It’s 2023, bb, and are we are *so* excited for what’s to come. This year we’ll be elbows deep in lipsticks, face serums, and dry shampoo searching for the best beauty launches. Here’s what we found (so far). Tell your credit card it’s about to get a major workout because you’re going to want to add ~everything~ to cart.
SENSASIA Spa’s Luxury CBD Balm
Price: Dhs340, shop.sensasiaspas.com
Why we ❤️it: Exclusively at SENSASIA Spas you can now experience ultimate relaxation with KLORIS, the multi-award-winning premium CBD range made in the UK. This beauty pick quickly absorbs into the skin if you’ve got any joint discomfort, so say hello to easing those tense muscles. The buttery balm’s ingredients include 1.3% CBD, a mix of natural plant oils, and shea butter. Did we forget to mention that it acts fast and doesn’t leave a greasy residue? Maybe some products do work miracles 🙏🏼.
Liquirosso 2-IN-1 Lip & Blush Valentino Beauty
Price: Dhs195, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: A treat for your lips and your cheeks, Liquirosso by Valentino Beauty is your next makeup bag necessity. This versatile matte makeup product features pigments specially treated to harmonize with the lips, ensuring the full expression of 12 matte shades, including standout 5-star options, all in one simple, user-friendly collection.
Pat McGrath Labs Bijoux Brilliance: Divine Blush + Bronze + Glow trio
Price: Dhs230, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: Your new go-to kit for a perfect complexion, this trio set by Pat McGrath Labs sees the return of the coveted Divine Bronzer, paired with new hues of the Divine Blush and Divine Glow Highlighter. Crafted with precision for light, medium and deep skin tones, these trios are your ticket to effortless layering and a complexion that exudes luminosity.
Anastasia Beverly Hills mini Modern Renaissance Palette
Price: Dhs135, anastasiabeverlyhills.com
Why we ❤️it: Travel-ready and perfect for on-the-go glam, we love the mini version of the iconic palette. The Modern Renaissance Mini Palette retains the rich, romantic essence of the original, with 9 full-pigment shades from neutral to captivating berry-red hues. You can also shop a mini version of the Anastasia Beverly Hills Sultry palette, too.
Olaplex Volumizing Blow-dry Mist
Price: From Dhs143, eideal.com
Why we ❤️it: If you’re looking for that frizz-free blowout volume, you *need* this product. Infused with patented OLAPLEX Bond Building Technology, the new Volumizing Blow Dry Mist offers protects hair from heat to leave it soft, shiny, and visibly healthy. The formula is sulphate free and pH balanced and is the perfect recipe for bouncy, swoon-worthy hair.
Huda Beauty Pretty Grunge Palette
Price: From Dhs285, hudabeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: With 90s beauty looks making a resurgence, Huda Beauty is giving their own take on the classic grunge aesthetic. This palette has 18 ultra-pigmented shades to achieve the grunge-inspired smokey eye, metallic lid, or super-dark tightline look of your 90s dreams.
SHEGLAM’s Live to Roam Collection Set
Price: From Dhs163, sheglam.com
Why we ❤️it: Drawing inspiration from desert landscapes, this collection mirrors the mesmerizing play of shifting sands and the magnetic pull of uncharted horizons. Featuring the Live to Roam Palette, the Epic Adventure Liquid Lipstick and the Get Going Cream Eyeliner, you can create versatile dune-inspired looks. The best part? You can purchase the entire set for only Dhs163!
Care Bears x SHEGLAM Share Your Care Palette
Price: Dhs36, sheglam.com
Why we ❤️it: This cute collab is the hug-worthy glam you need. The Share Your Care palette is inspired by the cheerful spirit of Cheer Bear, featuring 12 highly-pigmented shades, including silky mattes, frosty shimmers, and slick foils, all expertly crafted for seamless blending.
Isla & Evie Purple Body Wash
Price: Dhs50, thefashionnet.ae
Why we ❤️it: This body wash will nourish your skin with an incredibly opulent aroma of Spicy Oud. Isla & Evie’s latest collection is the perfect touch of luxury to add to your self-care routine. This is the perfect body wash with a harmonious blend of captivating fragrances that is designed for every skin type.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Fall Romance Eyeshadow Palette
Price: Dhs250, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: This jewel and neutral-toned palette contains a gorgeous array of metallic and matte shades for endless autumn-inspired makeup looks. We love how the buildable buttery shadows let us effortlessly go from barely there to full on glam.
Rituals at home spa – The Ritual of Hammam
Price: Dhs275, rituals.com
Why we ❤️it: Rituals cosmetics has relaunched its iconic at home spa experience collection starting with The Ritual of Hammam. This collection is perfect to create your own luxury spa experience in the comfort of your home with one of the oldest cleansing rituals – The Ritual of Hammam. All the products in this collection are packed with 90% natural origin ingredients.
Tangle Teezer The Ultimate Detangler Brush in Pink Barbie
Price: Dhs72, LOOKFANTASTIC.ae
Why we ❤️it: This Barbie-tastic brush was made with Tangle Teezer‘s patented two-tiered teeth technology, helping gently detangle and comb through hair without snagging or pulling. It works best on wet hair, and its innovative design preserves the hair from breakage. We absolutely love the handle which allows for a more controlled grip whilst combing the hair. Honestly, you had us at *pink* (!!)
