The Beauty List: An Editor Shares 9 of Her Favourite “Fresh Start” Products For January

Ring in the New Year with an elevated skincare ritual, make-up that cares while it covers and a moody floral perfume with notes so catchy, it will get you stopped on the street

Love Match

Deliciously warm elements of oud, honeyed Damascena Rose, peony and cardamom huddle together on the skin in this moodier take on a floral. It’s not for the shy, but that – and the sexy black flacon – is precisely what we love about it.

Easy On The Eye

Leave it to Chanel to create an eye-cream-cum-concealer that doesn’t leave a stone unturned. The balmy texture doesn’t just target dark circles with blurring agents, but it softens lines with moisture-locking vanilla planifolia water and decongests with polyphenols.

Flower Power

The gossamer-fine powder in pearly pink and lavender delivers an Olympic-calibre glow to even the dullest winter complexion. Best of all, it is neatly contained in the prettiest mesh-covered floral compact.

Cold Snap

These ice globes by leading cosmetic doctor, Simon Ourian M.D., shrinkwrap and tighten the skin’s surface, lift slack muscles and boost circulation for a glow that normally only comes after a week-long yoga retreat.

Gold Rush

Sometimes even icons have to reinvent themselves. Like this cult cream, which boosts the self-defence mechanism of skin cells when faced with environmental aggressors. Now available to purchase as a stunning limited edition with 24-karat gold leaf decoration.

Night Shift

Unwind after a long day with this perfectly curated self-care regime: the Kasbah Stars exfoliating serum, Sahara Sunrise Brightening Overnight Eye Mask to de-puff and a night cream for much-needed moisture.

Clean Slate

Rather than a watery wake-up call, this cream cleanser features Japanese rice powder to boost luminosity through the lightest touch of exfoliation, while hyaluronic acid and Okinawa algae flood skin with hydration.

Undercover Agent

Where foundations can feel too heavy, reach for this full-coverage concealer to hide spots, hyperpigmentation and redness. The formula, and foam tip for blending away edges, work like a soft-focus lens while bisabolol soothes the skin.

Magic Bullet

This face mask is like a magician: not only does it perform a disappearing act on every last crease but it leaves skin quietly glowy long after it’s been rinsed off.

Lead image courtesy of Instagram/@GucciBeauty

From Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s January 2023 issue