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The New Beauty Launches For Spring We’re Excited For
Switch up your beauty regime with these hot new releases for your make-up bag and bathroom cabinet.
Spring is synonymous with newness, from the new buds blooming to the latest fashion drops in the shops. But what about your bathroom cabinet? Now is the moment to change up your skincare routine from nourishing winter oils to lighter, brighter formulas; to add in a few spring pastels to your make-up palette; and to switch out those warm, winter scents for floral or citrusy notes for lighter days. These seven new spring beauty buys are helping us to herald the new season.
Charcoal Cleansing Balm, £30
A detoxifying take on Clinique’s signature cleansing butter, it features the same make-up melting abilities, now with Japanese charcoal to purify too. Brilliant for troublesome complexions that need a deep cleanse, without stripping the skin’s natural moisture barrier. Skin is left super soft and clean, without the squeak. Buy it.
Hollywood Glow Glide Face Architect Highlighter, £38
Charlotte Tilbury’s signature Hollywood Glow now comes in a new pressed powder/highlighter hybrid. All the warmth and light-catching glow of her liquid formulas, in seven pigment-rich, finely milled powder shades to sculpt and define. Buy it.
The Impossible Glow, £19
With hyaluronic acid and sea kelp, Pai’s Impossible Glow drops aren’t just a cosmetic bronzer. Thanks to its skin-hydrating properties and vitamin C to brighten, the light-scattering golden pigments will give your winter skin the lift it needs, naturally. Buy it.
Wonderwild Miracle Butter, £33
Rich in a plant butters and oils, this is a serious skin protecting and repairing balm to have on hand when chapped, sore or cracked skin strikes. A great, hard-working multi-tasker for the whole body, wherever it needs an extra bit of love. Buy it.
Hemlock & Bergamot Candle, £55
Jo Malone is so brilliant at capturing the essence of the seasons with unexpected scent combinations. Hemlock and Bergamot is a marriage of powdery, wild Hemlock with bright, effervescent bergamot. Plus, 75 per cent of the RRP will be donated to Shining A Light On Mental Health Foundation, the charity supporting individuals and families facing mental health issues. Buy it.
Perfect Canvas, Smooth, Prep and Plump Essence, £43
Adding an essence step to your skincare routine in 2023 will super-charge the absorption and efficacy of your usual regime. With a trio of postbiotic bio-ferments and potent antioxidants, Ren’s new essence will plump, hydrate and calm redness, all in just a splash. Buy it.
No1 de Chanel Eau de Rouge, £90
Meet Chanel No. 5’s little sister. Not a traditional perfume, more a minimal ‘fragrance mist’, it is designed to linger lightly rather than act as a cloying parfum. With opening notes of citrus and red berries unfurling to a jasmine and rose heart (the Chanel hallmark), it dries down to a comforting musk and iris base. Next Gen Chanel for those looking for a fresh take. Buy it.
By Lydia Mansi
February 2023
Clinique
Charcoal Cleansing Balm, £30
A detoxifying take on Clinique’s signature cleansing butter, it features the same make-up melting abilities, now with Japanese charcoal to purify too. Brilliant for troublesome complexions that need a deep cleanse, without stripping the skin’s natural moisture barrier. Skin is left super soft and clean, without the squeak. Buy it.
Charlotte Tilbury
Hollywood Glow Glide Face Architect Highlighter, £38
Charlotte Tilbury’s signature Hollywood Glow now comes in a new pressed powder/highlighter hybrid. All the warmth and light-catching glow of her liquid formulas, in seven pigment-rich, finely milled powder shades to sculpt and define. Buy it.
Pai Skincare
The Impossible Glow, £19
With hyaluronic acid and sea kelp, Pai’s Impossible Glow drops aren’t just a cosmetic bronzer. Thanks to its skin-hydrating properties and vitamin C to brighten, the light-scattering golden pigments will give your winter skin the lift it needs, naturally. Buy it.
Drunk Elephant
Wonderwild Miracle Butter, £33
Rich in a plant butters and oils, this is a serious skin protecting and repairing balm to have on hand when chapped, sore or cracked skin strikes. A great, hard-working multi-tasker for the whole body, wherever it needs an extra bit of love. Buy it.
Jo Malone
Hemlock & Bergamot Candle, £55
Jo Malone is so brilliant at capturing the essence of the seasons with unexpected scent combinations. Hemlock and Bergamot is a marriage of powdery, wild Hemlock with bright, effervescent bergamot. Plus, 75 per cent of the RRP will be donated to Shining A Light On Mental Health Foundation, the charity supporting individuals and families facing mental health issues. Buy it.
Ren Skincare
Perfect Canvas, Smooth, Prep and Plump Essence, £43
Adding an essence step to your skincare routine in 2023 will super-charge the absorption and efficacy of your usual regime. With a trio of postbiotic bio-ferments and potent antioxidants, Ren’s new essence will plump, hydrate and calm redness, all in just a splash. Buy it.
Chanel
No1 de Chanel Eau de Rouge, £90
Meet Chanel No. 5’s little sister. Not a traditional perfume, more a minimal ‘fragrance mist’, it is designed to linger lightly rather than act as a cloying parfum. With opening notes of citrus and red berries unfurling to a jasmine and rose heart (the Chanel hallmark), it dries down to a comforting musk and iris base. Next Gen Chanel for those looking for a fresh take. Buy it.
By Lydia Mansi
February 2023
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Lydia Mansi
Lifestyle Editor
Lydia is an all-round lifestyle guru, tireless champion of women in business and our resident expert on beauty.
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