I Just Tried a Full Face of Zara Beauty—Here Are My Honest Thoughts
If there’s one high-street clothing destination you can always rely on, it’s Zara. Looking for jeans and a nice top? Go to Zara. Need a wedding guest outfit with accessories to match? Pop to Zara. You’re a bottle of wine deep in central London, having changed your mind on a boujee launch party you weren’t going to bother attending, but you're very much dressed not to impress and there's only 20 minutes to spare? Yep, you guessed it. Zara. I say the last one in honour of my friend Charlotte, who recently did just that.
Anyway, you get the gist. Zara is more like the name of a universally loyal friend. And now I can officially confirm the high-street hero meets our demand for more than clothing, shoes and accessories. Launched in May 2021, the Zara beauty collection comprises of eyes, lips and face products that anyone—regardless of skin, colour, gender, age or personal style—can wear. Developed with the creative direction of legendary British makeup artist Diane Kendal, the clean beauty line features a vast array of colours, pigments and finishes, made with high-performance ingredients and all at a very accessible cost.
The Zara beauty packaging
Despite being available to shop in selected stores and online for the past couple of years, I’d never tried anything before so when an edit of products arrived on my doorstop I was, unsurprisingly, very excited. My husband? Not so much. (It went something a little like…"Please. No more beauty products, I beg...)
Before applying the Zara makeup
On first impressions, the outer packaging is minimal and chic, much like the packaging of the product itself. I was sent a concealer, tinted moisturiser, matte foundation, brow pencil, mascara, kohl liner and lip oil so decided to create a low-key five minute makeup look and I was very happy with the results. The base makeup felt lightweight, glowy and fresh, giving a ‘your skin but better’ vibe, and I was obsessed with my eyes.
After applying Zara makeup
Keep scrolling for my thoughts and feelings on each individual product I'm wearing plus a few I’m currently adding to my virtual basket.
The Best Zara Beauty Products:
1. Luminous Creamy Concealer
I really love the consistency of this formula, which makes my skin look fresh and glowy just on its own I found it to be quite similar to the Nars Creamy Concealer but at more than half the cost. I would say if you like a high coverage matte finish this wouldn't be for but if you want to look like a glazed doughnut a la Hailey Bieber, get involved. I applied it underneath my eyes and on any red areas, then blended it in with a sponge.
2. Hydro Glow Tinted Moisturiser
Okay, this stuff is literally divine and a little goes a really long way. It's hydrating on the skin and provides lightweight yet luminous coverage. I do have oily skin, so I did need to add powder to my T zone before going out, but it stayed looking fresh all day. A big thumbs up from me.
3. Limitless Soft-Matte Foundation
I'm not wearing this foundation in the picture above but I did try it on a separate occasion. Personally, it's not for me as it very high coverage and dries very matte but its staying power is incredible. Available in 51 shades, if you know that's the finish you like, definitely give it a whirl.
4. Eyebrow Pencil
I can't live without a brow pencil, thanks to the fact my right one lacks a section of hair at the top. This one was great at naturally mimicking the hairs and I was able to naturally build them up I hate it when the product comes out too dark and pigmented straight away making it harder to control.
5. Cosmic Mascara
6. The Line-Up Refillable Automatic Eyeliner
7. Nourishing Jelly Lip Oil
8. Rhinestone Stickers
9. Eyeshadow Palette
10. The Bold Edit of Nail Polish
11. Face Palette
Next Up: 9 Summer Beauty Looks We Can't Wait to Try This Year
Mollie Burdell is a freelance beauty editor, presenter and host. She trained as a makeup artist at the prestigious Delamar Academy, covering everything from prosthetics and theatre to TV and film, and then went on to graduate from university with a First Class Honours degree in journalism. After completing internships at Grazia, Look, Cosmopolitan and Stylist, she landed her first writer role at Superdrug's Dare magazine. Mollie then joined the Harrods content team as a beauty writer before being promoted to the deputy beauty editor. There, she developed the content strategy, tone of voice and creative identity for H Beauty—Harrods's standalone regional beauty stores.
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