September Editors' Picks
Can you believe fall is officially here? Neither can we, although we certainly discovered a lot of great new beauty and wellness launches for the month of September that we can’t wait to share with you! CBD-infused activewear, pumpkin spice body butter, a Sleeping Beauty-inspired makeup book, and a hangover prevention filter were a few of our favorite finds that made this month’s list. Check out our September Editors’ Picks and let us know if anything catches your eye—or if there’s a product that we should have on our radar!
Acabada Mercer Tank in Black ($140)
An Acabada essential, the Mercer Top provides optimal support for your everyday workout. With shoulder-hugging racerback straps, the Mercer Top supports you while letting your body breathe, and is designed with your ideal workout in mind. Each piece is made using luxury high-performance fabrics that are strategically infused with up to 25 grams of zero-THC, lab-certified, 99.9% pure CBD to help relieve sore muscles and enhance athletic performance.
Alder New York Smoothing Face Mask ($46)
This skin rejuvenating mud mask exfoliates and fights free radicals for a smoother, more even complexion. Hyaluronic acid plumps skin and reduces the appearance of fine lines. Kaolin clay smoothes and tightens, while sea kelp boosts collagen and encourages cell turnover.
Algenist GENIUS Liquid Collagen Body Mylk ($60)
Formulated with active vegan collagen, alguronic acid (a patented benefit-boosting ingredient from algae), and lactic acid, this ultra-thin and fast-absorbing body milk helps even skin tone and revitalizes skin for a smoother, more supple appearance. This vegan formula uses cold-pressed technology to eliminate the need for emulsifiers.
Amika Strobe Hair Contour Kit ($50)
These innovative sprays come in three different shades to complement existing hues or to add dimension. Use every day to create elevated styles including balayage and ombre or to cover any flaws. When dried, formulas are transfer resistant, touchable, and brushable for a softened effect. Spray and play with no regrets—color disappears with just one wash!
Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Ultra CBD+Collagen+MCT ($62.99)
The brand recently launched its organic CBD line, which comes from one family farm in Tennessee. Offering 10g of collagen and 5mg full spectrum CBD per serving in a delicious vanilla chai flavor, this powder supports healthy skin, joint function, and flexibility. Consume one scoop mixed into your favorite food or beverage.
Antara Dharana Focus & Energy Brain Food ($65)
Designed to combat mental fatigue and difficulty concentrating, this formula sharpens focus and motivation while supporting a joyful and awake state of being. The herbal nootropics in Dharana work together to uplift mental stamina, mood, and productivity, and provide balanced, here-and-now energy. Take before a busy day to feel more relaxed and productive, find concentration when you feel distracted or dull, or to ward off the afternoon slump.
Artis Elite 3 Brush Set in Black ($110)
The set includes 3 makeup brushes: Oval 7 (Foundation, Blush, Contour), Oval 3 (Eye makeup, concealer), and Linear 1 (Eye Liner, Brows). The Elite Collection handles use paired elliptical/oval shapes with Oval, Linear and Circular bundle designs that offers thousands of fibres for a seamless application.
Beachwaver Co. Be Strong Pre-Shampoo Reparative Foam ($42)
This reparative foam treatment penetrates the internal cortex with active levels of HIx ® Bond Multipliers, while helping to repair strands distressed by chemical damage as a result of perms, bleach, or coloring, as well as mechanical damage like brushing, blow-drying, and styling. Hair is instantly rejuvenated in one easy step before your normal shampoo and conditioner routine. All hair types are left softer, shinier, healthier, and stronger.
Beauty Bakerie Spray Your Grace Setting Spray ($18)
This 360-degree, ultra-fine mist helps makeup stay in place as if it were just applied. Infused with a unique blend of aloe and ginger extract, it works to keep skin looking smooth and filtered with its anti-aging properties. Weightless, it’s also designed to prime. Use this to prep the skin, as well as to keep your face hydrated. Features a pinch of vanilla just light enough to leave you craving a trip to your local pastry shop.
Belif Youth Creator-Age Knockdown Bomb ($65)
This anti-aging serum reduces the appearance of enlarged pores and boosts elasticity for smoother, younger-looking skin. Ingredients include cedrol (to boost skin elasticity and firmness), winter aster (to support a healthy complexion), and water pennywort (to soothe skin).
