The best cosmetics for Spring! From pretty lipsticks, glow-giving highlighters and the eyeshadow palette everyone is obsessed with


Springtime beauty...


spring cosmetics
Leanne Bayley
Leanne BayleyDirector of Lifestyle & Commerce
February 27, 2019
Multiple jars of Glossier Play highlighter with a white lid in the foreground.

Spring is just around the corner, so you know what that means… new makeup products! The past few months we've been wearing vampy lip colours, smoky eyeshadows and thick, heavy foundation, but - finally - it's time to insert some springtime colour into our makeup bags. From glittery eyeshadows to bright lipsticks, jewel tone nail colours and glow-giving highlighters - here's the best of what's NEW this season…

Glitter Gelée, £12, Glossier Play

Glossier Play is the brand new beauty brand everyone's obsessed with. "After two years in the making, we can’t wait for you to see, touch, hear, swatch and play with what’s to come," the brand tweeted before the big reveal. We're a little bit in love with the gold Glitter Gelée, which we'll be wearing on our next big night out. 

A palette with nine square compartments filled with various shades of blush and highlighter.

Exposed cheek palette (limited edition), £46, NARs

Wow! Who wouldn't love to own this cheek palette by NARs. With six colours to choose from, it'll be a firm fixture in your makeup bag. What's more, the colours blend seamlessly onto any skin tone.

Charlotte Tilbury makeup palette with vibrant eyes artwork on the box cover.

The Icon Palette (limited edition), £55, Charlotte Tilbury

This 4-look, 12-shade palette will give you that cool-girl look because it's inspired by the spotlights, rocks stars and dancers from Charlotte's partying days in Ibiza. Formulated with 'wet touch' powder technology, you can also mix the shades with water for a really rich pigment.

Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream in a sleek black tube with beige cap.

Baume Essentiel, £33, Chanel

When Spring hits, we're desperate for the sunshine to bounce off our cheekbones, but until then, we'll be faking it with Chanel's new Baume Essentiel silky gel stick. This glides onto skin giving it a dewy freshness. You can apply it to the cheekbones, the cheeks, on the eyelids and on the brow bone to define the arch. You'll wonder how you coped without it.

Two tubes of Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Radiant Concealer on a white background.

Touche Éclat High Cover, £26, YSL Beauty

 

2019 is the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the Touche Éclat family with the launch of Touche Éclat High Cover - a new concealer to bring an extra dose of cover to the complexion.

Two 'Nude BASICS' eye shadow palettes displayed, each with nine shades.

Nude Basics eyeshadow palette, £8, Primark

If bright, crazy colours aren't your thing, Primark will soon be dropping this Nude Basics palette that will keep your lids fuss-free but stylishly chic.

A tube of Balbody BB cream with four shades of foundation next to it.

BB Cream, £25.95, Bali Body

This multi-tasking beauty cream combines hydrating skincare benefits to protect, correct and perfect the skin while providing flawless coverage. It's a yes from us.

Gold Tom Ford lipstick tube with pink cap and white center.

Tom Ford Lumiere Lip in Glimmer, £36, Tom Ford

 

This gorgeous tinted lip balm reacts to the individual wearer's pH, which means it'll be unique and personal to you. What's more, the balm features plant-derived ingredients to soften lips and make them kissable.

bareMinerals BAREPRO GLOW foundation bottle with black cap on white background.

Barepro Glow Highlighting Drops, £23, bareMinerals

Who doesn't love a bit of added glow come spring? With light-reflecting mineral pearls, these drops provide a natural-looking luminosity when worn as highlighter makeup, and can be mixed into your favourite liquid foundation, tinted moisturiser or skincare products to add a natural-looking glow.

Open box of Benefit Cheekleaders blush palette with cheerleader illustrations.

Cheerleaders Pink Squad Palette, £52, Benefit

Ok, so this has everything you might ever need to have picture-perfect makeup. The palette features the Dandelion brightening powder, the new golden-pink Tickle highlighter, the GALiftornia blush, and no palette would be complete without the cult-favourite Hoola bronzer. They're all full size, AND there's a brush.

Two purple and black waterproof eye pencils displayed on a white background.

Brow Blade, £18, Urban Decay

Yes, everyone's talking about the new Urban Decay NAKED Reloader palette, but you might have missed the new Brow Blade. If you're thinking of having microblading done, cancel the appointment because this will give you pro-level faux brows. The double ended product allows you to fill in the sparse areas and mimics natural hair.

Four Clinique lipsticks in colorful striped tubes next to a pink Clinique case.

Love, Clinique lip kit, £35, Clinique

Who doesn't love a lip kit, and because we can't get Kylie Jenner's Lip Kits down at Boots, thankfully we can get Clinique's latest offering. You've got your pick of four shades and each one offers eight hours of moisture.

Two compacts of pink and gold highlighter with a star emblem.

Glamglow x Becca We Know Glow Set (limited edition), £25, Space NK

This Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector is just dreamy! As well, you also get this incredible pink Gravitymud Firming Mask Treatment which will leave your skin feeling lifted and supple. Dream collaboration or what?

A palette with six different shades of blush, ranging from peach to pink.

Mosaic Glow Blush (limited edition), £31, NARs

Oh, isn't this just divine? The limited edition beauty must-have features a highlighter, blush and bronzer all in one compact. You can either apply individually or swirl together to create the desired effect.

Available 15 March.

Huda Beauty Matte & Metal Melted Shadows palette in a green and black tube.

Huda Beauty Melted Shadows, £22, Cult Beauty

Trust Huda Beauty to come up with these beautiful eyeshadow shades. The easy-to-use, dual-ended product features one matte and one metallic shadow that delivers rich pigmentation. We're loving the Minted/Dinero teal hue.

Lancôme lipstick in a rose gold tube with a rose gold compact next to it.

L'Absolu Rouge Cream Lipstick, £27, Lancome

This shade - number six - is going to be one of those cult lipsticks you're obsessed with forever. It suits all skin tones and is a buildable colour with a subtle shiny finish.

Bottle of 'Under the Sea Nail Paint' by Barry M, featuring a teal color with sea creatures on the cap.

Sea Turtle nail colour, £3.99, Barry M

Finish off your springtime beauty look with a summery manicure. We're obsessed with this Barry M colour which is glistening foam green shade with a golden sheen. Stunning!

MAC Prep+Prime Fix+ spray bottle with pink cherry blossom design.

Prep + Prime, £22, MAC Cosmetics

We're a sucker for chic packaging and this special MAC Prep + Prime | Bloom Bloom Bloom is too chic for words. If you haven't tried this lightweight mist, where have you been? Packed with vitamins and minerals, it gently soothes and refreshes the skin, and is the perfect finish for your makeup.

Five makeup brushes and a glittery case from Morphe x Jaclyn Hill.

Morphe x Jaclyn Hill The Complexion Master Collection, £55, Cult Beauty

Everyone seems to be obsessed with Morphe right now, and with the launch of this set, we can kind of see why. The set of five professional brushes come in a glitzy silver case, and will look fabulous on your dressing table.

Red lipstick tube with zebra print packaging, brand name visible.

Le Phyto Rouge Lipstick - 41 Rouge Miami, £38, Sisley

This creamy lipstick glides on for a luminous finish and is enriched with Camellia and Jojoba oils to nourish and moisturise your lips. The richly pigmented deep red looks flattering on both cool and warm skin tones.

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