FACE THE DAY

Your new-season update: From fanciful fragrance celebrations to sweet-smelling facial oils, this month’s newest offerings are here to brighten your day (and your complexion)

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BraveFace is the newest brand to disrupt the wellness space. Founded by Katherine Douglas of Douglas Pharmaceuticals, the three-strong Brave Face range is designed to be used as a system to address feelings of stress and worry, naturally. CoolHead is an on-thego day spray to help ease feelings of overwhelm, HeadRest are night drops to calm the mind before sleep and LiveCalm is a supplement that helps to alleviate stress, helping the body get out of fight or flight mode. The BraveFace Brave Bundle, $110, contains all three products and is available from Hellobraveface.com.

NEW & IMPROVED

Revitalash’s best-selling Double-Ended Volume Set Primer & Mascara, $69, is now available in a new vegan formulation that’s also free from oil, parabens, phthalates, fragrances and gluten. The two-step primer-mascara duo still delivers the same richly pigmented, volumised lashes you’ve come to know and love. Apply one coat of the Volumizing Primer to bare lashes, starting from the base of your lash and moving the wand upwards and outwards. Continue to layer the product while wet for length and volume. Next, use the same application technique to apply the Volumizing Mascara, leaving natural lashes looking dramatically longer. Available from selected skin clinics and Revitalash.co.nz

SWIPE RIGHT

If you’ve ever been hit with a pang of guilt after swiping on toner with a single-use cotton pad, then consider switching to a reusable option that can be washed and used time and time again. The new Garnier Micellar Reusable Eco Pads 3pk, $17, are reusable and washable up to 1000 times per pad. Use in conjunction with your preferred micellar water to remove makeup, cleanse away dirt and lift impurities. Hand-wash each pad with soap and water after each use, then pop it in the washing machine with the rest of your laundry once a week for a deeper clean. Available exclusively from Farmers department stores or online from Farmers.co.nz

MAKE MY DAY

The newest innovation to join Emma Lewisham’s 100 per cent natural Illuminating range is its new Brighten Your Day Creme, $107, an SPF-free day cream that serves double duty to hydrate and plump skin while stimulating collagen synthesis at a cellular level. As the name suggests, it helps to brighten the complexion using a blend of acerola and kakadu plum — ingredients revered for their vitamin C-rich properties, alongside a gentle blend of AHAs and BHAs which help to slough away dead skin cells and boost skin health. The design of each pot ensures the right amount of product is dispensed every time (perfect for those of us who have still not nailed portion control), with refillable Day Creme pods also available to purchase then recycle when empty via the Emma Lewisham Beauty Circle. Available from selected skin clinics, department stores and online from Emmalewisham.com.

GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT

It’s a brightening, antiageing facial oil that smells like vanilla cake batter. The new BioBlume by Heilala, $110, is the vanilla company’s first foray into skincare — a venture that’s been four years in the making. Since 2016, Heilala has been testing VanilleActiv2, a derivative of Heilala vanilla beans that is said to address fine lines and wrinkles by stimulating cell repair, regeneration and renewal of the skin. It’s flanked by vitamin-rich plant oils including Kakadu plum, rosehip, jojoba and bakuchiol (a natural alternative to retinol) resulting in a multitasking facial oil suitable for twice daily use. Bioblume.co.nz

GIVE ROOTS THE BOOT

Now more than ever are we relying on at-home solutions to keep up appearances in between salon appointments, which is why we’re reaching for the new R+Co Bright Shadows Root Touch Up Spray, $41, to keep regrowth and greys at bay. Available in a variety of shades suited to blonde, brunette, black and red hair, this root touchup spray is formulated with pearl extract, biotin, treated pigment, mica and tapioca starch to promote hair health while delivering multidimensional pigment to disguise greys and roots. Plus, the targeted nozzle ensures a mess-free application that lasts until your next shampoo. Stylehq.co.nz