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If you’re constantly looking for beauty recommendations from trusted experts, this round-up is for you.

Consider these beauty products recommended by experts before your next shopping spree

If you’re constantly looking for beauty recommendations from trusted experts, this round-up is for you.

No matter how much you scroll and browse through social media applications like TikTok and Instagram, looking for beauty inspiration and product recommendations, it all comes down to credibility. While you may get curious about the hack a beauty influencer used  to create a snatched cat eyeliner or love the red lip they just swatched, nothing, however, beats the recommendations of professional experts. Whether it’s a dermatologist, make-up artist, hairstylist or beauty entrepreneur, these trained experts venture into the nitty gritty of product formulations vis-a-vis their affinity with the skin and hair before making a recommendation. So, if you’ve been inquisitive about the products that your much-loved industry experts love using, we’ve done the groundwork for you and curated a list that you can bookmark whenever you’re in the mood to splurge.

Masaba Gupta, Founder, LoveChild By MasabaMamma Mia! Lip Crème, LoveChild: For my lips, I like to go for striking shades like a deep pink or a rustic orange. I love the plum shade called ‘Jamun Cooler’ from our newly launched range that works well for all skin tones. Face Mist: I have a few personal favourites I can’t do without, but I also don’t like to complicate my beauty routine too much. Since I am always on the run, I make it a point to use a face mist that makes me feel super refreshed with just a spritz.Olive oil: I have tried multiple products over the years for my hair, but nothing works as well as simple, homemade remedies—yoghurt masks, for instance. Olive oil also works well if I ever want a quick fix.Images: Instagram.com/masabagupta, Pexels

Masaba Gupta, Founder, LoveChild By Masaba

Mamma Mia! Lip Crème, LoveChild: For my lips, I like to go for striking shades like a deep pink or a rustic orange. I love the plum shade called ‘Jamun Cooler’ from our newly launched range that works well for all skin tones. 

Face Mist: I have a few personal favourites I can’t do without, but I also don’t like to complicate my beauty routine too much. Since I am always on the run, I make it a point to use a face mist that makes me feel super refreshed with just a spritz.

Olive oil: I have tried multiple products over the years for my hair, but nothing works as well as simple, homemade remedies—yoghurt masks, for instance. Olive oil also works well if I ever want a quick fix.

Images: Instagram.com/masabagupta, Pexels

Dr Jaishree Sharad, Celebrity Dermatologist, Author & Founder, Skinfinitii1. Babe Super Fluid Tinted Sunscreen: I suffer from melasma (hyperpigmentation on the face), so this sunscreen works best for me as it offers UVA and UVB protection, and protects the skin from blue light and infrared rays. It also contains Carnosine which is a natural antioxidant that protects the skin from pollution as well as hyaluronic acid which keeps the skin supple and hydrated. 2. Sesderma C VIT Radiance Glowing Fluid: Along with stabilised vitamin C which is a powerful antioxidant, it contains ‘Antiox Booster system AX+’ which multiplies the antioxidant effect of vitamin C by four times. Tranexamic acid and Morus alba extract help to even out the skin tone. And, palmitoyl tripeptide-5 helps to prevent fine lines.3. CeraVe Facial Moisturizing Lotion: I love using this lotion as I have dry skin. It contains ceramides that help restore and maintain the skin barrier layer, hyaluronic acid to further retain moisture, and niacinamide  to even out skin tone, moisturise the skin, and offer anti-inflammatory benefits.Images: Instagram.com/drjaishreesharad, Instagram.com/cerave, Instagram.com/babelaboritorios_iq, Instagram.com/sesderma

Dr Jaishree Sharad, Celebrity Dermatologist, Author & Founder, Skinfinitii

1. Babe Super Fluid Tinted Sunscreen: I suffer from melasma (hyperpigmentation on the face), so this sunscreen works best for me as it offers UVA and UVB protection, and protects the skin from blue light and infrared rays. It also contains Carnosine which is a natural antioxidant that protects the skin from pollution as well as hyaluronic acid which keeps the skin supple and hydrated. 

2. Sesderma C VIT Radiance Glowing Fluid: Along with stabilised vitamin C which is a powerful antioxidant, it contains ‘Antiox Booster system AX+’ which multiplies the antioxidant effect of vitamin C by four times. Tranexamic acid and Morus alba extract help to even out the skin tone. And, palmitoyl tripeptide-5 helps to prevent fine lines.

