I'm a makeup minimalist when I travel, but these days I find myself missing the array of concealer and contouring options I have in my bathroom at home. After all, you never know when you're going to feel like attempting the Kim K nose slimming thing. So this summer, I'm adding the Rimmel London Insta Conceal & Contour, $6.50, to my travel kit. It's a sleek little palette with three shades so you can do it all -- without checking luggage.
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Disco Face Mask
I'm a little late to the game here, because this mask is already an Instagram sensation. With a name like Memebox I Dew Care Disco Kitten, $23, how could it not be? One look at the shimmering, holographic slime that is this mask (and I mean that in a good way), and you'll want to dive in, too. It also happens to be a peel off mask, making it even more gratifying to use, and it brightens skin with diamond powder. There's nothing not to love.
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Chicest Makeup Brushes
Move over, rose gold. This metallic midnight blue is my new color obsession. Not only is the collection of Real Techniques Powder Bleu Brushes, $10-$25, seriously gorgeous, they also feel impossibly soft and blend makeup brilliantly. I'm partial to the kabuki, which is currently sitting on my desk just so I can pet it.
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Lightest Moisturizer
This time of year, my skin is simultaneously dry and oily. (I blame the air conditioning and the seven layers of SPF I apply daily, respectively.) To combat this, I need a serious moisturizer that doesn't add to the sheen. Enter Vichy Mineral 89, $29.50. This gel is a combination of 89-percent mineralizing thermal spring water and hyaluronic acid -- and not much else. It plumps, it tightens, and it moisturizes, yet it feels like nothing. And it cures my dry-meets-oily issue in seconds.
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Pedicure Sandals
Sure, sandals are a slightly unorthodox choice for my roundup of beauty buys, but not when they were created by Olive & June, the coolest nail spot in Los Angeles, specifically as a pedicure accessory. The Olive & June Saturday Sandals come in a half a dozen shades of delicious leather, have interchangeable straps that can be tied countless ways, and are designed so they don't come anywhere near your still-drying toe nails. I may never wear flip-flops again.
July is a lazy, steamy month. It kicks off with the Fourth of July holiday and then melts right into August. We're all living for the weekend this time of year -- and all the beauty product shopping and playing that comes along with a little extra time off. Fortunately, the best new beauty products launching in July are right on trend. There's a stellar new SPF, a makeup kit that's perfect for travel, a lightweight hydrator that's ideal for sticky weather -- and so much more to make your summer the best one yet.
