Hyper Real Serumizer Skin Balancing Hydration Serum

Already beloved for their legacy line of cosmetics, MAC makes its official foray into skin care with the launch of its Hyper Real collection. Harnessing makeup artists’ intrinsic understanding of what makes the perfect makeup canvas, this serum-moisturizer hybrid contains a blend of hydrating ingredients to nourish skin as well as AHAs and BHAs to retexturize.

| Pros: Hydrating; retexturizing | Notable Ingredients: Japanese peony extract; niacinamide; hyaluronic acid; ceramides |

MAC

10% Pure Niacinamide Serum

Help fade discoloration and rebalance the skin with this niacinamide serum from skin care experts La Roche-Posay, backed by rigerous clinical testing. It also contains hyaluronic acid to better retain skin’s moisture, even working to even out tone and hydration levels on hands.

| Pros: Clarifies; balances | Notable Ingredients: Niacinamide; hyaluronic acid |

La Roche Posay

Midnight Ritual Retinol Renewing Serum

Consider building your 2023 skin care ritual around Summer Friday’s transformative new serum. By combining retinol and retinyl linoleate — two distinct and complementary retinoids — with calming classics like niacinamide and tiger grass, even sensitive skin can enjoy its smoothing, brightening effects. | Pros: Tested for reactive skin; soothing ingredients minimize irritation (though you should always patch-test) | Notable ingredients: Retinol; hyaluronic acid; tiger grass; oatmeal |

Summer Fridays

Argan Pro-Retinol Megamoisture Face Cream

By softening line-smoothing retinol with a fluffy moisturizer rich in their signature Argan oil, Josie Maran might have just found a workaround to that whole “actives irritation” thing. The creamy texture melts into skin while the plant-based retinol gets to work on dullness, fine lines, and discoloration. | Pros: Balanced ingredient list; refined retinol type | Notable Ingredients: Aloe leaf juice; shea butter; watermelon seed oil |

Josie Maran

Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser

If last year belonged to the skin microbiome, 2023 absolutely belongs to the skin moisture barrier. Glow Recipe’s hydrating new cleanser puts maintaining your skin’s delicate moisture balance ahead of all else. Fortifying the all-important barrier with ceramides and prebiotics, it simultaneously eliminates pore-clogging bacteria, daily grime, and lingering makeup with cleansing avocado oil.

| Pros: Manages skin microflora with prebiotics; hydrates while cleansing; sensitive skin-friendly | Notable Ingredients: Prebiotics and postbiotics; ceramides; colloidal oatmeal; avocado oil |

Glow Recipe

Bum Bum Body Firmeza Oil

Bring a taste of summer to the long (…long…long) winter months still ahead with Sol de Janeiro’s new Bum Bum Body Firmeza Oil, which just so happens to feature the brand’s truly addictive signature scent. But it does more than just smell like the perfect balance of sultry-sweet — the oil’s proprietary caffeine complex, along with the included micro algae and Brazilian olive oil, hydrates skin while depuffing and soothing for a firmer, smoother look. | Pros: Clinically-backed stats; immediate and compounded results; Cheriosa 62 scent | Cons: Scent might not be for everyone | Notable Ingredients: Guaraná Caffeine+ Complex; micro algae extract; Brazilian olive oil |

Sol de Janeiro

Hydrabarrier Nourishing Face Oil

Even if you don’t deal with breakouts, the word oil tends to be a divisive one in the skin care world — but it could actually be the key to restoring your moisture barrier, plumping fine lines, and even banishing stubborn texture. OLEHENRIKSEN’s latest does just that by treating skin to a slew of peptides and Scandinavian berry oils that sink immediately into skin — no transfer to your pillows. | Pros: Clinical-testing backed; instantly absorbing | Notable Ingredients: Ceramides; squalane; berry seed oils |

OLEHENRIKSEN

All About The Blur Blurring & Smoothing Primer

Like most things in life, the secret to flawless makeup application is all in the prep work. Thanks to a velvety, skin-blurring complex found alongside hydrating hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, concealers, skin tints, and foundations glide over filled-in pores with ease. | Pros: Blurring; hydrating | Cons: Breakout-prone skin types should patch test |

Stila

Shape Tape Contour

The newest counterpart to the brand’s ultra-viral Shape Tape, Tarte’s easy-to-use bronzing wand helps carve out cheekbones, jawlines, and nose tips for contouring beginners and experts alike. The tapered tip allows for very precise application with the creamy, blendable formula makes it all look so natural. | Pros: Twist-up design; easy-blend formula | Cons: Just five shades available now |

Tarte

The Mane Agent Advanced Molecular Bond Repair

This lightweight bonding treatment contains a combination of chia seed extract, polysaccharides, and amino acids to repair damaged hair. It’s also convenient to use as it doesn’t need to be rinsed out, plus adds heat protection to protect even further.

| Pros: Lightweight, no-rinse, heat protection | Notable ingredients: Chia seed extract, polysaccharides, amino acids |

Maya Chia

Honey-Infused Hair Wash

Yet another reason to save the bees — Gisou’s honey-powered shampoo manages to eliminate dullness-inducing buildup while delivering serious moisture. Along with bee garden oil and honey, the formula features Argan oil and even amino-acid rich proteins (whipped into a propriety blend, of course) for maximum hydration and bounce. | Pros: Naturally-derived; satisfying lather | Notable Ingredients: Argan oil; Mirsalehi honey; Mirsalehi bee garden oil complex |

Gisou