Mecca’s Best-Kept Secret & The New Augustinus Bader Vitamin C Serum

We’re all about high-low here at You Beauty. We’ll try and talk about it all, from a life-changing hair tie that’ll set you back 70 cents, to exactly what a $595 vitamin C serum feels like.

On today’s episode of Spendy Savey, Kelly McCarren and Amy Clark share their best skincare, makeup, hair, body and fragrance recommendations, including the $19 Korean beauty blush Amy hunted down from TikTok, a retinal serum Kelly wishes she tried earlier, and our first impressions of the new (and very bougie) Augustinus Bader vitamin C serum.

Kelly explains how she just casually stumbled across Mecca’s “best-kept secret” AND what she’s calling the world’s best hair ties on a recent IRL shopping trip. And alongside the one Hourglass makeup product everyone should try at least once, Amy’s breaking the rules (again) this week with not one, but three excellent Saveys – her affordable product picks were just too good not to share. 

EVERYTHING MENTIONED:

SPENDY:

Kelly: Stila Heaven's Hue Highlighter, $59.

Amy: Rimmel Oh My Plump! Lip Shaper in Kinda Cute, $16.95 +  Fwee 3D Volumising Gloss in Pink Candy, $20.

SAVEY:

Kelly: Kitsch Eco-Friendly Nylon Elastics 20pc, $14.

Amy: Clio Essential Lipcheek Tap in Bunny Blush, $21.

NEWBIES:

Kelly: rhode Glazing Milk, $55. (Watch our rhode YouTube review to see what the products look like.)

Amy: Augustinus Bader The Vitamin C Serum, $595.

SHOP MY STASH:

Kelly: E.S.K. Ultimate A Gold, $150. (Learn more about retinal in our The Formula episode with Dr Ginni.)

Amy: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Volume I, $128.

For more in-depth beauty reviews, read our Victoria Beckham Beauty, rhode and Hourglass articles on Mamamia.

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CREDITS:

Hosts: Kelly McCarren & Amy Clark

Producer: Sophie Campbell 

Audio Producer: Tegan Sadler

Video Producer: Artemi Kokkaris

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