5 Beauty Launches I’m Excited About In 2016

I LOVE January simply because of all of the new beauty releases hitting the shelves. Brands love to start the new year off with a bang so i’ve compiled a few products that have caught my eye. Here are 5 beauty launches I’m excited about in 2016.

NARS Velvet Matte Skin Tint SPF 30, $44
Anytime NARS decides to release a new foundation, I simply can’t say no. They’re formulas are amazing and the coverage never disappoints. The new NARS Velvet Matte Skin Tint SPF 30 is an oil-free formula that offers a soft-matte finish in 12 different shades. Their Velvet Illusion Complex technology creates a soft-focus effect while Transparent Blurring Powders instantly enhance the look of skin by helping to blur imperfections and even tone. Sign me up!
Available January 15, 2016 at NARS Boutiques and narscosmetics.com Available February 1, 2016 at Sephora, department, and specialty stores.

tarteist™ matte lip paint, $25
So technically this is available now online so you can get the early bird special and run to purchase it. I first spotted these beauties on Snapchat back when tart took a group of beauty vloggers to Turks and Caicos (unfortunately my invite got lost i the mail :(…). I’ve been actively stalking them via instagram for their release and it’s finally here! This full coverage formula is applied using the tarteist™ paint brush wand with an ergonomically slanted, soft tip so anyone can easily paint on precise pigment. The pigmentation looks CRAZY and it dries down to an ultra matte finish. They’re available in 10 different shades ranging from a shocking pink to a beautiful neutral.
Available now on Tarte’s site and Sephora.

Maybelline Brow Drama Pomade Crayon, $8.99
Depneding on where you live you just may be able to spot this display in your local drugstore now. I’ve ben getting into brows this year and I hate falling in love with an expensive brow products (it’s an expensive habit!). As one of my favorite drugstore beauty brands the release of Maybelline Brow Drama Pomade Crayon gets me super excited. The Brow Drama Pomade Crayon is a chubby brow pomade crayon that sculpts, shapes, and tames brows with a blendable creamy texture.
Available in drugstores in January but I’ve also found it here.

Moroccanoil Dry Texture Spray, $28
This one hits close to home because I’ve been working on behind the scenes on this launch (well, not product formulation….only online promotion). I’ve never used a texture spray because I’m black for obvious reasons but who’s to say that I wouldn’t be able to try them out. I do straighten my hair every once and a while but I HATE when my hair looks pin straight. Now that I have a bit of a bob situation, I’d love to recreate that cool, undone, sexy type of hair. The Moroccanoil Dry Texture Spray is a dry argan-oil infused texture spray formulated with high-performance resins and zeolite to form a bond between hairs for a texturized hold with a dry, gritty finish.
Available for preorder now on Moroccanoil.com

M∙A∙C Cosmetics Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour, $20
MORE LIQUID LIPSTICKS, PLEASE! So I love the Retro Matte lipsticks from M∙A∙C so this is an interesting release for me. With intense pigmentation and a flat, matte finish this liquid lipstick is available in 15 saturated shades.
M∙A∙C Cosmetics Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolour is available in-store January 7, 2016 in the permanent line.