Mum’s The Word: An Editor Shares 9 of Her Favourite Beauty Products That Are A Must-Try This Summer

From a growth-enhancing scalp serum to an effective retinol alternative and cooling water-based blusher, this month’s beauty haul features soothing products for mum that are baby safe, too

Bazaar Arabia’s contributing beauty editor Fiona Embleton rounds up 9 of the best new beauty products for the months of July-August 2022.(Curious to know what made the list in the past months? See our Beauty List for May 2022 here).

Best New Beauty: Summer 2022

Zest For Life

An enhanced sense of smell during pregnancy, known as hyperosmia, may mean that you suddenly can’t abide your usual heady spiced scents. Envelop yourself in citrus instead – Mandarine Basilic smells so fresh it’s like you scooped out the mandarin flesh and smeared it onto your skin.

Crowning Glory

Pregnancy can cause a rise in oestrogen, which keeps hairs in the growth phase for longer. If post partum shedding becomes bothersome, visit the region’s Harklinikken clinic for its custom-blended Extract to improve scalp health and reverse hair thinning.

Water Works

If you’re now experiencing an increase in oil secretion, the last thing you’ll want to use is
oil-based make-up. This blush is water-based, won’t clog pores and imparts the most realistic flush we’ve come across.

Hydration Hit

Hormones run riot during pregnancy, which can cause extreme changes in your skin, including dry patches. Clean, 100 per cent natural squalane oil, which is identical to the skin’s sebum and derived from olives, will plump and rehydrate.

Red Alert

Free from microplastics, petroleum derivatives and silicone, each universally flattering red lipstick is made with 97 per cent natural origin ingredients. Dry skin affects
lips, too, but this formula comes enriched with replenishing hand harvested seaweed from France.

Force Of Nature

A 20-strong blend of heavenly scented botanicals including evening primrose, jojoba and
grape seed oils aid elasticity while your body grows. This, in turn, keeps skin supple and minimises the look of stretch marks.

On The Spot

If you’re battling a crop of new found blemishes, slather on this mask rich in pore-purging clay and encapsulated charcoal to hoover up impurities without leaving skin feeling stripped.

Bring Your A-Game

Hailing from Ayurvedic medicine, bakuchiol mimics vitamin A for targeting lines and pigmentation minus the peeling. It’s a good replacement for the retinol products you’ll have to relegate during pregnacy to the back of your beauty cupboard.

From Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s July-August 2022 issue.

Lead image from Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s January 2022 issue