The year gone by has been exceptional for the beauty industry. This year saw every makeup brand up the ante with every new product launch; fusing incredible design with stellar quality, stunning pigments and effortless buildability to create the best ever makeup buys that have graced high-street store displays and luxury boutique counters. This year, there was the added ‘consciousness’ factor that endeared our favourite makeup brands even more to us – many shifted to cruelty-free, vegan and natural product bases, and environment-friendly packaging as part of their sustainability drives.
They are beautiful, innovative and bang for the buck. Here are the best makeup buys that your collection is missing!
Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat High Cover Radiant Concealer
The newest formula in YSL’s Touche Éclat range, the High Cover Radiant Concealer comes in 16 inclusive shades. It boasts of YSL’s patented optical brightening technology that reflects light away from the eyes to diffuse and correct under-eye shadows caused by hereditary concerns and fatigue. The result – eyes are instantly awakened and brightened for a perky, refreshed look.
Bobbi Brown Crushed Liquid Lip
The smooth look of a liquid lipstick meets the feel of a soft balm in the Bobbi Brown Crushed Liquid Lip. Created with the goodness of cranberry, blueberry and raspberry extracts, the formula is full coverage and just one swipe achieves that super pigmented look, with a to-die-for glossy finish. It is emollient-rich, and provides moisture and nourishing comfort to the lips, both instantly and throughout its wear. One of the best 2019 makeup buy.
Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation
Want an instantly flawless complexion? The Dior Backstage Face & Body foundation is the way to go! Created with every skin tone in mind, the range features 40 shades in 16 intensities and 6 undertones; meaning there is a perfect foundation shade out there for you, no matter what your skin tone! The super-blendable formula gives skin a healthy glow, while also being beautifully buildable for a photo finish. The waterproof formula also works great for workouts, rain, extreme temperatures, and humid environments.
Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Palette of Pops
All the shimmer in the world makes us the happiest! And the Charlotte Tillbury Luxury Palette of Pops brings just that – all the dazzle, glam and glitter we could ever wish for! Available in four quad-palette choices – Celestial Eyes, Pillow Talk, Supersonic Girl and Starlight – the eyeshadows can be used wet or dry and are created with multi-reflecting pearls and glossy ester to give intense colour payoff. You have to get your hands on this 2019 makeup buy.
Pat McGrath Labs FetishEyes Mascara
Dramatic lashes can be easily achieved with the Pat McGrath Labs FetishEyes Mascara. Just one stroke instantly lifts, lengthens and creates the ultimate dramatic lash! The iconic formula in bold, intense black is buildable and wraps the lash from root to tip. Conditioning peptides strengthen and protect lashes from free radical damage, while panthenol hydrates for lashes that stay luxuriously soft to the touch.
Glossier Cloud Paint
The perfect gel-cream blush in the market, the Glossier Cloud Paint is pillowy and creamy in texture, making it the most easy-to-use and hard-to-mess-up blush formula ever. The gel-cream formula is sheer, buildable and blends smoothly into the skin to give that flushed from within cheek colour. The shades are inspired by gradient pink NYC sunsets and are optimised to work across a wide range of skin tones for a healthy flush. What’s better – This 2019 makeup buy is hypoallergenic, paraben-free, fragrance-free and cruelty-free!
Fenty Beauty Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter
Rihanna does it right every time, and the Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter from Fenty Beauty is no exception! The weightless, long-lasting cream-powder boasts of a range of shades that give the subtlest glow, to the most glamorous, decked out the sheen. Take your pick from four luminising solos and five duos that don’t just give that lit up look, but also lend oodles of colour. The cream-powder hybrid melts into the skin and blends seamlessly for a smooth, long-lasting shimmer.
Becca Sunlit Bronzer
Say goodbye to orange-undertoned bronzers and hello to the Becca Sunlit Bronzer which comes in five summery shades ranging from a soft golden-beige to a rich sienna-bronze that bring a natural warm hue to the face. Get that ultimate sun-kissed glow with this creamy powder, complete with a matte formula with the slightest hint of shimmer for those who love a bit of oomph in their contour routine.