Guerlain Rejuvenating-Effect Compact Foundation
Price: Dhs424, bloomingdales.ae
Why we ❤️it: Available in 10 different shades and easy to blend any skin type, this compact foundation incorporates the most important components of the Parure Gold Skin foundation formulation. The hint of 24-karat gold and the natural ingredient, white peony is what makes it so easy to achieve an even tone and perfect texture.
Noble Panacea Vitamin C Booster Serum
Price: Dhs623, net-a-porter.com
Why we ❤️it: By acting as a reservoir for vitamin C, this serum supplies the crucial vitamin to the skin when it needs it the most. This serum uses the OSMVTM technology which protects it from oxidation and helps in preserving its properties, leaving your skin feeling hydrated and moisturised.
Olivanna Instant Hydra-Glow Marine Algae and Hyaluronic Acid Bio-Cellulose Sheet Mask
Price: Dhs340 for a box of five, olivanna.com
Why we ❤️it: For skin in need of hydration and a boost of suppleness, this 100% serum-infused sheet mask does the trick. Soothing aloe vera, hydrating sodium hyaluronate, and restoring brown algae revive skin’s moisture levels leaving it feeling fresh and looking brighter.
Pat McGrath Labs Divine Blush Legendary Glow Colour Balm
Price: Dhs147, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: Give lips and cheeks a major glow up with these gel-like colour balms from Pat McGrath Labs. The lightweight formulas offer buildable coverage in shades that flatter all skin tones. They’re fortified with skincare ingredients like moisturising squalane and nourishing shea butter. They’re (almost) to pretty to use. *wink wink*
The Ordinary Soothing and Barrier Support Serum
Price: Dhs90, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: If Barbie used a serum, we’re pretty sure it’d be this pretty pink one. Within two hours of application, an irritated skin barrier shows signs of recovery. The serum contains redness reducing vitamin B12, soothing bisabolol, hydrating niacinamide, and moisturising ceramides. This serum is so effective, it provides an 86% boost in hydration as soon as its applied.
Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear
Price: Dhs230, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: Made of 81% skincare ingredients, this 24-hour full coverage foundation works as an everyday breathable shield for all skin tones and types. The non-clogging and blendable formula suits dry, sensitive, and oily skin.
Olaplex No. 4 Clean Volume Detox Dry Shampoo
Price: Dhs143, eideal.com
Why we ❤️it: It’s *beyond* annoying when using dry shampoo and our hair ends up looking greasier and is covered in white residue. Luckily, we’ve stumbled across a dry shampoo that ~actually~ works. Olaplex’s innovative new scalp-soothing formula instantly refreshes our locks. Our hair looks like it was just washed, feels weightless, and doesn’t clog our pores. Success.
Gucci Beauty Concentré de Beauté
Price: Dhs181, Sephora
Why we ❤️it: Gucci Beauty just debuted their first ever concealer and we could not possible be more excited. Formulated to be applied with your fingers, brushes, or sponges, this formula is made for all skin types and is available in 40 different shades with three different undertones. Brb, we’re finding our perfect colour.
Collective. Haircare Heat Protectant Spray
Price: Dhs120, collectivehaircare.com
Why we ❤️it: Made for the Middle Eastern woman, this scented mist can be used to protect hair from hot tools and UV damage. As a bonus, this heat protectant spray also helps to fight frizz and fight humidity. A few spritzes is all it takes to keep our locks looking healthy and shiny.
Aura UV Shield
Price: Dhs348, aurasunwear.com
Why we ❤️it: Whether you just had a laser treatment, are using retinol on the regular, or prefer to keep your complexion outta the sun’s way, the Aura UV Shield Full Protection Class *needs* to be your new BFF. These trendy visors block 99% of UVA and UVB rays and provide chemical free sun protection. Brb, we’re putting ours on right now.
Luxe Eye Shadow Quad: Passion Fleur
Price: Dhs263, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: The *queen* has delivered once again. This time, she’s bestowed creamy and blendable eyeshadow quad upon us that’s perfect for creating autumnal looks. With buildable rose and peony shimmers and versatile plum and platinum bronze hues, the customisable looks this palette can create are endless. Beauty Editor tip- apply wet for maximum colour payoff.
Blue Lip Shine by Dr. Apa
Price: Dhs120, Apa Aesthetic
Why we ❤️it: This innovative lip gloss does the most to upgrade our smiles. Within the formula is reflective, peppermint oil-infused blue crystals to make teeth look whiter and freshen our breath. Its high-shine finish leaves our lips looking luscious and more plump. We’re obsessed.
GloWish Micro Mini Palette
Price: Dhs87, hudabeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: These pocket-friendly palettes allow us to go full glam or keep it natural. With three creamy and matte shadows as well as one shimmery shade, we can customise our eye looks however we desire. If your eyes are blue, opt for the warm neutral palette Clay. For green and hazel eyes, choose the luscious purples of Amethyst and for brown and black eyes, get gorgeous in greens with Moss.
Eideal Deknot Hairbrush
Price: Dhs110, eideal.com
Why we ❤️it: If your hair is prone to tangles, this hair brush *needs* to be in your beauty arsenal. Its innovative nylon flex bristle design allows it to glide through hair and minimise cuticle damage, breakage, and split ends. It comes in four shades, pink, gold, black, and brown. We recommend buying a backup because your lil’ sis is deffo going to steal it.
