10 Products Our Editors Can’t Get Enough Of This Month: December 2022
What we’re loving, coveting and “borrowing” from the Gritty Pretty beauty cupboard this month.
Rose Garnett
Beauty Editor
“For when I’m feeling girly and feminine, the Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina EDP is the perfect fragrance. With lively notes of pink pepper and accords of jasmine and roses with the sweetness of pannacotta, this fresh scent is a daytime must-have. Plus, the bottle is oh-so cute and looks perfect on your vanity.”
Naomi Ferreira
Partnerships & Editorial Coordinator
“When it comes to eyeshadow, Anastasia Beverly Hills knows how to perfect every day essential neutrals, pops of colour and metallic shades that can go from day-to-night. The Nouveau Palette—an assembly of reinvented mattes and multidimensional shimmers—does not fall short of this sentiment, and the pigments sweep across the lid in a lasting buttery blend. For a pigmented punch? Add a touch of water to the shimmers (with your brush) for a sultry, gilded night-cap glance.”
Eliza Hynd
Head of Partnerships
“A serum in a squeezy lipgloss type tube (no pump or dropper!). This Verso Vitamin C from our Swedish pals is a winner. Glides on so easily and gives an instant pick me up to dull skin tones exposed to the elements. Fragrance free and no skin irritations. Love!”
Emily Algar
Contributor
“The Neutriderm C Scrub Illuminating Exfoliant and Copper Activator is basically bottled glow! The two-step treatment helps to exfoliate and amp up collagen production to promote bright, even skin. I like to use it as a bi-weekly treatment to improve the look of discolouration, large pores and rough texture. The immediate glow is pretty special, so it’s a great boost pre-event, as well.”
Nicola Sevitt
Senior Creative Producer
“I love a glowing complexion as much as the next girl so the Summer Fridays Soft Reset AHA Exfoliating Solution has been a godsend. Formulated with lactic and glycolic acids to retexturise and brighten the skin, it also contains niacinamide to help lock in moisture and replenish the skin barrier while it works. Pure magic!”
Eleanor Pendleton
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
“La Mer’s The Eye Concentrate is a mainstay in my skin care kit for many years. It’s a hard-working eye cream I depend on for my tired eyes. It’s enriched with La Mer’s signature hero ingredient ‘Miracle Broth’ – a blend of sea kelp, calcium, magnesium, potassium, lecithin, iron, Vitamins, C, E and B12 alongside result-oriented citrus, eucalyptus, wheat germ, alfalfa and sunflower oils that undergo biofermentation. The fermentation process too takes around 3 to 4 months and also actively uses light and sound energy to enhance the activity of the pure ingredients. This resulting broth as they call it helps with dryness, adds hydration and moisture to the skin while keeping it healthy and soft. At the same time, lines and wrinkles are taken care of too. For an eye treatment, it’s bougie for a reason and it’s one product I won’t swap out.”
Danielle Gay
Managing Editor
“The perfect fresh-faced tint for when you don’t want a full-coverage look. Like its name suggests, the CHANEL Water Fresh Tint is a water-like texture that seamlessly blends into a glowy base. It also comes with a chic CHANEL brush that is the best for blending in the tint.”
Hannah Brooks
Junior Designer
“The Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Illuminating Primer creates the perfect canvas for an all day glow. With its botanical blend which soothes and nourishes the skin, this primer leaves you feeling lit-from-within. I love the way it glides on my skin, an essential for a long-lasting luminous look!”
Sarah Daly
Art Director
“I used this Davines Oi Oil sparingly and somewhat cautiously on my ends only. I’ve tried many hair oils, searching for the promised shine, with no luck. My thin hair gets weighed down and the look is more one of a desperately needed wash than healthy shine! However, this multi-functional oil was a welcome surprise, detangling my notoriously knotty hair and adding shine, all while allowing me to keep to my every third day wash cycle.”
Tanika Rouillon
Producer
“I wouldn’t classify myself as a perfume lover; strong scent is not my thing. This is why Diptyque Eau Capitale is perfect, its earthy scent and feminine undertones create an undeniably sophisticated yet subtle fragrance that doesn’t overpower the senses.”
