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MAGIC TOUCH! Amp up your routine with fun and innovative new textures Beauty Editor Amy Houlihan

Revlon Colorstay Life-proof Foundation Stick, $32.

The stick Perfect for the time-poor, just swipe on, blend with fingers and go. Solid wind-up formulations mean you can easily use eye or cheek products for smoky eye and a cheeky flush, while foundation sticks are useful for adding a little coverage where you need it. Clinique Chubby Stick Cheek Colour Balm, $57.

Margot loves a velvet lip colour that won’t budge.

Max Factor Velvet Mattes Lipstick in Matte Marilyn Nude, $25.99.

Velvet Margot Robbie’s look for the Screen Actors Guild Awards featured on-trend dark roots in her blonde locks, as well as a velvety nude lip. With a soft but shine-free finish, velvet-finish products offer clever micro-doses of hydration, so they last well, feel weightless and comfortable, and don’t dry out like traditional m atte formulations. Plus, the depth of colour is incredible. Benefit Hello Happy Velvet Powder Foundation, $56. Text: Elise Wilson, Aimee Bruce.

Jelly It’s the current skincare trend du jour, and the bouncy, springy surface of the new je bronzers and highlighters is addictive. Th smooth way they melt onto the skin leavi a radiant gleam is convincing too! These a best worn with equally dewy products, as applying over powder can have a bit of a wet puddle effect

i G d d elly h e ing a re s e in Good wet-puddle effect. Revlon PhotoR d Gl G l As G old an d D oReady Glow Gele e D a zz le , $ 2 8 .

Too Faced You’re So Jelly Highlighter in Bourbon Bronze, $52.

er nding ingredients in a ery fluid means you get complexion benefits of aluronic acid as well as thinnest layer of colour Perfect for summer, ints of dewy hues

swiped or patted on ecision and last for hours regardless of what you get up to. Lanolips Lip Water, $26. S uspe n w ate the h y a the yet. the h can be without pre L’Oréal Paris Infallible Magic Essence Drops, $34.99.

Oil After two decades of foundations proudly touted as “oil-free”, the tides have turned and they’re now loaded with the stuff, like this new launch from Kosas (below). Lips are also currently enjoying oil formulations’ smooth feel and offer the comfort and hydration of a balm with the shine of a gloss. Try a pretty popsicle hue in a see-through base as an alternative to lipstick. Revlon Kiss Glow Lip Oil in Bouncy Beige, $22. Kosas Tinted Face Oil, $72. Mattifying Powder in Transparent, $19.95. Natio

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No more cake face! These new products focus on delivering a flattering soft-focus veil to minimise fine lines and set makeup in place without the heavy layer fee also tend to be finely milled (m particles are sm are loaded with ingredients suc hyaluronic acid DB Cosmetics Hydra Set Translucent Loose Setting Powder, $25.9 hout the e ling. They m o re m eaning the m aller) and h s kin ca re c h as d . 9 9 . No more cake face! These

Amal Clooney finishes her base with a setting powder.