Davines The Spotlight Circle
Price: Dhs40, eideal.com
Why we ❤️it: This high-shine and ultra-soothing hair mask gives our locks the ultimate five-star upgrade. With just one use, we noticed our hair instantly reflected light like it never has before. Not only was our shine boosted, but our colour became more vibrant and our hair felt a lot softer. We’re sold.
Charlotte Tilbury Beach Sticks
Price: Dhs165, Charlotte Tilbury stores
Why we ❤️it: Sound the 🚨 because Charlotte Tilbury’s beloved limited edition Beach Sticks are back. These three twistable cream sticks contain glowing pigmentation that can be used on the cheeks and lips. The skin-loving formula contains smoothing ceramidone to plump up the complexion, light-diffusing spheres for a soft-focused finish, and creamy polyspheres for ultra moisturisation. We’re buying them all.
Iva Natura Makeup Micellar Cleanser
Price: Dhs70, beautillicious.com
Why we ❤️it: This all-natural formula gently removes away the day’s impurities, including makeup and spf residue. Its formula contains cleansing licorice extract, soothing rose water, and moisturising argan oil. We love how soft and nourished our skin felt after just one use.
Glowish Super Jelly Lip Balm
Price: Dhs87, hudabeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: These superfood-infused nourishing jelly balms leave our lips soft and hydrated for up to 12 hours. The shades Matcha, Goji Berry, and Blueberry adjust to our body’s natural pH for a pop of personalised colour while Coconut imparts no colour. We love the shine it gives to our pouts and the fact that these lippies are vegan-certified.
Kiko Milano Gaze Defining Eyeshadow Palette
Price: Dhs149, Kiko Milano stores
Why we ❤️it: Part of Kiko Milano’s Create Your Balance Collection, the Gaze Defining Eyeshadow Palette offers twelve shades with the intention of customising your eye look to your mood. The ultra-lightweight textures and highly pigmented and easy to blend. They come in two different options- warm and cool toned. Ngl, we bought both.
MAC Studio Radiance Serum-Powered Foundation
Price: Dhs176, MAC stores
Why we ❤️it: Love MAC foundations but want something a lil’ dewy? MAC’s newest drop, the Radiance Serum-Powered Foundation, is the glowy counterpart to Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15. This lightweight, gel textured foundation comes in 56 luminous shades and boasts buildable and smoothing medium coverage. It’s water-, sweat-, and transfer-resistant, and blurs the appearance of pores, redness, hyperpigmentation, and dry fine lines.
Molton Brown Wild Mint and Lavadin
Price: Dhs70, Molton Brown Stores
Why we ❤️it: We love using this shower gel both in the morning and at night. Its refreshing scent of wild mint and sustainably sourced lavadin, a powerful and greener variety of lavender, both stimulates and soothes us simultaneously. It leaves our skin feeling soft and gently scented.
Whind Marrakech Sun Tinting Water
Price: Dhs180, me.whind.com
Why we ❤️it: No time for a vacay? No problem. Arab beauty brand, Whind, is letting us fake the jet setter lifestyle with its latest launch. With only a few drops of the Marrakech Sun Tinting Water, our skin instantly took on a suntanned glow. The bronzing formula contains erythrulose, a natural botanical alternative to DHA, and caramel to gradually warm up complexions.
Molton Brown Infinite Bottle
Price: Dhs230, moltonbrown.ae
Why we ❤️it: As part of Molton Brown’s sustainable refill collection, the British fragrance connoisseurs have proudly launched a refillable Bath & Shower Gel bottle that is built to last. Sustainable inside out, the new Infinite Bottle is made from 100% recycled aluminum and is filled with three of Molton Brown’s iconic, sustainably sourced fragrances: Re-charge Black Pepper, Fiery Pink Pepper or Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel. Refillable heavenly scents that are environmentally conscious? Yes, ~please~.
Asteri Archer brow pencil refill
Price: Dhs65, asteribeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: A triple threat, this brow product is precise, smooth, and highly-pigmented. Not only will the brow pencil fill and shape your brows to ~perfection~ with its micro-tip design, but it’ll also give you a real-hair effect and long-lasting brow definition. We’re absolutely *sold*.
Flormar water lip stain
Price: Dhs39, instashop.com
Why we ❤️it: With it slightly watery gel structure it *so* easy to use. You just apply it, wait a bit for it to dry, and, boom, it can last for a whole day. Really. But what we also love about the stain is that you can use it on cheeks, too! Get that summery blushy effect, and you are ready to go.
Huda Beauty FauxFilter color corrector
Price: Dhs125, hudabeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: This creamy, sheer formula works wonders on discolouration and under-eye concerns. Infused with vitamin C and niacinamide, it brightens and evens out your complexion. With shades like Pink Pomelo, Peach, Mango, Papaya, and Blood Orange, you’ll have a flawless canvas for your makeup masterpieces.
Benefit cosmetics pore care collection
Price: Dhs139, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: Their gel face cleanser transforms into a refreshing, pore-purifying foam, visibly removing dirt and oil. It’s gentle, suitable for all skin types, and with power ingredients like lemon extract and yuzu extract, your skin will look and feel amazing.
Noble Panacea Hydrating Preparation Essence
Price: Dhs477.48, noblepanacea.com
Why we ❤️it: With the Cleansing Balm & Exfoliating Refiner, your skin is treated to a two-step process that refines and revitalizes, giving you a refined and resurfaced complexion. The Hydration Preparation Essence completes the skin initialization routine, providing instant and intense hydration while energizing and priming the skin for further treatments. Powered by advanced OSMVTM Technology and featuring key ingredients like Hyaluronic Acid and Copper Tripeptide, this collection ensures your skin is replenished, protected, and optimized for a radiant glow.