Besame Cosmetics Sleeping Beauty 1959 Eyeshadow Palette ($69.95)
Beauty will be yours happily ever after with this Sleeping Beauty 1959 Eyeshadow Palette by Bésame. This fairytale set includes 20 matte eyeshadows based on colors used in the Disney film, while the cover is inspired by the bejeweled storybook featured in the movie's opening scene.
Biossance Squalane+Rose Vegan Lip Balm ($18)
This non-toxic balm is formulated with a skin-loving complex of wakame algae, ceramides, and hyaluronic acid to immediately smooth, hydrate, and protect the lip's delicate moisture barrier. Wakame algae restores the look of lip plumpness, while rose absolute will leave your lips feeling luxe all day. Vegan, petroleum- and beeswax-free.
Buttah Skin by Dorion Renaud Cleanser ($15)
This gentle gel cleanser gently lifts away dirt, oil, debris, and sloughs off dead surface cells that cause dullness. Soothing coconut and palm oils and lavender flower extract condition and calm the complexion, leaving skin smooth, hydrated, and healthy. Helps maintain the natural pH, oil, and moisture balance that melanin-rich skin needs most while cleansing.
Caswell-Massey NYBG Honeysuckle Perfume ($75)
This perfume is part of the Living Florals collection created with the Master Gardeners at the New York Botanical Garden and Senior Perfumer Laurent LeGuernec, derived directly from a honeysuckle that you can see and smell at the New York Botanical Garden. The scent of the blossoms that fill the air in late spring are captured in this fragrance, balancing the light sweetness of honeysuckle with a hint of the forest floor.
ColorProof SuperSheer Clean Shampoo ($32)
Fueled by powerful, natural bioactives, this ultra-sheer, 100% hypoallergenic, zero silicone, zero fragrance formula gently cleanses, leaving hair feather light with reflective shine. Delivers 96% color retention after 10 washes, and features a proprietary blend of 11 sulfate-free, salt-free surfactants for extra-gentle cleansing without stripping color. Ingredients include blue lotus flower, edelweiss, shea butter and jojoba, baobab superfruit, and carob tree oligopeptides.
Deck of Scarlet Hi-Shine Lip Gloss Kit ($44.95)
Glitz lips with this ultra-luxe trio of gel-based gloss for the ultimate kiss-off. Lips are laced with crystal radiance for a glimmering, shimmering glow. Shades can be worn solo or over pigment to add multi-dimensional shine.
Dermalogica Phyto-Nature Firming Serum ($145)
This dual-phase serum restores and preserves the nature of younger-looking skin by reducing the appearance of premature aging. Sapphire-bound biomimetic peptides help firm skin and reinforce skin defenses to counter visible signs of skin aging accelerated by exposomes (environment and lifestyle). Phyto-Nature technology uses potent, plant-derived bio-extracts to visibly tighten skin. Amazonian Camu Camu helps prolong radiance, while next-generation Hyaluronic Acid delivers a filler effect. Antioxidant Moroccan Rockrose Extract and Madagascar Green Coffee Bean visibly revitalize skin and help decrease the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Duri Luminous Nail Polish in “Spilling Tea” ($8)
Spill some tea and throw shade while wearing this hunter green color, which is reminiscent to mood rings from the ‘90s. Perfect for fall, this nail polish is long-lasting, durable, and easy to apply. Cruelty-free, vegan, paraben-free, and 5-free.
Elemis Pro-Collagen Rose Facial Oil ($79)
This luxurious facial oil is infused with a precious trio of English Rose Oleo Extract, Rosehip Seed Oil, and hydrating Padina Pavonica to smooth the look of fine lines and wrinkles, leaving skin with a luminous glow. The exceptionally lightweight formula leaves skin feeling smooth—never greasy.
Glow Recipe Avocado Melt Retinol Sleeping Mask ($49)
Revitalize skin with encapsulated retinol, an innovative form of retinol that releases antioxidants over time, for skin that appears brighter, firmer, smoother, and more hydrated. This potent yet gentle treatment is formulated with avocado, encapsulated retinol, and PHA to help nourish and calm skin, and control blemishes. Use as a wash-off mask for a flash facial or overnight for deep skin recovery.
