AR Beauty Beat, October 2021: Best Beauty & Grooming Releases

Marking the brand’s first foray into concealers, the Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch Concealer is a lightweight creamy formula that works to brighten dark spots and camouflage blemishes with medium to full coverage. Best used on the undereye, the Magic Touch Concealer provides a subtle blurring effect and works without sinking into creases or fine lines, making it ideal for all skin types, particularly mature skin.

No skincare routine is complete without sunscreen, and Bondi Sands Hydra UV Protect SPF50+ Face Fluid makes sun protection easier to incorporate. An ultra-lightweight fluid almost akin to a serum, the latest addition to the Bondi Sands SPF arsenal features hydrating properties thanks to ethically sourced algae, leaving skin feeling dewy but not greasy.

Next-gen environmental protection from tech devices and pollution alike, the Dr Naomi Skin Screen Time defends against the entire light spectrum, including blue light (from phone and computer screens), infrared light, and ultraviolet exposure. Containing sunscreen (rated SPF15), antioxidants (think French pine bark and algae), and DNA protectors, Screen Time is a clear, lightweight gel-fluid with the consistency of a primer, making it easy to incorporate as the last step of your skincare routine.

Australian natural skincare brand Minenssey has launched a new Purifying range, comprising five products aimed at clarifying blemish-prone, combination skin while supporting the skin barrier. Joining their Rejuvenating and Hydrating ranges, the Purifying lineup consists of a cleansing foam, facial essence, serum, cream, and spot treatment. Making use of Australian native botanicals like rose myrtle and caviar lime extract ( a natural source of AHAs), the Minenssey Purifying Range works cohesively to reduce sebum production, soothe inflammation, and calm redness.

Sustainable makeup remover brand Face Halo has released Face Halo Glow. A trio of instagram-friendly pink pads crafted from Face Halo’s signature microfibre fabric, Face Halo Glow comprises a makeup remover, cleanser, and exfoliator, with each designed to be used with water alone.

Avène has long been known for its expertise in sensitive skin, with the new Avène Sunscreen Aqua-Fluid SPF50+ providing high broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection for sensitive skin. A fragrance-free formula, it’s made with minimal chemical filters and features an ultra-lightweight, non-greasy texture that’s rapidly absorbed by the skin.

Ciaté London has launched a summer-ready lineup of bronzing essentials. The five-piece Dewy Bronzing Range comprises two serums, dewy stix, cheek tint, and lip oil, each in a sunkissed shade of bronze. Continuing Ciaté London’s theme of combining makeup with skincare properties, the Bronzing Range is infused with softening cupuacu extract, hydration hero hyaluronic acid, and brightening vitamin C.

Heritage brand Clinique riffs off its famous Cheek Pop blush with the new Clinique Cheek Pop Pearl, a hybrid blush-highlighter formula. Squalane and glycerin meet light-reflecting pearlescent pigments to provide cheeks with a smooth, easily-applied glow. Available in shades of garnet, ruby, topaz, and opal.

Launch date: 24th October

Australian cosmeceutical skincare brand Skinstitut has introduced Skinstitut Expert, an innovating five-piece lineup of targeted skincare products. Utilising unique active complexes and potent antioxidants, the range is geared towards anti-ageing and can be used together or individually to target specific skin concerns. The Expert range features a combination of four active peptide and marine complexes, as well as tried-and-true ingredients like niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and retinol. The lineup includes a peptide serum, eye treatment, retinol face oil, niacinamide cream, and hyaluronic jelly mask.

Repair + comes courtesy of Australian cosmeceutical brand ESK Skincare. Designed to support dry, sensitive skin as well as skin conditions like rosacea, acne, and eczema, ESK Skincare Repair + contains niacinamide, ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and peptides which work to restore the skin’s barrier function, reduce sensitivity, and alleviate dryness.

Youth To The People Mandelic Acid + Superfood Unity Exfoliant is a water-thin leave-on liquid exfoliant. Designed to exfoliate even the most sensitive skin without irritation, the Unity exfoliant utilises gentle AHA mandelic acid in conjunction with BHA salicylic acid and PHA gluconolactone to smoothen and clarify the skin while reducing congestion. The addition of superfood liquorice root provides a soothing effect while amino acid glucosamine hydrates the skin and fades dark spots.

Rodan + Fields Total RF Serum is an all-in-one formula designed to address skin ageing by improving skin energy. Featuring a proprietary complex of sandalwood, Indian kino tree extract, and omega 6 fatty acids; an antioxidant complex; ceramides; and calcium, the Rodan + Fields Total RF Serum works to promote healthy cell turnover, a stronger skin barrier, and a reduction in fine lines.

Combining the soothing effect of an oil cleanser with the satisfaction of a foaming one, the CeraVe Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser starts off as in oil form, lifting makeup and impurities, before transforming into a foaming lather upon contact with water. It rinses clean without leaving any residue behind, making it suitable for use as a second (or only) cleanse.