After working in the beauty industry and asking for tips from experts over the years, these are my favourite low-cost, must-follow tips for natural beauty, write Gabrielle Rowley:

1. Never use make-up wipes - they dry out your skin and contain chemicals that you shouldn't be using on the sensitive skin of your face. It may take longer but using a cleansing lotion is far more beneficial for the skin.

2. Wear sun cream on your face every day - If it's a good enough beauty tip for Victoria Beckham then it's good enough for the rest of us. Sun is the most damaging thing you can get on your face, it discolours the skin, creates wrinkles and can be a cause of skin cancer. 

3. Putting Vaseline on your eye lashes makes them grow faster - rubbing it in to your lashes every night before going to sleep will give you thicker lashes over time.

4. Always moisturise your neck as well as your face - even the most youthful of faces can be aged by a sagging, wrinkly neck. We often forget about our neck and concentrate on the facial area only, but simply applying moisturiser every day and night will make a big difference.

5. Sanitize your mobile phone - use sanitizing wipes to clean your mobile phone because touching it constantly with your fingers will transfer all manner of bacteria to it which is then spread to your face when you answer the phone. This bacteria can easily cause spots.