3. CeraVe Facial Moisturizing Lotion: I love using this lotion as I have dry skin. It contains ceramides that help restore and maintain the skin barrier layer, hyaluronic acid to further retain moisture, and niacinamide  to even out skin tone, moisturise the skin, and offer anti-inflammatory benefits.

Images: Instagram.com/drjaishreesharad, Instagram.com/cerave, 

Instagram.com/babelaboritorios_iq, Instagram.com/sesderma

Diipa Khosla, Content Creator & Founder, indē wild1. Champi Hair Oil, indē wild: I know I am being biassed, but my mom’s hair oil (which we now offer in a bottle) is my favourite hair care product. It is so good and multi-beneficial—it provides stress relief, scalp nourishment and hair growth. I also like to use this lightweight all-in-one oil as a hair serum. 2. MakeWaves Lengthening + Volumizing Mascara, Tower 28: I have been obsessed with this mascara ever since I picked it up from Sephora recently. The effects are unreal; I hope the brand comes to India very soon.3. Hollywood Flawless Filter, Charlotte Tilbury: I think the kind of dew and glow this product renders to the skin is amazing. 4. AM Sunscreen Glow Drops, indē wild: The SPF drops—which is all set to launch in India very soon—is my current favourite skincare product. It’s like one of those desert-island products since it’s a skincare and sun care hybrid with SPF 50 and a PA rating of ++++ which is the highest sun protection. I also like that it has soothing, barrier-repairing ingredients like Gotu Kola, niacinamide, licorice and allantoin is a serum texture.Images: Instagram.com/diipakhosla, Instagram.com/indewild, Instagram.com/charlottetilbury, Instagram.com/tower28beauty

Diipa Khosla, Content Creator & Founder, indē wild

1. Champi Hair Oil, indē wild: I know I am being biassed, but my mom’s hair oil (which we now offer in a bottle) is my favourite hair care product. It is so good and multi-beneficial—it provides stress relief, scalp nourishment and hair growth. I also like to use this lightweight all-in-one oil as a hair serum. 

2. MakeWaves Lengthening + Volumizing Mascara, Tower 28: I have been obsessed with this mascara ever since I picked it up from Sephora recently. The effects are unreal; I hope the brand comes to India very soon.

3. Hollywood Flawless Filter, Charlotte Tilbury: I think the kind of dew and glow this product renders to the skin is amazing. 

4. AM Sunscreen Glow Drops, indē wild: The SPF drops—which is all set to launch in India very soon—is my current favourite skincare product. It’s like one of those desert-island products since it’s a skincare and sun care hybrid with SPF 50 and a PA rating of ++++ which is the highest sun protection. I also like that it has soothing, barrier-repairing ingredients like Gotu Kola, niacinamide, licorice and allantoin is a serum texture.

Images: Instagram.com/diipakhosla, Instagram.com/indewild, 

Instagram.com/charlottetilbury, Instagram.com/tower28beauty

Kanta Motwani, Celebrity Hairstylist & Founder, Kromakay Salons1. Hair: For my hair, I love the Kérastase Gloss & Shine Treatment. This is an in-salon treatment that I get done every week as it makes my hair feel fabulous and smell divine. 2. Skincare: For my skin, I love mixing three products I absolutely can’t do without–Gheesutra moisturiser from Shankara Naturals, Tinted Sunscreen Cream SPF 30 from Sisley Paris, and ProGenius Treatment Oil from Nude.3. Make-up: I just layer the Charlotte Tilbury Magic Serum on the three products mentioned above then apply some liquid foundation from either Giorgio Armani, Bobbi Brown or Charlotte Tilbury. I like going in with eyeliner from either Colorbar or the Eye Defining Pen Liquid Eyeliner Duo from Tom Ford. I finish my make-up with a lip tint from Giorgio Armani or Simply Nam on my lips and cheeks.Images: Instagram.com/kerastase_official, Instagram.com/shankaranaturalsindia, Instagram.com/charlottetilbury

Kanta Motwani, Celebrity Hairstylist & Founder, Kromakay Salons

1. Hair: For my hair, I love the Kérastase Gloss & Shine Treatment. This is an in-salon treatment that I get done every week as it makes my hair feel fabulous and smell divine. 

2. Skincare: For my skin, I love mixing three products I absolutely can’t do without–Gheesutra moisturiser from Shankara Naturals, Tinted Sunscreen Cream SPF 30 from Sisley Paris, and ProGenius Treatment Oil from Nude.

