Who doesn’t love products that pack in a punch, right? And when it comes to luxury beauty products that we’re spending our bread on, the more benefits, the better! Luckily for us, it’s the age of hybrids – multi-functional products where makeup meets skincare. And if it cuts down on layers of products we need to slather on in the summer, it’s a definite win-win. We round up some such multitasking products from luxury beauty brands in India:
1) Powder + SPF: iS Clinical PerfecTint Powder SPF 40
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Looking for an effective, travel-friendly sunscreen that won’t spill all over your handbag? Then this is the one you need. The latest addition to iS Clinical’s sunscreen range, this easy-to-use product provides broad-spectrum coverage to help protect the skin against the visible signs of photoaging while minimizing the appearance of pores and absorbing surface oil to create a flawless matte finish. The luxurious formula helps protect the skin from environmental stressors while providing hydration even in powder form. It comes with a soft twist-up brush which dispenses the powder and can be gently swept onto the skin. It works well for a quick reapplication and keeps the skin shine free. The powder can be used on all exposed areas of the body and is suited to all skin types. The PerfecTint Powder SPF 40 is available in five tints to suit different skin tones: Ivory, Cream, Beige, Bronze, Deep.
2) Primer + Moisturizer: Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base
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Bobbi Brown is one of the best luxury beauty brands in India. A bestseller, this product combines the benefits of a primer and moisturizer for smooth makeup application. Its blend of vitamins B, C, and E help replenish and condition skin, while a moisturizing complex of hyaluronic acid, squalene and shea butter help instantly hydrate, plump, and prep skin for a fresh, healthy-looking glow. Rich yet lightweight with a fast-absorbing texture, it cushions skin and grips foundation for smooth, flawless makeup application.
3) Primer + Tinted Moisturizer + SPF: Smashbox Halo Healthy Glow Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 25
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Talk about a multitasker! A primer-infused tinted moisturizer with SPF, this product is suited for all-day wear and gives you lightweight, dewy coverage that hydrates skin for up to 24 hours. It is infused with rose extract, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, goji berries, gold and peptides. It is vegan, cruelty free, oil- free and sweat and humidity resistant. So if you can’t bear to layer up your skin in this sweltering heat, this one product primes, tints, hydrates and protects, all in one go!
4) Lip tint + Hydrating Balm: Benefit Cosmetics California Kissin’ Colorbalm
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If you thought lip balms were better suited to the winters, think again. Summer heat can sap your energy, the moisture from your skin and yes, even from your lips. So if you want to hit pause on those heavy lipsticks for the time being but still want some colour on your pout, reach for a tinted lip balm like this one. A richly pigmented and moisturizing lip balm, it offers hours of smooth, kissable colour. This cushiony formula contains wild mango butter to help moisturize lips and hyaluronic acid to help keep lips feeling soft and hydrated all day. What’s even better? It comes in 16 delicious colours!
5) Serum + Foundation + SPF: Clinique Even Better Clinical Serum Foundation SPF 25
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This is a weightless, medium-to-full foundation with 24-hour wear that helps visibly improve skin instantly and over time as well. Created with three serum technologies namely hyaluronic acid, salicylic acid, and Vitamin C and Clinique’s exclusive dark spot-fighting molecule UP302, this satin matte oil-free formula delivers beautifully even coverage and leaves bare skin looking smooth and plumped. It works on dark spots, discolouration, age spots, and acne marks, and with SPF 25 it helps protect from future discolouration. It is suited to combination, combination oily, and oily skin types and is sweat and humidity resistant and waterproof as well. Just the words we want to hear in this blistering heat!
6) Clear Mascara + Mascara Primer + Brow Serum: Forest Essentials Nayantara Clear Lash & Brow Serum
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Okay first off, we love that it is called ‘Nayantara’ which translates to ‘sparkling eyes’. The product comes in a clear tube with a mascara wand. It is infused with naturally conditioning amla extract and fenugreek that help strengthen, condition and fortify the lashes and brows, lending them a slight glossy finish. This clear gel formula lifts and separates the lashes to give natural definition and help groom brows as well. Regular usage tends to boost lash and brow volume. For lashes, it can be used as a clear mascara, or as a primer before mascara to avoid any clumping. When it comes to brows, the latest trend is to have pushed-up, well-set but natural looking eyebrows rather than overpainted, over-defined ones and this product can help achieve a faux ‘brow lamination’ look.
7) Primer + Hydrate + Set Makeup + Refresh: M.A.C Prep + Prime Fix+
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Yet another influential pick among luxury beauty brands in India, this one is an oldie but a goodie. Do you know anyone who’s used it and doesn’t love it? A lightweight mist of water packed with vitamins and minerals, it is infused with green tea, chamomile and cucumber that gently soothe and refresh the skin. It can be used to prep and hydrate the skin before makeup application, set your makeup once done and even refresh the skin before makeup reapplication. Heck, we’re happy to spritz on this holy grail of hydrating mists without makeup even! Bring it on, summer!
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