Prepare your wallets and your hearts – a plethora of new beauty products are coming to us this July, and you might just meet your new holy grail!
We’ve rounded up all the best new beauty launches in the upcoming month, from makeup to skincare and more.
Keep reading for our top picks and where you can find them, so that you can expand your ever-growing beauty collection with these recommendations.
Makeup
NARS Seductive Summer Collection
NARS has launched a new set of makeup in fiery gold tones, perfect for a sultry and glamorous summer makeup look!
- Total Seduction Eyeshadow Stick (S$48): With eight shades to choose from, this longwearing eyeshadow stick boasts an ultra-creamy formula to glide onto your lids, for easy-to-blend colour that’s smudge-proof and crease-resistant.
- Laguna Ultimate Face Palette (S$90): Achieve a sunlit glow with this iconic all-in-one palette! It comes in two variations for lighter and darker skin tones, comprising of four eyeshadows, two bronzers, and one illuminating highlighter each.
- Mini Laguna Essentials Set (S$70): This limited-edition set of mini essentials features travel-sized versions of the Laguna Bronzing Powder and Laguna Bronzing Cream, along with a mini Afterglow Lip Balm in Laguna, for a bronzed glow even on the go.
The NARS Seductive Summer collection is available at Sephora.
NARS Light Reflecting™ Prismatic Powder
Beyond their new collection, NARS is well-known for their powders, which diffuse light to create a soft brightening effect. Both the pressed powder and loose powder have just been released in brand-new purple shades, perfect for counteracting a dull complexion!
The loose powder in Milky Way contains radiance-boosting and light-optimising pearls to blur any imperfections and create a radiant finish, while the mesh sifter allows for mess-free application.
Meanwhile, the pressed powder in Interstellar comprises of swirls of pink and lavender and reflects light to even out skin tone and create a blurred soft-focus effect, while the lightweight formula provides translucent coverage and a satiny finish.
The NARS Light Reflecting™ Prismatic Loose and Pressed Powders retail for S$68 each on the NARS website.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Beauty Balm Serum Boosted Skin Tint
Blending makeup and skincare, Anastasia Beverly Hills’s latest release is a lightweight skin tint with an innovative balm formula!
This product provides light coverage with a radiant finish and is packed with nourishing skincare ingredients like HA+ microspheres and nourishing oils, giving your skin a healthy glow.
It can be applied with your fingers, a sponge, or a brush, gliding on effortlessly for a flawless look. Available in 16 shades, you can even use it as a highlight or contour!
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Beauty Balm Serum Boosted Skin Tint retails for S$72 at Sephora.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Velvet
Just in time for summer, Anastasia Beverly Hills is also releasing three brand-new shades of their Lip Velvet! This weightless, mousse-like lippie smooths the lips while delivering highly pigmented colour.
The new shades you can look forward to are Softy, a nude pink, Pink Sand, a peachy pink, Rosy Mauve, a mid-tone rose, and Pale Mauve, a light mauve taupe for a bolder look.
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Velvet retails for S$42 at Sephora.
Clé de Peau Beauté Radiant Powder Foundation and Refining Pressed Powder
Clé de Peau Beauté is reformulating their beloved base makeup products, incorporating skincare benefits to enhance your skin.
Their Refining Pressed Powder has been reformulated with Instant Retouch Formulation to keep makeup looking fresh all day long. It adapts to various skin textures and absorbs excess sebum in humid weather.
The new formula also includes a Light Empowering Enhancer, diffusing light in order to blur skin texture and give your skin luminosity.
The Refining Pressed Powder retails for S$190 in the Standard Compact, S$280 for the Elegant Slim Compact, and S$140 for a refill at Sephora.
Meanwhile, the Radiant Powder Foundation provides a silky-matte finish, moisturising the skin for a dewy glow. It helps to smooth uneven skin tones and protect from shine, creasing and dullness for up to 24 hours!
The Radiant Powder Foundation will retail for S$140 for a refill and S$46 for the case. It will be available at Sephora from 4 July onwards.
