Naturally beautiful: The best local make-up and beauty brands to try
PHOTO BY LUKE HARVEY
Local beauty brands are leading the way when it comes to make-up that cares. We round up 8 of our favourite brands to shop right now.
1. Aleph Radiance Multi-function Glow, in Moon
This is a cruelty-free and replenishing natural cream highlighter formulated for maximum versatility. It can be worn as an eyeshadow or a highlighting luminiser, or it can add a pearlescent layer on top of any lipstick.
2. Living Nature Eye Pencil, in Earth
This “certified natural” eye pencil is rich in natural mineral pigments and gentle on the delicate eye area, providing a smooth, long-lasting application with a creamy consistency.
3. The Organic Skin Co. Gettin’ Lippy Make-up Brush
A fine, precise lip brush to help you create sharp lines around the lips and fill them in with colour for an extra-luscious pout.
4. The Organic Skin Co. Powder Play Make-up Brush
This super-soft, luxurious powder brush is the perfect tool for the application of pressed or loose make-up powders.
5. The Organic Skin Co. Customisable 4 Palette and Pods
Create your own make-up palette by choosing “pods” from a range of organic and vegan concealers, highlighters, blushes, lip colours and eyeshadows, and pop them into your refillable bamboo palette.
6. The Organic Skin Co. Primp ’n Prime
This BioGro-certified primer is rich in natural botanical ingredients and is designed to hydrate while adding a subtle highlight and luminosity to the skin, or to help create a smooth canvas for make-up.
7. Lulurose Lipstick in Clio
LuluRose’s beautifully creamy lipsticks are packed with replenishing, lip-hydrating ingredients such as organic castor seed oil and vitamins C and E.
8. Karen Murrell Lipstick in Cordovan Natural
This range is filled with hydrating ingredients such as avocado and evening primrose oils, plus carnauba wax, to ensure a creamy, long-lasting colour, $32.