Our beauty wishlist in May is all about ultra luxurious skincare, with releases from brands like La Prairie and Augustinus Bader making it to the top of the list. Curate your daily routine with these opulent additions covering your entire routine, including products for the face, eye, sun protection, makeup base and even hair to get you out the door feeling positively grand.
Augustinus Bader The Sunscreen SPF 50
A brand that’s not a stranger in the luxe beauty world, Augustinus Bader’s products have proven themselves through results and its philosophy of beauty. The latest release to join the family is The Sunscreen, marking the completion of the brand’s full skincare routine. What makes The Sunscreen special is that it’s powered by four clean UV filters that differ from the usual SPF actives, designed to be clean to skin and to the environment.
Alongside the proprietary TFC8 Trigger Factor Complex, The Sunscreen is also formulated with microalgae extract, cotton seed extract, raspberry seed oil, buriti oil, and a botanical complex containing pomegranate flower, perilla leaf, and Kakadu plum. All these key ingredients focus on protecting the skin against photo damage through antioxidant-rich properties. A product that was years in the making, Augustinus Bader’s The Sunscreen SPF 50 proves to be worth the wait.
La Prairie Skin Caviar Hydro Emulsion
The next chapter in La Prairie’s ever-evolving Skin Caviar collection is here. Following on from previous potent actives of Caviar Extract, Caviar Absolute, and Caviar Premier, now the Swiss luxury skincare brand presents Caviar Hydroessence which sits at the heart of the Skin Caviar Hydro Emulsion. Lightweight yet packing a protein-rich punch that delivers intense hydration and reinforces skin firmness.
The Caviar Hydroessence combines with more proprietary La Prairie complexes, including the Exclusive Cellular Complex and Caviar Micro-Nutrients to target three dimensions of the skin’s epidermal structure. Used in place of a skin cream, the Hydro Emulsion will energise and boost skin’s natural repair process, stimulate energy pathways to support skin metabolism, and strengthen the skin barrier with its high-protein content. Skin is intensely hydrated, firmed and smoother as soon as 15 minutes after application, proving that great hydration doesn’t have to be heavy.
Lancôme Absolue Longevity The Soft Cream
Lancôme’s first ever topical PDRN cream hits the shelves this month through a new formulation of the best-selling Absolue The Soft Cream. The Absolue Longevity The Soft Cream features the key ingredient of Absolue PDRN, a currently trending skincare ingredient that’s taken over the aesthetics and beauty industry.
Discovered in-house by Lancôme’s research team, Absolue PDRN is extracted from rose DNA – a flower that’s long shared a history with the brand’s many skincare innovations. In fact, it takes 100 roses to produce one gram of the patented ingredient, making it a precious ingredient. With a focus on longevity (as is highlighted in the name), this new launch targets nine markers of skin aging through cellular regeneration. Absolue PDRN unlocks the energy within cells to extend cellular vitality, which in turn is the key to longevity.
Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultimate Diamond Age Reversal Eye Creme
A little more than a year after the launch of the Re-Nutriv Ultimate Transformative Brilliance Soft Crème in 2024, Estée Lauder unveils the latest in its pursuit of skin longevity science with the Re-Nutriv Ultimate Diamond Age Reversal Eye Creme. The formula is powered by Estée Lauder’s patented SIRTIVITY-LP technology, updated to show visible age reversal in just seven days (compared to the 14 days seen with the Soft Crème).
Developed following new research into key irritation pathways in the skin, the Re-Nutriv Ultimate Diamond Age Reversal Eye Creme specifically supports the needs of the delicate skin around the eye area. Six youth markers around the eyelid, eye corners, and undereye area are targeted, improving the look of the eyes by firming, lifting, smoothing, and reducing the appearance of fine lines.
Guerlain Terracotta Le Teint Glow
The launch of Guerlain’s Terracotta Le Teint foundation was the start of a new generation of makeup for the French brand, highlighting its natural-origin ingredients. Now, with radiant, glowy skin leading the way instead of a matte finish, the Terracotta Le Teint Glow joins the range to provide a liquid foundation base boasting 95% naturally-derived ingredients, while also promising a long-wearing, no-transfer hold and long-term skin benefits.
Terracotta Le Teint Glow works both on the inside and outside of the skin – first with its active skincare water (which makes up 56% of the foundation formula) enriched with Neroli water which instantly hydrates and plumps the skin. On the outside, Le Teint Glow is formulated with mother-of-pearl which reflects light for a brighter complexion and instant natural glow. Over time, skin becomes more luminous, plumper and healthier too, making this a base product that you can count on.
Hermès Barénia Perfumed Hair Mist
A sensorial addition to your get-ready-with-me routine comes to you in the form of Hermès’ new hair mist, transforming the much-loved Barénia perfume into a hair styling accessory that will take scenting to new heights. A chypre fragrance that has carved a place of its own within the history of Hermès perfume, the hair mist allows for further intensifying one’s scent trail, when used alongside the eau de parfum.
On its own the Barénia hair mist is a luxurious step to your hair care routine, which can be sprayed on hair, or onto a hairbrush to gently style your hair with scent. The classic notes of miracle berry and butterfly lily over oakwood and a patchouli base surrounds you with a chypre you’ll (and anyone around you) won’t be able to resist.
Available at select Hermès boutiques in Malaysia.
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