1028 Ultra Longwear UV Primer Ex
Battling with makeup that melts off in Singapore’s hot weather? 1028’s latest product is just what you need.
Achieve a flawless base with this new primer, which helps to smooth the skin and minimise the appearance of large pores. It’s formulated with skin-balancing ingredients like butyl avocadate from avocado, safflower extract, and elderberry extract to control sebum in humid climates.
You can also choose from three different shades: Pink for brightening fair complexions, Purple for balancing dull and sallow skin, and Beige for evening out skin tones and lightly concealing blemishes.
The 1028 Ultra Longwear UV Primer Ex retails for S$21.90 on Shopee.
MAC Glow Play Blush and Lip Balm
MAC Cosmetics has reformulated its Glow Play Blush and Lip Balm to give you a personalised pop of colour packed with skincare benefits!
The Glow Play Cushiony Blush (S$58) now features skin-loving ingredients like jojoba and grapeseed oils to hydrate the skin, with nine glowy and natural shades that can be applied and easily blended out with just your fingers.
On the other hand, the Glow Play Tendertalk Lip Balm (S$42) is now available in 10 shades, reformulated to respond to your lips’ pH. These shade-shifting balms contain 91% natural ingredients to provide 24 hours of hydration while strengthening your lips’ moisture barrier.
The MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Blush and Lip Balm are available at Sephora.
MAC Cosmetics Prep+Prime Fix+ and Fix+ Magic Radiance Setting Sprays
MAC Cosmetics’ beloved setting sprays are now available with a fine-mist pump to allow their skincare benefits to easily sink into your complexion, with added ease of application!
The Prep+Prime Fix+ Setting Spray (S$45) primes, hydrates, sets, and refreshes your makeup, keeping your look fresh and flawless for up to 12 hours.
On the other hand, the Fix+ Magic Radiance Setting Spray (S$50) offers subtle radiance and hydration with hyaluronic acid, essential oils, and vitamin C.
The MAC Cosmetics Prep+Prime Fix+ and Fix+ Magic Radiance Setting Sprays are available at Sephora.
Clarins Lipcare Essentials
To nourish your lips while adding a fun finishing touch to your makeup, Clarins has revealed new shades of their most popular lipcare products!
- Joli Rouge Lipstick (S$52): Infused with an 84% skincare formula, this lipstick is designed for long-lasting and comfortable wear. The lippie is now available in four new sophisticated nude shades, each encased in a limited-edition rose gold casing.
- Lip Comfort Oil (S$48): Clarins’s bestselling Lip Comfort Oil is now available in three vibrant new shades: Joyful Yellow, Daring Orange, and Passionate Pink! This lip oil blends jojoba oil, hazelnut oil, and organic sweetbriar rose oil for nourished and healthy lips.
- Hydra-Essentiel Lip Balm (S$43): This lip balm has been revamped to deliver hydration and plumpness in just 60 seconds! It integrates plant-based pearls of hyaluronic acid, melting into dry and chapped lips to restore their dewiness.
The Clarins Lipcare Essentials are available in Clarins boutiques and online.
Bobbi Brown Luxe Matte Liquid Lipstick
The newest addition to Bobbi Brown’s Luxe franchise is the Luxe Matte Liquid Lipstick, a skincare-infused lippie that moisturises and soothes your lips.
The highly-pigmented formula offers eight hours of fade-resistant and smudge-proof wear in 12 shades, and is formulated with Bobbi Brown’s Cushion Comfort System to keep your lips hydrated and comfortable all day.
The Bobbi Brown Luxe Matte Liquid Lipstick will retail for S$60 at all Bobbi Brown counters, Lazada, and iShopChangi.
Skincare
The Ordinary Squalane + Amino Acids Lip Balm
Need a new “emotional support” lip balm? The Ordinary’s latest launch is perfect for you!
This lip balm hydrates and softens dry lips through amino acids and squalane, and can even be used on areas like your cuticles and elbows.