Tata Harper Water-Lock Moisturizer The Silicone-Free Hydrator
Price: Dhs295, cultbeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: With a breathable barrier and silicone-free formula, it effortlessly smooths your skin for a flawless makeup application. Its surface-focused hydration keeps your look fresh throughout the day, eliminating the need for extra steps- so you can ditch the primer and level up your skincare routine with this moisturizer-primer hybrid.
Arooba Desert Goddess Signature Eyeshadow Dips
Price: Dhs292, aroobabeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: The air-light and silky textures of these eyeshadows effortlessly glide over the skin, allowing for seamless application and stunning multi-dimensional colour payoff. The exotic, earthy tones are perfect for creating a variety of eye-catching looks. Plus, the inclusion of botanical droplets, such as Passion Flower Oil, Sunflower Oil, and a fusion of Beetroot and Tuberose, adds a luxurious touch to the formula, elevating the entire experience.
Asteri Arabian Sun Bronzer
Price: Dhs125, asteribeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: This bronzer is your go-to when you’re craving that sun-kissed look. The powder is super lightweight, giving your skin an ethereal golden radiance that beats any natural tan. It’s like a breath of fresh air, blending effortlessly for a long-lasting, lit-from-within glow. Plus, it’s packed with skin-loving goodies that keep your complexion happy and hydrated. It’s a total game-changer, leaving you with the perfect faux glow all day long.
Esho Scuplt
Price: Dhs104.50, beautybay.com
Why we ❤️it: It’s a needle-free solution that gives your pout a gorgeous shape and a plump boost, both instantly and over time. Say goodbye to the risks of lip augmentation and hello to a gentle tingly feeling that adds volume and defines your lip curves. Your lips will feel hydrated, soft, and beautifully sculpted with this game-changing serum.
Rouge Louboutin
Price: Dhs210, bloomingdales.ae
Why we ❤️it: With a wide range of 12 glamorous shades, including the iconic Christian Louboutin red, you’ll find the perfect colour for any occasion. Whether you prefer intense colour and comfort, bright payoff and hydration, or sheer lasting shine, these lipsticks deliver exceptional results that make them the must-have beauty buy of the year.
Lancome Rénergie H.P.N. 300-Peptide Face Cream
Price: Dhs425, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: This innovative formula combines over 300 peptides, along with Hyaluronic Acid and Niacinamide, to help skin regenerate faster and combat ageing. Drawing on 40 years of scientific expertise, Lancôme harnesses the power of plant extract peptides to deliver exceptional anti-ageing benefits.
It Cosmetics Bye Bye break out serums
Price: Dhs145, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: This dermatologist-tested formula not only clears active acne but also fades acne marks. With a powerful combo of 2% salicylic acid and 3% lactic acid, it gently exfoliates and is suitable for sensitive skin. In just 3 days, it visibly reduces acne and over 8 weeks, it fades the appearance of post-acne marks. The water-light, non-drying vegan formula is perfect for layering under makeup and features postbiotic ferment for calm, balanced skin.
Glossic Caribbean Mango Sparkling Suntan and Body Oil
Price: starting at Dhs160, glossic.com
Why we ❤️it: Homegrown beauty brand, Glossic, is bringing us the most gorgeous sparkling body oils just in time for summer. Fortified with vitamins A and E, as well as omega-3 fatty acids and zinc, they make our skin feel ultra-soft and super nourished. The oils contain SPF 6 with protection against UVB (those are the skin burning ones, bb) and contain mica for a beautiful complexion-enhancing glow.
Guerlain Abeille Royale Advanced Youth Watery Oil
Price: starting at Dhs248, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: This limited-edition bottle released in honor of World Bee Day, is designed by French artist Céline Cléro. This lightweight oil harnesses the healing powers of honey to allow skin to repair up to nine times faster. The result? A complexion that’s smooth, plump, and radiant. We recommend using it both morning and night.
Louboutin Abracadabra Le Duo
Price: Dhs210, bloomingdales.ae
Why we ❤️it: Anything in that’s encased in the signature Loubi red *and* adorned with spikes catches our eyes immediately. Newly launched Abracadabra Le Duo eyeshadow palettes come in eight different shade combos that can be used dry or wet for an enhanced effect. The creamy formulas are a mix of matte and satins and are the perfect size for summer travels.
Wishful Get Clean 2% PHA & Sea Moss Gentle Foaming Cleanser
Price: Dhs103, hudabeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: Clear skin in the summertime is now possible thanks to HB’s new Wishful gel to foam cleanser. Infused with pore clearing salicylic acid, moisturising sea moss, and gently exfoliating 2% PHA, this formula has a VIP ingredients list to give you a total complexion upgrade. It’s made for all skin types, vegan friendly, and is the packaging is crafted from recyclable materials. What’s not to love.
Comfort Zone Hydramemory Face Mist
Price: Dhs130, eideal.com
Why we ❤️it: This summer, we’re taking Comfort Zone’s alcohol-free face mist on our pools days to give our skin an immediate dose of hydration. It contains refreshing prickly pear extract to nourish our complexions while dosing our skin with antioxidants. As a side note, we totally recommend spritzing your face in slo-mo for the ‘gram.
