June Was A Memorable Month For Summer Beauty Launches

By Emerald Elitou ·Updated July 18, 2022

The month of June was jam-packed with festivities, and we enjoyed the chance to express gratitude for the people in our lives, our culture, and the beginning of a new season.

All throughout the month, we celebrated the LGBTQIA+ community for their brilliance, creativity, and self-expression, and brands that are doing the work towards making the world a more inclusive and equitable space. To help you achieve your aspirations for radiant skin on Doughnut Day, we were well-behaved and offered you the details on the latest trend, the “Glazed Doughnut” aesthetic.

On Father’s Day, we had the privilege of letting that father figure in our life know how much we cherished him. We opted to get him colognes and clothes that would keep him on the “Still got it” list rather than ties and tools. We made it clear that Juneteenth was more than just a day off from work; it was also a chance for us to support our local economy, our family, and our community.

After officially embracing the summer solstice on June 21, it was time to hit the beach in our favorite swimsuits, keeping in mind to use SPF lotions and other forms of beauty products to protect our skin.

The products in our carts that are still available for the duration of the summer are listed below. From pleasantly scented colognes for him to luxurious skincare for her, we have everything you need to make this season one to remember.

01essence Cosmetics Lash Princess LinerThe newest addition to the illustrious royal family is also your new favorite eyeliner for stunning looks that make your eyes sparkle!

Photo Courtesy of essence available at essence $5 Shop Now 02Billie Body Buffer BarThis new exfoliating bar is loaded with jojoba beads to prevent ingrown hairs and is made to gently exfoliate your skin prior to shaving. Skin and hair are left silky and oh-so-smooth thanks to ingredients like aloe and shea.

Photo Courtesy of Billie available at Billie $7 Shop Now 03COVERGIRL Simply Ageless Lip Flip LinerThe lip-flip look can be easily achieved at home by instantly contouring your lips. Your kisser’s shape and dimension are improved by the silky, smooth composition. The lip liner, which comes in 10 hues, has a silky, smooth texture made of coconut oil, vitamin E, and hyaluronic acid that provides you with comfortable, attractive lips.

Photo Courtesy of Covergirl available at Walmart $9 Shop Now 04Touchland Power Mist Beach CocoWith this concoction of delectable pineapple, refreshing coconut water, and rich vanilla, you can transport yourself to a far-off tropical paradise. Touchland Power Mist’s pulverizer spray system ensures that the quickly evaporating and moisturizing sanitizer formula is evenly distributed across your hands to kill 99.99 percent of harmful, illness-causing germs. It comes packaged in a sleek, contemporary container that is the ideal size for your pocket.

Photo Courtesy of Touchland available at Touchland $9 Shop Now 05L’OREAL Infallible Grip 30H Precision Felt LinerThe new long-wear formula that everyone wants is an eyeliner that is simple to use and has a color that lasts up to 30 hours. The waterproof and smudge-proof liner tip offers an incredibly accurate application for the ideal cat or graphic eye and has a felt construction for a comfortable grasp. Available in blue, green, gray, black, and brown.

Photo Courtesy of L’OREAL available at Ulta $12 Shop Now 06LANO Lips Fruity JellybalmThe popular 101 Fruity gets a redesign with a sheer fruity tint that leaves your lips smooth, bouncy, and shiny. The long-lasting hydration comes in two flavors, strawberry and watermelon, and is made up of 99 percent natural ingredients and 1 percent natural fruit extract.

Photo Courtesy of Lano available at Ulta $14 Shop Now 07L’OREAL Infallible Up-to-24HR Soft Matte BronzerThe newest long-wear bronzer adds sun-kissed qualities to a range of skin tones. This bronzer offers a color that is exceptionally light and natural-looking while still avoiding transfer. With its cutting-edge micro-grip technology, this soft matte solution offers an even application and up to 24 hours of wear. Additionally, it is waterproof, sweatproof, and heatproof.

Photo Courtesy of L’OREAL available at Ulta $16 Shop Now 08Pacifica ACTIVIST VOLUME Volume & Curl MascaraThe unique recipe combines plant fibers, waxes, and resins to quickly curl lashes and add amazing volume without sacrificing length, curl, or volume. The long-wearing, weightless, and washable formula is made with a Vegan Curl Activator Brush designed to load up lashes for maximum volume.