Its unique blend of amino acids mimics the skin’s natural moisturisers and squalane to lock in moisture and reduce dryness. It comes in a squeezable O-shaped tube for easy on-the-go application.
The Ordinary Squalane + Amino Acids Lip Balm will retail for S$20 at Sephora.
Givenchy Skin Ressource Intense Hydra-Relief Mask
Struggling to defend your skin against the stressors of urban life? Givenchy’s new Skin Ressource Intense Hydra-Relief Mask is designed to combat the dehydrating effects of a fast-paced lifestyle.
It provides up to 72 hours of moisture with 97% natural ingredients, including a unique combination of moss and floral extracts to strengthen the skin barrier and provide lasting hydration.
Plus, it can be used as part of both your daytime and nighttime routine. In the morning, apply a thin layer of the mask and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes before wiping off the excess with a cotton pad. At night, apply a thick layer before bed and leave it on overnight to wake up to deeply hydrated skin!
The Givenchy Skin Ressource Intense Hydra-Relief Mask retails for S$114 at Givenchy Beauty’s Raffles City boutique.
KOSÉ Clear Peel Serum and INFINITY Woody Oasis Line
Stock up on KOSÉ’s summer essentials with these three releases!
- ONE BY KOSÉ Clear Peel Serum (S$45): This pore-clearing wipe-off serum features a groundbreaking formula that clears and prevents clogged pores with a blend of moisturising and exfoliating ingredients. It can also be used as a cleansing alternative!
- KOSÉ INFINITY Woody Oasis Morning Renew Wash (S$40): This non-foaming face wash combines the benefits of a cleanser and serum, leaving you with a radiant complexion that’s ready for makeup application. It removes impurities without drying your skin thanks to a formula that integrates three water-activated oils.
- KOSÉ INFINITY Woody Oasis Foggy Mists (S$40): This refreshing facial spray tightens pores, controls oil, and hydrates skin, leaving it smooth and firm. It can be used on bare skin, over makeup, or as a post-shower toner!
These products are available at KOSÉ Department Store Counters at BHG, Isetan, Metro and OG.
Supergoop! Mineral Unseen Sunscreen and Unseen Sunscreen Stick
Supergoop! welcomes the two latest additions to their iconic Unseen Sunscreen line, with a new mineral sunscreen and stick variation of their classic bestseller.
The Mineral Unseen Sunscreen has a sheer mineral formula for smooth and weightless application that gives your skin a natural finish.
Meanwhile, the Unseen Sunscreen Stick offers invisible sun protection on the go while reducing excess oil and shine. It glides on seamlessly over makeup, making it a breeze to reapply your SPF!
The Supergoop! Mineral Unseen Sunscreen and Unseen Sunscreen Stick retail for S$62 and S$47 respectively at Sephora.
LANEIGE Perfect Renew 5D Sun Protector Essence
This revolutionary new addition to LANEIGE’s renowned Perfect Renew range delivers SPF 50+ PA++++ protection alongside cutting-edge anti-ageing benefits!
The essence uses 5D UV-shield technology to block sun damage and photoaging with five UV filters, while also containing LANEIGE’s Perfect Renew Technology to fight signs of ageing.
Its ultra-light texture adheres to the skin and remains breathable and refreshing, leaving the skin hydrated and radiant.
The LANEIGE Perfect Renew 5D Sun Protector Essence retails for S$60 at Sephora.
La Prairie Skin Caviar The Mist
Dive into a caviar summer with La Prairie’s limited-edition Skin Caviar The Mist!
This unique caviar-infused facial mist hydrates and refreshes the skin, reminiscent of a fresh summer breeze.
Packaged in a travel-friendly blue glass bottle, it uses Swiss caviar extracts and micro-droplets to deliver lightweight hydration and lock in moisture, leaving a dewy finish. It can be used throughout the day to prep your skin or refresh your makeup!
The La Prairie Skin Caviar The Mist retails for S$265 at all La Prairie Counters, located at ION Orchard, Metro Paragon, Takashimaya D.S., and TANGS at Tang Plaza.