Rose Garnett
Beauty Editor
“For when I’m feeling girly and feminine, the Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina EDP is the perfect fragrance. With lively notes of pink pepper and accords of jasmine and roses with the sweetness of pannacotta, this fresh scent is a daytime must-have. Plus, the bottle is oh-so cute and looks perfect on your vanity.”
Naomi Ferreira
Partnerships & Editorial Coordinator
“When it comes to eyeshadow, Anastasia Beverly Hills knows how to perfect every day essential neutrals, pops of colour and metallic shades that can go from day-to-night. The Nouveau Palette—an assembly of reinvented mattes and multidimensional shimmers—does not fall short of this sentiment, and the pigments sweep across the lid in a lasting buttery blend. For a pigmented punch? Add a touch of water to the shimmers (with your brush) for a sultry, gilded night-cap glance.”
Eliza Hynd
Head of Partnerships
“A serum in a squeezy lipgloss type tube (no pump or dropper!). This Verso Vitamin C from our Swedish pals is a winner. Glides on so easily and gives an instant pick me up to dull skin tones exposed to the elements. Fragrance free and no skin irritations. Love!”
Emily Algar
Contributor
“The Neutriderm C Scrub Illuminating Exfoliant and Copper Activator is basically bottled glow! The two-step treatment helps to exfoliate and amp up collagen production to promote bright, even skin. I like to use it as a bi-weekly treatment to improve the look of discolouration, large pores and rough texture. The immediate glow is pretty special, so it’s a great boost pre-event, as well.”
Nicola Sevitt
Senior Creative Producer
“I love a glowing complexion as much as the next girl so the Summer Fridays Soft Reset AHA Exfoliating Solution has been a godsend. Formulated with lactic and glycolic acids to retexturise and brighten the skin, it also contains niacinamide to help lock in moisture and replenish the skin barrier while it works. Pure magic!”
Eleanor Pendleton
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
“La Mer’s The Eye Concentrate is a mainstay in my skin care kit for many years. It’s a hard-working eye cream I depend on for my tired eyes. It’s enriched with La Mer’s signature hero ingredient ‘Miracle Broth’ – a blend of sea kelp, calcium, magnesium, potassium, lecithin, iron, Vitamins, C, E and B12 alongside result-oriented citrus, eucalyptus, wheat germ, alfalfa and sunflower oils that undergo biofermentation. The fermentation process too takes around 3 to 4 months and also actively uses light and sound energy to enhance the activity of the pure ingredients. This resulting broth as they call it helps with dryness, adds hydration and moisture to the skin while keeping it healthy and soft. At the same time, lines and wrinkles are taken care of too. For an eye treatment, it’s bougie for a reason and it’s one product I won’t swap out.”
Danielle Gay
Managing Editor
“The perfect fresh-faced tint for when you don’t want a full-coverage look. Like its name suggests, the CHANEL Water Fresh Tint is a water-like texture that seamlessly blends into a glowy base. It also comes with a chic CHANEL brush that is the best for blending in the tint.”
Hannah Brooks
Junior Designer
“The Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Illuminating Primer creates the perfect canvas for an all day glow. With its botanical blend which soothes and nourishes the skin, this primer leaves you feeling lit-from-within. I love the way it glides on my skin, an essential for a long-lasting luminous look!”
Sarah Daly
Art Director
“I used this Davines Oi Oil sparingly and somewhat cautiously on my ends only. I’ve tried many hair oils, searching for the promised shine, with no luck. My thin hair gets weighed down and the look is more one of a desperately needed wash than healthy shine! However, this multi-functional oil was a welcome surprise, detangling my notoriously knotty hair and adding shine, all while allowing me to keep to my every third day wash cycle.”
Tanika Rouillon
Producer
“I wouldn’t classify myself as a perfume lover; strong scent is not my thing. This is why Diptyque Eau Capitale is perfect, its earthy scent and feminine undertones create an undeniably sophisticated yet subtle fragrance that doesn’t overpower the senses.”
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