If you get excited when you have new makeup to play with, get yourself and your debit card ready for these colourful releases…
Budget high street makeup brand in Boots, SEVENTEEN, have just announced a line-up of 12 Mega Matte Lipsticks, available from 3rd August. It’s a great mix of reds, pinks, purples and corals; with something to suit every skin tone and to take you from day to night.
Another fabulous budget brand W7 have some new releases. Their Solar Glow kit (£9.95) features a matte bronzer, a shimmer bronzer and a highlighter for all your contouring needs. There is also a new concealer – A Good Hiding (£4.95), which has a sponge applicator to make blending easy on-the-go. Their new Speed Cover Foundation (£5.99) is also aimed at busy women – this stick foundation (which comes in 4 shades) has a handy blending sponge on the other end.
At the other end of the price spectrum, Dolce & Gabbana have revealed their AW16 collection – Wild About Fall is inspired by the Sicilian landscape, so is full of brown, green and gold shades. Highlights include the Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Enchanting Fall (£44), the Intense Liquid Eyeliner in Wild Green (£27) and The Shine Lipstick in Chocolate (£27). It’s available exclusively at Harrods now.
If you want your makeup done for you, or want to try out a bold new look, head to Illamasqua’s new Express Yourself service (£10 for 10 minutes, but redeemable against product) and get transformed. There is a menu of four looks you can try that focus on either the skin, lips, brows or eyes – Chisel & Glow, Brows on Point, Insta Eye and Lip Slay. Insta Eye is a great way to take your look from the office to that last-minute party and is available at your local Illamasqua counter.
On the skincare front, cult luxury candle brand Diptyque are adding two new products to their lesser-known skincare line from mid-August. There’s a new oil – the Infused Face Oil (£48) – to boost skin radiance and smooth. It contains sweet almond oil, white iris oleate, meadow grab oil and pastel flower oil. There’s also a new moisturiser – the Essential Face Cream (£50) – to nourish, energise and replenish the skin through prickly pear flower oleate, orange blossom hydrosol, nasturtium extract and bluebonnet extract.