From the MECCA Group Chat: The Best Beauty Gifts and a Lip Gloss Ring Revival
November 11 | 3 minute read
Words by Izzy Wight
It’s official: we’re shedding our cold-weather neutrals in favour of blue eyeshadow, pink hair tools and cotton candy-coloured lip gloss rings. Oh, and the moisturisers acclimatising our skin to brighter days. Read on for what’s in at HQ this week.
Summer hydration
When the seasons are shifting, the first place I’ll notice it is on my skin. Warmer, balmier weather favours lighter hydration, like Glow Recipe’s Plum Plump Hyaluronic Cream or the Fig.1 Ceramide Moisturizer, which acts and feels luxurious without the high-end price tag. For something a little richer but still fast-absorbing, the Dr.Jart+ Ceramidin™ Skin Barrier Moisturizing Cream is a fuss-free formula that gets the job (high-quality hydration) done.
Put a (lip gloss) ring on it
Remember when those little heart-shaped lip gloss rings were the 12th birthday party favour to end them all? Even if you don’t, any self-respecting Lizzie McGuire fan will appreciate the new Too Faced Bauble Gems Lip Gloss Ring. It’s a beautifully wrapped, jewel-shaped ring filled with a creamy baby pink gloss. When Hinge, Bumble and Tinder have failed you, it’s the ultimate rock to slip onto the fingers of your finest friends. Need I say more?
The best gifts for…
The little sister that can’t afford a beach getaway (yet): Sol de Janeiro’s Ultimate Body Escape. I can’t understate how many brownie points you’ll earn by gifting this 12-piece mega set. With body creams, body wash and multiple variations of the cult-favourite Perfume Mists, this is the gift for Bum Bum fanatics. The tweenager in your life will burst at the seams.
The best friend who saw Barbie multiple times at the cinema: the Dyson Airwrap i.d.™ Multi-Styler in Strawberry Bronze/Blush Pink. Equipped with Bluetooth technology that adapts to your personal styling routine, this is the gold standard in hair tools. Also, it’s a limited-edition shade of pink, which is deeply important to me (and them).
Any ‘cool mum’ ever: Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Baccarat Rouge 540 Perfume Ritual Set. The iconic blend of jasmine, saffron and amber is elegant and grown-up; never dowdy or dated. This EDP, hair mist and body oil trio is the ultimate indulgence, and perfect for any mum (or mum friend) who needs a gift-wrapped confidence boost.
The boyfriend that still uses a three-in-one: MECCA COSMETICA’s Essential Skin Set. Two high-quality products are enough to transform his routine (or lack thereof) without being overwhelming. Tell him he can keep the nondescript multipurpose soap as a body product, but start using the Renewing Cleansing Gel and Hydrating Moisturiser on his face. And if he won’t keep the limited-edition bag they come in, that one’s for you.
Blushes I’d get tattooed
I recently watched a TikTok where a brave beauty soldier had blush semi-permanently tattooed onto her face, and it got me thinking. Which shade would I choose to wear, in perpetuity? Naturally, I couldn’t narrow it down to one, but my shortlist includes the Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Blush in ‘Petal’ and the Too Faced Cloud Crush Blurring Blush in ‘Velvet Crush’ (which you can currently find in this very cute limited-edition palette).
Blue crush
Amid a recent makeup rut, I remembered this powder blue eyeshadow, inky black mascara, and pouty nude lip look exists and felt inspired to experiment. I recently swiped on my Half Magic ‘Daydreamies’ eyeshadow shade and Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk liner for Saturday afternoon drinks – a welcome departure from my default of neutrals-on-neutrals. If I had the new MECCA MAX Flying Colours 25-Shade Eyeshadow Palette on hand, you best believe I would’ve patted some of that ‘Skyrocket’ periwinkle shade on my lids, too.
