The adage “out with the old and in with the new” rings true every January, especially for our beauty routines. To kick off the New Year, a hydrating, firming, intensive booster for the skin, a honey-infused fragrance for your hair, and volumising brow tints are tempting and deliver on their promises. Here’s some ideas for your summer routine, says editor Trudi Brewer.
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First, this tandem treatment uses a serum boosted with hyaluronic acid and red algae mixed with freeze-dried pearls of marine collagen, ceramides and plant extracts. Designed to deliver long-lasting moisture to dry skin and simultaneously protect your fragile skin barrier, the best news is that these clever innovations are affordable.
To use: Take the Essential Collagen Booster pearl in your hand, add a dropper full of 2D-Hyaluronic Hydro Boost serum, and mix to dissolve it. Massage the serum into the face and neck to help lock moisture deep in the skin.
This is the ideal seven-day intensive treatment to give skin a hydrating glow.
This new lightweight dry spray has the same intensive nourishment as the two-phase oil rounds off Weleda's skin food collection. Stacked with plant oils like pansy, organic calendula, organic rosemary, and organic chamomile. With the ease of a non-greasy spray that absorbs instantly for both the face and body - it’s genius.
Gisou Honey Infused Hair Perfume Lavender Berry 50ml, $82.
Reminiscent of the fragrance of summer in a wildflower bee garden, this scent will leave your hair smelling of lavender, blackberry leaf, ginger and the brand's famous sweet Mirsalehi honey - while adding protective antioxidants. At the same time, the blend of olive and argan oils boosts shine. It’s exquisite.
Polite Society Polite Pout Glossy Lip Balm, $35.
We are suckers for a pretty lip gloss, and this is no basic balm; it’s infused with hazelnut, peony, cherry blossom and nourishing vitamin E in seven pretty colours. Our style director’s favourite shade is pictured here: Pink Grapefruit.
Nothing smells more like summer than Pure Fiji skincare. Their latest infusion is juicy pineapple - and it’s stunning. Created from fresh coconut milk, cacao butter, and the famous Pacific Island cold-pressed dilo, macadamia, and sikeci seed oils. But this new infusion is also boosted by hyaluronic acid - expect your skin to be sporting an enviable glow with this newbie
If you want a gentle yet active cleanser that will remove every scrap of makeup, including sunscreen, this vitamin C Barbados cherry-infused gel keeps oil under control and brightens the skin at the same time. It’s also formulated with skin-loving niacinamide and aloe juice, which, once on wet skin, lathers up to rinse clean.
We are fans of this brow brand; the clear brow gel is our go-to. But now we are loving the latest too. It’s a buildable tinted gel that adds volume and lasts 24 hours. Its mousse-like texture coats each hair, swiftly giving brows natural fullness and definition. There are five shades pictured here, Taupe.
Great news for our skin, an expert explains.