3. Make-up

: I just layer the Charlotte Tilbury Magic Serum on the three products mentioned above then apply some liquid foundation from either Giorgio Armani, Bobbi Brown or Charlotte Tilbury. I like going in with eyeliner from either Colorbar or the Eye Defining Pen Liquid Eyeliner Duo from Tom Ford. I finish my make-up with a lip tint from Giorgio Armani or Simply Nam on my lips and cheeks.

Images: Instagram.com/kerastase_official, Instagram.com/shankaranaturalsindia, Instagram.com/charlottetilbury

Dr Pooja Shah Talera, Dermatologist & Founder, KOSA Wellbeing1. BOOST LED Face Mask, The Light Salon: I’m a big proponent of anti-inflammatory skincare, given that we dwell in very polluted cities. This is the only US FDA-approved mask which contains two therapeutic red and infrared light at the most accurate wavelengths. They help in calming the skin, reducing redness and encouraging rejuvenation, resulting in plump, hydrated skin with decreased lines from the first use. Frequent use might even put an end to your regular Botox treatments. 2. Lotion P50 PIGM400, Biologique Recherche: Whilst most skincare products contain ingredients to break down pigmentation, this mixture of poly acids helps prevent pigmentation altogether as it contains tyrosinase inhibitors. I love how gentle it is on the skin. In addition to getting an even tone, it improves skin texture significantly .3. Kesha Fortifying Hair Oil, Purearth: There are very few oils that make my merit list. This Ayurvedic oil is wonderful—it softens my hair, reduces breakage and helps with the greying well. And, it comes off so easily! I double this as my post-wash leave-in serum as well sometimes.Images: Instagram.com/drpoojatalera, Instagram.com/purearth, Instagram.com/biologique_recherche

Dr Pooja Shah Talera, Dermatologist & Founder, KOSA Wellbeing

1. BOOST LED Face Mask, The Light Salon: I’m a big proponent of anti-inflammatory skincare, given that we dwell in very polluted cities. This is the only US FDA-approved mask which contains two therapeutic red and infrared light at the most accurate wavelengths. They help in calming the skin, reducing redness and encouraging rejuvenation, resulting in plump, hydrated skin with decreased lines from the first use. Frequent use might even put an end to your regular Botox treatments. 

2. Lotion P50 PIGM400, Biologique Recherche: Whilst most skincare products contain ingredients to break down pigmentation, this mixture of poly acids helps prevent pigmentation altogether as it contains tyrosinase inhibitors. I love how gentle it is on the skin. In addition to getting an even tone, it improves skin texture significantly .

3. Kesha Fortifying Hair Oil, Purearth: There are very few oils that make my merit list. This Ayurvedic oil is wonderful—it softens my hair, reduces breakage and helps with the greying well. And, it comes off so easily! I double this as my post-wash leave-in serum as well sometimes.

Images: Instagram.com/drpoojatalera, Instagram.com/purearth, Instagram.com/biologique_recherche

Vasudha Rai, Beauty Editor & Author1. Biologique Recherche Lotion P50: I use the P50 V version since my skin is dry now. Whenever I am going through a purge or a phase of dullness, I just turn to this product and it fixes my skin right away. It may be strong for some people, but it suits me perfectly. I don’t use it as often as recommended (which is AM and PM); I only use it morning and night till my skin and pores clear up and then I just use it thrice a week. 2. Powermatte Lip Pigment, NARS: I love this lipstick in the shade ‘Light my Fire’; it’s like the true fire engine red. Whenever I wear it, I always get compliments. The texture is very light—not like one of those liquid lipstick that flakes off—and it lasts. It’s *the* most beautiful shade.3. Kagzi Badam Oil, Pahadi Local: For my hair, I really like this oil. There are other almond oils in the market that tend to smell a little bit funky; however, this one smells like proper badam oil. I enjoy it because I can use it on my hair, on my belly button (for Nabhi Chikitsa), on my body and even on my face (when I go to a sauna). It also works very beautifully with other oils (think castor and moringa oil) when I want to prepare my concoction.4. Kasturi Manjal, Clave Organics India: For my face, I love this organic Kasturi Manjal. I use it in many different ways depending on the season. Sometimes, I add mulethi powder to it for a depigmenting effect; for a cooling effect, I add white sandalwood; for general rejuvenation, I add red sandalwood to it; if I want to prepare a proper face ubtan, I add rose powder, orange peel and red sandalwood. Just like almond oil is a good base oil for me, Kasturi Manjal is a good base for a mask.Images: Instagram.com/vasudharai, Instagram.com/narsissist, Instagram.com/clave.organic.india, Instagram.com/pahadilocal, Instagram.com/biologique_recherche

