ON MY DESK: New In Beauty, Summer 2021
Beating the heat with a refreshing spritz of a face mist. Christchurch skincare brand Linden Leaves has so many gorgeous botanical products made from real flowers, including this Pink Grapefruit and Pepper Face and Body Mist. Spray it on skin for a beautiful fragrance and refreshing feel. $34.99 from stockists and online at lindenleaves.com
Indulging my skin and loving the delicate, floral scent, of Vanilla Orchid pure indulgence body cream, from Elizabeth Arden’s iconic White Tea collection. The fragranced body cream is infused with a blend of shea butter, antioxidants, and white tea extract, to soften and moisturise dry skin. It comes in three divine fragrances; Mandarin Blossom, Wild Rose, and Vanilla Orchid at Elizabeth Arden counters for $49 for 400ml.
I’m wearing the new light to the touch, very dewy and moisturising Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish Skincaring Foundation and Flawless Start Hydrating Serum Primer.
The benefits of skincare and makeup come together in this long wearing yet natural finish foundation; Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish Skincaring Foundation designed to last 24 hours without settling into fine lines and pores- although hopefully you won’t be wearing it that long! Another thing I really like is the massive range of shades with 40 natural skin tone shades in a variety of warm, coo and neutral undertones. Prepare skin with the new Flawless Start Hydrating Serum Primer. This serum primer hydrates with a clear gel to give a perfect canvas for Flawless Finish Skincaring Foundation. Available at Elizabeth Arden counters nationwide for $69 for the foundation and $64 for the serum primer.
Those clever folk at Trilogy have released a combination skin solution. If you have skin that’s both oily AND dry, you’ll know this dilemma only too well. Trilogy found that a third of their customers identified with this need. This new four step skincare range caters to combination skin with their new clean beauty oil innovation: Trilogy Hemphip Balancing Oil, to soothe dry skin while reducing excess oil output in the T zone. The hero product is Hemphip Balancing Oil, from hemp seed, rosehip, jojoba, and grapeseed oils. In the range are Clarifying Cleansing Gel $45.99 for 200ml, a Purifying Cleansing Toner $39.99 for 150ml, Hemphip Balancing Oil $29.99 for 20ml, and Mattifying Moisturising lotion $52.99 for 50ml, available now from @trilogyproducts stockists and online at www.trilogyproducts.co.nz
I made these delicious raspberry and Tahitian lime jellies in moulds from a kit from Trilogy and New Zealand jelly maestro The Jellyologist, to celebrate the launch of Trilogy Triple action Jelly Exfoliator. Triple-Action Jelly Exfoliator is a jelly-infused, certified natural exfoliant infused with biodegradable pumice, bamboo and jojoba spheres to gently buff away dead skin cells, while borealine extract and rosehip oil create a goodness-packed jelly texture. $43.99 available in Farmers, pharmacies, and online at www.trilogyproducts.co.nz
I’ve been trying the botulinum toxin (i.e. Botox) alternative made famous by Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Michelle Obama and Jennifer Lopez: Biotulin. Their Eyematrix Lifting Concentrate Eye Creme, with the natural wonder ingredient cannibis sativa seed oil which is skin-nourishing and anti-inflammatory, combines with their patented Biotulin Supreme Skin Gel, a clinically proven skin-smoothing and plumping ingredient. Biotulin skincare is made in Germany with 100% natural, cruelty free ingredients and is free from parabens and silicons, with no animal testing. This feather-light eye cream targets wrinkles for a lifting and smoothing effect for the eyes to fight dark circles and the effects of ageing. $89 available at biotulin.co.nz
Golden hour, with gold flecks wine by Blue Nun, golden skull necklace by Karen Walker, perfume by Tom Ford, rings by Zoe and Morgan, 24K Smoothing Hand Cream by Biotulin, and these stunning dried King Protea flowers grown by my Dad at Mangawhai. 24K Gold handcreme by Biotulin Handkiss Smoothing Hand Cream ($49 available at biotulin.co.nz) reduces the appearance of wrinkles on the hands with Biotulin ingredients to smooth and plump skin and 24-carat gold to restore radiance and give antibacterial protection. I love the feel of it on my hands and it smelled amazing and by the way, the tiny gold particles aren’t at all shimmery so you won’t be a shining example and leave the Midas touch wherever you go!
This clever beauty from Dermalogica is aimed at that area that tells our real age cos it’s so often neglected- yes, our necks! Do you apply sunscreen and skincare to your neck? Often we apply skincare to our face, and forget to look after our heck and it needs lovin’ too. Dermalogica Neck Fit Contour Serum has an ingenious twist dispenser that you twist on to roll product onto your neck with the cool roller applicator then twist it off to roll and massage the product into your neck. I’ve been using it for two weeks and it’s easy to use and feels amazing. $159 at Dermalogica counters and online at dermalogica.co.nz
Photos by Megan Robinson
2 March 2021