It doesn’t matter whether your bathroom cabinets are overflowing and your shower racks are stuffed to the brim, there’s always room for at least one more product. Whether it’s cream, serum, or fragrance, we’ll make room for the latest items we just can’t resist trying. Beauty Sweep is a monthly roundup of the best beauty products you don’t want to miss this November 2024.
The festive season is nigh! With that comes parties and celebrations, which means it’s time to get glammed up. The new PRIME RESERVE Retrinity Mesh Foundation from AP Beauty or Huda Beauty’s Easy Blur collection will create the perfect base for your holiday looks. Use the City Lights Holiday collection from Bobbi Brown to create any eye or lip look. Don’t forget the Gucci Glow Highlighter to add that sparkle.
Topped with the new Les Fleurs de Nuit fragrances from Chloé, you’ll surely be the belle of the ball. Of course, we can’t forget about skincare and haircare. The new Retinol + HPR Ceramide Capsules Rapid Skin Renewing Serum by Elizabeth Arden introduces a new and gentler way to use retinol for its anti-ageing properties. L’Occitane has renewed its Immortelle Overnight Reset Oil-in-Serum to improve its performance. Leonor Greyl is also launching a holiday-exclusive Deep Hydrating Ritual set to help you keep your hair looking healthy. Keep reading below for the best beauty products of November 2024 in this edition of Beauty Sweep.
Beauty Sweep: Best beauty products for November 2024
AP BEAUTY’s PRIME RESERVE Retrinity Mesh Foundation
Who says make-up can’t be skincare? The new PRIME RESERVE Retrinity Mesh Foundation from AP BEAUTY — previously known as AMOREPACIFIC — enhances your skin from the inside out. Made with real diamonds in the form of liquid diamond pigment and ultra-fine diamonds, this will leave your skin sculpted and glowing for up to 24 hours. Additionally, the anti-ageing ingredients help tighten pores, improve elasticity, and amplify skin contour. The cushion foundation even offers sun protection at SPF 36 PA+++ and is suitable for irritated or sensitive skin. This beauty product comes in three shades for light to medium skin tones with warm and cool undertones.
Price: Foundation + Cushion Sponge (HK$450/12g)
Foundation Box (HK$210)
Cushion Sponge (HK$90/2pcs)
Website: ap-beauty.com
Huda Beauty’s Easy Blur collection
Achieve an airbrushed complexion with the new Easy Blur collection from Huda Beauty. Featuring a primer, foundation, and brush, the line includes everything you need for a seamless base. Start the routine with the silicone-free primer, which controls any excess oil and leaves a clear finish. Follow it up with the foundation, which smooths your skin like a real-life filter. It comes in 29 shades, so everyone can find their perfect match, and the medium-to-buildable coverage makes it foolproof. It’s even easier to apply using the Huda Beauty Base Brush, which seamlessly buffs beauty products with its domed shape and synthetic bristles.
Price: Easy Blur Natural Airbrush Foundation (HK$320)
Easy Blur Silicone-Free Smoothing Primer (HK$260)
Huda Beauty Base Brush (HK$260)
Website: sephora.hk
Bobbi Brown’s City Lights Holiday collection
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Get ready to glam up for the festive season with the limited-edition City Lights Holiday collection from Bobbi Brown. The Dream Gleam Luxe Eye Shadow Palette has both warm and cool shades in matte and metallic finishes, packaged in a holiday design. Meanwhile, the Smokey Gleam Eye Shadow Palette elevates a soft smokey look with cool neutrals and soft metallics. The Eye Shadow Duo Set keeps things simple, featuring two metallic shades alongside eyeliner and mascara. For a quick look on the go, the Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick is perfect for adding a pop of colour, especially with the holiday-limited shades. Of course, don’t forget the lips — the Luxe lipstick provides both skincare and pigment, now in a special-edition packaging.
