Beauty launches we love and recommend
ISHGA: From the Shores of Scotland
“Ishga” is Gaelic for water, and when you use the organic, seaweed-based products from this Scottish line, hand-harvested in the Hebrides and new to the U.S., your skin will feel soft and well-drenched with moisture.
According to Stewart Hill, a Scotsman from the Western Isles who can really rock a kilt, “People have been using seaweed in the Scottish Highlands for generations. We see huge improvements, even on extremely sensitive skin.”
The seaweed is loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and amino acids that keep skin firm and toned, stimulate the circulation and boost elasticity and hydration. It is also intensely healing for those with eczema and psoriasis. We love the Nourishing Face Oil, Active Cleansing Lotion and Regenerating Face Serum, which smells kind of like a beautiful ocean breeze.
Ishga has already attracted lots of fans on both sides of the pond and is poised to become a cult favorite. Especially if Hill keeps showing up in his kilt! ishgaorganicskincare.com
In the Blink of a Smoky Eye
This new smoky eye palette by Jane Iredale is perfect for the holiday season, when you want your eyes to smolder a bit more than usual. With eight gorgeous eyeshadow shades and a handy instruction booklet, this kit will give you everything you need for an endless array of glamorous looks for holiday—or any day. After all, Iredale says, “The smoky eye is always in.” janeiredale.com
Shave Masks
If you love to borrow your boyfriend’s shave cream, these new shave masks from OM4Men will make it twice as tempting. With four skin-specific varieties—mud for oily, butter for dry, creamy gel for sensitive and a cream for normal—these face masks will condition the skin as you shave. “Since only three percent of men will ever mask, we built it into the shave product,” says Founder Michael Bruggeman. om4men.com
ECO Brushes
If you blow-dry your hair, you know how you need to protect it from drying out, and how much it helps to use good tools. The new ECOceramic Thermal Collection by Olivia Garden features ceramic technology, which heats up the brush faster and enables it to retain heat longer, and tourmaline ion technology, to help keep hair hydrated, soft and shiny. With hand-crafted wood handles and vegan or animal-hair bristles. oliviagarden.com
What’s Styling?
Lift Hair Texture & Volume is the latest product from the Josh Rosebrook skin and hair care line, and it is our new go-to! With organic non-GMO yucca extract, and organic herbal infusions of horsetail, rosemary, lavender, peppermint and more, this spray-in will leave your limp locks styling like a luxurious mane. joshrosebrook.com