Valentine's Day 2019: The best last-minute beauty buys
The annual day of romance quickly brings to mind cliched images of chocolate boxes and red roses which, as beautiful as they are, will wilt and wither in just a few days. If you’re looking for an alternative gift idea to elevate your bathroom shelf beyond, look no further.
There's something about a limited edition gift that we can't resits, Valentine’s Day or not. So, whether you’re giving the gift of beauty to your partner, mother, daughter, best friend or yourself (because self-care is the new health-care) these are our pick of the best beauty products to gift your loved ones this month.
Givenchy Le Rouge Interdit Valentine’s Edition, £26.50
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Givenchy has created two limited edition cases for its bestselling shades of Le Rouge Interdit. These long wear lipsticks offer brilliant comfort through a blend of precious oils, while boasting a vibrant, satin colour. Adorned with the word ‘LOVE’ down its side, these special edition cases are the ideal way to make a bold statement.
Clinique Aromatics in Black Essentials, £58
This Valentine’s Day set features the Aromatics in Black™ 50ml fragrance, along with the Aromatics in Black™ Body Lotion and Body Wash. With a bold undercurrent of myrrh, which carries the notes of succulent fruit and exotic floral, this set is perfect for achieving long-lasting allure.
Mac PREP+PRIME FIX+ Cherry Blossom, £19
A staple in many makeup kits, but this time, with a twist. With Sakura season on approach over in Japan, Mac has created the Boom Boom Bloom collection to compliment the coming festivities. The collection’s rendition of the PREP+PRIME FIX+ sees the arrival of beautiful sakura-printed packaging and alluring cherry blossom-scents. The same lightweight, rich mist that refreshes the skin, made all the more romantic.
Origins Blooming BoldTM Lipstick, £18.50
Using naturally derived ingredients, Origins’ new Blooming Bold lipsticks provide an ultimate high performance formula, uniquely crafted to nourish and help protect lips without sacrificing colour or coverage. With 24 fresh-picked shades, all created from a mix of re-claimed flower waxes, like that derived from jasmine, and whole-crushed flowers, such as rose lavender, these lipsticks give lips a vibrant, satin finish with 6 hours of lasting hydration.
Kiehl’s Love Oil for Lips, £18
Love Oil for Lips combines the shine of a gloss with the replenishment of an oil, to make for the perfect multi-action lip product which takes care of your lips while making them look fabulous. Formulated with a luxurious blend of Coconut and Moringa Oils, as well as anti-oxidant rich Acerola Cherry Extract, this treatment boosts moisture and leave lips feeling softer, smoother and restored. Better yet, it’s available in four tinted shades.
Laura Mercier Flawless Lumiére Radiance Perfecting Foundation, £36
With flawless coverage and nourishing ingredients to match, Laura Mercier’s new Flawless Lumiére Radiance Perfecting Foundation delivers a perfectly luminous finish and improves the skin’s natural luminosity over time, with the help of Vitamin C and Silver Ear Mushroom Extract.
GLAMGLOW GOOD IN BED™ Passionfruit Softening Night Cream, £42
If you’re looking to treat your better half with the gift of soft, nourished skin, opt for GLAMGLOW’s GOOD IN BED™ Passionfruit Softening Night Cream. This potent passionfruit-infused night treatment, leverages the power of Passionfruit Oil and Squalene to nourish the skin, while a powerful, yet gentle blend of AHA, BHA and PHA acids get to work, exfoliating cells to reveal smooth, hydrated skin overnight.
House 99 Smarten Up Hair & Moustache Wax, £13
This recent launch from House 99 by David Beckham sees the introduction of a new sleek look for gentlemen. The Smarten Up Hair & Moustache Wax promises to be a tool of multidisciplinary magic with the help of its repositionable formula, fit for retro-come-polished styles. Ideal for those showmanship moments as well as the coming date night and all the others ahead.
Estée Lauder Pure Colour Envy Lip Care Collection, each product £25
An all-rounder lip collection which really does tick all the boxes. Estée Lauder’s Pure Colour Envy Lip Care Collection is made up for 4 stunning lip products which can be bought separately to provide ultimate tending of the lips. From the Pure Colour Envy Lip Repair Potion to the Pure Colour Envy Lip Volumiser, these products work to intensely hydrate and revive, while helping to give way to an enviable sculpted and defined look.
Dior Sauvage Eau de Parfum Spray, 100ml for £92
With an ingenious composition of Calabrian bergamot and smoky accents of Papua New Guinean vanilla absolute, Dior’s Sauvage Eau De Parfum exudes powerful freshness with mysterious facets. Inspired by the desert at the hour of twilight, the scent invites warm, spicy notes to conjure fullness and sensuality.
Ole Henriksen 3 Little Wonders™, £58
Skin care made easy. This AM-PM regimen set includes the Sheer Transformation Perfecting Moisturizer, the Invigorating Night Transformation™ Gel, as well as Ole Henriksen's no. 1 age-defying serum, the Truth Serum. Promising results in just 7 days, this Signature professional-strength trio works to brighten, firm and even skin tone, while smoothing out texture and reduces the look of fine lines and wrinkles. Its multifaceted ability is made ever more potent with the help of active ingredients such as vitamin C, collagen, antioxidants and a concentrated multi-source AHA complex.
Diptyque Centifolia 190g candle, £53
Diptyque’s latest offering in celebration of the day of romance, sees the first time in the history of perfumery that a Maison has devoted a candle to the Centifolia rose. Cultivated in the region of Grasse for the extraction of rose absolute since the 16th century, this celebrated hundred petalled rose has never been experienced in such a way. The flame of the candle reveals the beautiful scent of scent of fresh, intact flowers.
Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Palette in Pillow Talk, £39
As part of Charlotte Tilbury’s Pillow Talk collection, this stunning eye palette is inspired by the shades of seduction, and is said to be a component in Charlotte Tilbury’s little black dress of looks. Enriched with four fresh shades of pretty, pink hues, this quad is the perfect companion to easy, soft contoured looks.
SLIP Kiss Print Pillowcase, £79
This is the perfect addition to any beauty regime. SLIP’s scientifically tested pure mulberry silk pillowcases will help you to wake up to softer, smoother skin and silkier hair. Recommended by independent dermatologists and beauty experts, silk pillowcases have an array of benefits including reducing premature ageing, by limiting the friction and stretching associated with cotton cases. SLIP’s pillowcase will also minimise sleep crease and hydrate the skin and hair as silk fibres are significantly less absorbent than regular cotton cases, allowing you to retain moisture where it’s needed most.
Alien Fusion Eau de Parfum, 60ml for £70
Mugler’s iconic perfume is revisited in a new interpretation, Alien Fusion. This new Alien pillar, inspired by the solar eclipse, emits an interplay of hot-cold contrasts and opens with a burst of ginger to awaken the senses, before giving way to spicy cinnamon and orange blossom. The base notes include lashings of vanilla and enticing white amber, to create a warm and intriguing sensuality.