Elizabeth Arden White Tea Skin Solutions Gentle Purifying Cleanser
Price: Dhs112, Debenhams
Why we ❤️it: For the days we’re a lil extra with the makeup, this gel-to-mousse cleanser is our go-to for some seriously deep cleansing. Not only does it remove all traces of our skincare, makeup, and SPF, but it also retexturises and purifies our skin and minimises the appearance of pores. Our complexion looks noticeably brighter and feels incredibly soft with continued use. We love it.
Giorgio Armani Lip Maestro Satin Liquid Lipstick
Price: Dhs185, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: This isn’t *just* another liquid lipstick. Girogio Armani specially crafted the Lip Maestro Satin to give us the nourishment and care of a balm, the colour payoff of a lipstick, and the long lasting wear of a liquid lipstick. Coming in 12 shades, there’s something for everyone with this dreamy new formula.
Guerlain Ombres G 518 Summer Jean Eyeshadow Palette
Price: Dhs309, Guerlain Boutiques
Why we ❤️it: Part of Guerlain’s summer Floral Jean collection, this eyeshadow palette features soft and bold shades inspired by nature and denim. To make the most of this warm weather lewk, apply the satin lilac shade to your entire eyelid. Follow by applying the caramel brown to the base of your lashes and use the denim blue as an eyeliner for an intense effect. Finish by dotting the metallic gold to the inner corners of your eyes for a sunshine inspired sparkle.
Olivanna SPF50 Sun Defence Drops
Price: Dhs255, olivanna.com
Why we ❤️it: These fragrance-free mineral drops offer broad spectrum protection against UV rays. Fortified with redness reducing niacinamide and soothing rosemary leaf extract, this lightweight SPF 50 formula is perfect for wearing underneath our makeup. Want to reapply while wearing a full beat? Bounce a damp blender sponge into this SPF serum and apply over makeup for added protection.
Skin Story Define Eyeliner
Price: Dhs120, skinstory.me
Why we ❤️it: Homegrown Middle Eastern beauty brand Skin Story has legit wowed us with their new eyeliner that actually encourages lash growth. This matte black, opaque liquid liner comes with an ultra-fine tip for cat eye precision. The smudge-proof formula contains peptides and panthenol to provide nourishment and comfort for all day wear.
Vegamour Hydr-8 Deep Moisture Repair Mask
Price: Dhs231, ae.vegamour.com
Why we ❤️it: Thirsty hair? No problem. Drench your locks in Vegamour’s hair mask to give your parched locks a delectable dose of deep hydration. This luxurious formula contains vegan silk to strengthen and smooth strands. Our hair has become noticeably softer and shinier with only just two treatments a week.
Hask Curl Care Defining Cream
Price: Dhs41, centrepointstores.com
Why we ❤️it: MENA summers are no match for Hask’s hot new frizz-defying curl cream. This humidity-proof (!) formula keeps our curls and coils soft yet defined with its moisturising combo of coconut and argan oils and well as vitamin E. Our locks are shiny, hydrated, and smell oh-so-good.
Huda Beauty Lip Blush
Price: Dhs101, hudabeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: In a world full of lip oils, leave it to Huda Beauty to break the status quo. She just dropped five creamy lip and cheek stains to give us a subtle tint that lasts all day. Made with hyaluronic acid powder and coconut extract, these hydrating and lightweight stains complement all skin types and tones.
Givenchy Skin Perfecto Firming and Smoothing Eye Care
Price: Dhs253, shopgivenchybeauty.ae
Why we ❤️it: When it comes to the eyes, we’re always looking for the latest and greatest. Givenchy’s newest addition to the Skin Perfecto line promises to give our entire eye area including our crow’s feet with its anti-aging fluid. Sounds pretty good to us.
Maysan Exfoliating Silk Cocoons
Price: Dhs110 for eight cocoons, order by whatsapp +971585215500
Why we ❤️it: There’s a new way to exfoliate your face, bb, and it’s with the healing powers of silk. Maysan’s silk cocoons target fine lines, acne spots, and blackheads with its amino acid rich fibres to strengthen, rejuvenate, and soothe our stressed our skin barrier. We simply soak two cocoons in hot water for five minutes and place them on our fingertips like a thimble after they’ve softened. After gently massaging the cocoons on clean, wet skin, we apply our face cream as normal on our new radiant looking complexion.
Gucci Beauty Eternité de Beauté Foundation
Price: Dhs265, Gucci Beauty Boutique in Bloomingdales Dubai Mall
Why we ❤️it: Gucci Beauty’s latest ~full coverage~ drop gives us the best of both worlds- a luminous-matte finish that’s flexible and weightless. Scented with a vintage peony fragrance, Eternité de Beauté comes in 40 shades and contains skin loving ingredients like hydrating hyaluronic acid, moisturising black rose oil, and mattifying bamboo powder. Our pores are blurred, imperfections erased, and we now have no need for the Bold Glamour filter.
Filorga Oxygen Glow CC Cream
Price: Dhs310, Boots Pharmacies
Why we ❤️it: This state of the art CC cream uses the powers of oxygen to detoxify, smooth, and boost our skin’s radiance. Its inclusive micro-encapsulated pigments work even out skin tones and give our skin a healthy looking glow. We can scroll through Tik Tok guilt free, too, knowing that the formula protects our skin from blue light.
