By Dana DeMercurio
Looking to upgrade your beauty routine? Shop our list of favorite products so you can put your best and brightest face forward this spring.
IT Cosmetics Brow Power Universal Eyebrow Pencil ($24)
IT Cosmetics’ best-selling product is without a doubt the Brow Power Universal Eyebrow Pencil – and the name speaks for itself! This seemingly magical pencil is developed in collaboration with leading plastic surgeons that deliver serious results. Infused with an innovative and anti-aging blend of brow-conditioning ingredients including saw palmetto, nettle extract, green tea, biotin, lecithin, vitamins A, C, E, and grapeseed, this mighty makeup tool easily covers gray and thinning brows for an effortlessly enhanced look. We suggest you polish up your pencil practice and give this brow beautifier a go!
La Roche Posay Effaclar BB Blur ($30)
Acne is not in this season, and neither are acne scars. If you’re a victim of bad breakouts and have tried everything under the sun for treatment (include the sun itself), maybe it’s time to step up your clear skin game with La Roche Posay’s new BB cream from their award-winning Effaclar line. The active ingredients Airlicium, Perlite and BB Pigments rapidly absorbs oil, shine humidity and sweat while optically smoothing skin and covering blemishes for an all-over flawless coverage. Need further proof? This creamy concealer for light to medium color skin won’t clog pores or cause breakouts, guaranteed. It’s the best way to give your blemishes the boot this year without a trip to the dermatologist.
e.l.f Skincare Soothing Serum ($12)
Boasting one of the most affordable cosmetic lines on the beauty market today, Eyes Lips Face (aka e.l.f) has upped the ante by branching out with a new line of skincare products that are definitely worth a try. First on our list is the Soothing Serum, a twice daily facial formula that helps reduce redness and irritation while illuminating your skin. All of e.l.f’s new over-the-counter offerings are paraben, sulfates and phthalates free, while nourishing ingredients like vitamin E, cucumber, aloe and jojoba make it a stand-out skincare line that’s sure to pass the beauty bar without breaking the bank.
Philosophy ‘The Microdelivery’ – Overnight Anti-Aging Peel ($82)
Leave it to the peel experts at Philosophy to concoct a sleep mask that works wonders while you’re snoozing. This two-step anti-aging peel begins with Philosophy’s revolutionary micro-exfoliation power that restores and revitalizes tired and aging skin. The alpha/beta hydroxy acid formula delivers gentle resurfacing benefits through the night while the youth-extending night gel enhances skin’s ability to produce new skin cells and improve the look and size of wrinkles and pores. Bottom line – you definitely won’t wake up on the wrong side of the bed after using this peel.
Lira Clinical Mystiq Perfecting Eye Cream (sold exclusively to certified estheticians; prices vary)
This award-winning global skincare company is making serious waves in the industry, and we are tagging along for the ride! Founded by a group of aesthetic professionals devoted to perfecting the science behind modern skincare, Lira Clinical has crafted seven customizable lines with a plethora of products for all complexions and skin types. Lira Clinical’s products are tailored to cleanse, resurface, recover, lighten/tighten and shield by utilizing exclusive formulas from multiple plant stem cells, advanced peptides, exclusive botanicals and various skin nourishing vitamins and minerals. Ask your esthetician about Lira Clinical’s Mystiq Perfecting Eye Cream with PSC, a wrinkle-reducing salve with Botox-like results that diminish dark under-eye circles while lifting and firming aging skin.
Ciaté Kiss Play Stay – ($14)
A shout out to the makeup gods is in order for providing lipstick wearers with a product for truly long-lasting color! And who’d have thought it would be nail-polish purveyor turned makeup brand, Ciaté? This über chic London-based brand has brought to the market an affordable topcoat that keeps your lipstick bold and beautiful for hours. Its invisible protective shield also prevent smudging and smearing. And did we mention it has a white chocolate soufflé essence? Touché, Ciate. You’ve outdone yourself this time and made a product that is truly irresistible to any woman who loves both lipstick and chocolate. SO, pretty much all women. This explains why it’s sold out on their website. But fear not! Click the link above to purchase on Sephora’s website. You can thank us later!
