Make over your look for the new year with our beauty picks!

• Clinique Body Smoothing Cream, £22.51 - If you are one of the many embarking on a New Year's fitness regime, then Clinique's Turnaround Body Smoothing Cream could be the perfect companion to your body overhaul. A brand new formula, it helps strip away dead surface cells to reveal fresh, vibrant and smoother skin. Dry patches will quickly become a thing of the past, as this all-over exfoliator sets to work.
• Neal's Yard Hand Softener, £3 - A brilliant beauty bargain, Neal's Yard Citrus Hand Softener has a massive 75% reducion in its winter sale, down to just £3.A nourishing treat, stock up, as this everyday essential is not only the perfect addition to your dressing table/ desk/ bathroom, etc, but would also make a lovely gift.
• Wella Lifetex Purifying shampoo, £6.95 - With the new year now upon us, many will switch their thoughts to detoxing. Whether it be a resolution to get fit, or a post-Christmas health blitz, inevitably January is all about cleansing in the beauty world. It's not just your body though that may benefit from a form of detox. The festive season can wreak havoc with your hair, as an abundance of parties means excessive styling and layers of product. Treat your hair to a purifying treat, with Wella Lifetex pure shampoo. An innovative formula that contains exfoliating beads, it gently removes product build-up and residue, to revive your locks back to their natural glossy glory.
• Max Factor Mascara, £10.76 - Looking for that little something extra for your New Year's look? High-octane eye make-up can be just the ticket, with long Bambi lashes as the pièce de résistance. Try Max Factor's False Lash Effect Mascara, which features its biggest ever wand, to double the size of your lashes in just one sweep.
• Benefit BadGirl Mascara - yet another product to hit the shelves that has decent performance but in relation to the price it's hardly worth the expense. The product, applies on the thicker side of the mascara world and makes it difficult to apply a second coat without getting that "It's obvious I'm wearing lots of mascara" look.
• Kérastase Biotic - If you're feeling skint after shelling out on too many Christmas presents (or you just simply started your sales shopping early), we've got a special treat for all marieclaire.co.uk readers: a free sample of Kérastase's new Biotic Bain Bio-Recharge hair bath. Designed to allow all our readers to test out the brilliant scalp-balancing properties of this great product, simply click here for more information and to see our hair trend predictions for 2009.
• Napiers Organic Body Balm, £7.50- On first look, Napiers Organic Body Balm resembles more of a talcum powder or deodorant stick – but look a little closer and you'll see it's a compact body balm. The perfect size to pack on a travel trip or even to pop in your handbag to keep hydrated through the day, this moisturising body balm stick is packed with coconut butter, which deeply moisturises the skin and organic borage, a known soother for aggravated skin.
• PK4Hair protein capsules - There is no over-the-counter product that will externally strengthen the hair's roots. However, PK4Hair protein capsules will certainly help to strengthen the hair roots. It takes approximately four months at four capsules a day to do this. Also, a protein-rich diet will help.

• Neal's Yard Remedies Seaweed Salt Scrub, £13.70 - The 'green' option in our round-up of brilliant exfoliators, this shower essential comes in an environmentally friendly recyclable tube, is packed with organic ingredients, including delicious smelling essential oils and works a treat on dried out elbows and heels.
• Molton Brown Warming Eucalyptus & Ginger Body Scrub, £27.40 - During the winter, a warming exfoliator is a brilliant way to boost skin that's suffering from months of central heating and the chilly outdoors. At this time of year, turn to Molton Brown's luxury Eucalyptus & Ginger Body Scrub, which helps heat up the entire body, thanks to its delicious, good-enough-to-eat concoction of pure eucalyptus oil, root ginger and deeply exfoliating sea salts.
• Lancôme Caresse Exfoliating Body Gel, £30 - It's the different sized exfoliating micro-beads in Lancôme's gel which marks it out from the competition and ensures every last scrap of dry skin disappears from your body. Because exfoliators can be drying if used too often, they've also added lashings of plant extracts, glycerine and essential oils to keep your skin feeling soft and moisturised.
• Dr Stuart’s Liver Detox Teabags, £1.99 - You're either a fan of the herbal tea or not, so our suggestion is only embrace Dr Stuart's if you are well-versed in herbal infusions.
• Frankincense Hydrating Mist, £9 - The perfect mid-afternoon pick-me-up, Neal's Yard Remedies' Frankincense Hydrating Facial Mist is one of the most pleasant wake-up calls we've come across. Suffering post-lunch lethargy? A spritz of this zesty, freshly-fragranced mist works wide-eyed wonders.
• Tropical Bergamot Body Scrub, £4.88 - A happy blend of 91% naturally derived ingredients and certified organic extracts
  For happy-ever-after skin … tropical bergamot body scrub gently exfoliates your skin to leave it smooth and refreshed, while our organic essential oil fragrance blend transports you to your dream desert island. Use it this way: Gently massage onto damp skin in the shower, and breathe in the organic, essential oil fragrance blend. Rinse away and start your day with a smile. For a longer-lasting fragrance, follow with tropical bergamot body lotion.
• Wild Rose Beauty Balm - It contains a very high level of Retinol rich rosehip oil - 30% of the product - a clear winner in the anti-wrinkle stakes!
• Enrich Massage & Body Oil - Use as required to nourish skin. For optimum results, first exfoliate and smooth skin using Enrich Body Scrub, followed by Enrich Body Serum to hydrate and sooth. Apply oil and, for areas of extreme dryness, finish with a protective layer of Enrich Body Butter.