Autumn is a great time to refresh your beauty routine, and this month’s launches are the best yet, featuring a lightweight lip oil and an essence that packs a potent punch. There's also a natural moisturiser designed to address the effects of menopause on the skin, as well as a rose-infused fragrance to carry you into winter. Here are the latest beauty buys offering impressive results, says editor Trudi Brewer.
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While this face cream was made with sensitive skin in mind, let's face it: as we age, our skin gets dryer and more fragile. For anyone facing menopause or battling high colour, dehydrated skin, hormonal blemishes, and the look of dullness, Antipodies has your back. Their latest organic creation boasts oat extract to calm redness and irritation. Plant-based peptides from chamomile and fermented COSMOS-certified jasmine flowers smooth fine lines, while the uber-rich, skin-loving New Zealand avocado oil and healing Manuka honey hydrates. Also, did we mention it smells divine? After two weeks of daily use, our skin loves this natural elixir of life.
Tempted by the blend of shimmer and shine that glistens under the sun, this lip oil looks as good as it feels. Boosted by raspberry seed oil, pomegranate extract and omegas 3 6, plus Vitamin A and E, you get a subtle plumping effect with loads of hydration. There are four colours pictured here, the famous shade Orgasm.
The list of ingredients in The Ordinary’s new essence (not to be confused with toner) was created to boost your skin's hydration and strengthen its barrier. It includes vitamin B3 or niacinamide at 10 per cent, zinc, glycogen, a sugar molecule that energises the skin, and glycerin, a natural humectant that draws water to your complexion. Finally, an amino acer helps the other ingredients quickly sink deep into the skin. To use: Post cleansing before applying a moisturiser, serum or night cream.
When couture designer Elie Saab creates a new scent, you know it will be exquisite, just like his gowns. This time, the flower of love, red roses, is drizzled in cherry, neroli, and jasmine and dipped in oakmoss and patchouli to create a sensual scent. The brand calls this love potion “an olfactory creation that conjures up the powerful feelings of attachment and seduction.” We agree; it has effortless romantic appeal, like rolling out of bed smelling roses and a hint of creamy musk.
You will love this nourishing hair-transforming cream for curls, waves, or any hair type prone to frizz. It drenches hair with nourishment thanks to a triple-hydrating complex that blends wheat proteins, hyaluronic acid, snow mushroom and black oat extracts to help seal in moisture. This makes hair more manageable when heat is dry and prevents that dreaded frizz from destroying your style.
Glossier Shadow Stick, $41.
An ideal creamy eyeshadow for anyone who is time-poor or lazy with makeup. Glossier has created a built-in ‘30 seconds of playtime’ for you to make the perfect smudged smoky eye look, just line and smudge. The best part is that the colour glides on the lids, so there is no tugging, and it blends with a brush or your finger. Like all quality cosmetics with benefits, the formula is stacked with vitamin E, which is nourishing as defined. There are five shades pictured here, a dark blue called Stereo.
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