Good Science Beauty 001-Pu Mask: Purifying Face Mask ($55)
For blemish-prone skin aggravated by city living, this face mask combines willow bark and amino acids in Good Silicon+ to purify and moisturize at the same time. It helps combat the skin-damaging effects of pollution, reduces oiliness and the appearance of blemishes, and unblocks pores and replenishes skin.
Hempist Body Oil ($58)
This elegant and lightweight body oil is crafted with blended natural ingredients to radiate pure health. It’s made with antioxidants, vitamins, fatty acids, and natural anti-inflammatory properties to nourish, protect, and heal all skin types. Research has also shown that hemp can decrease oil production directly, while the antiseptic properties of jojoba make it a very effective treatment for acne as well. Sandalwood serves as a holistic treatment to help clear blemishes and acne.
Hers Multivitamin Gummies ($16)
These yummy watermelon and mint-flavored gummies are packed with biotin, which supports the production of the amino acid keratin—a protein and building block of hair that keeps it strong, healthy, and shiny. Eat two a day to keep brittle, shedding hair and thin, peeling nails at bay.
Iconic Rose Art of Seduction Eyeshadow Palette ($35)
This signature palette was created to accentuate the windows to your soul with a smoldering combination of 18 mattes, shimmers, and some fun glittering shades for a bold punch of color. Features custom-created cool transitional tones, warm neutrals, and even a vibrant power red so you have all of your bases covered. The intense but blendable formula buffs out flawlessly.
Janet Mavec Oyster and Pearl Necklace ($100)
This ocean-inspired necklace of a single pearl cast in its gold shell is a celebration of nature’s beauty and the extent to which we protect what is most valuable to us. 18K gold-plated brass oyster shell with resin "Pearl". Matte Antique Finish. Comes on an 18-inch chain.
Jurlique Moisture Plus Rare Rose Serum ($64)
This silky, super-powered serum refreshes and rehydrates skin. Jurlique Rose and Dwarf Lilyturf Root extracts protect against moisture loss, while helping you to really get your glow on. Smoothes and plumps skin to protect against the first signs of aging, restores skin's natural glow, and delivers intense hydration throughout the day.
Kaleidescope Wake Bacopa + Ginseng + Ginkgo + Full Spectrum CBD Extract 30mg ($96)
The Wake formulation helps relieve morning grogginess, giving you a well-deserved boost of energy. Third-party tested for purity, it features full-spectrum, whole plant extract. Ingredients include bacopa, ginseng, ginkgo, folate, vitamin B12, L-Carnitine, and chamomile. Take two capsules once daily.
Kat Burki Nutrient C Eye Cream ($90)
Uniquely formulated as an everyday eye reviver to nourish the gentle skin around the eye area. Grapeseed, neem seed, and evening primrose oils double up as antioxidant powerhouses, while vitamin E and caffeine perform their magic on puffiness and dark circles.
Kenra Professional Voluminous Touch Memory Spray 12 ($23)
This flexible-hold finishing spray locks in soft, touchable volume for 96 hours. The fine mist spray features Murumuru butter to hydrate for hair that is silky-soft to the touch with incredible shine.
La Roche-Posay Effaclar Shine Control Clay Mask ($19.99)
This clay mask is a 2-in-1 purifying clay face mask and skin mattifier for oily skin. It removes excess oil, controls shine, and eliminates invisible impurities (dust, pollution particles) for smoother, more radiant skin.
LALICIOUS Limited-Edition Pumpkin Spice Hydrating Body Butter ($34)
Rejuvenate dry skin with this healing body treatment, which has shea butter, safflower oil, aloe vera and vitamin E for head-to-toe hydration and nourishment. Available for a limited time during fall and the holidays, this decadent mixture features the tantalizing scents of creamy pumpkin, cinnamon spice, and buttery brown sugar.
Mane Club Cha Ching 5-In-1 Deep Conditioner ($3.99)
This multi-benefit hair mask is great for all hair types and conditions, tames frizz, adds shine, repairs, strengthens hair. Features a berry rich scent and will leave strands looking and feeling like a million bucks.
Monastery Skincare ($43-$158)
This luxury botanical line of skincare offers a stunning range of products made from the best ingredients in nature. Features organic oils and ingredients from wild harvests all across the world. The line includes body and facial oils, serum, and more.
