential, ride-or-die products that you’ll always find in our bathrooms. You know, the functional favourites that you’re unlikely to shelfie but turn to again and again (and have on repeat order at The Birchbox Shop).

For every super serum your see on our Instagram Stories, there’s a trusty deodorant just out of view on the dressing table. On #selfcaresunday we snap our faces covered in innovative sheet masks, not our feet blanketed in heel repair balm.

So, we thought it was time to shine a spotlight on these unsung heroes, the stalwart residents of our beauty ‘bottom drawer’…

Flexitol Heel Balm

Each year, when sandal season (finally) comes around we realise just how dire our feet have gotten. Luckily that realisation is softened a little (literally) as we reach for this nourishing balm. Its key ingredient, urea, speeds up your skin’s repair process to fix dry, cracked heels.

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Schmidt's Naturals Deodorant Stick

You’ve gotta have one, so make it a goodun. We love this Schmidt’s stick cause it’s made with 100% natural ingredients and uses plant-based powders (instead of aluminium) to absorb wetness and neutralise odour. Glamorous? No. Essential? Absolutely.

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Origins Blemish Treatment Gel

We’ll level with you, we all get the occasional (or not-so-occasional) spot - making a treatment gel a bathroom essential. Enter: Origins. This zit zapper is packed with blemish-busting salicylic acid and skin-calming red algae to target the pimple at its root and visibly reduce redness. What a hero.

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Tangle Teezer Detangling Hairbrush

When we were kids our mum de-knotted our tresses with stealthy, gentle patience. Now we’re adults this Tangle Teezer is our not-so-secret answer to detangling in a flash (its innovative two-tiered teeth = minimum fuss, breakage or damage).

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Daily Concepts Hair Towel Wrap

Speaking of hair… The only thing more tedious than washing it? Drying it. That’s why we love this hair wrap from Daily Concepts - we throw it on straight out of the shower and it wicks away water as we do our skincare steps, cutting down the time it takes to blow dry. No, it’s not chic, but it’s impressively effective.

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Klorane Dry Shampoo With Oat Milk

We confess, we’re secret dry shampoo addicts (the first step is admitting you have a problem, right?). But not all formulas are created equal, so when we need to present our second (or third, or fourth) day hair to the world this is what we reach for. Grease-busting and volumising, it freshens hair without the tell-tale ashy residue of inferior brands.

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