While it’s the shortest month, February arguably shines with the best when it comes to weather.
So, to prepare, we have the latest to keep skin and hair sufficiently hydrated and well-protected: the buzziest serum that won’t break the bank, makeup with skin-loving ingredients, and cooling tried-and-true cleansing wipes. We have plucked the top buys worth trying, says editor Trudi Brewer.
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Growth factors are a buzzword in beauty right now, and for good reason. By repairing damaged cells and promoting collagen and elastin, cushion skin needs to look firm and smooth. However, this innovation does not come cheap. Fortunately, we can count on The Ordinary to bottle their skin-changing ingredients in an unfussy, affordable, yet effective way. Their latest innovation boasts a blend of plant-based growth factors that target all the signs of ageing that most of us want to keep in check, such as wrinkles, skin laxity, and dullness. It’s instantly hydrating and super skin-smoothing. We are hooked.
To Use: Drop a pipette-full into the palm of your hand and pat it, pressing it into the skin, face, neck, and decollete.
Boost your natural collagen production with Mother Nature's finest. Weleda’s latest collection features organic blue gentian and Edelweiss, a ‘collagen+ active complex’, to address ageing in the face's most delicate areas: under the eyes and lips. This natural, potent blend of plant extracts helps smooth and boost radiance, and we love that it's a multi-benefit beauty buy.
Life Pharmacy has lucked in on its latest acquisition. Boots (a brilliant, affordable brand) has landed in stores. These affordable cleansing wipes are famous for cooling the skin and removing stubborn makeup. They are also biodegradable, plastic, and chlorine-free. Did we mention the price? Less than coffee, they will get skin feeling soft and refreshed, #winning.
Created by a New Zealand makeup artist and cosmetic tattoo artist, Nat Bos, this sheer gloss joins a lineup of innovative Max and Louie makeup. While it is more like a lip glaze, it offers more than shine. A buildable tint that melts into lips nourishes with peptides and shea butter, babassu seed oil, and protects with an SPF 25. You can expect shiny lips, but the longer you wear this lip colour, the plumper your lips will become. There are five wearable shades, pictured here, Cotton Candy Cream.
Our style director loves this new sorbet-inspired natural soy wax candle. The scent is the epitome of summer and blends passionfruit, cherry, pineapple, rose, jasmine, vanilla, caramel, and a pink glass jar. This luxe-y candle has a burn time of up to 80 hours.
Revive dehydrated summer hair with this glorious honey-infused hair mask. It is boosted with repairing ceramides, shine-making Mirsalehi honey, and hyaluronic acid. Rich yet weightless, it’s the perfect mask to give your locks that glossy, nourished edge.
To use: As a mask or conditioner, depending on your hair's health. Simply shampoo, squeeze out excess water, and apply a generous mask to the mid-lengths and ends evenly. Leave on for up to ten minutes, and then rinse thoroughly.
What better day to celebrate National Lash Day.