It’s officially fall, so it’s time to reboot your beauty bag for this season!
A huge trend for fall 2021 are hybrid complexion products -- ones that marry skincare and makeup together for a flawless face. Think of it like tinted moisturizer 2.0. One to try is the Quo Beauty Unisex Tinted Hydrator. $20 Available at Shoppers Drug Mart. Available in 4 shades: Light, Medium, Tan, Dark. It is the perfect blend of skincare and makeup – it moisturizes, brightens, and evens skin tone with plant-based phytopigments for a sheer, lightweight natural finish. This multitasker product is ideal for the upcoming fall and winter seasons – it includes ingredients such as shea butter, squalene and hyaluronic acid for skin that is left plump, smooth, and hydrated. Vegan and cruelty free
For Fall 2021 - there’s a new era of the proven anti-aging ingredient retinol. Revamped versions are easier to tolerate and make quick work of wrinkles with no irritation like the Strivectin NEW Advanced Retinol Nightly Renewal Moisturizer, $89. It’s really the next generation of retinol. StriVectin’s new Advanced Retinol Nightly Renewal Moisturizer is a powerful night-time formula that features Retinol and Retinal - one of the most potent forms of Retinol – for visible improvement in fine lines, wrinkles, texture, radiance and even enlarged pores. Retinol is one of the most studied and most popular skincare ingredients thanks to its proven efficacy. But some avoid retinol because of irritation concerns. Not an issue with Advanced Retinol Nightly Renewal Moisturizer. Thanks to StriVectin’s patented form of Niacin (NIA 114) and other skin-soothing ingredients, the formula is gentle enough for nightly use. In clinical trials, 100% of respondents reported that their skin did not look or feel irritated.
Layering skincare products is the best way to get potent anti-aging benefits. Thankfully you don’t have to break the bank to get smooth, hydrated skin. One of the biggest trends we’re seeing this fall is affordable skincare serums like the L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect Cell Renewal Midnight Serum. $48, available at mass-market retailers. It’s preferred to the Number 1 Luxury Night Serum (aka effective skincare can be affordable!). Plus it reveals younger-looking skin, stat. In just 1 week – you can wake up to smoother, firmer, more radiant skin with the look of wrinkles. This Anti-Aging Serum that’s dermatologist-backed ingredients and allergy-tested which means it’s Effective for all Skin Types and Tones, including sensitive skin. The star ingredients are antioxidant complex featuring Vitamin E and Hyaluronic Acid. It’s also Lightweight fast-absorbing
Another big trend for 2021 is waterless beauty products that contain concentrated ingredients with little to no H20 so you’re saving on packaging size and water waste. Here’s a sneak peek of the Duckish Body Wash Bar. $9.99. Available for pre-order on duckish.ca. Available in early October. (scents: citrus, lavender, and unscented). Duckish is an east coast waterless skincare company and they believe water should be used for the essentials - not as filler in beauty products. The formulas use gentle coconut cleansers, organic shea butter, rice protein and panthenol to clean and moisturize your skin, leaving it soft and hydrated. Plus The eco-friendly 60 g bars last for 50-75 washes and can replace up to 3 16oz body wash bottles. These natural, concentrated skin and body products help reduce water and plastic consumption - which is a win for the planet.
ONe to watch: Cheek out Cheekbone Beauty, which just dropped at Sephora today! Their new sustainable Cheekbone Beauty Blush/Bronzer Duo, $24 comes in three shades (Fair, Medium and Deep). It’s a talc-free blush/bronzer duo with sheer, buildable coverage that leaves the skin looking naturally sun kissed. Available in: Fair, Medium, and Deep. Launching this week at Sephora Canada. Cheekbone Beauty is an Indigenous-owned and founded, digitally-native, Canadian cosmetics company established in 2016 by Jennifer Harper. Cheekbone Beauty is known for creating high quality, cruelty-free beauty products such as liquid lipsticks and complexion products including contour and highlight palettes. Keeping in line with her Anishinaabe roots, Jenn’s Cheekbone Beauty launched a less-waste line of lipsticks in 2020, called SUSTAIN, with zero-waste goals for 2023. Cheekbone’s aim is to not only make a difference in the lives of Indigenous youth through our donations addressing the educational funding gap. But mostly to create a space in the beauty industry where Indigenous youth feel represented and seen.