Photo Courtesy of Pacifica available at Pacifica $16 Shop Now 09Lime Crime Unicorn Hair Commit Me Not Temporary HairManage your hair’s coloring at home. A durable, semi-permanent hair color called Unicorn Hair will gradually fade. Express yourself as fiercely as you want to with an amazing variety of 35+ vibrant hues that were all hand-selected based on the most recent trends. The hair’s shine and hydration are enhanced by the conditioning components in this vegan hair color.

Photo Courtesy of Lime Crime available at Lime Crime $17 Shop Now 10LYS Beauty’s No Limits Cream Bronzer SticksWith the help of this cream bronzer stick, you can clearly define, sculpt, and warm up your skin. The buildable, creamy formula mixes seamlessly while imparting a sun-kissed hue. This bronzer, which is made with rosehip oil, gives skin the desired warmth while muffling the appearance of roughness and flaws.

Photo Courtesy of LYS available at Sephora $19 Shop Now 11Versed WEEKEND GLOW DAILY BRIGHTENING MOISTURIZERThis non-comedogenic, lightweight moisturizer firms skin, strengthens the moisture barrier and helps to lighten discoloration. Without clogging pores or upsetting sensitive skin, its non-greasy composition is enhanced with two stabilized, quickly absorbing forms of vitamin C that act deep within the skin to produce even superior gleaming and firming results.

Photo Courtesy of Versed available at Versed $20 Shop Now 12Superzero Softest Touch Shave BarWith its thick, foaming lather and enhanced razor glide, this bar gets hair and skin ready for a close shave while protecting the skin from irritation. It is made with moisturizing Jojoba Oil, moisturizing Macadamia Seed Oil, calming Reishi Extract, and moisture-retaining Ceramides that preserve the skin barrier and increase moisture retention.

Photo Courtesy Superzero available at superzero $20 Shop Now 13MAKE BEAUTY CONTINUUM GEL EYELINERThis smudge-proof, waterproof gel eyeliner enhances and draws attention to the eye area. A vegan wax mixture helps to increase color payoff, while a silky glide helps seal in color.

Photo Courtesy of MAKE available at MAKE $23 Shop Now 14Glamnetic Hello Kitty and Friends POMPOMPURINYou can represent your favorite Sanrio characters at your fingertips with these eight press-on nail styles in common shapes, including short coffin and short almond.

Photo Courtesy of Glamnetic available at Glamnetic $23 Shop Now 15Fenty Skin’s Cherry Treat Conditioning + Strengthening Lip OilFenty Skin’s triple cherry complex, which combines sweet cherry seed oil, Barbados cherry, and wild cherry extracts, helps to deeply nourish, condition, and soften lips. Jojoba seed and rosehip fruit oils help to lock in moisture. The transparent, non-sticky solution glides easily over lips with the plush doe-foot applicator. For additional pleasure, it also boasts a delicious aroma with cherry hints.

Photo Courtesy of Fenty Skin available at Fnty Skin $24 Shop Now 16JVN Complete Air Dry CreamA gentle styling cream shapes and smooths all hair types while providing humidity protection. It eliminates frizz, enhances natural texture without crunchiness or flakes, and delivers a touchable, buildable hold.

Photo Courtesy of JVN available at JVN $24 Shop Now 17MATTR Vegan Collagen Tinted MoisturizerThe first vegan collagen tinted moisturizer made especially for men addresses a number of the main issues with male skin, such as redness, irritation, dryness, and dullness, while also adding a little color and improving skin elasticity.

Photo Courtesy of MATTR available at MATTR $24 Shop Now 18Juices & Botanics The Drip Men’s Beard Hair Growth ElixirThe Drip Men’s Beard Hair Growth Elixir has been designed and manufactured using natural oils such as grapeseed, golden jojoba, marula, and argan to nourish, hydrate, and soften hair strands for men’s beard and hair development.

Photo Courtesy of Juice & Botanics available at Juices & Botanics $25 Shop Now 19FaceGym Cheat MaskThis effective overnight resurfacing mask can help you mimic a good night’s sleep. Clinical studies have shown that it enhances the appearance of your skin while you are sleeping. This innovative mask addresses important facial problems like hyperpigmentation, aging from lifestyle, brightening, and blemishes for an overnight face transformation. It is powered by a tri-acid blend of succinic acid, lactic acid, and prebiotic bio ferment.

