Some gorgeous new releases to cross my path in this latest column of New in Beauty: for June and July 2018. Let’s take a look at what’s new…
The Winter Beauty Box from Serial Box: Full of ways to exfoliate, scrub, and moisturise winter skin, this subscription box contains 5 full size products rather than samples, and retails for $39 at www.serialbox.co.nz and on Instagram at @serialboxme. It includes Trilogy Firming Body Lotion; Rude Renew My Lips Lip exfoliator for smooth lips using sugar to exfoliate; Palmers Coconut Oil Facial Scrub; Devonport Chocolates, and a greeting card by The Paperface (Yay ~they are my friends actually and do amazing graphic design) at www.thepaperface.com; Xpel Body Care Revitalising Coconut Water Foot Pack has a mask to treat feet; and Bare Naturals Citrus Dream body lotion bar with zesty citrus oils to start your day in the shower. I also really liked the plastic free packaging in a cardboard box, perfect for #plasticfreejuly
These Gel Pearls are really different; they’re little beads in a clear gel that burst when applied to your skin for a sun kissed glow. I like that the gel includes Hyaluronic Acid to moisturise skin. They’re part of the beautiful new Elizabeth Arden Bronze Vibes colour collection, which also features new shades of the conditioning lipgloss, Liquid Lip, pictured here in Cheeky and Red Door VIP. The Highlighting Powder is something else; a pretty pink compact with cherry blossom illustrations on the lid, revealing four iridescent shades from pink through highlights to bronze to wear individually or blend together. The highlighting powder won’t dry out your skin as it too includes Hyaluronic Acid to moisturise. The Turkish delight was my birthday present yesterday, so of course it gets used in a flatlay! Here are the retail prices for the items shown: Beautiful Color liquid Lip Gloss $41; Dare To Bare Bronzing Gel Pearls $69 limited edition; Fourever Glow Highlighting Powder $72 limited edition. Elizabeth Arden Bronze Vibes colour collection is on counter from 9th July 2018. For stockists and more info see www.elizabetharden.co.nz
Is it a gel? Is it a cream? Combating dry skin, one tub at a time- it’s the latest hydration hero from Elizabeth Arden, Visible Difference Replenishing HydraGel Complex. It goes on feeling light and cool, and sinks in quickly to give hydration for 24 hours. $79 available at Elizabeth Arden counters from 25th June.
Kevin Murphy is at it again, solving all our hair problems! This is retouch.me, a root touch up spray that is perfect for covering greys or root regrowth in between hairdo our appointments. It comes in 4 shades; auburn, light brown, dark brown, and black, with a dry satin finish to quickly and easily say bye bye to regrowth. It washes out in the shower. Sulphate free, paraben free, and cruelty free.
The brilliant idea and good souls behind Thank You products aimed at combating poverty. It started with an impossible idea: a bottle of water that exists to help end the World Water Crisis. That idea has now grown to over 55 products, from personal care products to nappies and baby care. Thankyou is a social enterprise that commits 100% of profit to end global poverty. They are found in over 5,500 outlets in Australia, including all major supermarkets. The Thankyou consumer movement has raised millions of dollars to get safe water, toilets and child and maternal health programs to hundreds and thousands of people in need. Find them online at @thankyounz and https://thankyou.co/
At Dry and Tea today for blowdries with beauty media, with OGX haircare. We all had our hair assessed individually and had the perfect shampoo and conditioner assigned to us for a relaxing wash, and then a luscious blowdry at the salon in CityWorks. I had a hydrating wash that smelled gorgeous and felt so soft. Photo thanks Christine Stucki. I’m wearing a vintage coat of my mother’s, silk floral dress by Forever New, scarf by Cybele.
The perfect blend of science and nature; Dermalogica Biolumin-C Brightening Vitamin C Serum for brightening a lacklustre complexion and creating your most radiant skin! Here’s to that. The ultra-stable Vitamin C complex has advanced technoogy to reach areas it’s needed most to brighten, firm, and improve the appearance of fine lines with hero ingredients Ascorbosilane SP, K3 Vita C, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Lactic Acid, Sophora Japonica Flower Extract ad Salvia Hispanica (chia seed) oil. These combined ingredients aim to increase skin’s radiance and reduce hyperpigmentation while accelerating cell turnover and giving you brighter skin. The new serum from Dermalogica is available from 15th June at Dermalogica stockists nationwide, retailing for $159 and online at www.dermalogica.co.nz
Playing with the fun and colourful new shades of Benefit 3-D Browtones which now come in 7 shades like a rainbow but for your brows. The highlighting gels are easy to brush on using the applicator wand for instant colour highlights. They come in Copper, Magenta, Rich Purple, Deep Teal, Deep Blue, Light-Medium, and Medium-Deep. Available from June at @benefitnz
The Herb Farm create naturally braitiful skincare here in New Zealand using herbs they grow themselves. This Skin Defend Mist is to spritz on your face to protect your skin in an office environment from damage. Available from @theherbfarmnz
Pretty – and great value- the brand new Wet n Wild limited edition Flights Of Fancy collection inspired by tropical bird of paradise flowers is colourful and bright enough to cheer up dark winter days. Sadly my own bird of paradise plant wasn’t in flower but I got this stunning leaf off it and these other blooms from my garden. Wet n Wild is available at Farmers stores and website.
Gem beauty case and marble makeup brushes from Tender Love and Carry and Simply Essentials by @thebeautycollective
Clever products for #plasticfreejuly all available at the @ohnaturalnz website www.ohnaturalnz.co.nz including bamboo toothbrushes ($4.50 and travel case $15) by The Eco Brush, period cup ($69) by The Hello Cup instead of using tampons, cotton buds ($5.50) by Go Bamboo, natural soaps ($7) by Oh Natural, and face cleansing towels (2 pack $19) by Tailor Skincare instead of makeup wipes.
Photos by Megan Robinson
12th July 2018