Dries Van Noten Neon Print Lipstick
Price: Dhs300, Harvey Nichols Kuwait
Why we ❤️it: With 30 shades to choose from in an array of sheer, matte, and satin finishes, these conditioning lipsticks featuring rose oil are housed in refillable cases inspired by prints from the fashion collections. Neon Print features the clash of animalier print with neon spring green for an impossibly chic combination.
Minimalist PHA Face Toner
Price: Dhs34.95, noon.com
Why we ❤️it: BB, did you know that granular scrubs can cause microtears on the surface of the skin? This creates openings for bacteria to enter and can potentially result in acne. We recommend upgrading your skincare routine with a gentle chemical exfoliant like polyhydroxy acid. Minimalist’s PHA Face Toner sloughs away dead skin and leaves our complexion looking glowy and refreshed.
Wet n Wild MegaSlicks Lip Gloss
Price: Dhs27, hypermarkets across the UAE
Why we ❤️it: Get lustrous lips that pop with shine thanks wallet-friendly Wet n Wild’s newest lip gloss drop. We stan the lip-loving ingredients like jojoba and collagen in these glosses that keep our pouts soft, supple, and oh-so-hydrated. We totes recommend picking up one for you and your bestie the next time you’re at your favorite hypermarket buying the latest issue of Cosmo ME.
Lush x The Super Mario Bros. Movie Gold Coin Soap
Price: Dhs50, Lush stores
Why we ❤️it: In a nod to the new Super Mario Bros. movie, this caramel scented honey soap asks us to cash in on its skin softening ingredients. Anything related to Mario and Luigi makes us feel like a peachy princess so, as you can imagine, we’re buying the entire collection of this collab.
Flormar Extreme Tattoo Gel Pencil
Price: Dhs39, Centre Point Stores
Why we ❤️it: This water-resistant eyeliner is our go-to smudge-proof pencil for tightlining. It’s easy to use, glides on effortlessly, *and* lasts from morning to night. We recommend picking up a few colours of this velvety formula and experimenting with your eye lewks. You won’t be disappointed.
Elizabeth Arden Visible Brightening Spot Correcting Night Capsules
Price: Dhs384, Debenham’s
Why we ❤️it: OG beauty brand, Elizabeth Arden, is putting the beauty in beauty sleep. These silver capsules are formulated to work alongside your skin’s natural repair process while you catch your precious zzz’s. They contain five types of skin brighteners to minimise dark spots, even out your skin tone, minimise pores, and give skin that glass-like glow.
Guerlain Double R Renew and Repair Serum
Price: Dhs723, ounass.ae
Why we ❤️it: Apply this serum both morning and night before moisturiser to reap the beauty-tech benefits of this anti-aging formula. Formulated with black bee honey and royal jelly, Guerlain’s luxury soft-peel treatment smooths out wrinkles, improves firmness and elasticity, and contours the face. Our skin is looking more perfect already.
Glist Ultra Hydro Plumping Mask
Price: Dhs299 for a box of five, glistofficial.com
Why we ❤️it: With all the late night suhoors lately, we’re tired and it shows. Our once bright and radiant skin now looks a lil overcast and we are 100% sure that the little fine lines around our eyes are looking deeper and more pronounced. Luckily, Glist’s vegan Ultra Hydro Sheet Masks contain a major dose of hyaluronic acid to plump up our skin and revitalise our complexions. The best part? They’re halal too.
Gisou Honey Infused Lip Oil
Price: Dhs133, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: Lip oils are trending bb, and Gisou added their sweet take on these luscious lippie to the mix. The Honey Infused Lip Oil contains a sumptuous blend of smoothing Mirsalehi bee honey, hydrating hyaluronic acid and natural botanicals to define and plump our pouts. We’ve already bought a back up.
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Body Cream
Price: starting at Dhs120, Charlotte Tilbury stores
Why we ❤️it: Charlotte’s famous Magic Face Cream is now available for our bawdy-awdy-awdies and we can’t be more excited. Packed with skin-loving ingredients like hydrating hyaluronic acid, firming peptides, brightening vitamin C, toning caffeine, and smoothing vitamin E, our bodies are *finally* getting the attention they deserve. We’re obsessed.
Noble Panacea The Essential Cleansing Balm and Exfoliating Refiner
Price: Dhs679, noblepanacea.com
Why we ❤️it: Multi-taskers, rejoice. Noble Panacea’s latest drop makes cleansing and exfoliating *a lot* simpler. This luscious creamy cleanser first removes all impurities from our complexions and then slowly microdoses chemical exfoliants to gently remove dead skin cells and minimise the appearance of pores. The tech behind this product is impressive and our baby skin proves it.
pHformula Hydra Concentrated Corrective Serum
Price: Dhs655, Sisters Beauty Lounge
Why we ❤️it: For those of us who need a lil’ extra hydration (🙋🏽♀️), this serum quenches our skin’s thirst. It’s packed with moisture binding ingredients and penetrates deep into skin to deliver hydration where it’s needed most. Best of all, it’s made for all skin types. Drink up, ladies.
Pat McGrath Labs Mthrshp Mega: Celestial Nirvana EyeShadow Palette
Price: Dhs397, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: The new limited edition PML palette is a must-have for our all spring and summer lewks. With 18 creamy shades in an array of matte, frost, floral, and shimmer finishes, the colour and texture combos are endless. This is our new go-to gift for our besties, too.