Avène HAB3 Range
Developed with a world specialist on ageing, Avène’s new Hyaluron Activ B3 (HAB3) Range seeks to prolong cell life and slow down ageing in the long term.
It offers a comprehensive solution for wrinkles, firmness, and dullness with natural-origin ingredients and offers renewed skin in just 15 days!
The range includes the Concentrated Plumping Serum (S$88.90), Triple Correction Eye Cream (S$69.90), Cell Renewal Aqua Cream-in-Gel (S$79.90), and Multi-Intensive Night Cream (S$91.90).
The full Avène HAB3 range is available online on Avène’s website.
Anake Skin
Anake is unveiling its very first skincare line, which is crafted locally in Singapore, with four distinctive skincare ranges! Each range comprises of products like face creams, masks, and neck creams, aiming to cultivate a personalised luxury skincare experience at home.
- The Anake Gold Line: This line is formulated to boost your skin’s radiance with a formula that features an infinite regeneration of antioxidants. It’s set to launch in November 2024!
- The Sapphire Collection: This collection is infused with a plethora of skin-loving ingredients, such as Osetra caviar and Anake’s Skin Affinity Elixir complex. The formulas help to boost moisture retention, and enhance active ingredient absorption by healing the skin barrier.
- The Elite Series: This organic skincare line offers daily essentials, each designed with advanced formulations to combat stress-induced ageing.
- SUPERFOOD Edible Skincare: A collection of supplements, this range draws from both Western and Eastern influences to holistically improve skin health.
Anake’s new skincare ranges are available in Anake stores at NEX, Hougang Mall, and White Sands, as well as online.
Clarins Cleanser Range
Clarins’s revamped range of cleansers provides seamless and effective makeup removal, using a variety of different textures to refresh your skin!
- Cleansing Micellar Water (S$32): Dissolve makeup and remove any impurities with this micellar water and its 95% natural-origin ingredients, including organic lemon balm and golden gentian extract.
- Velvet Cleansing Milk (S$55): This creamy and milky cleanser preserves the skin’s balance and soothes the skin for an enriching cleansing experience.
- Total Cleansing Oil (S$60): This cleansing oil helps to gently remove waterproof makeup and stubborn makeup residue, leaving your skin hydrated and supple.
- Instant Eye Make-Up Remover (S$50): This makeup remover has a formula specially curated to remove makeup in a manner that is gentle on the eyes, with panthenol to protect your lashes and eyes.
- One Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser (S$55): Cleanse, exfoliate, and remove makeup all at once with this three-in-one cleanser, which leaves your skin rejuvenated and luminous!
- Hydrating Toning Lotion (S$55): Nourish your skin with this hydrating and softening toner, containing organic fig extract and aloe vera to moisturise the skin.
The revamped Clarins Cleanser Range is available at Clarins boutiques, counters, and online.
Guerlain n-Fusion Lotion
Guerlain’s brand-new n-Fusion Lotion, the first step in their Orchidée Impériale Black line, boasts Guerlain’s BlackImmune technology and 98% natural ingredients to nourish your skin.
Its nano-droplets penetrate deeply with Korean red ginseng and peptides to revitalise skin and defend against aging.
This luxurious, refillable lotion offers a combination of the freshness of a lotion and the richness of a serum, and leaves skin looking youthful.
The Guerlain n-Fusion Lotion retails for S$1,115 in Guerlain boutiques and stores. A refill is also available for S$892.
Bioré UV Athlizm
Bioré’s new upgraded UV products are specially formulated for athletes! They’re designed to endure harsh sporting conditions, offering maximum UV protection with sweat and water resistance.
The lightweight Protect Essence keeps skin smooth and non-sticky with water-repellent powder, hydrates skin, and works as a sunscreen and makeup primer.
Meanwhile, Protect Mist provides UV coverage even when used as a continuous or focused spray. It can be used on wet skin, hair, and scalp, as well as upside down for hard-to-reach areas!
