If you’re anything like us, you’re probably wondering how one earth we’re already nearly five months into 2024. To ease the shock and help transition your skin, makeup and signature scent for the cooler months, the CF team has been hard at work finding the best new beauty products from Australia and beyond.
This month’s curation includes a selection of barrier supporting balms and hydrating creams, density boosting haircare, invigorating body care and fragrances that will make your mouth water. Happy shopping!
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Bangn Body Lip & Cheek Gloss Balm
Get in quickly because we’re pretty sure Bangn Body’s Gloss Balms are going to reach cult status in no time. Featuring a long lasting burst of pillowy hydration and plant derived pigments, the Gloss balms can be swept across the lips and cheeks for a subtle glow or built up to perfection with the cooling metal applicator.
Gisou Tinted Lip Oil
For fans of Gisou’s viral golden hour in bottle lip oil, get ready to fall in love with three juicy new shades – Mango Punch, Strawberry Sorbet and Watermelon Sugar. The new range is made with meadow seed and jojoba oils, hyaluronic acid and honey and bee flower extract from Gisou founder, Negin’s own bee garden.
Kosas BB Burst Tinted Gel Moisturiser
Smoothing, soothing and supportive skincare ingredients combine with Kosas’ signature base perfecting pigments to create a makeup-skincare hybrid we can’t get enough of. Once worked into the skin, the BB Burst Tinted Gel Moisturiser truly looks like your skin but better.
Mecca Max Zoom Zip Liner Liquid Eyeliners
A High pigment, high precision liquid liner that will help you create everything from barely there wings to bold graphic looks. Mecca Max’s Zoom Zip Liners are available in five punchy colours: black, brown, cobalt, coral and white.
Rimmel London Wonder Bond Mascara
Meet Rimmel London’s first ever bonding serum mascara – a rich formula that works to instantly volumise the lashes and boost hair density with every wear. This clever mascara is available in black and brown shades, and contains biotin, arginine and tetrapeptides to create your biggest lashes yet.
Skincare
Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum
Formulated with sensitive skin in mind, Avène’s new Vitamin C serum boosts brightness, smooths texture and protects from UV damage without harsh ingredients. It contains strengthening niacinamide, soothing thermal water and 1.8% vitamin Cg, a highly concentrated, stable form of vitamin C equivalent to 20%.
Dr LeWinn’s Barrier Protect Ceramide Balm
A concentrated blend of ceramides, hyaluronic acid and squalene combine in this featherlight balm to keep the skin feeling soft, smooth and deeply nourished. Use the Barrier Protect Ceramide Balm under makeup to perfect and smooth your base, or apply a thick layer as a luxurious overnight treatment.
Ella Baché Hydra Hyaluronic Cellular Serum
Ella Baché’s intensely hydrating hyaluronic serum has had an upgrade. The formula now includes three molecular weights of hyaluronic acid that penetrate deep into the skin to smooth fine lines, restore volume loss and maintain moisture.
Glowly Sonic Toothbrush and Facial Brush
Every now and then we come across products that are so innovative we can’t help but fall in love – Glowly’s Sonic Tooth and Cleansing Brush is one of them. This rechargeable bubblegum pink brush does away with messy cables thanks to its 200 day battery life and features five different brush modes, a pressure sensor and best of all, an interchangeable silicone facial cleansing attachment!
Glow Lab Hyaluronic Acid Skincare Range
Glow Lab has just released a four step skincare routine made to leave skin soft, strong and seriously hydrated without breaking the bank. The range includes a cleanser, serum, gel moisturiser, and overnight cream made with a mix of squalene, ceramides and five molecular weights of hyaluronic acid that penetrate deep into the skin for hydration that lasts.
KenzaKo AHA Body Reset Scrub
A gentle but potent body scrub formulated with glycolic, lactic, citric and malic acids, to target congestion, keratosis pilaris (those pesky red bumps), acne and dullness. KenzaKo’s AHA Body Reset Scrub is also Australian made, vegan and cruelty free – what’s not to love?
Tatcha The Matcha Cleanse
A juicy alternative to Tatcha’s iconic Rice Wash specifically formulated to balance and decongest oilier skin types. As its name suggests, The Matcha Cleanse is made with antioxidant-rich Kyo Matcha as well as brightening willow bark and Japanese coix seed.
Bodycare
Circa Limited Edition Jasmine and Magnolia Bath Salts
Transform the humble bath into an occasion to relax, recharge and recentre yourself. Housed in an opulent faceted glass vessel, Circa’s Jasmine and Magnolia Bath Salts are made from Himalayan rock salt and jasmine flowers infused with soothing skincare.
Lillian Muir Freddo Espresso Transforming Body Scrub
A body scrub that captures the magic of Greek coffee culture, agriculture and the luxury of taking your time. Made with fragrant ground coffee and antioxidant-rich olive pits sourced from local farms, Lillian Muir’s Freddo Espresso Transforming Body Scrub leaves the skin softer, brighter and deliciously smooth.
Urban Jungle The Grime Fighter Body Wash
Korean skincare science tailored to Australia’s environment; Urband Jungle is a brand we can’t get enough of. The Grime Fighter Body Wash works to cleanse, exfoliate and hydrate the skin with every wash using vitamin A, C and E rich apricot seed oil, hyaluronic acid and lactic acid.
Fragrance
Carolina Herrera Good Girl Blush Elixir EDP
An intoxicating blend of sultry warm woods and sophisticated florals, Carolina Herrera’s Good Girl Blush Elixir has arrived just in time for Mother’s Day. The multifaceted notes of this fragrance include jasmine, cacao, tonka bean, almond and coffee.
Diptyque & Café Verlet Limited Edition Café Candle
Transporting yourself to Paris’ iconic Café Verlet doesn’t have to take 24 hours and some serious jet lag anymore. Of Diptyque’s three limited edition candles in the collection, our favourite has to be Café, a bright and creamy gourmand scent inspired by Café Verlet’s house roasted coffee beans.
Maison Margiela Replica From The Garden EDT
An invigorating, summery scent formulated to evoke the tranquil, humid and verdant fragrance of an overflowing garden. From The Garden blends earthy notes of patchouli and tomato leaf accord with green mandarin and geranium essence to create a flawlessly unisex scent.
Haircare
Dyson Supersonic Nural™ Hair Dryer
With the release of their most intelligent hair dryer yet, Dyson is helping to banish heat damage, complicated styling routines and overheated skin for good. The Dyson Supersonic Nural hair dryer has been engineered with attachment learning to remember your styling preferences and detect when to pause and when to reduce heat.
Typebea Overnight Boosting Peptide Serum
The brainchild of Rita Ora and Vida Glow founder, Anna Lahey, Typebea is a haircare brand on a mission to help stimulate hair growth and density no matter its type or texture. The entire range is colour safe and free from sulphates and parabens. Our favourite is the Overnight Boosting Peptide, a lightweight leave-in serum proven to prevent hair loss by 60%.
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