Na Pali Pure Serum & Cream Combined Kit ($185)
The Na Pali Pure serum and crème regimen combines the anti-aging effects of Hawaiian Red Algae with powerful moisturizing, healing ingredients to give you a natural beauty regimen with proven results
Nudestix Hilary Duff: Daydreamer Palette ($75)
The Daydreamer Palette in collaboration with Hilary Duff contains all-new custom colors that are multi-tasking and can be used on face, eyes, and lips. This collection is easy to use and versatile—wear it for a nude, soft, luminous day look or amp it up for a glam night look. Featuring beautiful, dreamy shades and textures packaged in a travel-friendly Nudestix makeup pouch, this kit is the perfect accessory to get your glow-on-the-go.
OLLY Active Immunity Berry Brave ($13.99)
Stay your healthiest with the support of immune-boosting superstars—elderberry, echinacea, vitamin C, and zinc. Featuring the taste of a sweet blend of berries and cherries, these gummies will help keep you at your best.
Omorovicza Silver Skin Tonic ($85)
A daily solution to tackle blemishes and break-out, this skin tonic combines a potent blend of colloidal silver, niacinamide, and salicylic acid to clarify skin. Skin is left feeling soothed, and the complexion appears more even and refined. Also helps control sebum production and unclogs pores.
Oribe Serene Scalp Exfoliating Scrub ($52)
This powerful scrub gently polishes scalp with exfoliating beads to remove oil, dirt, and product build-up while a blend of alpha hydroxy acids and fruit extracts cleanses pores and nourishes hair. Scalp is left primed and deeply purified.
OROSA Pure Cover Nail Paint ($12/each)
The 14-free, unisex, quick-dry nail polish introduces its new fall shades: Succulent (rich khaki green), Rose Quartz (sheer soft pink), and Wisteria (cheery lilac). Opaque creme color. Precise, thanks to a cuticle-hugging brush. Quick-cure and long-wear. Vegan, cruelty-free, and formulated without harmful or questionable ingredients.
OSEA Malibu Vagus Nerve Oil ($48)
The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the body, reaching from the brain to the gut. It helps regulate stress, rest, and digestion. This unique oil blend activates the calming effects of the vagus nerve response. When massaged gently onto the neck, this precious essence of juniper, chamomile, lavender, and jojoba work to mitigate feelings of stress, while stimulating positivity and wellbeing in the mind and body.
Perlier Liguria Honey & Lavender Body Powder ($18.50)
Part of the brand’s limited-edition Lavender Honey line from Liguria, a unique region in Cinque Terre that produces the precious and exclusive Liguria honey, rich in nutrients and anti-oxidants. Also known for their extraordinary variety of flowers, Perlier uses lavender extract from the region in the Liguria honey line that includes four speciality products. This soft and delicate body powder caresses the skin like a cloud and softly wraps you in a uniquely relaxing honey and lavender scent.
Plexus ProBio 5 ($40.95)
Plexus ProBio 5 is formulated to promote an optimal gut health environment to balance intestinal yeast. This unique blend of enzymes and probiotics helps the gut maintain a healthy digestive environment and promotes healthy bacteria counts and pH levels in the gut. Contains 60 capsules. Take 1-2 capsules at bedtime on an empty stomach.
PureWine The Wand Filter ($11.99/5-pack)
Enjoy wine without the negative side effects—this wine filter for the glass eliminates the histamines and sulfites that cause wine allergies without altering the flavor of your delicious reds and whites. TheWand is an individual filter designed for the wine glass, while TheWave is designed for entire bottles. Now you can enjoy your nightly wine once your day is through with no early morning consequences!
R+Co Atlantis Moisturizing B5 Shampoo & Conditioner ($29/each)
Enriched with B5 for intense hydration, the super-hydrating shampoo brings dry and tired hair back to life while countering the effects of sun, coloring, and blow-drying, while the conditioner revitalizes the driest parts of hair. Features the brand’s Rose Eyed fragrance—a spirited unpredictable scent with notes of bergamot, wild fig, cyclamen, lotus flower, cedarwood, and tonka beans.
ReFa Carat Face ($220)
Platinum-coated and waterproof, this multiangular facial roller is designed to help tighten and tone the look of skin for less visible puffiness and a firmer, more contoured and rejuvenated appearance. For use on the cheeks, jawline, neck, and décolletage.
