Beauty: Laura Bermingham
Seoulista Beauty Fresh Skin Face Mist
€14.95, seoulistabeauty.com and pharmacies Many people are turning to face mists to refresh skin after wearing a mask, but this is quite different from a simple hydration booster. Seoulista’s face mist has Cica inside, the healing and the skinstrengthening ingredient normally found in creams and salves for very irritated skin. Its addition with Panthenol is to help repair skin suffering from mask wearing.
Hydrating factors and antioxidants bolster moisture and protection from environmental pollution in daily life.
ESPA Optimal Skin Nutrients Mist
€32, spas and espaskincare.com Luxury spa brand ESPA, is launching three new products in this Skin Nutrients franchise, the other two being an isotonic face mask and fruit water cleansing gel. The mist is interesting, the oil section (yellow) contains Turmeric and Carrot Oil to nourish and revitalise the skin, while Pearl Algae hydrates, brightens, and tones. The water part of the face mist is charged with electrolytes to really give the skin a shot of balancing energy. Shake before use, and spritz after cleansing or whenever skin looks tired.
Dermalogica Clean Start Micro-Pore Mist
€25, dermalogica.ie and beauty salons Dermalogica’s Clean Start is the brand’s solution line for oily and acne-prone skin. This toning face mist has sebum-controlling ingredients like Witch Hazel and Green Tea to reduce the appearance of visible pores, and provide antioxidant protection. Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) is in there too, that helps to reduce postbreakout redness and brighten the skin. For normal to oily skin, it hydrates with cucumber extract, but works on tightening pores and reducing breakouts. Use after cleansing.
Huda Beauty GloWish Multidew Skin Tint
€30.83 (excl VAT), Boots & hudabeauty.com/ie
Huda Beauty, is well-known for its full-cover foundation, GloWish goes 360 degrees away from that, it’s sheer, blurring, and brightening with a dewy finish. The vegan formula with 92.6% ingredients of natural origin has soothing Damascus Rose Oil and red bell pepper extract to protect skin from blue light emitted from phones and tablets. Pearl pigments give instant glow to skin, wear it on bare skin, mix it with foundation, or pop it on the high points of the face for radiance. Available in 13 skin shades.
NARS Tinted Moisturiser SPF 20
€49.50, Brown Thomas & narscosmetics.ie July 5th Skin tints are quickly becoming the face base of choice with lockdown restrictions easing, full-cover foundation just doesn’t feel necessary with mask wearing. NARS newest version of its Tinted Moisturiser now comes in 20 shades, has broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection, a blurring and hydrating complex for a skin-perfecting finish, it’s a great everyday skin tint. Oil-free too so perfect for oilier skin types, and the coverage is buildable, wear it sheer or add more to even skin tone.
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser Natural Skin Perfector SPF 30
€48, Boots and department stores French makeup and skin care brand, Laura Mercier, has long been the home for skin-perfecting beauty solutions. The first to market with primers, the brand has had a best seller with this Tinted Moisturiser. Available in 20 shades, the makeup skin care hybrid offers sheer coverage, broad spectrum protection with an SPF 30, hydration, and Vitamins C and E to make skin look and feel healthy. Apply as you would with foundation for a lightweight skin-perfecting veil of coverage.