Beauty Buzz
Skincare products we love and champion
01 A trusted fave
Gentle on the skin, Trilogy’s Cream Cleanser, (200ml bottle) $43.90, was one of the five original products launched by the natural skincare brand in 2002 and it’s still a best seller. It contains a blend of pure plant oils (including Certified Organic rosehip oil) and botanical extracts that nourish as well as cleanse.
02 A beautiful balm
Hand-blended in Auckland, Lakoko Coconut and Kukui Nut Balm,
$50, is a wonder balm that’s full of goodness and smells divine. A multi-use product, it’s one to keep handy. Soothing the skin after shaving, treating dry split ends, and massaging shoulders or aching feet are just some of its many uses.
03 PETA certified
Leading Australian natural cosmetics brand Nude By Nature stormed the beauty world in 2008 with its line of foundations, primers and bronzers. Now the brand has delivered again with a
Professional Brush set, $252.60 (also sold separately), made from cruelty-free fibres. The collection of nine professional grade brushes are ergonomically designed for precision and flawless finish.
04 Sweet and smooth
L’Occitane’s Melting Honey Hand Cream, $19.50, combines shea butter from Burkina Faso, West Africa with organic lavender honey from Provence, France. The combined skin softening properties of these two ingredients are bliss for dry hands. What’s also great is more than 17,000 women are working in the shea butter industry in Burkina Faso thanks to L’Occitane.
05 Awaken the senses
Sukin’s Energising Body Scrub, $17.50, a mix of ground coffee and coconut, smells so good you’ll be tempted to eat it. Rich in caffeine, which has skin toning and brightening benefits, it also helps to improve circulation when massaged into the skin. And like all Sukin products it’s free of any nasties.
06 Exercise partner
If you overdo it at the gym or gardening and wake feeling stiff and sore Weleda’s new Arnica Sports Shower Gel, $20.90, will be your new best friend and training buddy. Its hero ingredient arnica, used for centuries to relieve and restore everything from bruises to muscle tightness, will help to ease your limbs. Combined with rosemary and lavender, it stimulates the senses too.