Building Self-Confidence for Dummies
by Kate Burton and Brinley Platts
£12.99

This personal primer on how to build self-confidence may be a cheaper and safer alternative to a midknife crisis.

Manshape Supportank support vest
£15 www.manshape.com

You can look sleeker and up to 2in trimmer without so much as a liposuction syringe going anywhere near you. Made from a Lycra and cotton mix, Manshape Supportank vests and briefs provide stomach control, and fatigue-relief for the back.

Boots Expert Sensitive Intensive Moisturiser SPF 15
£6.49 www.boots.co.uk

Sun-damaged skin is one of the biggest causes of premature ageing. Rather than going under the knife, you might want to protect your skin with a daily moisturiser that contains sunblock of SPF 15 or greater.

Lancôme Loves Men Age Fight Starter Kit
£25 www.lancome.co.uk

This four-step daily age-fighting programme contains antiage perfecting fluid for the skin, antiage perfecting eye gel to reduce dark circles and puffiness, an exfoliator to remove dead cells and freshen the face, and a rich, skin-friendly shaving foam. Fanciful, perhaps, but they just might make you feel better.