Makeup
This month it’s all about matte skin and glossy lips as we head into winter.
Achieve a flawless base at an affordable price point with the new – and avoid dry or cakey skin while you’re at it. It looks like real skin but covers flawlessly – the dream, right?
Paired with the Designer Brands for dimension and a healthy flush, and the for serious glow, you can’t go wrong.
Adding to the metallic lip trend, the Designer Brands applies like a dream, adding colour and impact. The creamy formula dries down so it’s comfortable and wears all day.
The Vitalist collection from COVERGIRL celebrates all things glowy. If fresh, healthy looking skin is your go-to, you’ll love these products: Vitalist Healthy Elixir Foundation, Vitalist Go Glow Luminizing Lotion, Vitalist Healthy Glow Highlighter, and more.
Dull, sallow skin? The is a game changer. The long lasting concealer hides dark spots, imperfections, discolouration, pesky under-eye circles and fine lines – all without creasing. It provides weightless wear and a natural matte finish while hydrating skin.
Sticky gloss is a nightmare, but the CLINIQUE is far from it. This lip gloss delivers long-lasting hydration thanks to watermelon extract, providing a shiny finish.
As for liquid lipsticks, it’s all about enriched shine in eccentric, illuminating shades: , , .
Also from the brand, the new promises to provide a full, yet lightweight coverage with skin-clearing tea tree to combat breakouts. Similarly, the leaves a breathable, yet full coverage and matte finish. As a bonus, these are 100% vegan.
Pucker up, because the s are available in 11 new shades – including several berry tones perfectly on-trend for autumn.
Cult-favourite Gimme Brow is back! The updated version, Gimme Brow+ is renowned for its volumising formula that keeps brows in check, adds fullness thanks to the tiny microfibers. The updated version gives the same naturally full-looking brows, all the while being long-wearing and water-resistant.
Just when we thought we’d heard it all, the new Max Factor Lash Crown Mascara enters our lives. This mascara has an inventive twist. The brush has two sides: one, an innovative crown-tipped brush that offers length and gap-free volume; the other features a crown tip that evenly adds volume at the base of the lashes, plus definition and separation.
Adding to the list of long-wearing yet lightweight bases, Rimmel London Lasting Finish Breathable Foundation provides a medium coverage with added SPF 20 sun protection.
Designed to make your life easier, the innovative Rimmel London Wonder Wing Liner creates a wing for you. The liner has a wing-shaped stamp applicator that gives you symmetrical wings every time. Also from the brand, the first-of-its-kind features a patented shaker system that refreshes the volumising formula whenever it’s needed. The brush gives beautiful full lashes with maximum separation from corner to corner.
Fusing skincare and makeup, the contains luxurious Caviar Water. The hydrating base provides flexible coverage with a natural finish, encapsulated in a high-tech compact.
The latest stick foundation to enter the market is the which includes skincare ingredients to hydrate as well as cover. Providing a natural and radiant finish, it also helps refine pores and minimise skin discolouration.
The Innoxa makes applying eyeshadow easy. With super neutral shades ideal for every day, this all-in-one kit primes, contours, defines and brightens the eye area in a few quick steps.
Lastly, the low maintenance product you've been waiting for - Weleda's . Giving you an even complexion as well as lasting moisture, just smooth on and you're good to go.
Skincare
Layering moisture, exfoliating and injecting glow is at the centre of this month’s skincare.
Let’s face it: our skin needs some serious resetting this time of year. Designed to improve skin texture and dehydration, the Environ Skincare Focus Care Moisture+ Alpha Hydroxy Night Cream contains glycolic and lactic acids to gently exfoliate and energise tired-looking skin. Additionally, the Skin Essentia Low Foam Cleansing Gel moisturises while cleansing, maintaining skin’s natural moisture balance.
Charcoal is gaining popularity as a skincare ingredient for its ability to remove impurities effectively. The Body Shop does just that, with added tea tree and eucalyptus oil to further purify.
The Body Shop is infused with a blend of three precious seed oils that help skin feel smoother, more radiant and moisturised for up to 72 hours. It starts as a rich gel that turns into a light, milky lotion once in contact with water.
, described as a first-to-market multi-vitamin oil, contains six key vitamins – A through D with essential fatty acids (vitamin F) – to fight signs of aging, boost hydration and brighten skin. This powerhouse of an oil has a feather-light formula that absorbs quickly to give an instant dose of radiance. Additionally, the increases hydration retention for up to five days. A blend of five peptides, five vitamins and five minerals work together to plump skin.
The latest peel mask to hit the market is ’s , which contains charcoal to purify and clear the complexion. Removing blackheads and dirt from pores, it exfoliates and brightens, refining skin texture for super soft skin.
To go hand in hand with their supplements, new skincare from Swisse brightens the complexion thanks to nature’s antioxidants: , , and .
For skin in need of serious hydration, works a treat. The lightweight, oil-free gel cream melts into skin, immediately cooling it and providing hydration for up to 24 hours. Key ingredients hyaluronic acid and tree mushroom extract power this moisturiser. On counter June 25.
The injects glow while helping alleviate redness and itching. Perfect for use over the colder months, this light, non-greasy facial oil is packed with essential antioxidants and vitamins.
Ever wish there was a more gentle way of reducing blackheads without having to use a peel-off mask? CLINIQUE has you sorted with these two products. The improves the look of blackheads after just 6 weeks and works as a daily cleanser, scrub and deep-cleansing mask in one. Used with the , skin will be noticeably clearer with a soft, smooth finish.
Chapped lips are a common occurrence in winter and a real pain, but luckily the rectifies any pesky dryness. This certified organic ointment is anti-bacterial and can be used to treat a number of skin problems.
Body
Inspired by some of the most relaxing locations in the world, The Body Shop Spa of the World range has extended. Our picks are: , which contains tiare blossom and coconut oil, used by Tahitian women for centuries for lustrous skin, and , enriched with uplifting juniper oil from the Balkans, inspired by purifying Russian Banya spa rituals.
One for the boys: the eradicates any sign of grit, sweat and odour, is non-drying and features a unique masculine fragrance.
Hair
Cleanse, volumise and style with these new hair products.
The Core Restore range from John Frieda is designed to bring life and movement back to strands, putting protein-deficient fine hair back into balance: and .
In terms of styling, the R+Co Dart Pomade Stick is perfect for creating any kind of look while keeping hair moisturised, soft and shiny.
has you covered with their new premium quality styling tools. The rose gold hair straightener is as pretty as it is functional. The (throwing it back to the 90s) creates easy volume and texture, while the , with its unique 90-degree design, creates looser curls.
The cult dry shampoo has a new look and scent! Revive hair and give it texture with , featuring a sophisticated scent to leave you feeling confident.
Nails
What nail shades should we be wearing this season? According to , dark and earthy tones with a hint of glitter. The EGO Collection features these tones and more – plus all nail polishes are “10 Free”, long-lasting and quick-drying.
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