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Beauty
Here's a quick look at the next big things in the beauty aisle
With new cleansers, shampoos, creams and masks coming out daily, there are many products that are flooding the shelves every week. If you're looking for a new foundation to serve as a base for your festive makeup looks, or a sunscreen that'll become your new must-have, scroll through for some of the best products you'll want to add to cart now.
Whether you just want to spritz it on as you work at home, or want a new perfume that'll become you signature through the festive season, Omnia Golden Citrine can serve as a great pick. It'll be sweet and floral (but never cloying) with top notes of white peach and mandarin, heart notes of ylang-ylang and jasmine and base notes of benzoin and cedar. The light and lilting scent will work for every need, making it an easy must-have on your shelf.
Experts say that the best sunscreen is one you'll actually wear every day, so you'll want one that feels light to touch, rubs in easily and is easily absorbed by the skin. This light gel sunscreen spreads evenly and smoothly to provide uniform and consistent protection without leaving any white cast. Not only does it provide a protective barrier from harmful UV rays, but the formula contains moisturising, anti-oxidant ingredients to protect while it shields.
Before you head to bed, slather on a super-rich nighttime treatment and wake up to your most glowing and bright skin yet. This light refreshing facial gel is enriched with rose, seaweed and Vitamin E, all of which have anti-ageing and hydrating properties. But the real coup? It contains polyglutamic acid, a powerful humectant that helps seal the moisture in your skin, bolsters the skin's natural moisturising factor (NMF) and enhances the skin's elasticity.
This argan-oil enriched foundation stick has a creamy, workable texture. For best results, dot the product on where you want coverage, and blend out with a beauty sponge or with your fingers. You'll have clean, all-over colour that is buildable, so if you layer on enough, this stick can double as a concealer. The oil base ensures that it melts into the skin without pilling—or pulling at the skin—while nourishing and moisturising.
Are you washing your hands all the time? Washing your hair too often owing to frequent workouts? Sleeping in an air conditioned room? Your body, hair and hands are likely dry, itchy and red thanks to all that. To combat it, swipe on this balm onto your cuticles, the ends of your strands and on any particularly dry or flaky patches to zip it all up. Thanks to the oils, butters and supercharged herbs, it is a water-free formulation that is richer and thicker than your regular body lotion. The emollient helps to create an occlusive protective barrier on the surface to seal in moisture, allowing skin to heal.
This oil-based mask is infused with jojoba and argan oil, which are able to penetrate the hair shaft to moisturise and protect the hair from the inside-out. It leaves hair looking shiny and reflective, tamping down frizz and snags in the process. Still, the formula is light, so even if you have fine hair the product won't weight it down when washed out.
If stress is getting in the way of you getting your beauty sleep, creating a sleepscape that'll convince your brain to relax is a good way to improve and balance your sleep-wake cycle. Lavender is considered the gold standard for quieting the mind—studies have shown that it can ease anxiety when inhaled. Just spritz all over your pillows and in the air above your bed for a more comforting experience.
Cat eyes are hard for everyone, but this transfer-proof eyeliner will make it easier, as it won't smudge, budge or move—even if your hands aren't the steadiest. It is formulated with wax and silicone resin, and leaves a richly pigmented, ultra-matte line wherever you draw it.
If you've loved shopping for Lime Crime's colourful and experimental beauty products when you travelled, you can now buy it in India through Nykaa. Try the brand's ultra-shiny lip glosses as a part of your festive makeup repertoire—the doe-foot applicator lets you glop on the lightweight, iridescent gloss onto your lips for a glassy shine.
If frizz and flyaways have been getting in the way of your hairstyles, this shampoo is enriched with monoi oil and magnolia extract to smooth and soften. Emulsify it into damp hair, massage and rinse. You'll find your strands volumised and plumped in the process.
Need a little pick-me-up in the morning before you start working? Facial rollers are able to improve blood circulation and skin tone, boost skin elasticity and promote lymphatic drainage. This one is made of rose quartz, magnesium, titanium and jade, so it stays cool to the touch as you work it across your skin.
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