Glitter bomb makeup, cannabis creams and ‘billionaire face’ – here’s your guide to the wild and wonderful summer beauty trends to know now.
NEON EYES
BEAUTY NOTES: Add a punch of colour to your lids this season for maximum eye candy. It’s all about Club Tropicana vibes when it comes to making you stand out on the ‘gram…
BUY NOW: MAC paint sticks (maccosmetics.co.uk); NYX vivid brights eyeliner (cultbeauty.co.uk); Kat Von D – 10th Anniversary eyeshadow palette (debenhams.com)
HIGH-VINYL 80S SHINE
BEAUTY NOTES: Lip gloss is back, semi-precious stones are making waves and wet-look highlighter is more popular than ever: it’s time to shine! “Matte is so dull,” says says Alexia Inge, founder of Cult Beauty. “Have you ever noticed how the ‘heavier of wallet’ tend to look like they are somehow backlit? Everything is glossy, almost glassy and their locks look as if they’ve been individually polished? At Cult Beauty, we call this ‘billionaire face’ and it’s a winning look for 2018.”
BUY NOW: Lime Crime’s Wet Cherry Lip Gloss (selfridges.com), Farasali’s Jelly Beam Highlighter (cultbeauty.co.uk), Bobbi Brown Eye Gloss (johnlewis.com)
METAL FACE
BEAUTY NOTES: Metals from platinum to gold, copper and silver are finding their way into your bathroom cabinets. “‘After years of research in the field of anti-ageing, we have formulated a patented fusion of two vital ingredients, Silver Hydrosol & DNA HP,” Argentum Apothecary founder Joy Isaacs tells us. “The result is a natural, super hydrating, restorative cream that may visibly improve fine lines, wrinkles and the overall texture of your skin. Silver Hydrosol is the ultimate refinement and purity of the colloidal silver category and regulates skin flora with its natural anti-bacterial properties.
BUY NOW: Argentum Apothecary La Potion Infinie (cultbeauty.co.uk), ORIBE Gold Envy Luminous Face Mask (spacenk.com), NIOD Copper Amino Isolate Serum 5.00% (cultbeauty.co.uk)
CANNABIS SKINCARE
BEAUTY NOTES: “Hemp extracts, specifically the cannabinoids, are great for helping to heal overly sensitised or inflamed conditions such as eczema, flaking, dry skin or acne,” Alexis says. “At Cult Beauty, we’ve been waiting excitedly for the first wave of cannabis-based sk-innovation to make it through the EU regulators and we have a runway of great launches planned throughout 2018 within this trend.”
BUY NOW: MCG Derma’s CBD Stem Cells & Algae All Night Cream (cultbeauty.co.uk), Love Hemp Body Salve (cbdoilsuk.com)
GLITTER BOMB
BEAUTY NOTES: Forget minimalism, summer ’18 calls for some extra sparkle. From rainbow shimmer to all-over sparkle – disco ball face is now a thing.
BUY NOW: IGK Hair Foamo Holographic Hair Foam (spacenk.com), MAC glitter (maccosmetics.co.uk), BOD Mermaid Body Glitter Gel (feelunique.com)
