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 clocks have gone forward and spring has officially sprung so send your olfactories into overdrive with the blossoming aromas of the season. Who better than Diptyque to mark the arrival of the warmer weather? Its latest Fleur de Cerisier candle takes inspiration from Japan’s famous cherry blossom. On the other end of the scent spectrum comes the heady notes of D.S. & Durga UK exclusive aroma that takes its aesthetic and fragrance cues from British rockstars.
Sol de Janeiro has our UV protection covered with the brand’s foray into suncare, while Isle of Paradise is making it easier than ever to achieve a holiday-worthy tan without the faff.
For all this and more, see our edit of the hottest beauty drops you need on your radar.
Diptyque Fleur de Cerisier candle
Cherry blossom is synonymous with spring and what better way to honour the season than filling your home with its beautiful aromas? No trip to Japan is necessary as Diptyque’s latest scent is designed to evoke the scents of a blossoming cherry tree, bringing with it the connotations of renewal and joy. The candle infuses your space with floral, fruity notes yet has a delicate musk anchoring.
Buy now £59.00, Diptyque
Sol de Janeiro Radiance Body Lotion SPF50
Sol de Janeiro has entered the suncare space with a trio of broad-spectrum soon-to-be heroes. Across the Radiance collection, you will find the Body Lotion, Body Spray and Body Oil, all packing high protection SPF50. Spend the day soaking up the scorching Copacabana beach rays with a cocktail in hand and your skin coated in the nourishing goodness of the formulations.
The products are enhanced by the likes of Vitamin C-rich pitanga extract, brightening niacinamide and antioxidant pongamia seed extract, while scented in the brand’s Cheirosa 87 aroma with notes of solar tuberose and coconut milk.
Available from April 19.
Buy now, Sol de Janeiro
Color Wow Money Mist
With its ability to transform dull and lacklustre locks to silky smooth strands in an instant, Color Wow and Chris Appleton’s Money Masque quickly gained cult status. Now the duo is back with the Money Mist.
The leave-in formula is a multitasker. Its many properties include - deep breath now - detangling, hydrating, conditioning, defrizzing, strengthening, adding body, volumizing and encouraging healthy hair growth. It’s also a heat protector and shields against UV.
Leaving you with the same smooth, irresistibly soft finish as its mask alternative, it harnesses the power of Color Wow’s proprietary Baolyzed Amino Acid Complex as well as amaranthus seed and baobab amino acids and peptides to restore the strands from the inside out.
Buy now £29.50, Amazon
NATURIUM Multi-Peptide Advanced Serum
Renowned for its anti-ageing properties, peptides are becoming increasingly sought-after among skincare savants. The only problem? The cost. These advanced ingredients tend to come part and parcel with a hefty price tag. Until now.
Science-led yet affordable skincare label NATURIUM has added to its high-performance collection of skin and body with the Multi-Peptide Advanced Serum that contains a potent blend of fine line fighting encapsulated copper peptides and firming Argireline Amplified peptides that are designed to minimise signs of ageing and improve skin texture. There is also ferulic acid and collagen to protect against environmental stressors and lift respectively.
Buy now £27.00, Space NK
Sculpted by Aimee DuoCleanse
According to research conducted by Sculpted by Aimee, 46 per cent of people don’t double cleanse. This could result in a whole lot of makeup, SPF, sweat and residue left on our complexions, contributing to the clogging of pores and causing skin ageing. And the brand has the solve.
Its innovative DuoCleanse is a two-step, all-in-one system that is split in half. One side holds a gentle base formula, while the other is an active ingredient-infused follow-up to tackle myriad concerns from dullness to blemishes to cell regeneration. Cleanse & Brighten is made for normal to oily skin types looking to boost radiance, Cleanse & Exfoliate encourages cell turnover to renew the skin and Cleanse & Clarify uses salicylic acid to avoid congestion.
Buy now £32.00, Boots
Summer Fridays Jet Lag Overnight Eye Serum
Summer Fridays launched back in 2018 with just one sole product – and it sold out in a matter of weeks. The Jet Lag Mask became one of the most popular products on the market with one sold every two minutes according to Sephora. Since then, the brand has evolved into an array of skin and tinted formulations but its solution for jet-setting stressed-out skin has not lost its appeal. So much so that it has inspired the label to unveil its latest product, the Jet Lag Overnight Eye Serum.
The lightweight product has an ultra-nourishing, hydrating formula that supports the skin’s barrier with the inclusion of ceramides. Yet it also contains a retinoid blend to smooth out the appearance of fine lines using a gentle alternative so that it should not irritate the delicate eye area.
Buy now £46.00, Cult Beauty
Clé de Peau Beauté Eye Contour Cream Supreme
Supreme by name, supreme by nature, Clé de Peau Beauté has called on advanced ingredients to create its high-powered periorbital saviour that is as effective as it is luxurious. You only need to look at the exterior packaging to know that this is an opulent skincare addition. Its mirrored top and gold hue make for a product you’ll be proud to display, rather than hide in your bathroom cabinet.
But it’s not a case of style over substance. Inside the cream is lempuyang extract, an ingredient that the Japanese label has found to increase actin fibres aka the structural pillars in the cells of the epidermis. These decrease as we age and so the label has infused its formula with five times more as well as citrus unshiu peel extract to even out skin tone. It also comes with a platinum eye massager to stimulate microcirculation as it’s applied.
Buy now £255.00, Harrods
D.S. & Durga WEAR AT MAXIMUM VOLUME
New York label D.S. & Durga has formulated an exclusive scent available only at Liberty. WEAR AT MAXIMUM VOLUME – capitalised to give a clue as to the olfactory impact – takes its inspiration from Britpop and British rockstars and the luxury department store’s hallowed halls. The woody aroma reflects the interiors of the shop, while the heady richness is in line with the glam-rock spirit that the cult perfume label is emulating. This is shown too in the red and purple hues that adorn the flacon. One for date nights and evenings out on the tiles.
Buy now £155.00, Liberty
Isle of Paradise Daily Self-Tan Lotion
Any confessed tanning expert worth their salt will tell you that a little and often approach to the faux glow is a far more foolproof technique to avoid sudden Tango-ing.
Isle of Paradise has tapped into this with a gradual formulation that doubles up as a daily body moisturiser. The product comes in two shades; light/medium and medium/dark and has been infused with skin-loving ingredients like glow-giving vitamin C, hydrating hyaluronic acid and niacinamide to even out skin tone to provide a natural-looking fresh from-the-beach appearance.
Buy now £8.99, Boots
