COOL BACK

This month’s launches tackle autumn and winter skin concerns, and embrace the tones of the season

1 Medik8

This festive season, Medik8 is offering five gift sets for radiant skin. Presented in recyclable boxes inspired by its Harley Street origins, each set contains professionalgrade products. The Minis collection includes travel-size essentials, while four other sets feature full-size items such as Crystal Retinal 6 and Advanced Night Restore.

Highlights include the Night Shift, Brighten Up duo and Morning Glow sets, perfect for nighttime renewal, brightening and hydration.

RRP: £35-£89

020 7491 0150

wigmoremedical.com

2 Repêchage

The Hydra Dew Pure Starter Collection is the newest release from skincare brand Repêchage and features five at-home products in starter sizes. The Gentle Foaming Cleanser contains three select Seaweed extracts that help to nourish skin, while natural botanicals such as water lily and oat bran extracts help reduce the appearance of irritation. The Facial Essence Mist is based on mastic water, helping to create a dewy, radiant complexion. The collection also includes Facial Moisturizer, Night Cream and Eye Contour Cream.

Trade: £35

0800 731 7546

beautyfromthesea.co.uk

3 Glitterbels

The autumn Howdy Pumpkin and Cinnamon Slay collections each features shades of Glitterbels’s Hema Free Gel Polish. Howdy Pumpkin (pictured) includes cactus greens, saddle browns and deep reds, plus two glitter shades, with fine pink shimmer Dream Girl and chunky glitter Selfie Mode. The Cinnamon Slay collection has a range of moody browns and warm glitters, such as Golden Hour and red Cold Brew.

Trade: £35.99 for each collection

01782 901012

glitterbels.com

4 Matis

New from Matis is Cell-Rejuvenate Treatment (pictured), a 28-day programme of serum for use morning and night, packaged in four vials containing white rose stem cells. Matis has also launched three Christmas gift sets including The Corrective Set with Hyaluperf-Serum, which combines hyaluronic acid, glycolic acid and a cutaneous active ingredient to help restore a smooth and plump look. Other gifts include the Preventive Set for skin protection and The Delicate Set for sensitive and reactive skin.

Trade: £153.04

0191 250 9229

matisparis.co.uk

5 Katherine Daniels

Anti-Fatigue Eye Mask is a hydrogel mask with a wraparound design to cover under-eyes, eyelids and laughter lines. The formulation includes barley stem water to hydrate, Persian silk bark extract to reinforce capillary walls and boost microcirculation, and extract of sweetcorn kernel to stimulate production of youth proteins, collagen and hyaluronic acid.

Trade: £5

01767 682288

katherinedanielscosmetics.com

6 CACI

The new CACI Mask Discovery Collection is a limited-edition retail line of CACI’s masks, which address the different skin dilemmas faced over the festive season. It includes Hydro Mask for partied-out, dehydrated skin; Eye Revive Mask for tired, puffy eyes; Rejuvenating Hand Mask to intensely nourish hands; and Purifying Silver Mask for a post-party detox.

RRP: £30

020 8731 5678

cacibeauty.com

7 The Gel Bottle

London Bound is a collection inspired by the energy of the fashion capital. With 10 new colours, it includes sheer pink Notting Hill, true-red Royal Stamp, burgundy Park Lane, rich navy Mayfair and maroon Park Lane. Meanwhile, Crown is a metallic gold, and Little Venice a terrazzo with white, blue and pink. The collection also includes three cat-eye shades, brown Duchess, green Belgravia and raspberry West End.

RRP: from £14.50, or £149.50 for the full collection

0330 192 7902

thegelbottle.com

8 Cellcosmet

Cellcosmet’s 2024 Christmas Collections offer a selection of the brand’s skincare products in boxed sets. Each set has been chosen to offer a targeted skincare solution, with the products all containing Cellcosmet’s signature ingredient, the patented Cytopep Cellular Extracts, and a postbiotics complex, composed of three marine-origin ferments, to boost skin’s natural protection.

RRP: From £275 to £995

+41 21 652 95 27

eu.cellcosmet.com

9 Grown Alchemist

Infused with antioxidant extracts, the Grown Alchemist Skin Renewal Facial Oil is a bio-active oil, designed to strengthen skin’s protective barrier. Suitable for all skin types, it uses a blend of vitamin E, jojoba oil and sea buckthorn, rosehip and borage oils to leave skin more supple and hydrated. The oil helps diminish fine lines and lock in moisture, nourishing skin without feeling greasy.

Trade: £19.17

07342 712207

grownalchemist.com

10 Obagi

Obagi has released lightweight gel cream Obagi Hydrate Light, an everyday moisturiser to quench thirsty skin. The product is formulated with a combination of hydrating tara seed extract, ceramides in an oil free formulation, strengthening niacinamide, plumping glycerin and polyglutamic acid, working to nourish and replenish skin, provide antioxidant protection and fortify the skin barrier. With an airy texture, it is fast absorbing.

RRP: £40.50

0330 995 7999

healthxchange.com

11 Oskia

The new Midnight Elixir is a regenerative night serum, designed to repair skin overnight and leave it with a smoother, firmer and brighter appearance. The formula combines bio-mimetic growth factors, peptides, the brand’s own MSM Regen Complex, shiitake and turkey tail mushrooms, and melatonin, giving skin a boost. This combination is antiinflammatory, anti-ageing and antioxidant, refreshing skin in line with its natural overnight cycle.

RRP: £165

020 3994 1032

oskiaskincare.com

12 CND

CND has released a six-shade collection of Shellac Gel Polishes, Queen-tessential, inspired by the fantasy genre and medieval fashion runway trends. The collection includes Winter Warrior, a shimmering white, and Day to Knight, an armour-inspired silver. There are also two shades of blue: Battle Royale, a regal blue violet crème, and Fantasy Realm, an icy blue with a metallic finish. Shimmer red Dragon Slay All Day stands out alongside Opulent Onyx, a black shade with a holographic glitter. The range is also available in Vinylux Long Wear Polish.

Trade: £89.70

0333 000 7000

sweetsquared.com/cnd

13 Lecenté

Lecenté’s Enchanted Autumn Collection features four glitter and mica gel polish shades, taking inspiration from crystals. Smoked Topaz is a rich brown with shimmering mica, while Pink Tourmaline is a delicate baby pink with holographic mica. Blue Topaz is a peacock blue with holographic mica, and Citrine is a deep orange adorned with holographic glitter. The collection also includes Spectrum Holographic Detail Paint, a silver nail art gel with a rainbow prism effect.

Trade: Mica Gel polishes £11.99; Detail paint: £10.99

01474 327770

lecente.com

14 Sienna X

Celebrating the festive season, Sienna X has released a Christmas gifting range, including a couple of tanning bundles. The Express Glow Gift Set includes the Express Q10 Tinted Self Tan Mousse, Perfect Self Tan Primer, and Luxury Self Tan Mitt, housed in a cosmetic bag. The Drop and Glow set includes the Self Tan Serum Drops that offer a buildable glow, paired with a Mini Self Tan Mitt.

Trade: £8.33-£16.67

0333 600 1200

sienna-x.co.uk

15 Nailchemy

Bringing nature to nails, Nailchemy has launched the Evergreen Hema-Free Gel Polish Collection. The collection introduces four green shades suited for any season, but with a special nod to autumn’s rich palette. It includes emerald Spruce, light green-toned grey Pine, robust medium-toned green Cedar, and dark, warm, Hemlock. The Hema-free polish lasts up to three weeks, with a cool-cure formula.

Trade: £35.96 for the collection, £8.99 per polish

01278 459066

nailchemy.co.uk