As the mercury drops and winter sets in, complexions all around Australia are drying out thanks to cold winds and bitter temperatures. This week we moisturise your skin, beautify your complexion and revitalise your hair to keep you looking and feeling invigorated all season long.
Trilogy Skincare: Vital Moisurising Cream, $39.95
Trilogy Skincare: Vital Moisurising Cream, $39.95Let shine the beauty you were born with, using Trilogy’s high performance, natural Vital Moisturising Cream. Helping women achieve their natural glow, Trilogy has just completed their 100% Unretouched campaign, which was launched after research revealed 74% of Australian women admit to retouching their online images. Encouraging women to “bring some honest beauty back to social media”, #FilterFreeFriday saw hundreds of people braving social media filter free.
By scanning the ingredients in Trilogy’s Vital Moisturising Cream, the secret behind an easy transition into more natural exposure becomes clear. Jam-packed with natural oils, the vital cream will leave you feeling nourished, healthy and beautified. Sweet almond oil, evening primrose oil and jojoba seed oil are just some of the sumptuous ingredients included to repair and hydrate your complexion. These are combined with Trilogy’s unique blend of rose hip oil and super antioxidants termed ‘Rosapene’, affording an active ingredient to combat the signs of ageing.
COVERGIRL Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 Foundation, $19.95
Flawless makeup is usually achieved by combining primer, concealer and foundation to create an even, blemish free complexion. To save time, money and mess, COVERGIRL has launched a product that combines all three complexion-perfect components. Created with flexi-hold polymer technology, Outlast Stay Fabulous is designed to last all day, has been dermatologically tested and is suitable for sensitive skin types. Its oil-free base affords a lightweight texture that doesn’t clog pores, while the SPF component protects skin against UV damage.
L’Oreal Kérastase: Initialiste Advanced Scalp and Hair Concentrate, $68.00
L’Oreal Kérastase: Initialiste Advanced Scalp and Hair Concentrate, $68.00Based on plant stem cell biology, Initialiste is a revolutionary serum to strengthen, brighten and revamp your hair. Perfect for winter, Initialiste will leave your hair healthy and hydrated, even in the driest of months. Its unique Regenerative Complex protects hair stem cells and optimises the production of hair biomaterial, leading to reinforced fibre strength and improved hair quality.
The Regenerative Complex, which is key to Initialiste success, is enriched with the following ingredients:
- Plant cells from Malus Domestica, the apple species, are used to optimise the environment of hair follicle stem cells and enhance growth.
- Green tea polyphenols grant stronger protection at the hair’s root.
- Guco-Lipide GL optimises hair production, as the ‘gluco’ component boosts cell metabolism.
- Ceramides and conditioning ingredients are used to smooth and nourish the hair.
How to use: A leave-in conditioner, Initialiste should be applied to towel-dried hair, starting at the roots and extended along the lengths. This will ready the hair for styling, leaving it healthy, beautiful and compliable. After one week of regular use, your hair should exhibit 93% less breakage and after one month it should be stronger at the root and visibly revitalised.
PUREOLOGY Reviving Red
One for the red heads, Reviving Red will ignite your locks with warmth and vitality for the winter ahead. The first oil-infused formula specificallydesigned for treating coppery shades, the latest from Pureology will leave your raven tresses healthy and illuminated.
How it works
Claimed to maintain red colour even after 30 washes, Reviving Red works using several active ingredients. The oleo antifade complex contains triple action micro oils that lock colour pigment deep within the hair shaft, protect against environmental toxins and fortify the cuticle by replenishing and enveloping the strands. Jaljala oil is a potent micro-oil that nourishes and seals the hair, locking in pigment and promoting hair health. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant responsible for the colour in fruits and vegetables. It has has been encapsulated in the reviving formula, boosting hair colour and protecting against excessive light damage.
Mash Up Collection; $89.95 each
Mash Up Collection; $89.95 eachThe second ORLY range, available in stores this August, brings light-hearted fun, daring shades and a careless statement to brighten up this winter.
The Mash Up collection offers lighter tones, incorporating bubblegum pink, lavender crème, vibrant orange and saturated green with holographic glitter. While these shades may seem a tad adventurous, Fiona Hay assures they will complement this season’s trends spectacularly.
‘Contrasting cold colours with digital graphics and prints is a statement look this season, from clothes, makeup, hair colour and of course, nails,’Fiona says. ‘ORLY’s new collection is the perfect way to dip your finger in this trend every day.’
