February beauty wishlist: skincare and make-up products you’ll want this month

From a lip balm with SPF 40 to a skincare experience that transports you to a serene forest, here are the products to add to your cart this month

Thanks to pop culture, February is often regarded as the most romantic month of the year, what with Valentine’s Day being just around the corner. But whether or not you have a partner, the one you ought to show love to the most is yourself. From beautiful, glossy hair to the whiff of your perfume, no detail is too small when it comes to self-care, so go ahead and amp up your beauty game with our picks of the newest beauty products this month.

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1. Supergoop! Lipscreen SPF 40

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The sun’s rays are as harmful to our lips as they are to the rest of our bodies, which means your pout needs sunscreen too. And while there are lots of lip sunscreens available on the market, they often hover around the SPF 15 range, but Supergoop! is here to turn things up a notch with its new Lipscreen SPF 40. Not only does this product offer your lips sun protection, it also adds a layer of shine that works well over both nude lips or over lip colours. The star ingredients of this non-greasy Lipscreen include grape seed extract, which prevents damage; sunflower seed oil, which locks in moisture; and kelp extract, which strengthens skin barrier.

2. Jo Malone Limited Roses Collection Cologne

For time eternal, roses have symbolised love, romance and beauty. It’s no coincidence then that, just ahead of Valentine’s Day, Jo Malone has chosen to celebrate this flower in three colognes: Red Roses, Rose Blush and Rose Water and Vanilla, each encased in a limited-edition pink bottle design. While all three are centred around the eponymous blossom, each boasts its own distinct aroma profile. Red Roses begins with a zesty lemon that leads to a velvety rose aroma with spicy undertones; Rose Blush boasts basil and lychee notes along with whiffs of delicate pink rose; and Rose Water and Vanilla gives off the sweet smell of Turkish rose delight along with notes of vanilla and musk.

3. Tom Ford Beauty Cherry Collection

Go on a sensual adventure with Tom Ford Beauty’s latest Cherry Collection fragrances, Electric Cherry and Cherry Smoke. The former offers a heady mix of sour morello cherry, ginger, jasmine, musk and pink peppercorn, while the latter draws you in with dark cherry notes, saffron, osmanthus and woody aromas. The collection also features lip colours and eyeshadow quads to complement the two perfumes.

4. Tatcha Forest Awakening Body Collection

Forest bathing or nature therapy is considered a powerful detox for the mind and body, but if you don’t have pockets of nature close by, you can still evoke the feeling of being healed by nature with the Tatcha Forest Awakening Body Collection. The main benefit of forest bathing comes from inhaling the air, which is rich in phytoncides—antimicrobial substances that trees emit to keep insects, bacteria and diseases at bay—and the Kyoto-based brand’s range of body wash, body oil and body milk from this collection are infused with this very same ingredient to help reduce inflammation.

5. Oribe Hair Alchemy Collection Hair Strengthening Masque

Haircare specialist Oribe has expanded its Hair Alchemy collection to include the Hair Strengthening Masque. Its ingredients—castor seed oil, shea butter, yacón root juice and a blend of chia seed, bamboo leaf and plant proteins—strengthen fragile hair so that it detangles easier and with fewer fall-outs. According to the brand, this product can reduce breakage by three times after just one use, and its silicone-free formula is suitable for all hair types.

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