Best Beauty Buys: September 2019 Edition

An easy way to “refresh” your mindset is to invest in a new perfume, since your sense of smell is so strongly linked to memories. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a fresh start, with a fresh new fragrance? Floraiku AO is the brand’s latest addition to the Forbidden Incense collection. The scent combines warm myrrh and tonka bean with zesty mandarin and green fig to create a surprisingly seductive green scent.

$475 for 50ml EDP and 10ml purse spray set, $100 for 10ml purse spray refill. Available at escentials Paragon and escentials.com from mid-September 2019 onwards.

This lightweight moisturiser from 3LAB contains a powerful blend of tsubaki oil, chia seed oil, brightening peptides, stabilised vitamin E and stabilised vitamin C to brighten, reduce uneven skin tones, protect the skin against pollution and soothe skin all in one go.

$555 for 60ml. Available at TANGS at Tang Plaza, escentials Paragon and escentials.com from late-August onwards.

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Brighten , hydrate and protect your skin in just one step with this vitamin C serum from Kora Organics. Besides being potent, the serum is also free from harmful ingredients such as sulphates, parabens, synthetic fragrance and colour, formaldehyde, and ethoxylate. You can never be too careful when it comes to the stuff you’re putting on your face, can you?

$89 for 30ml. Available at Sephora. 

Most people tend not to pay attention to their scalp, thinking that a good shampoo and conditioner is all it takes for great hair. However, did you know that the health of your scalp can make or break your hair, literally? On top of that, the early warning signs of hair loss are scarily subtle: limp, flat hair, a gradually widening part, and an itchy and dry scalp. To make sure your scalp and hair are as healthy as can be, gently exfoliate your scalp twice a week with the Scalp Deep Cleansing Scaler EX.

$19.90 for 145ml. Available at all Guardian outlets and selected Cold Storage locations.

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Named after the Devil’s Bed, this sinful scent housed in a darkly romantic bottle evokes indulgence and transgression with notes of oud, amber, musk, labdanum and saffron, with a curious sprinkle of rose and orange.

$185 for 50ml, $280 for 100ml. Available at escentials Paragon, escentials TANGS at Tang Plaza, Robinsons The Heeren and escentials.com from 1 September 2019 onwards.

Japanese makeup palettes are usually filled with neutral, earthy and subtle tones. However, Lunasol seeks to buck the trend with its latest Illuminating Color Glow Collection. The collection includes four vibrant and colourful eyeshadow palettes, three cheek palettes, and a lavender-hued shimmery eyeliner to brighten tired eyes.

$30 to $88. Available at all Kanebo counters from September 2019 onwards.

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First Aid Beauty is celebrating its 10th birthday with a series of  limited edition bestsellers, and we can’t help but coo over the cute packaging. If you don’t know what to get from First Aid Beauty, try these Facial Radiance Pads. It’s saturated with glycolic and lactic acid to resurface and brighten the skin. You can use it every day, but make sure to wear sunscreen during the day.

$50 for 60 pads. Available at Sephora. 

For the first time in three years, Innisfree is launching an all-new range of products as part of its “Jeju Heritage Ingredient” line. The much-anticipated Jeju Cherry Blossom Line aims to brighten and even out complexion by combating the root cause of all skin concerns: a lack of hydration. Besides skin-brightening cherry blossom leaf extracts, the collection also makes use of beet-derived betaine to lock moisture into the epidermis.

$22 to $31. Available at all Innisfree outlets from September 2019.