The Bioré UV Athlizm Protect Mist and Essence retail for S$19.90 at Guardian, Welcia-BHG, and Don Don Donki.
Fresh Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence (Limited Edition)
Fresh has partnered with New York-based artist Juno Shen to design a limited-edition bottle for Fresh’s Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence.
This essence is a powerful antioxidant treatment that repairs the skin and prevents dullness, dryness, and wrinkles. Key ingredients include fermented kombucha for its antioxidant power, hyaluronic acid for hydration, and artemisia flower to even skin tone.
Choose from purple to embrace your confidence and power, pink for strength and optimism, or orange for energy and bravery!
The Fresh Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence (Limited Edition) retails for S$195 at Fresh boutiques, Takashimaya, and online on Fresh’s website. Meanwhile, the pink version of the Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence is exclusively available at Sephora.
CHANEL No. 1 de Chanel Revitalizing Eye Serum
CHANEL’s newest skincare product harnesses the power of red camellia extract to boost skin vitality and protect against wrinkles around the eyes while hydrating and strengthening the delicate under-eye area.
The serum targets puffiness, dark circles, and fine lines with a red coffee berry extract. Plus, a unique applicator, shaped like a camellia bud, delivers the perfect amount of product while massaging and cooling down the skin around the eyes all at once.
The CHANEL No. 1 de Chanel Revitalizing Eye Serum retails for S$156, while the refill retails for S$132. It will be available from 2 July at CHANEL Fragrance and Beauty boutiques, as well as online.
Fragrances
CHANEL No. 5 L’Eau Drop
CHANEL’s No. 5 L’Eau has been revamped, and is now housed in a sleek and graceful new bottle that distils a mere hint of the luxury house’s most iconic scent – after all, a drop of No. 5 is all you need!
Hailed as a lighter version of the classic No.5, the No. 5 L’Eau features swirls of fresh citrus, jasmine, rose, and ylang-ylang, paired with dynamic vetiver and cedar.
It now comes in a limited-edition collector’s bottle, designed to fit into the palm of a hand and capture fleeting rays of light in its delicate glass silhouette.
The Chanel No. 5 L’Eau Drop retails for S$236 at Chanel Beauty boutiques and online.
Givenchy La Collection Particulier
Givency is unveiling two new fragrances as part of their latest release, La Collection Particulier! Inspired by Hubert de Givenchy’s Hôtel Particulier, this fragrance collection includes two perfumes, which aim to capture the opulence and vibrance of the luxurious mansion.
The Fantasque Eau de Parfum Intense is a sophisticated fragrance with notes of myrrh, incense, sumptuous Damascena rose, and warm vanilla, all housed in a striking black and copper bottle.
Meanwhile, the Cœur Fou Eau de Parfum is a passionate fragrance that blends the vibrancy of blackcurrant and basil with the timeless elegance of Damascena rose, while the earthy base of moss and patchouli adds a modern touch.
The Fantasque Eau de Parfum Intense and Coeur Fou Eau de Parfum retail for S$485 and S$419 respectively, exclusively at Givenchy Beauty’s Raffles City boutique.
Carolina Herrera Good Girl Blush Elixir
Carolina Herrera welcomes the latest addition to the brand’s iconic Good Girl perfume collection, housed in an iconic black and pink stiletto-shaped bottle!
The Good Girl Blush Elixir is a more intense variation of the Good Girl Blush fragrance, combining the richness of rose and vanilla with the earthiness of patchouli.
This fragrance begins with a burst of citrus, followed by a floral heart of rose and ylang-ylang, with a base of vanilla and patchouli to add warmth and a touch of mystery.
The Carolina Herrera Good Girl Blush Elixir will retail for S$263 at Sephora.
MCM CRUSH Eau de Parfum
Inspired by the iconic MCM backpack, the MCM CRUSH Eau de Parfum encapsulates the vibrant energy and confidence of a girls’ night out with your best friends!