Vasudha Rai, Beauty Editor & Author

1. Biologique Recherche Lotion P50: I use the P50 V version since my skin is dry now. Whenever I am going through a purge or a phase of dullness, I just turn to this product and it fixes my skin right away. It may be strong for some people, but it suits me perfectly. I don’t use it as often as recommended (which is AM and PM); I only use it morning and night till my skin and pores clear up and then I just use it thrice a week. 

2. Powermatte Lip Pigment, NARS: I love this lipstick in the shade ‘Light my Fire’; it’s like the true fire engine red. Whenever I wear it, I always get compliments. The texture is very light—not like one of those liquid lipstick that flakes off—and it lasts. It’s *the* most beautiful shade.

3. Kagzi Badam Oil, Pahadi Local: For my hair, I really like this oil. There are other almond oils in the market that tend to smell a little bit funky; however, this one smells like proper badam oil. I enjoy it because I can use it on my hair, on my belly button (for Nabhi Chikitsa), on my body and even on my face (when I go to a sauna). It also works very beautifully with other oils (think castor and moringa oil) when I want to prepare my concoction.

4. Kasturi Manjal, Clave Organics India: For my face, I love this organic Kasturi Manjal. I use it in many different ways depending on the season. Sometimes, I add mulethi powder to it for a depigmenting effect; for a cooling effect, I add white sandalwood; for general rejuvenation, I add red sandalwood to it; if I want to prepare a proper face ubtan, I add rose powder, orange peel and red sandalwood. Just like almond oil is a good base oil for me, Kasturi Manjal is a good base for a mask.

Images: Instagram.com/vasudharai, Instagram.com/narsissist, 

Instagram.com/clave.organic.india, Instagram.com/pahadilocal, 

Instagram.com/biologique_recherche

Sandhya Shekar, Celebrity Make-up Artist1. Lip & Cheek Tint, Luma Beauty: I love this cream blush as I can double it as a lip tint as well as use it on the eyes.2. 24-Hour Brow Setter Clear Brow Gel, Benefit Cosmetics: I love a good brow gel.3. Power Vitamin C Cleansing Balm, Lovinah: I’m very much into cleansing balms—they are my latest obsession.Images: Instagram.com/sandhyashekar, Instagram.com/benefitcosmetics, Instagram.com/lovinahskincare, Instagram.com/lumabeauty

Sandhya Shekar, Celebrity Make-up Artist

1. Lip & Cheek Tint, Luma Beauty: I love this cream blush as I can double it as a lip tint as well as use it on the eyes.

2. 24-Hour Brow Setter Clear Brow Gel, Benefit Cosmetics: I love a good brow gel.

3. Power Vitamin C Cleansing Balm, Lovinah: I’m very much into cleansing balms—they are my latest obsession.

Images: Instagram.com/sandhyashekar, 

Instagram.com/benefitcosmetics, 

Instagram.com/lovinahskincare, Instagram.com/lumabeauty

Namrata Soni, Celebrity Make-up Artist & Founder, Simply Nam1. Velvet Cream Magic Blush, Simply Nam: Staying true to our brand ethos of accentuating natural beauty, the new blushes in the shades ‘Soul Sister’ and ‘Two Peas in a Pod’ give a soft, flushed look to your cheeks; both are my go-to colours for the summer as they are made with ingredients that are also comfortable on your skin. 2. Golden Hour Lip Oil, Simply Nam: I love this lip oil since it nourishes and hydrates the lips with a beautiful golden shimmer.

Namrata Soni, Celebrity Make-up Artist & Founder, Simply Nam

1. Velvet Cream Magic Blush, Simply Nam: Staying true to our brand ethos of accentuating natural beauty, the new blushes in the shades ‘Soul Sister’ and ‘Two Peas in a Pod’ give a soft, flushed look to your cheeks; both are my go-to colours for the summer as they are made with ingredients that are also comfortable on your skin. 

2. Golden Hour Lip Oil, Simply Nam: I love this lip oil since it nourishes and hydrates the lips with a beautiful golden shimmer.

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