We trial a lot of beauty products in the ELLE office, and there is always a new standout launch that makes its way to the status of hero items the team goes to again and again. Want to know our #ELLEBeautyCupboard serious saviours? Click through for the products the editorial team cannot function properly without.
There is a reason we put this hero item on the cover of December ELLE along with Michael Fassbender and Candice Swanepoel; They have all achieved iconic status. The Benefit gloss because whole beauty team carries one with them at all times, since the subtle shades and just-right consistency are pretty much all they need to get photo ready. (That is generally what the emergency makeup stock in the ELLE office is for). Somehow Coralista adds an all-over skin glow, even though it just goes on t
This is our anti-shine superhero. Always, always important to buff off the forehead/nose/chin shine for meetings/What ELLE Wears photocalls/trip to Leon for lunch...
This seems to be the best suits-everyone red lipstick we've found. OK so we can't share one among the whole team, but more than a few of us are furnished with it. Matte enough to stay put and red enough to cause a stir.
We've been in love with this product for months now. Its literally like spraying on 10 minutes of backcombing. Instant bouff, hold, style, texture. Enough said
For when your legs are looking a bit dry in your mid-length skirt. Or you have a cold and your nose is sore from blowing too much. Or your lipstick is a little drying and you need some non-glossy moisture over the top. Or you forgot to moisturise at all that morning (this happens to us). Genius multi-tasking and all round skin-saving.
We still haven't got over how great this is. When we gave this modern classic away with our June issue, the whole office got a mini size to try, and we now keep a small stock in the cupboard because there are a lot of lash converts among us now. In a competitive mascara market this is no mean feat. Benefit, we salute you.
This one sweeps the board in terms of innovation and performance. Dip your finger in, twist, all traces of (even) dark red polish are removed. Essential ELLE Beauty Cupboard fodder for quick, last minute emergencies. Of which there are a lot.
John Frieda turned 25 this week (not the man, the products), we went the the party which was sufficiently fabulous, and paid homage to another of our cupboard heroes - Frizz Ease. Of course Frizz Ease is on the list, but not the classic serum. We are obsessed with the dry finishing version. It does wonderful smoothing things to straight and even very curly hair, but the split-end mending power and instant subtle sheen is the stuff of iconic dreams, so we never run out of this one in the