Beauty News
What’s new for beauty in 2022? Let’s deep dive into a wonderfully wacky skincare ingredient making the rounds right now, discover the latest lip trend and the (just in time) eye popping palettes for going out again.
Snail Mucin
Very rarely is there an ingredient in skincare that makes you doubletake, but I think I have finally reached my breaking point on this one. Snail mucin, yes - that’s correct, has been trending all over the internet for being a beneficial skincare ingredient.
While it’s not as well-studied as other skincare savers, snail slime, also known as snail mucin, is said to moisturise skin, promote collagen production and aid in skin regeneration. One of its appeals is that can be used on all skin types but is also great for those who super from dry skin. This trend might be taking things a little too far for me but never say never!
Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence Gel€28, visit boots.ie
Mizon Multi Function Formula All in One Snail Repair Cream €37, visit caretobeauty.com
BEAUTIFUL BASES
These new beauty drops are just what we need to achieve a flawless, lightweight base. We’re saying au revoir to full-coverage foundations and instead, focusing on lightweight CC creams and skin-enhancing formulas.
Fenty Beauty Liquid Killawatt Fluid Freestyle Highlighter €32, visit fentybeauty.com
ELF Cosmetics Camo CC Cream €15, visit elfcosmetics.com
Nyx Professional Makeup Bare With Me Concealer Serum €12.45, visit lookfantastic.ie
Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Foundation €40, visit charlottetilbury.com
Trend Alert:
The '90s Lip
It’s time to say farewell to light, neutral lip-liners and take a walk on the dark side. And by dark side, I mean various hues of chocolate browns to accentuate our pouts. A quintessential makeup look from the 90’s, brown lips have re-emerged as ‘retro’, taking inspiration from celebs like Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Anniston who rocked a darker nude lip long before Kylie Jenner. Taking a darker lip-liner, contour your lips to give them structure and pair with a slightly lighter lipstick to create a gorgeous ombre lip.
LAURA MERCIER LIP GLACÉ €29, visit brownthomas.com
Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Lip Liner Supersize Me €22, visit arnotts.ie
Powerful Palettes
Gorgeous packaging and highly pigmented, these new eyeshadow palettes from top makeup brands will be so fun to play around with.
Nars Uninhibited Eyeshadow Palette €52, visit narscosmetics.ie
Urban Decay Cyber Palette €50.95, visit lookfantastic.ie
MAC Eyeshadow X 9 / Lunar Luck €32, visit brownthomas.com