Photo Courtesy of FaceGym available at FaaceGym $25 Shop Now 20good light Order Of The Eclipse Hyaluronic CreamThis enchanted cream will immediately saturate your skin with nutritious ingredients that will penetrate deep into your pores. It will leave behind a smooth finish and a magical sparkle. Protect, boost, strengthen, and do it again!.

Photo Courtesy of good light available at good light $28 Shop Now 21OLAPLEX No. 4C Bond Maintenance Clarifying ShampooOLAPLEX No. 4C Bond Maintenance Clarifying Shampoo eliminates heavy metals and pollution from the hair in addition to oils, product buildup, minerals, and chlorine, unlike other clarifying shampoos. Olaplex’s proprietary bond-building technology re-links bonds to restore and strengthen hair without stripping or drying it out.

Photo Courtesy of Olaplex available at Olaplex $30 Shop Now 22Pili Ani Classic LotionThe Classic Lotion’s hypoallergenic composition and silky texture provide a smooth start to your day. Vitamin E, carotenoids, and antioxidants are abundant in this special moisturizing and nourishing lotion, which also helps to firm skin and prevent the signs of early aging.

Photo Courtesy Pili Ani available at Pili Ani $30 Shop Now 23Beautyblender BOUNCE

Magic Fit Creamy Bronzer & Highlighter DuoThis sleek bronzer, highlighter, and contour kit, which comes in four shades, makes it incredibly simple to define your features and enhance your glow. With this ultra-blendable combination of a ground-breaking pH-adjusting matte bronzer and buildable bouncy gel-cream highlighter gives you the pro-artist look without the effort.

Photo Courtesy of Beautyblender available at Beautyblender $32 Shop Now 24Meera Beauty Co The DevineEverything about this palette, from the colors within to the cover art, was carefully chosen by Deveraux Banx as a love letter to the thriving community of Black beauty makers. Banx reinterpreted Renaissance art through the lens of Black beauty.

Photo Courtesy of Meera Beauty available at Meera Beauty $36 Shop Now 25Boy Smells Marble Fruit CandleAs a personal metaphor based on Boy Smells co-founder Matthew Herman’s childhood memory of a set of scales in his grandparents’ home displaying marble fruit of all colors and sizes, Marble Fruit symbolizes the celebration of owning one’s identity and inner self-acceptance while reflecting on the theme “Nurture Your Nature.” Pear, pink peppercorn, nectarine, jasmine, rose centifolia, sandalwood, cedar, and ambrox are among the scents noted.

Photo Courtesy of Boy Smells available at Boy Smells $36 Shop Now 26Rose Inc Solar Infusion Soft-Focus Cream Bronzer $36An enhancing bronzer that revives skin luminosity while softening the emphasis and warming the complexion. Rose oil revitalizes dull skin, tourmaline, and quartz blur pores and texture, and vitamins C and E offer potent antioxidant protection with squalane for 100% plant-derived moisture that offers weightless hydration.

Photo Courtesy Rose Inc available at Rose Inc $36 Shop Now 27Gisou Honey Infused Beauty Balm37The multipurpose balm, created to be the summer BFF for your skin, is a non-sticky oil-balm blend with the highest concentration of botanicals from the Mirsalehi Bee Garden. It penetrates the skin to reveal a softer, smoother, more supple complexion, perfect for glowing skin.

Photo Courtesy of Gisou available at Gisou $37 Shop Now 28Alo Daily SPF Face Moisturizer$38Super-antioxidants from amla berries and vitamin C are combined in this cutting-edge formula with moisture-locking squalane, a broad-spectrum, pure SPF 20 in the form of zinc oxide, and protection from UVA, UVB, and blue light. The result? An invisible, fast absorbing hybrid moisturizer/SPF that instantly brightens, visibly conceals blemishes and imparts a healthy glow throughout the day.

Photo Courtesy of Alo available at Alo $38 Shop Now 29KORA Organics Turmeric Glow Foaming CleanserAfter a long day of environmental exposure, use a certified organic, skin-friendly pH gel cleanser that turns into foam to gently but thoroughly remove dirt, oil, and other pollutants from the skin, leaving it clean and cleansed. With the help of certified organic turmeric, noni, aloe, and saccharide isomerate, your skin will be thoroughly cleansed, free of pollutants, and brightened without becoming dry or irritated.

