There are three things that every Gen Z loves – minimalism, versatility, and financial efficiency. And if there’s one trend that’s gone beyond a temporary fad and become a staple for everyone in the skin and beauty ecosystem, it’s skin minimalism that focuses on fewer but more potent products that deliver results without having to layer actives on actives.
Our resident Gen-Z icon, Hailey Bieber, started this whole trend, which up-and-coming popstar Addison Rae is beautifully carrying forward with barely-there makeup that focuses on improving skin health rather than concealing blemishes with makeup. Hybrid beauty is one such tool that helps people achieve a skin-like finish with the benefits of makeup. From sunscreens that double as foundations to moisturisers that work as a highlighter and primer, here are 8 products that not only offer twice the benefits but are also under INR 1000, making them a great deal from every angle.
Hybrid Beauty Products Under INR 1000
A Moisturiser That Is Also A Highlighter
This Lakmē Lumi Strobe Cream illuminates like a highlighting primer, and at the same time, hyaluronic acid in the formulation hydrates from within. What looks like makeup and feels like skincare is priced at a drugstore cream, making it the perfect addition to your skin and makeup vanity, especially during the festive season.
A Concealer That Works Like A Serum
This liquid concealer is packed with skin-loving ingredients such as tremella mushroom, cica extract, and green tea, that’s not only great for covering bite marks, acne scars, redness, patchy skin, and itchy patches, but it is also hydrating and soothing on the skin, especially if you have dry, sensitive, and stressed skin. It’s very highly rated among beauty enthusiasts and is priced under INR 1000, making it the perfect addition to your on-the-go vanity.
A Moisturiser That Doubles As A Sunscreen
Enriched with olive squalene that moisturises and soothes, milk thistle extract that fights radical damage, and ceramides that lock in hydration, this moisturiser cum sunscreen hydrates, treats, and protects your skin from UVA, UVB, and blue light rays with SPF 50 PA++++. The non-greasy and gel formula is ideal for a day out in the sun or a night indoors.
A Lip Blam That Glistens Like A Gloss
This all-in-one lip balm, butter, tint, gloss, and bullet is the MVP of double-duty lip essentials that leave a beautiful pigment without drying or cracking your lips. The moisture of the balm, the sheen of the gloss, and the buildability of the tint are all packed in this pocket-friendly (literally and figuratively) wand.
A Foundation That Hydrates Like A Serum
Not only does this serum-foundation, a.k.a. Skin tint, blur out your pores, but it also blurs the line between skincare and makeup. Formulated with Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin E, and Centella Asiatica, this product is super lightweight, high-coverage, and long-lasting. It’s a breathable, buildable, and luminous formula that hydrates your skin in the process.
A Hair Oil That Nourishes Like A Hair Serum
This frizz-free, shine-inducing oil-cum-serum intensely smoothens and nourishes hair, layer by layer, not leaving any follicles or cuticles behind. It coats every strand with extraordinary shine that makes your hair look silky smooth. This serum has multiple uses, but the best part is that it also serves as a heat protectant and a DIY hair spa for your dull, damaged locks.
It’s For Your Lips And Your Cheeks
These soft teddy tints from Maybelline are the perfect lippie if you want a long-lasting, buildable formula that helps you create multiple looks with just the right amount. Go for a soft look with one swipe and a bold look with three, dab some on your cheeks for that naturally flushed look and a different colour for a gradient effect.
Shines Like A Highlighter, Soothes Like A Moisturiser
Made with avocado oil and aloe vera, this highlighter cum moisturiser combo provides a flawless and radiant finish. You can use it under your base makeup or even a no-makeup makeup look. For a higher coverage, mix it with your moisturiser or body lotion for that undeniably glistening glow.
Parting Thoughts
Hybrid beauty means products that blur the lines between skincare and makeup. These products treat and nourish like skincare, but glow and glisten like makeup. The best part is that these products not only offer the benefits of two products, but they are also budget-friendly. Now you can enjoy experimenting with your makeup without breaking out or breaking the bank.
FAQs
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What is hybrid beauty?
Hybrid beauty combines the beautifying and filtering effects of makeup and nourishing and treating benefits of skincare to formulate products that are good for your skin and your look.
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Is a tinted sunscreen less effective?
No, as long as your sunscreen has all the sun protection factors, broad-spectrum protection, and shielding ingredients, the tint is not going to affect the efficacy of the sunscreen. A tint simply helps avoid a white cast and the need to slather more products on a particularly light day.
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Can I use lipstick as blush?
Look for lip products with hydrating ingredients like natural oils, aloe vera, or hyaluronic acid; these can double as a cream blush. If the product is specifically labelled as a lip and cheek tint, it's formulated to be safe and effective for both areas.
