Beauty Editors Self-Confidence Boosting Products

So only 2% of women say they feel 'gorgeous' when assessing their natural beauty. I don't know about you, but for me, I felt rather shocked when I heard this new statistic. I for one thought that a lot more women out there felt more confident about their appearances, and that body confidence and self-esteem was on the rise.

But with 60% of American women saying they would describe themselves as 'fairly average and nothing special' without make-up, then I guess the results say something completely different...

These statistics came from a recent survey that SkinStore.com carried out, set out to unveil women's thoughts about their natural beauty. We wanted to see how women felt about wearing make-up as a confidence booster, and when challenged, which one make-up item is their number one holy grail for making them feeling better about themselves.

My first thought here was 'oh, of course it will be the iconic bright red lipstick'. But the results were very different. Here's what we discovered...

• 50% claim they wouldn’t even go to work if it meant they couldn’t wear a full face of make-up
• A shocking 1 in 3 reveal they would never leave the house without make-up
• When it comes to choosing just one product for self-confidence, over half choose Foundation to ‘cover up’.
• Over 75% say their nose is their most detested body feature
• But it's not all doom and gloom - 70% of women love their eyes, although 50% won't give eye contact without full eye make-up on.
• 3/4 women voted nude lipstick as the most confidence-boosting shade – with the iconic pillar box red not even making the top 5

These surprising results got us all thinking about one key questions ourselves:

What would we class as our confidence boosting beauty products?

Our Beauty Therapist, Natasha Swindell, who has extensive knowledge around body treatments, skincare ingredients and what you should/should not be putting into your body, shares her thoughts on confidence-boosting beauty: