You can always expect something new and exciting in the world of beauty. This year, we’re seeing a rise in skincare products with multi-tasking formulas, hardworking actives and fermented ingredients that have been gaining popularity in the skincare industry.
Fresh and dewy looks will also be a popular go-to makeup look as we continue to see a rise in skincare-makeup hybrids to help you achieve soft, silky skin while providing coverage.
Our Fabulous What’s Hot 2022 features a variety of efficacious and multi-purpose skincare that meet your skincare needs, products with trendy packaging and cult classics that you just can’t go wrong with. Here’s a look into the innovative beauty products to watch out for in 2022 and what makes each product unique.
SKIN-FIRST FORMULA
AMANDA HARRINGTON – The Jet Set Duo
Glowing skin will always be in. The Jet Set Duo from Amanda Harrington gives you an enviable sunkissed glow all year round. Besides helping you achieve a natural and flawless tan, this tanning duo is also formulated with ingredients that take care of your skin. It’s available in three shades: Natural Rose, Natural Honey and Natural Olive.
What makes it unique:
Its skin-first formula is infused with collagen and CQ10 to rejuvenate and lift your skin, and leave it looking firmer.
INNOVATIVE BEAUTY
ZOEVA – Bronzer Highlighter
As most of us spent the past year in lockdown due to the pandemic, makeup is set to make a big comeback this year. This satin-matte bronzer highlighter duo is a must-have in your makeup routine. It comes in the shade Lumi 0.5, which features a neutral bronzer and coppery shimmer that suits a variety of skin tones and adds a warm, healthy glow to your complexion.
What makes it unique:
It’s easy-to-blend formula is infused with energising gemstones like Amethyst, Tourmaline and Rose Quartz to revitalise skin and also rosehip extract to nourish your skin.
BENEFIT – BADgal BANG! Volumizing Mascara
No makeup routine would be complete without a mascara. Benefit’s BADgal BANG! Volumizing Mascara instantly lifts your lashes without weighing them down. Its slimpact brush coats both your upper and lower lashes evenly from root to tip. Plus, it’s also smudge-proof and water-resistant, what’s not to love?
What makes it unique:
Made with a gravity-defying formula that’s infused with aero-particles derived from space technology, this mascara gives you dramatic volume, length and definition.
DOCTORS FORMULA – Beauty BLUR
2022 will be all about skin that looks soft, fresh and natural. To help you achieve silky smooth makeup looks for the year ahead, a primer like the Beauty BLUR from Doctors Formula provides a smooth canvas for your makeup.
What makes it unique:
This primer is designed to minimise the appearance of pores and blur fine lines, wrinkles and imperfections, giving you a soft-focus finish. It’s also formulated to hydrate your skin and even out your skin texture.
TRENDING PACKAGING AND INGREDIENTS
SKIN PROUD – Unplug Pore Detox Clay Mask
Featuring science-led ingredients with natural extracts, this detoxifying clay mask from Skin Proud is formulated with exfoliating white clay, AHAs and sebum controlling charcoal powder that gently exfoliates skin and unclogs pores. This clay mask doesn’t dry out the skin, thanks to sesame oil in its formula, which hydrates skin.
What makes it unique:
What makes this clay mask unique from others is its packaging. Its trendy stick packaging glides smoothly over skin and provides a mess-free application.
ECOOKING – Lip Gloss
High-shine lip glosses are making a comeback this year. E Cooking’s Lip Gloss, in the shade 08, is a lip gloss that provides you with sheen, colour and care with just one application. It’s not only highly pigmented but also comfortable to wear.
What makes it unique:
This lip gloss is packed with skincare ingredients, such as hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, to nourish your lips while offering colour and the luminosity of a gloss.
FLORENA – Firming Face Mask & 24H Hydrating Mask
This year, you’ll see a spike in skincare products created with fermented ingredients including Florena’s face masks. The Firming Face Mask is perfect for those looking to achieve soft and supple skin. The 24H Hydrating Mask is ideal for dry or dehydrated skin or anyone who is looking to deeply nourish and hydrate your skin.
What makes it unique:
Fermented skincare will continue to gain popularity in beauty in 2022 as the fermentation process enhances the potency of antioxidants and other quality ingredients in skincare products. These face masks are packed with fermented ingredients that support the skin’s microbiome and protect the skin from external aggressors.
EUCERIN – Hyaluron-Filler Skin Refining Serum
Eucerin’s Hyaluron-Filler Skin Refining Serum ticks all the boxes with it comes to multi-tasking formulas and hardworking actives. This ultra lightweight serum hydrates skin, refines pores and treats the first signs of ageing.
What makes it unique:
Featuring a multi-tasking formula containing hyaluronic acid, glycolic acid and lactic acid, this serum provides your skin with multiple benefits and can even streamline your routine.
HIGH-PERFORMING AND CULT FORMULAS
NARS – Velvet Matte Lip Pencil
In addition to featuring new and innovative products in our latest collection, we also added high-performing and cult classics including the Velvet Matte Lip Pencil (Dolce Vita) from NARS. This lip pencil needs no introduction as it’s a cult favourite among makeup enthusiasts and beauty editors worldwide.
What makes it unique:
This lip pencil provides your lips with the pigment of a matte lipstick while nourishing your lips as it’s enriched with vitamin E and emollients. It also features a long-lasting formula so it won’t budge throughout the day.
RIMMEL LONDON – 60 Seconds Super Shine Nail Polish
This nail polish effortlessly glides onto nails and gives you a vibrant colour as well as a smooth, streak-free shine with just one stroke.
What makes it unique:
This nail polish features a formula that dries within 60 seconds. Thanks to its fast drying formula, you can apply it when you’re on-the-go, saving you plenty of time.
PRAI BEAUTY – MenoGlow Collagen Boosting Cremegel Moisturiser
Streamlining your routine will be one of the popular skincare trends this year. This moisturiser from PRAI Beauty can help you streamline your routine as it targets a variety of skin concerns so you can enjoy multiple skincare benefits.
What makes it unique:
This multi-purpose moisturiser nourishes and calms your skin, and gives skin a plumper and rejuvenated appearance thanks to its collagen-boosting ingredients.
PERCY & REED – I Need A Hero! Wonder Balm Hair Primer
Some of the biggest hairstyle trends this year will be flaunting glossy, smooth and healthy-looking hair. Thanks to this innovative hair primer from Percy & Reed, you can achieve all of that with just one product.
What makes it unique:
This styling multi-tasker enhances shine, speeds up styling, protects your hair from frizz and humidity, and helps you achieve healthy-looking hair. It’s an all-in-one hair primer that’s a must-have in your hair care routine.
Whether you’re searching for new and innovative products to add to your beauty routine or cult classics, our Fabulous What’s Hot 2022 has got you covered. Don’t forget to pick the perfect shade for Amanda Harrington’s Jet Set Duo that suits you best!
Written by: Romy Rose Reyes
