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The Limited Editions, Heavy Hitters, And the New Holy Grails

  • By Bryan Goh

The Limited Edition Skincare, Heavy Hitters, And the New Holy Grails
Frankly speaking, “drop season” as the editors call it has passed since a few weeks ago which means that curating the best launches with a theme is pretty difficult. On the flip side though would be that whatever lands on our table does not immediately get profiled (“This could be part of a best mask or serum story”) and for once, gives us time to look at them more objectively.

Here, products filed under more loose terms for you to decide for yourself how it can perform for you: the limited edition skincare products, heavy hitters, and the new holy grails.

Pictured Above: A sleeping mask duo released by Belif, the left one (Multi Vitamin Mask) acts like a “battery” to recharge the skin with vitamins while the other (Clear Soothing Mask) soothes and hydrates like its moniker suggests. While the brand suggests its usage during nighttime, it can be used a skincare multi-tool too: a shaving lotion, leave-on day mask, hydrating primer, or spot treatment.

The Limited Edition Skincare, Heavy Hitters, And the New Holy Grails
The Chanel N°1 De Chanel Revitalizing Essence Lotion — the House’s new line that uses the restoring properties of the red camellia flower — is a lighter version of the serum but just as equally powerpacked: it instantly diminishes the look of wrinkles, size of pores and proves a “tone-up” effect.


When Drunk Elephant mentions that the Protini™ Powerpeptide Resurf Serum is mega-strength, they weren’t joking. It contains 11 peptides (the highest concentration from any brand), water-boosting ingredients like snow mushroom extract, plant oils and vitamins that soothe, and if you notice a glow, it’s no thanks to the inclusion of a non-sensitising lactic acid.


With the Fresh Tea Elixir Serum, and with all their other products actually, the genius of its efficacy and efficiency is a plant ingredient. In this case, it is a tea extract from Mauritius that is 2.65 times more concentrated in phytocompounds than ordinary tea and in layman terms, it means it boosts the skin’s antioxidant protection better than most serums on the market.

The Limited Edition Skincare, Heavy Hitters, And the New Holy Grails
The Lancôme Clarifique Dual Essence contains a Clear Active Essence (we call it the chemical exfoliating part), a Lipidic Oil Essence (that’s the part that nourishes and hydrates), and works incredibly quick. It only takes three days of day and night usage to visibly lighten “fresh” pigmentation.


If the instantly soothing formula for the Porcelain Skincare Botanical Sensitive Care Toner isn’t enough to impress you (it works even better if you chill it in the fridge), its wonderful herbaceous scent will: the freshness of Korean Mint and green-ness of Honeysuckle Flower extract that are also the key ingredients.

The Limited Edition Skincare, Heavy Hitters, And the New Holy Grails
If you’re a Gen Z-er who might not be aware of SHISEIDO’s legendary status in the skincare market, it is the brand that made Japanese skincare a thing because it proved that skincare could be as elegant as it could be efficacious. To celebrate the brand’s 150th birthday, it has released limited edition bottles of icons like the ULTIMUNE Power Infusing Concentrate, a lightweight serum that contains Lifeblood which boosts the circulation of the skin.


20 years of brightening research has led to the invention of Melasolv™, an ingredient that makes the Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Brightening Spot Ampoule one of the most efficacious brightening products in the market: it visibly fades fresh pigmentation with just one use. As for pigmentation that has been present for a while, expect it to fade before the last drop. 


The key ingredient in Tatcha The Essence is called Hadasei-3™, a complex of rice, algae, and green tea that has been fermented to full boosting, softening, and plumping potential. The beauty too is that just a little of the essence goes a long way — just two to three drops is needed for the whole face and neck.

 

Once you’re done with this story about limited edition skincare or the new holy grails, click here to catch up with our August 2022 issue!