Photo Courtesy of Kora Organics available at Kora Organics $42 Shop Now 30Nu Skin Nutricentials Complexion ProtectionAn innovative blend of worry-free plant extracts known as Nu Skin’s Bioadaptive Botanical Complex is used in this lightweight, broad-spectrum SPF 50 mineral sunscreen, which is just in time for summer. This dual-action sunscreen also shields from harmful blue light and infrared rays to help prevent obvious discoloration and dull-looking skin.

Photo Courtesy of Nu Skin available at Nu Skin $51 Shop Now 31LANSHIN Scalp StimulatorThis low-tech, high-touch tool is expertly crafted from premium Xiu Yan Jade and is specifically created to simultaneously stimulate several acupressure points on the scalp to encourage increased blood and qi (energy) flow to the scalp, both of which are essential for a healthy scalp and hair in Chinese medicine practice.

Photo Courtesy of Lanshin available at Lanshin $59 Shop Now 32Farmacy 1% Vitamin A Retinol SerumThis innovative retinol serum, the third in their Science Activated collection, firms and addresses the appearance of fine lines and deep wrinkles with two powerful retinoids for retinol benefits, doubled. Fruit seed oils that have been recycled completely the hydrating and moisturizing recipe.

Photo Courtesy of Farmacy available at Farmacy $60 Shop Now 33Dermalogica Daily MilkfoliantThis powder, which is formulated with oat, coconut, and botanical extracts high in Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) and Beta Hydroxy Acids (BHAs), lathers up richly and gently to remove dead skin cells. In addition to replenishing key minerals and hyaluronic acid to refill the skin’s moisture barrier for more hydrated, healthy-looking skin, this relaxing product cleanses dulling surface debris for a more even skin tone and texture.

Photo Courtesy of Dermalogica available at Dermalogica $64 Shop Now 34Rahua ENCHANTED ISLAND

ESSENTIAL HAIR CARE SETThis shampoo and conditioner feature Rahua, Morete, and Sacha Inchi oils, as well as vitamins and nutrients derived from plants. A tropical scent of natural Guava and coconut is left behind by this moisturizing, nutrient-dense mixture for all hair types.

Photo Courtesy of Rahua available at Rahua $74 Shop Now 35Westman Atelier Vital Pressed Skincare PowderThis skin powder, which contains vitamin C, antioxidants, and probiotics, has been micro-milled and compressed into a shine-sweeping powder that really improves the texture of the skin.

Photo Courtesy of Westman Atelier available at Westman Atelier $75 Shop Now 36ELOREA THE ELEMENTS signature CandleThis skin powder, which contains vitamin C, antioxidants, and probiotics, has been micro-milled and compressed into a shine-sweeping powder that really improves the texture of the skin. Elorea $75 Shop Now 37Ursa Major Mountain Glow Golden SerumThis super serum has all the makings of an Ursa Major bestseller: it contains 44 clean actives at clinically-tested active levels, has a really wonderful cream-to-oil texture, costs less than $100, and uses a variety of forest-infused ingredients for that healthy mountain glow.

Photo Courtesy of Ursa Major available at Ursa Major $84 Shop now 38OTM Vanity Case St TropezThis is not your ordinary makeup bag! While it is very stylish, the interior of the bags is lined with PristiniumTM, an ultra-thin, cutting-edge polymer that maintains the products’ temperature as if they were still on your bathroom counter.

Photo Coutesy of OTM available at OTM $90 Shop Now 39Jimmy Choo Man AquaThe woody sea eau de toilette, which is as powerful as it is modest and has been painstakingly constructed around a typically male fougere structure, was created to evoke the scent of the ocean.

Photo Courtesy of Jimmy Choo available at Macy’s $95 Shop Now 40The Skinny Confidential’s The Pink Balls Face MassagerIn order to minimize the appearance of fine lines and dark circles as well as, of course, sculpt, this innovative tool comfortably rolls over the contours of the face (think: under the eye, brow bone, cheekbones, etc.).

Photo Courtesy of Skinny Confidential available at Skinny Confidental $99 Shop Now 41SKKN by KIM THE COMPLETE COLLECTION $575Radiant and rejuvenated skin begins with The Complete Collection. Through clean and uncompromising formulas, all nine products work together to nourish, smooth, and hydrate the skin for a long-lasting glow. The collection includes: cleanser, exfoliator, toner, hyaluronic acid serum, vitamin C8 serum, eye cream, face cream, oil drops, and night oil.