Price: Dream Gleam Luxe Eye Shadow Palette (HK$660)
Smokey Gleam Eye Shadow Palette (HK$415)
Eye Shadow Duo Set (HK$455)
Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick (HK$305)
Luxe Lipstick (HK$350)
Website: bobbibrown.com.hk
Gucci’s Glow Highlighter
Make your skin glow with the new Glow Highlighter from Gucci Beauty. Formulated with a powder-gel texture and a high concentration of thin pearls, it leaves a radiant finish with a hydrating and lightweight feel. Choose from five universal shades: the pastel ‘Sunrise Gold’, the silvery ‘Frosted Lilac’, the sunny ‘Warm Gold’, the delicate ‘Opal Pink’, and the sunset ‘Warm Bronze’. Build up the highlighter according to your desired look, from a subtle shimmer to a bold finish for all-day wear. Use it any way you want, whether it’s on the eyes, cheeks, nose, lips, or body to add luminosity to the skin.
Price: Gucci Glow Highlighter (HK$510)
Website: gucci.com
Chloé’s Les Fleurs de Nuit
Enchant those around you with the new Les Fleurs de Nuit fragrance line from Chloé. Featuring the orchid, orange blossom, and tuberose, these three scents bloom at night to envelop you with a timeless elegance. Whether it’s the gentle and sweet Orchidée de Minuit, the refreshing yet sensual Nuit d’Oranger, or the dark and smoky Tubéreuse Lazuli, each fragrance transforms as nighttime arrives. The Ateliers des Fleurs bottle is now clad in a dark blue, adding a sense of allure and mystery to the Les Fleurs de Nuit line.
Price: Les Fleurs de Nuit (HK$1,105/50ml; HK$2,030/100ml)
Website: chloe.com
Elizabeth Arden’s Retinol + HPR Ceramide Capsules Rapid Skin Renewing Serum
Elizabeth Arden is expanding its ceramide capsule serum collection with the new Retinol + HPR Ceramide Capsules Rapid Skin Renewing Serum. Key ingredients include pure retinol and High Performance Retinol (HPR) which can be up to 10 times more potent. The brand’s unique dual retinol formula is gentle enough that it can be used both day and night, even for first-time retinol users and sensitive skin. By accelerating cellular renewal, this serum reduces wrinkles and brings back your skin’s glow. Thanks to a blend of power peptides and phytoceramide, this beauty product also strengthens the moisture barrier, firms the skin, and evens texture and tone.
Price: Retinol + HPR Ceramide Capsules Rapid Skin Renewing Serum (HK$465/30 capsules; HK$840/60 capsules; HK$1,070/90 capsules)
Website: elizabetharden.hk
L’Occitane’s Immortelle Overnight Reset Oil-in-Serum
Check out the new and improved third generation of Immortelle Overnight Reset Oil-in-Serum by L’Occitane. Using essential oil extracted from immortelle plants grown in French Corsica island, the serum rejuvenates your skin with natural antioxidants. In this latest update of the beauty product, L’Occitane is introducing gardenia extract to the formula. This new ingredient protects the skin’s natural circadian cycle of melatonin, which boosts skin recovery so it stays moisturised. Better yet, the new formula is suitable for any skin type, including sensitive skin.
Price: Immortelle Overnight Reset Oil-in-Serum (HK$590/30ml; HK$830/50ml)
Website: hk.loccitane.com
Leonor Greyl’s Deep Hydrating Ritual Set
Keep your locks looking luscious and silky even in the dry, winter air using the holiday-exclusive Deep Hydrating Ritual Set from Leonor Greyl. The set includes all you need to care for your hair in a simple, three-step routine. Prep your hair before shampooing with the L’huile de Leonor Greyl, which is a treatment oil that repairs damaged hair and softens any styling products. If used before going outdoors, it can also help protect your hair from seawater, pool chloride, and UV rays. Then, wash your hair with Shampooing Reviviscence, which hydrates and provides nutrition to damaged and brittle hair, restoring its glow. Finally, the Masque à l’Orchidée disentangles and softens hair, which makes it easier to style and enhances curls.
Price: Deep Hydrating Ritual Set (HK$390)
Website: leonorgreyl.com.hk
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Johanna Muliani
Editorial Assistant, Dining and Culture
An Indonesian enamoured with the sights of Hong Kong, Jo is a curious spirit who loves telling stories with a focus on Art, People, and F&B. After work, you'll find Jo knitting, dabbling in gaming, and looking for where to eat next.