It opens with notes of apricot nectar and frozen fruits, transitions to a floral heart of rose and peony, and finishes with a sophisticated base of cedarwood, ambrette, and cashmere wood. Plus, the edgy pink bottle with rose gold hardware perfectly matches the spirited and playful fragrance.
The MCM CRUSH Eau de Parfum retails for S$98 (30ml), S$126 (50ml), and S$158 (75ml). It is available at BHG Bugis, Isetan Scotts, Serangoon Nex & Tampines, Metro Woodlands, Takashimaya, and Tangs Orchard.
Dior La Collection Privée Christian Dior Summer 2024
This summer, Dior is adorning three of its iconic fragrances in new Toile de Jouy print, creating a unique and vibrant perfume design for your collection!
These fragrances capture the essence of the Mediterranean: Eden-Roc with a refreshing sea salt and floral scent, Jasmin des Anges with a sweet jasmine and apricot nectar aroma, and Dioriviera with a delicate rose and fig blend.
La Collection Privée Christian Dior Fragrances retail for S$480 (125ml) and S$705 (250ml) at the Dior Beauty ION Orchard Boutique, the Dior Beauty Marina Bay Sands Boutique, and online.
Haircare and Bodycare
OUAI St Bart’s Collection
Initially only available as a scent attached to Ouai’s Scalp & Body Scrub, the St Bart’s fragrance was so highly coveted that it’s now been expanded into a full collection!
The summery St Bart’s collection comprises of a Body Cleanser (S$45), Scalp & Body Scrub (S$67), Body Crème (S$65), and Hair & Body Mist (S$46).
Each product is infused with a beachy fragrance, with top notes of dragonfruit and ocean breeze accord, middle notes of orange blossom and tuberose, and base notes of baltic amber and musk.
The OUAI St Bart’s Collection is available at Sephora.
Stephen Knoll Bleach Care Line
Esteemed haircare brand Stephen Knoll has launched the Bleach Care Line of haircare products, each designed specifically for bleached hair, to maintain the vibrancy of freshly dyed colours.
- Bleach Care Master Shampoo (S$16.90): This sulfate-free shampoo gently cleanses hair without stripping moisture, and contains cuticle-tightening ingredients to detangle hair, for easy application of hair treatments.
- Bleach Care Master Conditioner (S$16.90): This conditioner repairs and strengthens stiff bleached hair with keratin-derived repair ingredients. It also includes cuticle care ingredients to smooth and tame frizzy hair, leaving it soft, moisturised, and manageable.
- Bleach Care Master Emulsion (S$16.90): This hair emulsion repairs hair cuticles with hyaluronic acid for enhanced smoothness and shine! It’s also enriched with a heat protection formula, to protects hair from heat styling and UV damage.
The Stephen Knoll Bleach Care lineup is available at selected Guardian and all Welcia-BHG stores.
amika Perk Up Ultra Oil Control Dry Shampoo
Designed for those of us struggling with oily scalps in humid weather, amika’s newest dry shampoo is clinically proven to absorb oil and leave hair feeling fresh and clean, just like it was freshly washed!
It contains ingredients like rosebay flower extract for scalp health, bamboo stem extract to eliminate odour, and tapioca starch to absorb oil, while also giving your hair some added volume.
The amika Perk Up Ultra Oil Control Dry Shampoo retails for S$49 at Sephora.
LUCIDO Odour Care Series
Men’s cosmetics brand LUCIDO has unveiled an Odour Care Series designed for middle-aged men, to combat issues with odour that develop with age.
The collection includes the Deodorant Scalp Shampoo (S$15.90), Extra Cool Deodorant Scalp Shampoo (S$15.90), Hair & Scalp Conditioner (S$15.90), and Deodorant Body Wash (S$10.90).
These hair and body care products are each infused with LUCIDO’s Flavono Mix, a blend of plant flavonoids that suppress the formation of diacetyl, which causes middle-aged odour!
The LUCIDO Odour Care Series is available at Guardian, Fairprice, Don Don Donki and Welcia-BHG.
