March 2024 beauty favourites: The best skincare and make-up picks

Smooth away fine lines and maintain youthful skin with La Prairie’s renewed Skin Caviar Eye Lift serum. The luscious cream is formulated with Caviar Infinite and Caviar Micro-Nutrients that help rebuild and replenish skin ligaments, resculpting the appearance of eye contours. The silky serum is further enhanced with the brand’s Exclusive Cellular Complex which gives energy back to cells that form resilient skin. This means the serum will help firm skin and smooth our wrinkles by enhancing the skin’s volume. The latest serum is housed in a cobalt-blue colour bottle with a test tube-like aesthetic. With one pump, both formulas are freshly fused into a soft serum.

For optimal results, interchange or layer the serum with the Skin Caviar Eye Complex, which hydrates and plumps the eye area; and the Skin Caviar Luxe Eye Cream to help deeply nourish, lift and firm the area.

Are solid perfumes back in vogue? Dior Beauty has just launched a new solid perfume, the Mini Miss. A small but essential everyday companion, the Mini Miss is a pocket-sized reinvention of the iconic Miss Dior perfume. This refillable accessory is inspired by the miniature travelling presentation set that allowed Monsieur Christian Dior to present his haute couture clothing collections. Available in two scents, the solid perfume is dressed in an elegant refillable case, adorned with the famous houndstooth jacquard woven in pearl grey for Miss Dior Eau de Parfum and in soft pink for Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet. The words “Mini Miss” are also stitched in white on a pink background, like a couture signature. The product is soft and luscious in texture, and is easy to reapply anytime, anywhere.

The new Precious La Mousse Cleanser features a creamy texture that forms luscious foam that dissolves and sweeps away sebum, dirt and product build-up that could be clogging up pores. It boasts several key ingredients: naturally emulsifying organic soapwort extract, exfoliating nopal extract, organic raspberry water that helps to soften skin, hydrating organic leaf of life extract, and organic camellia oil to re-nutrify and reinforce the skin’s hydrolipidic film—which is the layer of natural oils that protect complexions. 

Featuring Clarins’ delicate signature fragrance, this unctuous mousse-type cleanser comes reinforced by a brush to encourage a spa-inspired application gesture to ensure precision cleansing and a truly sensorial beauty step. The result is skin that feels clarified, comfortable and soft to the touch, ready for your next steps of skincare.

Guerlain has added radiance-boosting primers to its exquisite Parure Gold franchise. The new Parure Gold 24K trilogy is a set of primers infused with 24k gold and white peony extracts. This hydrating primer acts as a booster to the skin for longer-lasting make-up and now comes in two new limited-edition shades to add radiance suited to every skin tone. Since every skin tone has its way of appearing dull, each complexion primer in this set targets different concerns. White Gold is suitable for those with cool skin types to even out the redness of the skin; Yellow Gold is suitable for those with neutral skin types to illuminate the skin; and Pink Gold is suitable for those with warm skin types to revitalise the skin.

This limited-edition handcare set from Chanel Beauty contains three hand creams that are infused with the floral notes of three popular fragrances: Chance, Chance eau Fraîche, and Chance eau Tendre. Chance offers a floral-spicy scent, Chance eau Fraîche includes fresh and zesty citron accents, while Chance eau Tendre is both a musky and fruity blend. The lightweight formula allows the cream to be easily absorbed, melting onto the skin to leave hands feeling supple and moisturised. These hand creams are also travel-friendly and fit easily into any bag, offering a new way to wear fragrance.

A signature trait of the luxurious Amaffi fragrances would be intricately designed vessels. Each Amaffi perfume is presented in what could only be described as an objet d’art, and the newest pair of scents in its divine collection is Maracoca. The women's scent is a fresh, creamy blend radiating with notes of frangipani, jasmine, gardenia, tonka beans, rose and yuzu. For men, it is a euphoric fusion of lavender, mint polio, amyris, vanilla, musk and sagebrush. Both bottles of Maracoca will sit on your vanity like sculptures, with each boasting undulating curves crafted from alabaster-hued, high-quality frosted glass. 

If you are looking to elevate your lip care routine, the new DRX SpectraLite LipWare Pro will probably pique your interest. This LED-powered lip device has 56 LED red lights to target the full lip area to fight visible signs of ageing such as fine lines, wrinkles, and creases on and around the lips by stimulating natural collagen production. The targeted LED red lights penetrate the delicate lip skin to support improved circulation for enhanced natural colour and visibly fuller and more defined lips. Use this device before using your favourite lip treatment; after all, it only takes three minutes per use.

Lancôme may have just launched its most comfortable matte lipstick to dress the lips. The all-new and compact-sized L’Absolu Rouge Intimatte Liquid offers a smooth and creamy veil that feels weightless upon application. The formula contains a rich blend of grand rose extracts, soothing ceramide and smokelight pigments to protect the lips while beautifying them. Although it is a liquid lipstick, applying it on the go should be fuss-free thanks to its thick- foam petal applicator that gives users a unique hugging sensation during application. The result is a gorgeous, soft-blurred matte finish.

Kosas has launched a new and exciting lineup of makeup products, including the Revealer Concealer. This creamy and brightening concealer blends easily and seamlessly into the skin. Its medium coverage is perfect for helping reduce the appearance of dark circles, hyperpigmentation, redness and blemishes.

What’s more, this concealer is also packed with hyaluronic acid, peptides and caffeine that will not only help brighten but hydrate and plump the skin. Safe for sensitive skin, the concealer is non-comedogenic, non-acnegenic, hypoallergenic, and made with a silicone-free formula.

Popular Brooklyn-based haircare brand Amika has launched its first brick-and-mortar location in the region in Sephora Singapore. Head in-store or online and you’ll find its popular haircare products, curated for various hair types, textures and styles. Its best-selling Perk Up Dry Shampoo for one is a talc-free product that absorbs oil and reduces odour while offering a freshly washed look. It’s also infused with the brand’s sea buckthorn scent, a fragrant berry that nourishes the skin, scalp and strands.

KraveBeauty’s Great Barrier Relief is a creamy and nourishing serum that helps to strengthen damaged skin barrier while soothing and rebalancing the skin. The fragrance and dye-free serum is packed with ingredients, including niacinamide, ceramides, tamanu, rosehip and safflower oils.

For additional moisture, elevate your skincare routine and pair this serum with the brand’s Oat So Simple Water Cream. Mix both the cream and serum together and apply it on various parts of your face.

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