Selia & Co [Detox] Jasmine Green Tea Facial Steam ($32)
This radiance-boosting blend of jasmine tea and organic botanical hydrates and detoxes skin. Adding hot water to this floral mixture will release its healing properties. The warmth opens up the pores to purge impurities and allows the benefits of the herbal blend to soften your skin.
Seratopical CBD Exfoliating Polish ($29.95)
This exfoliating polish will thoroughly clean your skin to remove any impurities including oil, dirt, and dead skin cells, which will also help to unclog pores. With the exfoliating polish, you are getting a 2-in-1 cleanser, 1-to remove any surface debris and 2-to clean and exfoliate the skin with safe exfoliating micro-powder. Contains less than the legal 0.3% THC and will not produce any psychoactive effects.
Skin Research Laboratories neuREFLECTION Complexion Perfecting Polish ($68)
Buff your way to a refined and radiant complexion with this revolutionary and luxuriously whipped facial polish that enhances skin’s healthy appearance and beauty long after you rinse. White Activated Binchotan Charcoal provides intense detoxification to congested pores for a diminished appearance, while magnesium oxide and sugar work in harmony to exfoliate for an instantly smoother, more radiant complexion. Nourish and hydrate with supremely moisturizing shea butter for an all-day soft touch and glow.
SkinOwl The Glow Stick ($88)
Enhance and energize your skin with this glow-getting beauty tool that is encrusted with 30 Germanium stones for lifting, smoothing, and contouring. Germanium's natural ability to emit negative electrons helps to rebalance and increase position ions in the body, eliminating harmful free radicals and boosting collagen production.
Smith & Cult Locked & Lit Hydrating Lip Balm ($21)
Lock in moisture and shine all day with this lip treatment, which features hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to help soothe and protect, while coconut-derived MCT oil provides intense hydration. Ultra-softening lip balm melts to a buttery finish and can be used anytime, day or night. Green in jar, clear on lips.
Soji Crystal Elixir Water Bottles ($94)
Reap the benefits of crystals with these water bottles during yoga, work, play, or on-the-go. Beautiful and useful, the truly unique wellness product infuses life-sustaining water with the natural healing and positive energy properties of natural quartz crystals encased in each bottle. Smoky Quartz (pictured) transforms negative energy and bad vibes into positive energies. Available in different types of crystals. Soji is donating a portion of the proceeds of every sale to WATER is LIFE, a non-profit dedicated to alleviating the global water crisis by bringing clean and safe water to thousands in need.
Sorella Apothecary Rehab Recovery Mask ($58)
This soothing cream mask is great for all skin types and will completely restore tired, irritated skin. Rest easy while your complexion is soothed and recharged using shea butter and meadowfoam oil. Can be used as a traditional mask or leave-on overnight as a sleeping mask for an extra boost of recovery.
The Now Nourish By The Now Body Oil ($78)
Made from a base of nourishing jojoba and coconut oils, this luxurious body oil is infused with potent botanicals including regenerative rosehip, prickly pear seed oil, and anti-inflammatory reishi extract. Plus, collagen-promoting helichrysum flower oil for a soothing, transporting scent that is never overpowering. Clean ingredients, elevated design and our signature scent. Effective, but won't irritate your skin or cause breakouts. Long-lasting moisturizing results guaranteed.
This Saves Lives Bars ($23.99/12-pack)
These delicious snack bars make the perfect healthy treat and are available in six tasty flavors: Madagascar Vanilla Almond & Honey, Dark Chocolate & Peanut Butter, Dark Chocolate & Cherry, Wild Blueberry & Pistachio, Peanut Butter & Jelly, and Dark Chocolate & Coconut. Gluten-free, kosher, and non-GMO. The best part is that every time you buy a bar, a packet of life-saving food is sent to a child in need.
TOWL ENSŌ Towels ($13-$75)
Make bath time more luxurious and good for your skin with chemical-free, OEKO-TEX® rayon bamboo and GOTS organic cotton, then finish it by hand with durable double stitching. As a result, the silky soft towels are naturally anti-bacterial, mildew-resistant, and built to last for years to come. Available in snow, sand, and dust.
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Kamala Kirk is a University of Southern California graduate and has been an editor/writer for more than a decade. She has written for E! Online, Total Beauty, TravelAge West, Malibu Times Magazine, and many more. She resides in Los Angeles and is a proud pug mom. Follow her on Instagram: @kamalakirk