Team picks: 13 beauty products FQ’s creative director Georgia Bramley can’t live without

26 September 2024
By Fashion Quarterly

If there's one thing we love more than discovering a hard-working, miracle-making beauty product, it's telling everyone in our wake about the hard-working, miracle-making beauty product. 

One of the (privileged) occupational hazards of working for a fashion magazine is navigating the continual influx of beauty new releases that find their way across our desks. Some are trending, some are timeless, and some are touting to be the next big thing. Naturally, not every product lives up to the hype (at least not in our experience) and only a select few make it into our editors’ daily regimens. From splurge products worth every cent, to the go-to facials and the tried-and-true essentials we can’t travel without, over the next few weeks, we reveal each team member’s GOAT beauty products they’d happily repurchase time and time again. Better beauty buying, everyone.

Georgia Bramley

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Drunk Elephant Glycolic Night Serum, $168 from Mecca.

My all-time skincare favourite is…

Drunk Elephant Glycolic Night Serum — can always rely on it if I need my skin to look it’s best.

Embodyme Nurturing Body Oil, $120.

The last beauty-related thing I do before bed is…

Embodyme oil. Luxurious and nourishing.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum, $317 from Mecca.

My splurge product is…

Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum. I swooned after this scent for years before purchasing.

By Terry Brightening CC Serum, $147.

I never travel without…

By Terry Brightening CC Serum — perfect to wear on its own or to tint your foundation. It’s all I wore in Europe.

Byredo Summer Rain candle, $154.

My current obsessions are…

Surrounding myself with beautiful smelling things. Right now that’s the Aesop Istros Aromatique Room Spray, Byredo Summer Rain candle and freshly cut freesias.

Weleda Skin Food, $25.90.

The most affordable/practical product I’ve ever owned is…

Weleda Skin Food — a godsend when my skin needs extra TLC.

Bored Brows Styling Wax, $55 and Chantecaille Cheek Gelée, $90.

In my make-up bag, I always have…

Brow gel and blush. Right now I’m using Bored Brows Styling Wax and Chantecaille Cheek Gelée.

Kevyn Aucoin Unforgettable Lip Definer, $50 from Mecca.

My go-to lip liner is…

Kevyn Aucoin Unforgettable Lip Definer in Carnal.

My favourite beauty treatment to treat myself to is…

Oxygen Facial from Skintopia and lymphatic drainage.

NARS Rosecliff Satin, $40.

My lifelong lipstick love is…

NARS Rosecliff Satin.

Chloe Zara hair and body perfume oil, $110.

Aside from shampoo and conditioner, I always use this on my hair…

Chloe Zara hair and body perfume oil.

Dermalogica pro-collagen banking serum, $180.

Right now, I’m loving…

Dermalogica Pro-Collagen Banking Serum.

Images: Supplied
Illustrations: Brogan Scott Studio

This article was originally published in Fashion Quarterly’s Winter 2024 issue. 

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