If you’re a wellness and beauty afficionado like myself you’ll know, while the benefits are worth it, being a beauty junkie can certainly break the bank at times.
As we enter spring, I am ready to update my beauty shelf but still watch my bank account.
Here at Best Picks, we have compiled a list of seven of our favourite beauty buys this September and the best part is they all cost less than $150.
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1. Vegamour Gro+ Advanced Hair Serum, from $121, Sephora
This latest product from vegan haircare company Vegamour has just launched in Sephora and it is safe to say I am obsessed.
I discovered the incredible Vegamour products earlier this year and haven’t been able to put them down since.
I love the shampoo and conditioner as well as the Gro Hair Serum and am now a convert to this Gro+ Advanced Hair Serum.
This hair serum was co-developed by a dermatologist and is for people who suffer from severe shedding.
It’s clinically proven to improve hair density while helping to promote a balanced scalp.
The serum features a supercharged blend of rhapontic rhubarb root and Japanese beautyberry extract helps improve hair density and reduce shedding as quickly as three to four months.
And the Spanish microalgae hydrates the scalp and plant stem cells help anchor strands at the root.
It has a 4.7-star rating on Sephora’s website and shoppers are calling it “a lifesaver”.
2. Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Firmeza Body Oil, from $57.26, Amazon Australia
I own this body oil and anytime I lather my body in it, I immediately feel more relaxed and like I am being transported to the beach with a pina colada in hand.
This body oil is visibly firming and provides deep nourishment and reduces feelings of puffiness, giving you the softest skin.
It has a lingering pistachio and salted caramel scent that will last all day — trust me, you will be receiving compliments left, right and centre.
The body oil’s key ingredients include Guaraná Caffeine+ Complex™ which is known to visibly tighten the skin and sustainably sourced micro-algae extract which helps noticeably depuff.
It also contains Brazilian olive oil which will deeply hydrate the skin without leaving a greasy feel.
Shoppers have said this is “hands down the best body oil” they have ever used.
3. Dior Addict Lip Glow Balm, from $64, Myer
This Dior Lip Balm is one of the best lip products I have ever used.
It’s formulated with 97 per cent natural-origin ingredients that subtly revives the natural colour of your lips with a custom glow for six hours.
And it will hydrate your lips for 24 hours.
What I love about this lip balm is that it’s basically your own custom colour.
The lip balm is infused with nourishing cherry oil that features shades that suit all skin tones.
The Dior Addict Lip Glow can be worn on its own as a lip balm or as a primer under lipstick.
Other key ingredients of the lip formula include shea butter which wraps the skin in a soft cocoon and sunflower and rice waxes which guarantee stick.
Which means the lip balm will stay on your lips and release just the right dose of lip care.
I mean, what more could you want in a lip balm?
4. Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Serum, from $99, The Iconic
This Banana Bright Serum from Ole Henriksen is a powerful, age-defying serum that includes 15 per cent vitamin C, 5 per cent PHAs and hyaluronic acid.
This serum is guaranteed to give you brighter, bouncier skin in seven days, based on an eight-week clinical study on 33 women.
It’s also vegan, gluten-free and cruelty-free as well as containing exfoliating acids and banana powder-inspired pigments to help improve skin’s elasticity and boost radiance.
This multi-acid serum will also help reinforce your skin’s moisture barrier and has a naturally derived orange scent.
Shoppers are obsessed with this brightening serum and say “nothing else compares”.
“I have tried so many different vitamin C serums with no luck until I found this one,” one person said.
“This stuff is gold, it has given me improved skin and smells amazing,” another added.
5. Gucci Beauty Glow Highlighter, from $98, Adore Beauty
Exciting news, Gucci Beauty has just landed on Adore Beauty’s website and the collection is incredible.
This Gucci Beauty Glow Highlighter is Gucci’s first powder-gel highlighter and was created as the ultimate radiance enhancer.
It has an airy and ultra-thin texture which effortlessly blends with the skin to provide a translucent true-to-you glow.
The highlighter’s hybrid texture combines the benefits of a gel and powder highlighter, blending seamlessly with the skin to ensure a smooth finish and an easy application
What’s also great about this glowing highlighter is that it is a multi-use tool which can be used on the eyes, cheeks, nose and lips as well as on the body.
It’s also highly buildable and allows you to achieve various looks — you can do anything from a subtle shimmer to a bold finish that lasts all day.
6. Laneige Bouncy & Firm Eye Sleeping Mask, from $49, Sephora
Wave goodbye to puffy under-eyes and dark circles with this Bouncy & Firm Eye Sleeping Mask from Laneige.
This unique jelly mask cools upon contact and provides an instant burst of intensive hydration for the eye area.
It’s formulated with Peony & Collagen Complex™ and is a targeted treatment that helps fight signs of eye fatigue, from dullness and puffiness to fine lines.
The eye mask is infused with niacinamide to brighten and caffeine to soothe.
This antioxidant-boosting gel-mask will have you waking up fresher and firmer with each night’s sleep.
The mask also features five different kinds of hyaluronic acid which helps to promote inner and outer hydration as well as skin suppleness.
The green tea-derived prebiotics in the mask helps balance the skin’s biome and as well as strengthen your skin’s moisture barrier.
The sleeping eye mask has a 4.7-star rating on Sephora’s website and shoppers are calling it “the perfect addition” to their night-time routine.
7. Who Is Elijah Cherry Fiesta Perfume, from $135, Adore Beauty
Start your spring with this fresh new scent from Aussie perfume brand, Who Is Elijah.
This Cherry Fiesta perfume combines a bold blend of cherries, white florals and citrus — it’s summery, sweet and just a little mischievous.
This fragrance is centred around celebrating moments of joy and is vibrant and playful.
Cherry Fiesta opens with fresh and uplifting notes of mandarin and pear with anise providing a hint of sophisticated spice.
Its luscious juicy cherry scent is accompanied by elegant white florals and has a vanilla base with benzoin and green patchouli.
Cherry Fiesta reminds us to let go and live in the moment because tables were made for dancing on and life was made for living.
Shoppers are calling the cherry scent “fresh, fun and beautiful”.