Kamira Gold and Caviar Face Cream
Price: Dhs400, kamiracosmetics.com
Why we ❤️it: We’re keeping our skin happily hydrated with Dubai’s newest homegrown skincare brand. The luxurious Gold and Caviar Cream contains ingredients to restore our skin barrier to make it soft n’ supple, improve elasticity, and intensely moisturise our complexions while its powerful antioxidant complex protects our skin from harmful UVA and UVB rays. It’s an essential part of our daytime skincare routine.
Shirley Conlon Organics Night Repair Serum
Price: Dhs150, shirleyconlonorganics.com
Why we ❤️it: Beloved homegrown skincare brand, Shirley Conlon Organics, pays homage to the region with her Night Repair serum. Containing date extract (!) as well as smoothing vitamin E, renewing bakuchiol, and hydrating squalene, this night time elixir is a must-have for minimising fine lines and evening out our skin tone. We’re stocking up on them, like, rn.
Carolina Herrera Chic Mono Eyeshadows
Price: Dhs145, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: These cute new cream to powder single shadows come in a range of sparkling metallics, buttery mattes and incandescent shimmers. With 12 hours of wear time, we don’t worry at all about our lids creasing, flaking, or fading. To top it all off, each eyeshadow can be customised in a chic, collectable compact. We bought four of them and have all our shadows on a bangle alongside some CH charms and a tassle to boot. This is our kind of makeup kit.
Mauli Calm Balm
Price: Dhs195, thesecretskin.com
Why we ❤️it: If you’re the type of gal who has an infinite number of tabs open in your mind at any given time, we urge you to usher in a lil’ peace with this calming remedy. Its soul-soothing ingredients of clary sage, chamomile, and brahmi allows you to mentally detox and rest. Simply rub a bit of balm on your pulse points and power down.
Fable & Mane SahaScalp Cooling Scalp Mud Mask
Price: Dhs137, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: When our favourite Ayurvedic haircare brand launches a purifying and calming scalp mask, we do one thing- buy it. Made with mineral rich sea silt, cooling menthol, conditioning apricot kernal oil, and anti-inflammatory neem, our itchy scalps felt more hydrated and balanced after just one use.
Huda Beauty Matte Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette
Price: Dhs129, hudabeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: Our obsession with Obsessions knows no bounds and 2023 is truly giving us the best beauty energy. HB’s latest and greatest are two new matte eyeshadow palettes featuring nine shimmer-free shadows. Whether you choose the warm or cool palette (or both *wink wink*), you can’t go wrong.
YSL Rouge Pur Couture The Bold Lipstick
Price: Dhs127, harrods.com
Why we ❤️it: We’ve yet to meet anyone that doesn’t love YSL lipsticks. They come in the most luxurious textures and the shades never disappoint. We squealed with excitement when we found out there’s a new addition to the Rouge Pur Couture family. The Bold is YSL’s most intensely pigmented lipsticks with a second skin-like texture and maximum shine. We’re buying them all.
Kylie Cosmetics High Gloss
Price: Dhs90, namshi.com
Why we ❤️it: Kylie Cosmetics has *finally* arrived in the region and is exclusively available at Namshi. We totes recommend picking up a High Gloss or two as the weather heats up. It coats our lips in a gorg multidimensional shine with a juicy pop of colour. Perfect on its own or paired with your favourite lipstick. One of our spring and summer lip staples.
Khus + Khus Bleu Body Serum
Price: Dhs363, ounass.com
Why we ❤️it: This healing serum is plant medicine at its finest. When our skin (and mind) needs to calm down, this restorative and relaxing skin tonic does the trick. Containing detoxing helichrysum, anti-inflammatory borage seed oil, and soothing blue tansy, we feel refreshed and renewed after just one full body use. Whenever we have a home massage, we ask them to use product instead. Instant upgrade.
Comfort Zone Skin Perfect Tissue Mask
Price: Dhs70, eideal.com
Why we ❤️it: All it takes is 15 minutes to lift up tired looking skin. Made with skin-brightening brown algae and plumping chicory oligosaccharides, it’s our go-to when we need to fake a full eight hours of sleep. It’s quick, easy to use, and effective AF.
Davines Dry Shampoo
Price: Dhs110, eideal.com
Why we ❤️it: Sometimes we gotta fake it til our next shower. Davines new Dry Shampoo prolongs our blow-dry and refreshes our hair and scalp with its waterless extender formula. It leaves a soft, natural finish and volumising effect without any pesky residues. What more can a Cosmo ME girl ask for?
Siella Beauty x Mariam Hussein Liquid Lipstick
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Price: Dhs84, siellabeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: Indie beauty brand, Siella Beauty, teamed up with actress and social media star Mariam Hussein to create the most perfect pinky-nude liquid lipstick. This 12 hour water- and transfer-proof matte lipstick nourishes the lips with its hydrating ingredients for maximum comfort. We love that they’re cruelty-free and against animal testing too.
Filorga Sleep & Peel 4.5 Night Cream
Price: Dhs326, ounass.ae
Why we ❤️it: Beauty sleep has never been easier than with Filorga’s new micro-peeling cream. The latest edition to our nighttime skincare routines contains a concentration of alpha and beta hydroxy acids to minimise the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, acne scars and dark spots while boosting the production of our collagen and elastin. Upon waking up, our complexions are noticeably brighter. We love it.
