Step into Latina’s Hot List, a monthly roundup carefully curated by Latina Editors. We handpick a medley of experiences to share with you, from our latest product obsessions to exciting dining destinations and beyond. For the very first edition, we’ve selected the must-have skincare products we’re raving about right now.
Luxurious Hydration with Dezi Skin’s Body Lotion
Founded by beauty influencer and entrepreneur Desi Perkins, Dezi Skin has quickly become synonymous with luxurious, effective skincare. The Ultra Rich Body Lotion is no exception. This deeply hydrating lotion is formulated with a blend of nourishing ingredients like shea butter, squalane, and hyaluronic acid to provide long-lasting moisture and a silky smooth finish. It’s perfect for keeping your skin hydrated and glowing all day long.
How we’re using it: Apply generously after a shower to lock in moisture, focusing on areas prone to dryness like elbows, knees, and heels.
Etienne Ortega’s Ethereal Glow Balm in Golden Hour
Celebrity makeup artist Etienne Ortega has launched his own makeup line, and the Ethereal Glow Balm in Golden Hour is quickly becoming a fan favorite. This balm offers a radiant, sun-kissed glow with just a hint of shimmer. It’s perfect for achieving that effortless, dewy look that Ortega is known for. The balm is versatile enough to be used on cheeks, lips, and even eyelids, making it a must-have for any makeup bag.
How we’re using it: Dabbed on cheekbones, brow bones, and the bridge of the nose for a natural highlight, or on the lips for a subtle sheen.
Redefine Your Pout With A Lip Shader
Rokael Lizama, known for his stunning work with A-list celebrities, has created a lip product that promises to redefine your beauty routine. The Rokael Beauty Redefined Lip Shader is a dual-ended lip product that combines the precision of a liner with the smooth application of a lipstick. It’s designed to give your lips a fuller, more defined look with long-lasting color and hydration.
How we’re using it: Start by lining the lips with the pencil end, then fill in with the lipstick for a perfectly polished pout.
Revitalize Your Skin With a Mist From La Mer
La Mer’s Revitalizing Mist is the ultimate pick-me-up for tired, stressed skin. Infused with the brand’s signature Miracle Broth™, this mist hydrates, soothes, and refreshes the skin instantly. It’s perfect for setting makeup or giving your skin a mid-day boost of moisture and radiance.
How we’re using it: Spritz throughout the day to revive and hydrate the skin, especially during long flights or hot summer days.
A CBD Serum for the “Latinx-Futurist”
MARCO CASTRO is a skincare brand founded in 2023 by Castro, a Peruvian-born makeup artist turned beauty entrepreneur. The brand launched with the single product AMAZONICOIL, a multi-functional serum, which has been formulated for topical and oral use. Its primary ingredient is evident as soon as you open the bottle: a fragrant 1000mg dose of hemp-derived, full spectrum CBD extract.
How we’re using it: as a nighttime oil or under makeup for a glossy, dewy look.
Ceremonia’s Ancestral Fragrance
Ceremonia entered the fragrance space last year with the launch of Perfume de la Tierra. It’s at once woody and floral, with notes of the South American Tonka Bean, pink pepper, vetiver, and driftwood. Everything from Ceremonia is inspired by the diversity of the Latino identity, as embodied by the brand’s Swedish-Chilean founder Babba Rivera.
How we’re using it: one spritz behind each ear, a few on the neck, one over the shoulder — you can’t overdo it with this scent.
Summer-Ready Skin by Topicals
We love Topicals’ dedication to placing care and culture at the forefront of their brand. Their product line is small yet intentional – just a few formulas designed specifically to target skin conditions like hyperpigmentation, keratosis pilaris, and ingrown hairs. This serum + moisturizer duo powerhouse works to tackle dark spots and sensitive skin, providing instant relief and improved results with continued use.
How we’re using them: We use FADED as a spot treatment on dark spots, and LIKE BUTTER as a daily moisturizer for dry, red, or sensitive skin.
A Cult Cleanser From Pai
The PHAZE PHA Cleansing wash, is a foaming gel cleanser that targets blemish prone, congested skin. The cleanser leaves the skin feeling hydrated, not tight or dry. This is thanks to a sugar complex in this cleanser’s formula, which, according to Pai’s founder, “magically gets moisture to bind with the keratin in your skin,” effectively “leaving moisture behind so that your skin will feel soft, supple, and hydrated.”
How we’re using it: one pump massaged across a wet face as the first step in our skincare routine.
5 Lip Luxuries From Tata Harper
Tata Harper, the Colombian skincare and beauty brand founder of her own self-named brand, developed a lineup of Lip Cremes in 5 summery shades. Tata Harper is a pioneer of clean beauty; her brand launched in 2010 and has since become a luxury skincare staple. The launch of the Lip Cremes is an expansion of the brand’s cosmetics line, which currently includes vitamin-enriched cream blushes. The Lip Creme set offers four statement colors and a hydrating neutral, all of which feel like a natural indulgence for your lips.
How we’re using it: All day, every day. Pick a shade to match your vibe.
Hydrate Your Skin With the Plumbody Creme
Lather every inch of dry skin with Le Prunier’s clinically proven, antioxidant rich Plumbody creme. Packed with intense hydration and their secret weapon, Midnight Muir™, a California grown plum extract exclusive to Le Prunier, the cream is known to help visibly decrease redness, dryness and flakiness while fighting free radicals and improving skin elasticity.
How we’re using it: On the areas that need extra hydration – looking at you, stretch marks.
D.S. & DURGA’s Portal to the Yucatan
Founded by power couple David and Kavi Moltz, D.S. & DURGA is built on the ethos that fragrances are supposed to transport you to another realm. The Jazmin Yucatan perfume is meant to conjure up the “jungle, humidity, snake plants, jazmín yucateco, crocodile by the cenote, shaded temple, and limestone ruins.” With top notes of passion flower and bergamot, this fragrance is a bright summer scent for everyday wear.
How we’re using it: Any time, all summer long. Go for three spritzes post-beach day, four on your way to a warm summer dinner, this is another fragrance we can’t get enough of.
A Dewey Summer Glaze From Rhode
The Glazing Milk from Rhode had the internet raving last year. A potent, nutrient-rich facial essence, the Glazing Milk is meant to improve barrier function by visibly reducing the appearance of redness and intensely nourishing the skin. It’s the first step in the Rhode lineup, followed by the Peptide Glazing Fluid (a serum) and Barrier Restore Cream (a moisturizer). The Peptide Lip Treatment will round out the routine with lip hydration and plumping. (Note: the Lip Treatment comes in three scents, but also offers an unscented version for those who are sensitive to fragrance).
How we’re using it: as a first step after cleansing and before any serums.
Latina Hot List is published monthly, exclusively on Latina.
This article was updated on July 17th, 2024.
