Fresh beauty product finds of the season

Meet Milou Beauty. Female-owned and crafted in Aotearoa, Milou’s formulations harness the power of premium botanical and marine ingredients, backed by science. Products designed for everyday women, offering affordable, no-fuss skincare for every skin type. The range includes a potent Vitamin C Serum, a Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum,  and a Beauty Oil made with 15 actives including raspberry seed oil, New Zealand seaweed, bakuchiol, and tocopherol (Vitamin E). Milou is also a staunch supporter of women and children, and is donating $1 for every Give Me The Gloss Beauty Oil sold to Women's Refuge!

Milou Beauty Bright and Tight Vitamin C Serum, $75, Give Me the Gloss Beauty Oil, $73, & Plump Me Up Hyaluronic Acid Serum, $69, available at miloubeauty.co .

Harness the antioxidant power of matcha with Tatcha, The Matcha Cleanse. Tatcha’s matcha is sourced from Uji, Kyoto, in Japan, and is grown under a parasol for a few weeks before harvest to increase the amount of theanine, an amino acid. This special practice has granted the crop the title “princess of green tea”. This fragrance-free, soap-free gel cleanser is bound to leave you feeling like royalty after every wash!

Tatcha The Matcha Cleanse, 150 ml, $74, available at MECCA stores nationwide or mecca.com.

If postpartum hair loss is getting you down, Act+Acre Cold Processed® Stem Cell Scalp Serum could be worth a try. Scalp serums are growing in popularity in the hair world at the moment, and this one promotes thicker, fuller looking hair and supports scalp health in the early stages of hair thinning. Powered by a potent blend of plant stem cells, it promises to strengthen, hydrate and balance the scalp microbiome. With the added benefits of aloe vera and bamboo extracts, this treatment hydrates the scalp while providing the optimal environment to support hair follicle health and fortify roots for fuller, thicker feeling hair with less overall shedding.

Act+Acre Cold Processed® Stem Cell Scalp Serum, 65 ml, $161, available at MECCA stores nationwide or mecca.com.

Don’t let winter keep you from gorgeous, glowing skin! Introducing Antipodes Glory Vitamin C Triple-Action Glow Toner, the perfect addition to your skincare regime over the colder months. Give your face an instant brightening boost with Kakadu plum, which has 100 times the vitamin C of oranges, MelanostatineTM 5 – a scientifically proven tone-correcting peptide which inhibits pigmentation, and lime caviar – a natural AHA from hand-picked finger limes, for extra radiance.

Antipodes Glory Vitamin C Triple-Action Glow Toner, $40, available from AntipodesNature.com, Healthpost, Chemist Warehouse, Farmers, Life Pharmacy, & Unichem.