Come every January we find ourselves in a Lunar New Year frenzy spring cleaning, nabbing the cheapest and cutest CNY decor, stocking up on fresh produce for reunion dinner and so on. This year we’re having it bad with a rushed turnover between Christmas, New Year’s, and Lunar New Year (who still has the Christmas tree up in the living room?). If you’ve just started shopping for your CNY outfit, don’t forget to start getting your hair and makeup arsenal ready while you’re out and about in the malls.
Not sure which hairstyle or makeup look you want to go for this year? This CNY, challenge yourself not to retreat back to your everyday beauty routines. You’ll find lots of Lunar New Year limited edition launches in this period. Take inspiration from these 6 new hair and makeup products this festive season:
Caption: Limited edition Givenchy Beauty Le Rouge Deep Velvet matte lipstick ($55) and Prisme Libre loose powder ($90). Photo/ Sephora Singapore
Love a little makeup something that you could pop into your new handbag? Go for the limited edition Le Rouge Deep Velvet matte lipstick ($55) for a perfect matte red lip or the Prisme Libre loose powder ($90) for radiant and smooth complexion on-the-go.
Both come in a special deep crimson with silver hearts packaging designed for this Lunar New Year. Take a closer look and you’ll realise that these cute little geometric hearts are, in fact, two inverted “G”s – for Givenchy, of course.
Here’s a new makeup brand that’s just landed on our shores – Patrick Ta. The Vietnamese makeup artist glams celebrities in the likes of Shay Mitchell, Gigi Hadid, Ariana Grande to name a few. In 2019, he founded his own namesake makeup line. His focus? Natural looking makeup for confident, beautiful women.
This Lunar New Year, Patrick Ta’s gold toned Major Dimension Eyeshadow Palette ($103) caught our eye. Its luxurious gold gilded case aside, this palette comes with two cream bases, four pressed powder neutrals, and six glitters and pearlies.
Is it any good? While there aren’t many reviews of this palette around, some eyeshadow palette fans who’ve actually shelled out over a hundred bucks on this shared that you could get at least two different looks out of this, and the end result looks surprisingly professional.
Fans of Korean actress, Han So Hee, Chinese actress Tang Wei, and Chinese actor and singer, Turbo Liu listen up! Charlotte Tilbury collaborated with these three mega stars, creating three limited edition Matte Revolution lipsticks for the upcoming Lunar New Year. The lipstick bullets are dressed in rock and roll inspired gold and red tiger stripes designed by Charlotte Tilbury herself.
Here are the three shades:
- Han So Hee: Matte Revolution in K-Romance ($52)
- Tang Wei: Matte Revolution in Only Muse ($52)
- Turbo Liu: Matte Revolution in Walk of a Star ($52)
Not a fan of heavy makeup but itching to get something for yourself this Lunar New Year? This limited edition Chanel Spring Summer 2022 Baume Essentiel Multi-Use Glow Stick in shade Ensoleillé ($69) will definitely be up your alley. This moisturising balm doubles up as a highlighter, eyeshadow, and lip balm. Plus, you’ll be able to buy it directly from the Chanel Singapore online store.
Other Chanel Beauty Spring Summer 2022 products and prices include:
- Les 4 Ombres in shade 747 Mediterraneen ($103)
- Ombre Premiere Laque in 46 Lumiere ($53)
- Blush Lumiere in Peche Rosee ($103)
- Blush Lumiere in Brun Roussi ($103)
- Le Vernis in 915 Riviera ($43)
- Le Vernis in 917 Terra Rossa ($43)
Need some help for your dry or frizzy hair? Try the new Jung Beauty 7 Second Instant Nourish Water Treatment For Hair & Scalp ($45) launching on Ksisters’ website on the 20 January 2022. This in-shower treatment works on both your hair and scalp simultaneously, improving hydration and detangling dry and damaged hair. Post-shampoo, apply to both wet hair and scalp, leave on for a minute, massage the product into your hair, and rinse.
Coloured your hair a while back but the colour has since faded? Here’s a pretty wallet-friendly and fuss-free option for you: the new Liese Blaune Fashion Crème Color in Bordeaux Pink ($12.90) or Matt Ash ($12.65). The brand promises that the colour will be vivid, and most importantly… it covers grey hair and perhaps takes a few years off you too.