Isn't it incredible how fast the year's going by? In the blink of an eye, we're in August, more than half the year behind us. But then, time does fly when we're having a great time, stocking up on our skincare and grooming essentials and keeping track of everything that's new and interesting. Don't worry – we won't hide our secrets from you either. If you're too eager to not what's the latest and best from the world of skincare, haircare, beauty & grooming, you've come to the right place.
New Skincare, Haircare, Fragrance & Grooming Products To Buy
If you've loved Givenchy's Gentleman Society (who hasn't, right?), you're going to truly enjoy this new 'sporty' avatar of the same. Think performance, precision & elegance, but as a fragrance you can sport (pun intended) anytime and anywhere.
Peels are tricky, yes, but this one from Asaya will convert even the most ardent sceptics. Powered with a triple-acid complex & barrier-calm complex, along with the brand's MelaMe™ Complex, this peel is great to address those tough dark spots that us, brown-skinned folks, are always trying to get rid of.
A new fragrance brand? Actually, it's India's first premium elixir fragrance brand. This collector's edition features three distinct fragrances – Fame, Thrill & Escape – with each one designed to cater to three different moods.
Laneige's JuicePop Box lip tint has finally launched it in India. It's got 10 different shades & each lip tint comes packed with Water-Oil Remix Technology and infused with Aqua-Tune Complex™, Polypeptides, and Ceramides. What more could one ask for!
Dipsy's new gel-to-milk face cleanser and makeup remover actually reduces your double cleansing needs to just one key step – isn't that wonderful?
This new leave-in serum from Redken comes powered with Citric Acid, Polyglutamic Acid and Squalene, the Acidic Bonding Concentrate and goes 7 layers deep to help strengthen hair, delivering up to 9x stronger hair, 3x more hydration and with 89% less breakage.
Skin scenting is all the rage right now & if you're looking at including it in your daily regimen, this new hair & body mist from L'Occitane might just be the thing for you. It's lightweight, multi-purpose & leaves a wonderful almond fragrance that you'll really fall in love with.
We're all forever looking for products that make our skin glow, aren't we? This new glow serum from Nivea will definitely help with that. It comes with the brand's Thiamidol technology along with Niacinamide and Aloe Vera to target dark spots, uneven skin tone, pores and dullness and leave you with a visible 3D glow – we've tried it & it definitely works!
I'd say, it was about time d'you launched something with retinoids! This new serum promises no irritation (that comes with retinol, for a lot of people) and yet, all the wonderful results we've come to love about using retinoids. On a side note, how wonderful is Lisa Ray looking in the campaign, right?
On a personal note, Vasudha Rai has long been my skincare guru, unofficially of course. I swear by every word she says because she probably has the finest skin I've ever seen. She's launched her own brand now, Amahvas, and its first product is this Ocean of Milk Nocturnal Renewal Concentrate which is already making waves with users. It's loaded with 14 different ingredients, from retinaldehyde, niacinamide, collagen and milk peptides to aloe vera, ashwagandha and black tea ferment, among others. And its results? Just as incredible!
The brand's newest dewy lip treatment comes packed with menthol, collagen and peptides, to help you get those perfectly plump lips, along with a glossy finish and a cooling sensation like never before. Perfect for summer, I'd say!
A good moisturiser is always such a tough find – thankfully, this new one from Twenty-Seven actually works. It nourishes and moisturises, yes, but also strengthens your skin barrier while also protecting it. Perfect for days when you don't have the time to use multiple products in the hopes of salvaging your skin.
Don't we love a product that can be used in multiple ways? Like this moisture milk from Plenaire that can be used as a light layer as a makeup base, a regular layer for skin that feels smooth and softly and as a generous layer that nourishes the skin throughout the day.
Davidoff's classic Cool Elixir now comes in a new avatar – featuring responsibly sourced saffron extract from Greece paired with a warm Cedarwood Trio and Apple Accord. If it's sounding incredible, trust us it smells even better.
French beauty brands are truly having a moment in India & the newest entrant is the iconic brand, Yves Rocher, that's now available for you to stop, exclusively on Nykaa. Our favourite is the glow activating serum that's powered by patented Orange Nasturtium and Vitamin C & is shown to be as effective as 10x doses of Vitamin C.