Crystal Clear skincare is the latest TOWIE trend

Tuesday, 20 March 2012 1:25 PM

They've given the British spa industry a much-needed boost and you can always rely on the TOWIE girls to have their fingers on the pulse of what's new in beauty. Now Billi Mucklow and Cara Kilbey, who became full-time cast members of The Only Way Is Essex this year, have got behind the Crystal Clear skincare range.

Former TOWIE castmate Amy Childs also offers Crystal Clear treatments in her Essex salon. The beauty brand includes a range of skincare products and star-quality treatments. The Crystal Clear oxygen facial, for example, rejuvenates the complexion by using peptides at high percentages and crushed precious stones to refresh and renew skin cells.

Enjoying a shopping break in Liverpool, Billi and Cara made time to stop at the Crystal Clear Skin Clinic in Rodney Street to stock up on Crystal Clear skincare. Other high-profile fans of the range include the Duchess of Cambridge, who enjoyed a Crystal Clear Oxygen Facial the week before her Royal Wedding, Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow and Sadie Frost and for the boys, Colin Firth.

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