The Best New Beauty Buys For December
TOOLS & ACCESSORIES
Liberty Clementina B Wash Bag, £38.25
Keep your cosmetics in check with Liberty’s latest wash bag. The stylish bag comes in the brand’s Clementina B print, an archival classic dating to the early 1900s, which features a meadow arrangement of poppies, curling leaves and grass. The ideal size for all your beauty essentials, it’s fully lined for extra durability and works just as well for travelling as it does displayed in a bathroom.
Available from LibertyLondon.com
Sigma Beauty Palmat Brush Cleaning Mat, £9
Sigma Beauty is known for its brush-cleaning mats and its latest launch – the Palmat – is a two-in-one tool that deep-cleans brushes to help them look like new. It’s designed to be held in your palm and features an adjustable strap that can be used in either hand. Small and portable, it can be easily stashed away for travel, while four different textures mean it works well on a variety of brush types.
Available from Revolve.com
Tweezerman Merry Berry Lash Set, £23
This limited-edition, festive red Merry Berry Lash Set from Tweezerman is ideal for anyone looking to add length to their lashes. Featuring two tools, the Classic Lash Curler is designed to lift and curl lashes, while its ergonomic design features a smooth opening and closing action to aid precision. Then, the IlashComb’s finely spaced, gold-plated metal teeth glide through lashes to remove excess mascara, leaving them defined and separated just in time for party season.
Available from Tweezerman.co.uk
Uoma Beauty Big Head! Dual-Density Sponge, £14
This super-soft, extra-bouncy sponge has an angled end and a domed end to perfectly mould to the curves of your face. The water-activated sponge makes quick work of buffing and blending in liquid, cream and powder products, resulting in a flawless finish every time.
Available from BeautyBay.com
MAKE-UP
Lisa Eldridge The Foundation, £44
Available in 40 shades, Lisa Eldridge’s latest launch is an intelligently formulated, skin-friendly foundation with a customisable medium coverage that can be dialled up or down. Self setting, it creates a soft-focus effect, thanks to a formula containing a natural mesh-like ingredient that completely fuses with skin once blended. The final finish is neither dewy or flat matte, but something skin-like and in between.
Available from LisaEldridge.com
Youthforia BYO Blush Colour-Changing Blush Oil, £26
A Tik Tok must-have, Youthforia's BYO Blush is a colour-changing oil that reacts to your skin’s natural pH level to create a flattering finish, regardless of your skin tone and type. Formulated with 20 plant-based antioxidant oils, it promises to add a glow-y look to the skin and can be built up for maximum impact.
Available from BeautyBay.com
Byredo Kajal Pencil, £26
Byredo’s Kajal Pencil defines eyes with intense pigmentation and a creamy, easy gliding application. The long-lasting jumbo crayon can be applied precisely to the waterline, melted across the lashline or smudged across the lid for a smokey finish. Of the selection, we love Chaandee – a bright, shimmering silver that’s perfect for the festive season.
Available from Selfridges.com
Pacifica Vegan Collagen Fluffy Lash Mascara, £20
Pacifica is a 100% vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand with high-performance products powered by natural ingredients. New this month is this Fluffy Lash Mascara, which features a spiral brush to roll its glossy, super-black formula on to every lash. For extra length, the mascara is packed with tiny, plant-based fibres that hook onto your natural lashes. Best of all, it comes in a glass bottle for easy recycling.
Available from CultBeauty.co.uk
Tom Ford Lost Cherry Eye Quad, £68
The four universally flattering shades in Tom Ford’s Eye Colour Quad will help you achieve multiple looks. Each one offers a different finish: sheer sparkle, satin, shimmer and matte. Formulated to be applied wet or dry, this latest version is packaged in the brand’s limited-edition Lost Cherry compact, with shades ranging from silky champagne and russet to shimmering taupe and ‘hot-blooded’ brown.
Available from Selfridges.com
Diorific Vernis The Atelier of Dreams Nail Lacquer, £22.50
If you’re after a classic red nail, you need Dior’s two limited-edition Diorific Vernis nail lacquers. Poppy, a dense red lacquer, and Corolle, a contemporary red-black lacquer, mirror the shades of their matching Diorific lipsticks. The elegant bottle comes topped with a golden cap – a great addition to any dressing table.
Available from Boots.com
SKIN & BODYCARE
Aromatica Orange Cleansing Sherbet, £23
Struggle to remove stubborn mascara during your nightly skincare routine? This cleanser removes impurities and all traces of make-up. Featuring orange peel extract (which balances oil production), canola oil and organic babassu seed oil, its thick sherbet texture leaves skin feeling deeply cleansed, moisturised and soft.
Available from Tonic15.com
Biotherm Life Plankton Elixir, £61.30
Biotherm’s Life Plankton Elixir is an anti-aging serum that targets specific skin concerns. It defends, soothes and regenerates the skin, promoting the cell renewal process. The brightening elixir should be included as the first step of your skincare routine after cleansing – the brand reckons you'll see visible improvements in as little as eight days.
Available from LookFantastic.com
Verden Arborealist Hand & Body Balm, £70
Verden’s Arborealist Hand & Body Balm is enriched with nourishing chia seed oil, shea butter and oat extract. This multi-use balm aims to deeply hydrate skin and is designed for everyday use to leave skin feeling supple and velvety. The fragrance is an intense and smoky blend of woods.
Available from LibertyLondon.com
HAIRCARE
Christophe Robin Regenerating Mask With Prickly Pear Oil, £50
If your hair needs a little extra care between cuts, try Christophe Robin’s Regenerating Mask. Formulated with rare prickly pear seed oil, this is a multi-tasker that regenerates roots, seals split ends and boosts the intensity of your colour. Simply apply a small amount from the roots to the tips after washing, leave in for 5-10 minutes and rinse thoroughly for renewed shine.
Available from LookFantastic.com
FRAGRANCES
August & Piers Darling Candle, £64
August & Piers’s latest scent is Darling, a mix of rose, violet and cedarwood. Featuring hand-poured wax which blends soy, bee and rapeseed (which are 100% natural and paraffin free), Darling comes in a striking ceramic vessel that would look good on any coffee table. All the brand’s wicks are made from cotton and the candle will burn for 60 hours if looked after properly.
Available from AugustPiers.com
Nomad Noé Wild In Hollywood Candle, £50
Nomad Noé’s candle range offers a clean-cut design (the ceramic vessels glow when the candle is lit) and a compelling collection of scents. Each of the Manhattan-based brand’s new candles is an ode to specific memories, moments and people – we love Wild In Hollywood, which has wintery notes of whisky, tobacco and oud. Even better, the brand is plant-based and 100% cruelty free.
Available from NomadNoe.com
Ouai Melrose Place Candle, £32
Ouai has transformed its popular Melrose Place fragrance into a candle. Inspired by founder Jen Atkin’s home, the candle is presented in a concrete vessel and filled with a natural coconut and soy-blend wax that’s finished with notes of pink peppercorn, peony, rose, amber and sandalwood. Burn time is estimated at around 55 hours.
Available from Selfridges.com
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