Grooming gadgets that are worth your time and money

Everyone’s looking for a quick fix, understandably. Spending months on end performing a meticulous grooming routine or following an exercise plan to military precisions is gruelling and rarely fun. Technology has often been a false dawn when it comes to self-improvement, promising this and that without the hard work. If life has taught you anything, surely it’s that if it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Want six-pack abs? Start eating a calorie deficit whilst maintain muscle growth, don’t wrap an electric belt around you during the day and “train your stomach” to become a washboard as you sit idly in an ergonomic chair.

Despite the questionable ‘science’ behind a proportion of the health and beauty tech market, some gadgets are there to (and do) improve your life and appearance. For every electrotherapy muscle stimulator, there’s a trimmer, brush or scale that does the business.

It looks a little like a speaker on the first examination: there’s the plus and minus for volume and a ribbed material at the apex that could well contain a Dolby stereo, although it lacks the Bluetooth connectivity to be particularly useful in that guise though.

No, the LUNA equips you for a better kept face. Once turned on, it pulsates gently, with some face wash or cleanser in tow, it removes dirt and oil far more effectively than you could by cupping water to your face. Two minutes of usage preps you for shave, the day, or a good, clean sleep. The silicone brush isn’t bristly like its competitors, so it’s suitable for use everyday without ripping the skin off of your face, whilst it also works to reduce facial wrinkles and lines. You don’t need to ever replace the brush head either, it’s literally charge and go — although the sensation feels a little strange at first.