Love Island’s Nicole Samuel swears by this £9 ‘glow’ moisturiser – and it’s a celeb favourite

It's the perfect base for make-up

Nicole Samuel

by Aimee Jakes |
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After a roaring summer filled with love triangles, savage dumping and deciding if we like Joey Essex, Love Island 2024 is finally over - but it doesn't mean our obsession has to stop.

Which lucrative brand deals will this year's cohort snap up? Which couples will actually last in the real world? What fashion and beauty secrets will the Islanders share with their new hefty platforms? We're guzzling up Love Island intel as if they were the show's signature iced coffees.

Love Island 2024 runner-up Nicole Samuel has been sharing her exciting post-villa adventures with her 368k Instagram followers and even found the time to share a quick snap of her go-to make-up products during a recent train journey to London.

Welsh icon, Nicole captioned the story, 'LDN for 12 hours. Tell me you're late without telling me.'

Nicole
©Nicole Love Island

Her big beauty stash included highly-rated products, including the ELF Halo Glow Filter, £15, Real Techniques brushes, £21, a MAC setting spray, £29 and a Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Lip Gloss, £17.60.

One product to catch our eye is Weleda Skin Food, £9, a does-it-all beauty trick that is often used by the celeb lot to create a glowy base underneath make-up. Trust us, this year's cast has gone wild for it.

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It's been rated five stars for giving a glowy base in an instrant.

Speaking to heat, Love Island's Uma Jammeh shared, "My secret to glowy skin is honestly Weleda Skin Food, £9. I just love it. I always use it as a base for my make-up. All the girls in the villa used Skin Food as a moisturiser."

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Weleda Skin Food practically had a starring role in this season of Love Island and was forever spotted sitting pride of place in the bathroom and dressing room.

It's not just 2024's cast who have fallen in love with the product's nourishing and balmy finish - other Islanders who have spoken about their love for Weleda Skin Food include Olivia AttwoodElla ThomasKaz KamwiSophie PiperFaye Winter and Liberty Poole.

Weleda Skin Food can be used before make-up to prevent any dry patches or cakiness throughout the day and gives your base that coveted lit-within gleam. Proving its versatility, Skin Food can also be used as a nourishing final skincare step before bed, as well as an on-the-go solution to dry lips, hands and elbows.

Now, currently on sale for just £9 over on Amazon, you really can't go wrong.

One happy customer wrote, "I always buy this cream after a tip-off from a couple of beauty friends. You literally only need a small amount and I use it on my face, elbows and hands. It' also makes my makeup dewy and glowy which is nice."

Aimee Jakes is Closer’s trending content editor. As well as writing about skincare launches, high-street fashion and gym bag essentials, she’s forever chatting to celebs about their fancy beauty routines. Follow her on Instagram here.

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