AR Beauty Beat, May 2022: Best Beauty & Grooming Releases

Designed to tighten pores, refine skin texture, and eliminate excess oil and shine without stripping the skin of its moisture. Clay, charcoal, salicylic acid, and rhubarb and ginger extracts work to purify and clarify the skin, leaving it soft and soothed after use.

An innovative two-in-one scrub and cleanser, this exfoliating product lathers up like a traditional body wash, exfoliating dry skin and cleansing in tandem. Enriched with rosehip oil and vitamin E, it leaves behind a delightful yet subtle rose scent. For best results, follow up with the Frank Body Rosehip Dry Body Oil, which rapidly sinks into the skin without leaving any greasy residue behind.

A reformulated version of a classic, the Fresh Soy Face Cleanser features a new sustainable formula, made with upcycled soy proteins as well as amino acids, and soothing cucumber extract, aloe vera, and borage seed oil. The new formula is housed in funky limited-edition packaging designed by one of Fresh’s employees.

Following Go-To’s first foray into the serum category with Much Brighter Skin, a vitamin C serum, the Australian skincare brand has released Much Plumper Skin. A hydrating serum designed to — as the name suggests — plump the skin, it combines peptides and provitamin B5 with glycerin and four types of hyaluronic acid to offer lasting hydration.

The first product from new Australian brand PollenNation, Honey Shots Skin Clearing gel heroes manuka honey for its antibacterial properties. Designed to be used as a targeted spot treatment or all over the face, Honey Shots Clearing Gels teams manuka honey with green tea extract and niacinamide, with the gel working to soothe redness and reduce the occurrence of blemishes.

Climate positive New Zealand Beauty Brand Emma Lewisham has added an eye cream to its Skin Reset range. The result of two years of research, the Emma Lewisham Skin Reset Eye Crème utilises a new CoQ10 delivery system to provide targeted antioxidant protection to the eye area and improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Additionally, hyaluronic acid, ribose, and other antioxidants work to firm and brighten the undereye area.

Rounding out the Trinny London Skincare range which currently comprises cleansers, exfoliants, vitamin C serum, and retinol serums, the brand has released two new moisturiser formulas. Bounce Back is a peptide-rich formula targeted toward mature skin, while Energise Me harnesses the benefits of niacinamide in a light gel-cream consistency, working to balance and soothe oily skin.

Japanese beauty brand Hada Labo has come to Australia, with a range of hydrating skincare products. Touted as the only brand to use super hyaluronic acid, the range includes a gel-cream, cleanser, serums, sheet mask, eye cream, and day cream. The Hada Labo range is available via online beauty and skincare retailer Adore Beauty.

Basics Face Palette 3.0 comprises eight neutral face and eye shades catered toward most skin tones, and features cover artwork by artist Claudia Miranda.

esmi Skin Minerals has made its way into the moisturiser category, launching seven new moisturisers and hydra-fluids. The former are thicker formulas while the latter are lighter and designed with oily or breakout-prone skin in mind. Highlights of the range include the Anti-Redness Hydra-Fluid, Firming Moisturiser, and Brightening Moisturiser.

JVN haircare, the brainchild of Jonathan Van Ness, has launched in Sephora stores online and across Australia. With the message ‘Come As You Are’, the JVN range centres around hero ingredient hemisqualane, which penetrates into hair follicles and restores moisture to damaged strands. The range comprises shampoo and conditioner for volumising, hydrating, and repairing damage; air dry cream; heat protectant leave-in serum; scalp oil; shine drops; and moisture mask.

An eco-friendly alternative to single-use skincare, the Conserving Beauty InstaMelt Deep Exfoliating Day Dissolver Wipes are a seamless, on-the-go way to remove makeup without harming the environment. The first dissolving makeup wipes in the world, they use a nourishing combination of hemp seed oil, jojoba oil, jojoba esters, squalane, and mild surfactants to remove makeup, sunscreen, and the remnants of the day without drying your skin, while the textured cloth provides light physical exfoliation. Best of all, they dissolve in water, meaning you can dissolve your wipe in the shower, sink, or even by flushing it down the toilet.