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When you’ve worked in the beauty industry for so long, you tend to know the ins and outs of it. You know where to get the best products and the top secret beauty fixes. It can all hit a snag though when your products are lacking that certain something, and there’s nothing else for it than to make your own. That’s exactly what Emily Weiss, of Into The Gloss fame, did.

For those of you who don’t know, Into The Gloss has grown from its humble beginnings as a beauty blog into a global resource with a cult following, all eagerly awaiting the next big beauty scoop. Having tried everything there was to offer and quizzing those in the know about their favourite products and coveted beauty routines, Weiss took everything she had learned and put it into Glossier.

Glossier is the skin care brand we’ve been waiting for. It’s entirely fuss-free and focuses entirely on great skin. It’s about celebrating your skin, not hiding it, with a capsule range of essential products designed to help you look at beauty in a different way, and to treat your skin not as something that needs fixing, but as something to enhance. Featuring two masks, a priming moisturiser, face mist, skin tint and a must-have balm, it’s time to forget everything you thought you knew about beauty and let Glossier teach you a thing or two.

THE-LIFESTYLE-EDIT-GLOSSIER copyWhether you want to detoxify or rehydrate, its the masks are really generating the buzz right now, with celebrity fans including Emily Ratajkowski, Phoebe Tonkin and Leandra ‘Man Repeller’ Medine. Our hot pick is the Mega Greens Galaxy Pack. Dubbed ‘a juice cleanse for your face’, this leafy green formula is packed with antioxidants to cleanse and nourish your skin, leaving it velvety smooth and refreshed.

Face masks can sometimes be a grey area, as they can often be more reminiscent of adolescent slumber parties rather than a way to detoxify the skin from the everyday environment. But fear not because this mask is a keeper, going the extra mile for your skin in just one product rather than ten on your bathroom shelf.

Another hero product from Glossier is their Priming Moisturiser. With an anti-redness complex to even and balance skin tone as well as plumping the skin to create a smooth glowing canvas ready to apply make up. But why cover up a good thing? After the primer comes the Skin Tint, the solution to that ongoing dilemma of how to do the perfect ‘no make up make up’ look. Glossier Perfecting Skin Tint does the job with ease, finishing the job of the Priming Moisturiser by offering sheer coverage with a dewy finish that will stay and never stray. Finish with a slick of mascara, a sweep of blusher and a brush of brow gel to keep things au naturel.

Finally, the product getting the real rave reviews is the Balm Dotcom that is way more than just a lip balm. This does-it-all balm is essential no matter what the season; it will nourish lips, soothe irritated skin and repair dry patches in no time. If we had to pick one product, this would be it. What’s more, all of Glossier’s products are 100% not tested on animals, so you can feel as good as you look knowing that.

Unfortunately, Glossier only ships to the USA at the moment, so you’ll have to hold on a little longer before getting your hands on the range and overhauling your beauty bag, but judging by the testimonials it is definitely well worth the wait.

– Olivia Hunter