In our monthly Let’s Make-Up round-up, we bring you a selection of the tried and tested, freshest, and buzziest beauty launches that are worth adding to your basket.
All types of lotions and potions across makeup, skincare, haircare and more cross our desks and we take it upon ourselves to review them all so you don’t have to. If we include it below, then you know it’s a good ‘un.
The countdown to Christmas is on and the beauty labels are stepping up their game. From a Dior gift set with a literal evening bag included, to Glossier’s foray into home fragrance, there’s something for everyone on your shopping list in November’s new releases.
We have also welcomed the arrival of Sephora with open arms and particularily the new labels that it has brought to the UK with it, namely VEGAMOUR. Look out also for a pampering product for your four-legged friend from a none other than hair stylist George Northwood himself.
For all this and more besides, see our edit of the hottest beauty drops you need on your radar.
Paula’s Choice C5 Super Boost Moisturizer
Have you noticed that the winter weather is drying out your complexion? Take flaking and peeling skin out of your cold weather routine with this moisturiser from Paula’s Choice that offers 24-hour hydration.
But not content on just injecting moisture back into the skin, it combines its nourishing ingredients with ascrobic acid and ascorbul glucoside aka vitamin C that instantly transforms dullness into the glowy finish that you deserve. The powerhouse also protects against further environmental stresses and thus is a great anti-ageing component.
Buy now £48.00, Paula's Choice
Rouge Dior Minaudiere
Christmas has come early at Dior where the French fashion house’s beauty collection is producing some of the most covetable gifting on the market - and that includes this makeup minaudiere.
With its aesthetics inspired by the label’s evening bags, the case has a lacquered black exterior and a delicate gold chain. It opens to reveal one of the Rouge Dior Lipsticks as well as three refills in shades of pink, rose, plum or rouge that you’ll only be able to get your hands on for a very limited time. There’s also a lipstick holder.
Buy now £195.00, Dior
MAC Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is set to be released on November 11 and to celebrate the sequel, MAC has unveiled a collaboration collection so you can channel a Wakandan warrior. The range includes lipstick and liquid lipcolour in four universally flattering shades as well as a lipglass, a vibrant eyeshadow palette, brushes and a makeup bag. Look out also for the Extra Dimension Skinfinish - a metallic highlighter for that superhero-worthy glow.
Buy now £20.00, MAC
Glossier Candles
It’ has infiltrated our makeup, our skincare and our fragrance collections, and now Glossier is coming for our homes too with its foray into the candle space.
For the loyal Glossier fans, you may know that this is not the brand’s first candle release. In fact, there was a mini Glossier You Candle that was unveiled as part of the limited-edition The More of You Kit set but now you will be able to enjoy the room-filling aroma from a full sized 8oz iteration.
The Glossier You candle comes in the same scent as the beloved perfume of the same name with notes of pink pepper, iris, ambrette and ambrox, while the second candle, the Orange Blossom Neroli, has the fragrance clue in the name. The latter is the same as you’re catch a whiff off in the Body Hero collection.
Buy now £37.00, Glossier
Ere Perez Natural Cosmetics
This natural beauty label has arrived in the UK from Australia, bringing with it over 20 years of , kind-to-skin experience with its inspiration derived from Mexico. The minimal products read like delicious cocktails we’d definitely order in a bar. Highlights include the skincare goodness of the hydrating and plumping Fig All-Beauty Jelly and the White Tea Phyto-Retinol Elixir as well as the makeup hero Lychee Creme Corrector.
Buy now, Naturisimo
La Bonne Brosse
If you’ve ever wondered how you can replicate that effortless Parisian hair look, enter La Bonne Brosse into your routine. This is the kind of hair brush that you will treasure for your whole life as the definition of slow beauty.
There are four different colours and styles for different hair types with detangling and massage models as well soft or for everyday. The brand stresses their grandmother’s golden rule to stimulate microcirculation in the scalp by embarking on 100 hairbrush strokes each day as the ultimate scalp-care. It is also said that this helps remove sebum, dandruff, counteracts hair loss, and removes pollution.
Buy now, Harrods
Alpha-H Golden Haze
This is the first face oil in Alpha-H’s collection. The clean Aussie brand that is known for its efficacious line-up for sensitive skin types has created this “golden elixir” to be the ultimate multitasker, boasting not one but eight uses to make your beauty cabinet’s contents work harder for you.
Whether you choose to coat your complexion in the vitamin-rich and fatty acid goodness, opt for a facial massage, reduce irritation during dermaplaning, lock in hydration, apply to cuticles, tame hair flyaways, counteract dryness or impart a glow, well that’s up to you - or you can do all the above.
Buy now £39.95, Cult Beauty
VEGAMOUR
Sephora broke the internet with its annoucement that it has landed on UK shores, bringing with it a carefully curated edit of some of the best labels that were previously not available on this side of the Atlantic.
One such label is VEGAMOUR, a Vermont-born brand bringing hair growth and density boosting products that harness the power of nature and science for very real results. From the hero Hair Serum for Thinning Hair to the brow, lash and supplements, the products are designed to tackle hair concerns from the roots.
Buy now £18.00, Sephora
Mavala Double Lash
Fluttery lashes may just be a sleep away with the introduction of this overnight serum from Mavala. The product has been clincally approved with visible results in just 30 days of use. You can leave your mascara at home thanks to the revitalising, strengthening and reparative properties offered by the vitamin and protein-infused formula that will encourage growth and prevent fall-out. It comes with a handy wand so application is a breeze.
Buy now £17.50, Boots
CHANEL Sublimage Le Correcteur Yeux
When you have dryness under your eyes, applying concealer can feel like a thankless task as it only serves to flake and crease. That’s where this new concealer from Chanel comes in. It is eye care and makeup combined where the powder hydrates depuffs and lightens dark circles with a blurring effect. The formula contains vanilla planifolia water that is the not-so secret ingredient to shield the delicate area from ageing factors, while hygroscopic agents draw in water from the surroundings to provide long-lasting nourishment.
Buy now £85.00, John Lewis
George Northwood Undirty Dog Shampoo
You may be surprised to see this shampoo among our beauty new launches and we’d like to make it entirely clear to avoid any misunderstandings - this is for dogs.
Pamper your pooch with legendary hair stylist’s George Northwood’s new formula that will bring a shine to their coat, while looking and feeling silky soft. It is created with hydrating coconut as well as soothing chamomile extracts and wild sage that are known for being antioxidants and to encourage blood circulation respectively.
Buy now £20.00, George Northwood
Nailberry UV Gloss Top Coat
Complete your at-home mani with vegan polish label Nailberry and this innovative top coat. While acting as the finishing touch to your colour, it brings a gel-like finish that ups the glossy ante, while also being kind to the nail. The formula contains unique 3D reactive technology that adds longevity, is fast drying and is free from acetone.
Buy now £18.50, Nailberry
Elemental Herbology Perfect Balance Probiotic Serum
Tap into the latest beauty obsession, probiotics, with this new serum from spa brand Elemental Herbology. At its heart is kombuca that is brimming with the good bacteria as well as antioxidants to balance the skin, soothe inflammation and restore moisture. This is compounded by the infusion of polyglutamic acid, squalane, jojoba and rosehip oil also contained inside that bring long-lasting hydration and conditioning too.
Buy now £60.00, Elemental Herbology
