The pharmacy has long been a beauty destination - a one-stop shop of beauty bargain and luxe brands alike. The plethora of brands available in drugstores continues to multiply, targeting every and any kind of beauty-related request. Below, BD outlines the 10 must-haves from its beauty aisles:
Olay Total Effects Day Cream Normal SPF 15
Multi-purpose fans are no doubt also fans of Olay. The brand’s Total Effects Day Cream is a daily facial moisturiser that offers seven anti-ageing benefits in a single product - fighting wrinkles, nourishing dry skin, reducing age spots, smoothing texture, minimising pores, protecting from free radical damage, and firming the complexion.
Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Shampoo
Summer’s just around the corner, and that means tresses tend to experience a whole lot more damage than usual. Herbal Essences’ special formula hydrates hair while locking in moisture and taming fly-aways via its key ingredients of Hawaiian coconut and orchid.
Intensive Repair
Blistex is the renowned saviour of those who suffer from chapped lips. The lip balm delivers moisture to the mouth thanks to a formula rich in cocoa butter and menthol, that also helps to protect from sun, wind, and cold weather.
Moisture Shower Oil
Silky skin is on everyone’s agenda and is easiest achieved with oils. Sanctuary Spa’s offering is a formula including gold of pleasure oil, brown seaweed, and nourishing olive oils that cleans the skin and leaves behind a residue that keeps it silky smooth for days.
Give Me Moisture Hot Oil
Damaged and frizzy hair sufferers will find solace in V05’s oil. The hair product not only quenches thirsty hair, but promises to instantly repair damage-yielding results in under a minute, while also assisting in reducing breakage. The oil promises to remove 75 per cent more chlorine than shampoo and is enriched with white pear extracts.
Perfect Your Glow Strobing Kit
The beauty industry is beginning to move beyond the contour, it’s now all about strobing. Ulta3’s bag-sized offering is a face palette containing six shades to help create an illuminated complexion with two cream highlighters, two powder highlighters, and two blushers.
Original Facial Scrub
Regular exfoliation is a key component of any good skincare regimen. Aapri’s Original Facial Scrub is a physical exfoliant that utilises a moisturising formula to cleanse the face and remove dead skin cells without drying out the complexion. Natural apricot extracts and vitamin E are incorporated into the formula that is also fragrance and soap-free.
Co-creations Total 3 in 1 Care by Thomas Taw
Multi-purpose strikes again for SunSilk - the brand’s collaboration with Thomas Taw sees the release of a product that cleanses, conditions and treats hair all in one wash. The formula is enriched with a micro moisturiser complex that helps to clean, and nourish at once.
Head & Shoulders Clean & Balanced Shampoo
Aiding the fight against dandruff has long been Head & Shoulders. The brand is famed for its ability to rid the scalp of flakiness and its Clean & Balanced Shampoo is a mainstay in many a bathroom. Its formulas are focused around hero ingredient HydraZince, which fights dandruff without drying.
Max Factor Velvet Volume False Lash Effect Mascara
The aisles of any given chemist are a treasure trove of beauty gems, particularly for the make-up lover. Max Factor’s Velvet Volume False Lash Effect Mascara is a common addition to many a pharmacy. The product’s patented Lavish Volume wand separates lashes, while the accompanying anti-brittle mousse formula with natural beeswax boosts and smooths them.