Sculpted by Aimee Second Skin Dewy Mineral Foundation
Price: Dhs145, Faces stores
Why we ❤️it: This popular Irish brand has finally landed in Dubai and we couldn’t be more excited. Created by MUA Aimee Connolly, this vegan and cruelty-free liquid mineral foundation is perfect for a Cosmo ME gal with oily skin. Not only does it have medium buildable coverage and a radiant, luminous finish but it also contains a broad spectrum SPF 50 and our much-loved skin-plumping hyaluronic acid.
Kiko Milano Powerful Love Demi Matte Liquid Lip Colour
Price: Dhs47, Kiko Milano stores
Why we ❤️it: This ultra-pigmented demi-matte lipstick lasts up to six hours on the lips and feels soft n’ comfy too. We love this lippie’s light violet scented formula and its precision tip applicator. Applying liquid lipstick has never been so easy.
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Face Architect Highlighter
Price: Dhs190, Charlotte Tilbury stores
Why we ❤️it: If anyone could figure out how to make a powder highlighter glide like a liquid, it’s Charlotte. Her latest innovation does just that, thanks to its silky smooth ingredients like ultra-hydrating squalane and satiny emollients. Coming in hot with six sultry shades, there’s space for everyone’s complexions with these gorgeous new glow-getters.
Aman Essentials Face Replenishing Serum
Price: Dhs828, shop.aman.com
Why we ❤️it: When we see ultra stable and highly effective vitamin C derivative Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate on an ingredients label, we know that radiant, glowing skin is in our (near) future. Aman’s new Replenishing Face Serum is the perfect addition to our 2023 morning skincare routines as it protects our skin against environmental aggressors (Dubai sun, we’re looking at you) and city pollution while doing the most to give us our most luminous skin yet.
Gisou Honey Infused Hair Wash
Price: From Dhs54, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: Buildup, begone. Lux haircare brand, Gisou’s, latest drop promises a silky, shiny mane thanks to its bee-utiful honey straight from the Mirsalehi Bee Garden. This gentle shampoo is packed with minerals, vitamins, amino acids and antioxidants to restore your strands vibrance and provide scalp buildup relief. We’re loving the lather.
Noble Panacea The Brilliant Prime Radiance Serum
Price: Dhs1127, ounass.ae
Why we ❤️it: Imagine if your skincare worked 10 times better. Thanks to Noble Prize winner chemist, Sir Fraser Stoddart, it does. The Brilliant Prime Radiance Serum delivers its concoction of brightening, hydrating, and protecting ingredients in a controlled release manner throughout the day. This gives your skin the ultimate protection against of free radicals, pollution, and environmental aggressors. Skin tech has never looked better.
Lush 4:20pm Bath Bomb
Price: Dhs53, Lush stores
Why we ❤️it: Infused with 25mg of CBD as well as grounding ginger and calming patchouli, Lush’s new bath bomb brings a whole new meaning to a lil’ afternoon relaxation. Thanks to the (non-addictive) anti-inflammatory and anxiety-reducing benefits of CBD oil, we’re high vibin’ after our bath sesh.
iLash Starter DIY Lash Extension Kit
Price: Dhs249, ilashdubai.com
Why we ❤️it: Gone are the days we have to take a chunk of time outta our busy lives to go to our lash appointment. Now, we can do our own lash extensions at home thanks to iLash’s easy to use kits. Our lashes are fluttering and look oh-so-glam for five to seven days at a time just by following the kit’s simple steps. This is the kind of upgrade we need in 2023.
Guerlain Rouge G Velvet Matte Shade N°770 Red Vanda Lipstick
Price: Dhs167, bloomingdales.ae
Why we ❤️it: Dry lips? Not here. Loaded with hydrating hyaluronic acid and nourishing jojoba oil and mango butter, our lips look luminous AF with this long-lasting lipstick while remaining supple, moisturised, and plump. These glam lipsticks are one of our 2023 must-haves.
Bosley MD BosDefense Color Safe Starter Pack
Price: Dhs190, cozmada.com
Why we ❤️it: 2023 is the year to be proactive, especially when it comes to our strands. This shampoo, conditioner, and thickening treatment kit maintains hair density and prevents thinning. It’s also safe for colour treated hair too. With results in as little as 30 days, it’s no wonder that this one of the best beauty launches to drop this year.
The Hair Addict Frizz-Off Deep Conditioner
Price: Dhs35, thehairaddict.net
Why we ❤️it: Papaya, panthenol, and macadamia are just a few of the hydrating and nourishing ingredients in this lux hair mask to soften and strengthen strands. This anti-frizz mask is the perfect addition to our shower routines. We pop it on the lower two-thirds of our locks and let ’em soak it up for maximum moisture and silkiness.
Nuxe Merveillance Lift Eye Cream
Price: Dhs144, lookfantastic.ae
Why we ❤️it: Drop the AI filters and face tune because Nuxe is starting 2023 off strong with their eco-friendly blurring eye cream. One of the best beauty products we’ve seen so far, this vegan and micro-algae infused formula softens the look of tired eyes, diminishes dark circles, and transforms the eye contour. We’re buying it in bulk.
Vegamour Hydr-8 Leave-in Conditioner
Price: Dhs151, ae.vegamour.com
Why we ❤️it: As the name suggests, this leave-in conditioner not only hydrates your hair but also fights frizz, provides heat protection and gives your hair a super smooth, glossy look. The vegan keratin alternative Karmatin also helps repair dry and damaged hair.