On My Desk: New In Beauty in Summer Makeup 2019, including some pretty makeup bags and accessories for the home.
Pictured above: The latest creation by those clever people at Tender Love and Carry is a round zip case in animal print perfect for festivals, holidays, and travel, including carrying cute hair accessories such as these MAE scrunchies and tortoiseshell hair clips. Also, I was pretty excited that the local grocer has peonies for $6 a bunch again so I pounced like this cheetah. My son offered me his Schleich cheetah for my flatlay, so sweet.
Artist Olimpia Zagnoli, who has done collaborations with Prada, The New Yorker, Uniqlo and more, has brought her bold silhouettes to this striking colab with iconic Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream. Skin protectant mutltitasker in a tube is $37, and three new lip tint shades of Rose, Cabernet, and Coral, to save dry chapped lips, $43 each, from Elizabeth Arden counters for a limited time from 19th December.
Ultraceuticals Christmas! Getting great skin over the holidays with this amazing skincare set.
This smells amazing – Clementine and Basil soy candle with a rose gold metal lid, by Linden Leaves.
A cool gift idea: Street artist Kelsey Montague colab with Dermalogica for Christmas gift sets in bold, uplifting designs. Kelsey creates interactive murals to inspire communities through art.
Beautiful, New Zealand made natural and cruelty free skincare, by Tailor Skincare, has a cult following and is now conveniently available at themarket.nz, meaning you can get your fix anywhere anytime online.
Pictured are a few best sellers I recommend you start with; the mini sized essentials kit for travel; Moisture and Hydrate moisturisers for thirty skin, Oil Cleanse for a deliciously clean and nourished face, and highlighter cream stick Solar.
I’m wearing the Ultra HD Vinyl Lip Polish by Revlon… Definitely does what it says on the tin! Very glossy and rich in colour saturation yet still comfortable to wear. Lovely colour range of shades too. Above: I’m wearing shade 950 Act Naturel in the Ultra HD Vinyl Lip Polish.
For a natural, soft finish, The Gloss lip colours can be worn alone for a sheer look, or layered over any lipstick to add shine.
My peonies and roses still going strong! I was delighted to see a natural whitening and kids fluoride toothpaste is available from Grin now- this is huge news as lots of people who want these features haven’t been able to get a natural toothpaste with them. I will be using it as our dentist wants the kids on a fluoride toothpaste as they have some hyperplasia. Just remember to spit out toothpaste as you want it on your teeth but not to be eating it. This one doesn’t contain parabens and harmful chemicals that other toothpastes contain such as SLS, triclosan, and artificial sweeteners. The kids’ one comes in berry and adults whitening in mint. It’s orangutan friendly and palm oil free, supporting Orangutan Alliance, hence the cute orangutan cork keepcup 🙂
Have a BEAUTIFUL and safe Christmas everyone, and see you in the new year. Here’s to a wonderful 2020.
Megan Robinson
28 December 2019
Not sponsored; items gifted for review.