You can have all your favorite colours in one compact. It’s the future for tailor-made cosmetics!
The Tropic Skincare Palette
Georgia May Jagger curated the Hourglass compact in three shades, Sunset (left), and Dusk.
It can be difficult to find the right makeup palettes. They’re meant to be the height of practicality – a variety of colours all in one place and easily portable. However, the reality can often be very different. The main reason, of course, is that the mix of shades usually includes some that you’d never use, so waste is instantly in-built. In fact, it is true according to Tropic skincareWomen have an average of 40 different shades of eyeshadow, but they only use five each day.
This stat does not come with an age range and I suspect that younger make-up wearers make much more use of a variety of hues – that’s certainly what I observe of the teens in my life – but even they don’t leverage them all. Meanwhile I, like most of my friends, tend to stick to what I know suits me – and brands are increasingly catering to that way of thinking.
Tropic is among those brands. Founder Susie Ma spent three years developing a concept that’s high in personalisation and low in packaging waste. You can buy individual cosmetics (packaged in cardboard) such as blush, highlighter and concealer. Once you’ve chosen your preferred colours and products, you add them to your compact Palette of Colours containing easily removable cartridges that can be rearranged to your heart’s content: switch shades and the product line-up depending on your daily needs. The make-up is good quality, too, and all vegan (palette from £16, make-up from £8, tropicskincare.com).
Hourglass With the introduction of refillability, it has also been made possible by Curator EyeshadowYou can refill the palette. It is possible to build your own palette from Tin. Once you’ve picked your preferences they simply slot into place (from £96, hourglasscosmetics.co.uk). Alternatively, you can buy pre-curated versions put together by the brand or by a celebrity: the latest by Georgia May Jagger (£96) is my favourite. Hourglass also comes in vegan versions. The availability of both options is a sign of beauty industry’s increasing awareness of reducing waste. This follows Zara Beauty’s launch earlier this year, which has refills at its heart.
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ZARA HIT SPRITZ – ANOTHER HIT SPRITZ
This is what we are talking about Zara Beauty… it has collaborated again with Jo LovesJo Malone CBE started a fragrance brand called. This collection has been inspired by cities around the world, so even if you aren’t jetting off in the immediate future you can fragrantly hotfoot it between London, New York, Seoul, Dubai, Tokyo, Madrid, Venice and Shanghai. London Fashion WeekThe only UK destination is the smattering of rose, geranium and lily-of-the-valley. All of them smell far finer than you’d normally expect to find on the high street (and at this price) and come housed in simple but chic clear glass bottles with black lids.
From £6.99, zara.com.