by Benish A. Shah
Fall is about upping your moisturizer to battle the drying effects of the whipping winds. Gone are the times of lightweight moisturizers that were barely necessary during the summer. To help you transition from Summer to Fall, NEEM tried a variety of products and picked our favorites for your beauty cabinets this season.
Best Stress Relief for Your Face:
Skyn Iceland’s Arctic Brightening Serum
The winds of Fall tend to make skin look tired, less radiant and for South Asian women that tired skin looks even more drab when an auntie points and says, “Oh beta you have gotten darker?”
This silk like product is natural and provides the best relief for that tired skin and for that auntie’s comments. Arctic Root, Siberian Ginseng, Maral Root, and Black Tea make one small drop of this serum enough to help your skin look luminous, relieve that stress, and improve texture. At $65 – this product is absolutely worth every penny. And its NATURAL ingredients are blissful.
Best Priced Eye Cream:
Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anti-Puff Eye Roller
Refreshing, addictive and blissful are the best ways to describe this decadent invention. The applicator helps apply light pressure to your tired eyes, giving you a mini eye massage with every use.
Caffeine is a key ingredient to help reduce puffiness and dark circles, combined here with vitamin B5 and glycerin to help hydrate the skin and reduce the look of wrinkles. At $13 it’s a steal.
Best Face Wash:
Origins Checks and Balances
Fall is all about hydrating your skin, not stripping it of its natural oils to the point of over drying it. South Asian skin is not easily defined, yet everyone who has tried this product has raved about it.
This frothy facewash is smooth, souffle like on your skin. Wheat protein, Leaf Kelp Extract, and Tourmaline help clean the skin while maintaining its natural balance. Aromatic Bergamot, Spearmint and Lavender give you the aromatherapy your senses need early morning and late at night, relaxing you as it does away with the dirt. And as always, it’s a natural product! At $18.50, the product lasts for nearly 5 months!
Best Sunscreen:
Murad Oil Control Mattifier SPF 15
This ideal product is great for combination or oily skin. It’s natural bases won’t block pores and cause breakouts. So for those that avoid sunscreen for fear of inviting irritated skin, rejoice at $39.50.
