Best Limited Edition Beauty Launches to Transform Your Lunar New Year Looks
Before you head out to visit your relatives, pamper yourself with some of the best beauty launches for the season.
This Lunar New Year, take your festive makeup looks up a notch with these limited-edition beauty launches. Whether you’re heading out for a night of family fun or an exhilarating round of mahjong with your friends, here are some new beauty goodies to get your hands on for the Year of the Dragon.
Give your skin a boost this Lunar New Year, with the Phyto-Blanc Cushion Foundation, which provides lightweight coverage with moisturising properties, for makeup and skincare at the same time. And reach for the Le Phyto-Gloss, in four vibrant, high-shine shades for a pop of red on your lips.
The Phyto-Blanc Cushion Foundation is available for $165 and the Le Phyto-Gloss is available for $68.
Looking for a special present this Lunar New Year? Gift your loved ones or yourself Oribe’s Magnificent Volume Set for the new year, which features a shampoo, conditioner and thickening spray, in a specially designed case created by Australian-Chinese artist Chris Chun.
Available for US$115.
Another way to prep your skin for all the visiting you’ll be doing this year is Tatcha’s The Essence. Adorned in a bright red limited edition packaging, this treatment is fortified with Akita rice, Uji green tea and Okinawan algae so you can achieve a radiant glow.
Available for $110.
Revitalise your skin before the Lunar New Year with Le Serum from Clé de Peau Beauté. Known to sink into your skin instantly, this serum is great at simultaneously combating daily skin concerns and rehydrating dull skin for a supple complexion.
Available for $300.
If you’re after a radiant glow this season, Sulwhasoo’s Limited Edition First Care Activating Serum is what you want. Fortified with ginseng, this K-beauty favourite promotes skin hydration and protects your skin from overt dryness that comes from cleansing and comes in a special design for the Lunar New Year.
Available for $210.
Brighten your complexion in 2024 with Lancome’s Chinese New Year Absolue Soft Cream. Use this grand rose extract and shea butter moisturiser for plump, glowing skin that all your relatives will marvel at. Plus, Lancome has newly launched their L'Absolu Rouge Intimatte Liquid lipstick, if you’re looking for a pinch of colour on the lips.
The Absolue Soft Cream is available for $520.
Add some pizzazz to your look with NARS’ Powermatte Lipstick in the shade Start Me Up. The pink brown tones will enhance any makeup look with its pigmented 10-hour-stay formula while keeping the lips comfortable. You can also illuminate your lids with the Quad Eyeshadow, with matte neutrals and a shimmery champagne tone.
The Powermatte Lipsticks are available for $48, and the Quad Eyeshadow is available for $70.
Amp up the luxury in your home this festive season with the new Prussian Blue and Topaz colourways of the celebrated Dyson Airwrap and Supersonic hairdryer. This way, you can reduce your prep time as you rush out the door on chū yī (the First Day of the Lunar New Year).
The Airwrap multi-style is available for $859 and the Supersonic hairdryer is available for $699.
Set your makeup aglow this Lunar New Year with Charlotte Tilbury’s Limited Edition Queen of Luck Luxury Palette. A carefully curated quad of pearlescent pigments makes the perfect sparkly pocket companion for glam days out.
Available for $95.
If you’re not yet an SK-II girlie, you need to get on it. For the Dragon year, the skincare powerhouse is releasing a special version of their most beloved product. Light your skin aglow with the SK-II x Maison Kitsuné Pink Limited Edition PITERA™ Essence, a powder-pink bottle of goodness for an extra radiant boost of confidence.
Available in selected SK-II stores.
