Beauty Buzz
Skin and bodycare products we’re buzzing about.
The latest beauty news and products to try
A perfect glow
Arbonne RE9 Advanced® Prepwork Soft Focus Veil Broad Spectrum SPF 30, $72, creates a breathable, lightweight veil that blurs the appearance of pores and fine lines. With a 100 per cent mineral-based sunscreen, it can be worn alone or under make-up.
Oil cleanser
Trilogy’s beautiful new Rosehip Transformation Cleansing Oil, $35, is a blend of botanical plant oils that transform into a cleansing milk when mixed with water.
Flawless skin with INIKA Organic
Certified vegan and cruelty-free, INIKA Organic’s Liquid Foundation with Hyaluronic Acid, $74, provides a beautiful finish as well as increased elasticity and hydration. Add a beautiful cheek tint with INIKA Organic’s Mineral Loose Blush in Peachy Keen, $49, for extra radiance.
Super serum
Proven by a gold standard clinical trial and containing a world-first peptide complex, eProlex®, Snowberry’s Intensive Renewal Face Serum, $126, is designed to strengthen skin and counter redness.
Calming calendula
A gentle and light everyday moisturiser, Linden Leaves Essential Facial Moisturiser, $50, contains calming ingredients calendula and comfrey. This Natrue-certified formula also helps to hydrate, balance and protect skin.
Carbon neutral nails
Kester Black water permeable nail polish, from $20, improves the health of both your nails and the planet. The Australian company has a NoCO2 Certification from the Carbon Reduction Institute and uses vegan, certified organic ingredients (more on page 14).
Our kind of caffeine hit
Evolu’s award-winning Invigorating Body Scrub, $35, is a pot of wonder containing locally sourced Arabica coffee to exfoliate, hydrating harakeke flax and calming kawakawa extract.
Instant ‘pick-me-up’
Just one spritz of Bees Brilliance Beauty Elixir Mist, $29, provides instant relief for dehydrated skin. This divine formula includes aloe vera, chamomile, cucumber and Nelson manuka honey.
Thirst-quencher
L’Occitane’s game-changing Ultra Thirst-Quenching Gel, 50ml $64, is enriched with hydrating hyaluronic acid and calcium-rich Réotier water, known for its properties to help skin maintain its hydration barrier. This ultra-fresh facial moisturiser contains thousands of micro-bubbles that instantly recharge skin.
Magical multi-tasker
Margaret Hema Millennium Face & Body Oil, $150, is deeply hydrating and helps maintain and support the natural equilibrium of the skin. Hand-blended in Wellington by Margaret Hema, this small-batch blend of mostly organic ingredients is a firm favourite of actress Liv Tyler.
Acne control
If your skin is prone to acne breakouts, A’kin’s Oil Control range could be for you. Its Intensive Sebum Controller, $25, contains absorbing bamboo powder and antibacterial tea tree to control sebum production and fight acne-causing bacteria.
Rolling with it
Aesop’s roll-on deodorants, $39, are now available in New Zealand and Australia. The unisex deodorants are aluminium- and alcohol-free and contain a blend of essential oils such as sage, eucalyptus, lavender and neroli. Key ingredients include zinc ricinoleate and wasabi extract.
Flower power
Plantae’s dreamy and creamy certified organic Brightening Camellia Face Polish, $49,90, contains evenly ground and finely milled organic rice grain seeds which gently buff the skin, fruit extracts to brighten the complexion, antioxidant-rich camellia oil and nourishing shea butter.
A beautiful collab
Sukin and Melbourne-based artist Kimmy Hogan have joined forces to create a stunning limited-edition Hand Care pack, $33, featuring a Hand Wash (500ml) and Hand Cream (500ml) with Sukin’s signature scent of mandarin, tangerine, vanillin and lavender. Hogan’s work is influenced by her love of traditional oil painting, but is created digitally with a mouse instead of a brush.
Nature’s beauty balm
We’re super excited about Weleda’s new Beauty Balms, $28.90, which come in two tints: Bronze and Nude. Made from mineral pigments for a subtle colour and matte finish, they smell lovely and are Natrue-certified and dermatologically tested.
Sávar luxury baby
Mild, safe and gentle, Sávar Magic Gentle Hair & Body Wash, $23, is a 100-per-cent natural and delicate soap-free formula to gently cleanse your baby’s skin and hair. Made in New Zealand in a GMP certified laboratory, it’s formulated with the very best of nature’s ingredients, including New Zealand cucumber and apple to protect and care for baby’s delicate and sensitive skin.