Are you shopping for a new foundation or a shimmery eye shadow? Consider these recommendations worthy of their place as the top beauty buys for October. Prepare to face spring with your most radiant skin yet, says editor Trudi Brewer.
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A new serum foundation, a nude bronzer, edible lip balm and an eyeshadow palette that gives back 100 per cent of the sales to support young women. Grab your game face and wallet; here are the stand-out launches that are wearing our editor’s seal of approval.
MAC COsmetics STUDIO RADIANCE SERUM-POWERED FOUNDATION, $82.
Consider this skincare infused with makeup.
The colour is whipped in an 80 per cent skincare base with 33 skin-caring ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, olive and jojoba oils, and vitamin E. Each hydrate and protect the skin from pollution and blue light. Expect luminous-looking skin with 24-hour moisture in a medium buildable coverage that blurs the look of open pores, redness, dark spots and dry fine lines. It feels like you are wearing a hydrating serum, but it looks like you are wearing lightweight makeup- what’s not to love?
VIOLETTE_FR Yeux Paint Twinkling, in ScarabeE D’Or, $56.
This was love at first swipe. A magpie when it comes to anything with a touch of sparkle, this newbie delivers the most beautiful olive-coloured lasting cream shadow that is loaded with shimmer. Twinkling lids are precisely what you will get with this fast-drying eye paint that you can use as a liner or buff into the lids to create a modern wash of colour. It’s perfect for festive parties ahead.
MECCA MAX Limited Edition M-POWER Mini Mix Eyeshadow Palette, $22.
Not only is it a great price, but it has a brilliant purpose. This palette was designed to support, protect and nurture girls, the next generation of women. M-POWER supports the next generation this International Day of The Girl, October 11, with a limited-edition pink eyeshadow Palette, where 100 per cent of the sales go to charity.
bareMinerals Gen Nude Blonzer in Kiss of Spice $47.
This delectable talc-free powder gives skin an instant glow and a hint of bronze. It’s a blush bronzer hybrid made from naturally derived minerals offering potent skincare benefits, including an SPF from the physical block, titanium dioxide. This clean bronzer is at its luminous best buffed onto the high points of the face, decollete and chest. There are five shades.
Burt’s Bees Strawberry Lemonade Lip Balm, $10.
Packed with 100 per cent natural ingredients (good news because this new flavour is delicious), like beeswax, shea butter and coconut oil. We advise you to stock up, with one in your handbag and one in the car. Step into summer with a lip balm that nourishes naturally while leaving lips with a healthy, hydrating sheen.
REVLON COLORSTAY XTENSIONNAIRE MASCARA, $30.
When it comes to mascara, it’s all about the brush for us. You can coat and lift the tiniest lashes with this curved brush with a tapered tip. The flake-proof and smudge-resistant formula with conditioning Pro-Vitamin B5 keeps natural lashes full, long and robust. While the flexible polymer fibres define, thicken, and lift every lash - think glossy, long lashes in one swipe. There are three options: Blackest Black or Blackest Brown, and a waterproof option in Blackest Black.
To covet, gift, or just to treat yourself.