Dress the part and success will follow. It’s what many believe in, may it be with work, relationships or life in general. That’s why for the upcoming Lunar New Year, we’re expecting people who celebrate to be wearing shades of red and gold to attract luck and good energy as we welcome the Year of the Dragon.
If you’re one of these people, why not pair your new clothes with some special limited-edition Lunar New Year makeup and skincare products to further embody the fierce and powerful spirit of the dragon? Here’s a list of some special launches you can get in time for the new year!
Lunar New Year 2024 limited edition makeup and skincare products
Lunar New Year makeup focuses mostly on red hues for good luck.
1. Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum
Global luxury brand Sulwhasoo recently released a limited edition version of its First Care Activating Serum. The product uses Ginseng technology to unleash the skin’s inner radiance, and the packaging of this best-seller is adorned with an intricate dragon design as a homage to the upcoming Year of the Dragon.
Get this: A 120ML bottle of the serum is priced at SGD210 on Lazada, Shopee and the Sulwhasoo online store and physical boutiques.
2. Clé de Peau Beauté Le Serum
Clé de Peau Beauté Le Serum.
Japanese beauty brand Clé de Peau Beauté collaborated with top-class Chinese artist Xi Wen to create the limited edition Lunar New Year packaging for its Le Serum. The serum, which moisturises dry skin, is encased in a bottle with a dragon in the cloisonné style — inspired by timeless radiance — and a bag with a similar design.
Get this: A 50ML bottle is priced at SGD300 and is available at Clé de Peau Beauté Mandarin Gallery Flagship Store, Takashimaya, Radiance Counter at Metro Paragon, TANGS at Tang Plaza, Isetan Scotts and BHG Bugis. Each purchase comes with a complimentary red packet.
3. Givenchy Beauty Lunar New Year Collection
Givenchy Beauty Lunar New Year Collection.
Look as fiery as a dragon with the Givenchy Beauty Lunar New Year collection! The luxury beauty brand is incorporating the audacious and powerful spirit of the dragon into two of their iconic products: the Prisme Libre Loose Powder and the Le Rouge Interdit Intense Silk L’interdit. The new Prisme Libre Loose Powder Pastel Celebration No. 13 comes in pink warm lilac, bright blue-violet, and pinkish white hues, while the Le Rouge Interdit Intense Silk L’interdit No. 333 is now in a warm red tone perfect for the festive season.
Get this: The Prisme Libre Loose Powder Pastel Celebration No. 13 is priced at SGD108 and the Le Rouge Interdit Intense Silk L’interdit No. 333 is at SGD66. Both are now available at Sephora stores and Sephora Online, and at the Givenchy Beauty Boutique at Raffles City Singapore. Those who purchase at the Raffles City Singapore booth can get a complementary red packet for a minimum spend of SGD88.
4. Clarins Double Serum
Feel strong and beautiful with the Clarins Double Serum that firms the skin and reduces wrinkles. The French beauty brand partnered with Los Angeles-based artist Ruan Feifei for the Year of the Dragon-inspired box for the Lunar New Year.
Get this: The 50ML Double Serum retails for SGD190 and the 75ML bottle is priced at SGD251 on the Clarins Singapore website.
5. M.A.C Cosmetics Lovestruck Luck Collection
Just in time for the Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day, MAC Cosmetics came out with the Lovestruck Luck collection. It includes the Lustreglass Sheer-Shine Lipstick in Powerfully Potent, MAC Stack Mascara, Studio Radiance Serum-Powered Foundation and Prep + Prime Lip. For the collection, they come in gorgeous red packaging with dragon-inspired scales to match the festivities.
Get this: The collection is now available at all MAC counters, Lazada and iShopChangi. Prices start at SGD55.
6. Charlotte Tilbury Queen of Luck
Charlotte Tilbury Queen of Luck Palette. (Photo from: sephora.sg)
Attract luck this new year with the Charlotte Tilbury Queen of Luck Luxury Palette! This palette includes highly pigmented metallic hues that will make your eyes sparkle and look bigger. Charlotte Tilbury herself says it’s “like real gold, bottled!”
Get this: It’s now available for SGD95 on Sephora.sg and at selected Sephora stores (ION, Ngee Ann City, West Gate, Marina Bay Sands, Vivocity, Raffles City, Tampines 1, Plaza Singapura).
7. Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel
Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel.
Make your skin feel and look beautiful this Year of the Dragon with the Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel. The iconic product comes in a special limited edition Lunar New Year packaging which delivers the same great results: smoother, more radiant, healthier-looking skin.
Get this: The Lunar New Year Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel (30+5 Treatments) is now available on Sephora.sg for SGD155.
8. shu uemura Invincible Reds
Unleash your girl boss energy with the shu uemura Invincible Reds, inspired by the dragon. The six-piece collection includes lipsticks, cleansing oil and a brow pencil, among others. The lipsticks are meticulously crafted, with dragon scales engraved on the bullet itself! All products come in red and brown hues to match the season’s colour palette.
Get this: The Invincible Reds collection is now available on Sephora.sg, Sephora, ION Orchard, Bugis Junction, TANGS at Tang Plaza, Takashimaya S.C., Metro Paragon, Isetan Scotts and Lazada. Prices start at SGD36.
9. Dyson Hair Care Prussian blue and Topaz orange
Dyson Hair Care Prussian Blue and Topaz Colourway.
Of course, we can’t forget about hair to complete our entire look! Luckily, Dyson launched a special edition colourway for their hair care products, taking inspiration from the Chinese New Year. The new colourway is a combination of Prussian blue and Topaz orange — which, for the brand, represents the duality of the dragon.
Get this: The Dyson special edition hair care products are now on the Dyson Singapore website and Dyson demo stores with prices starting from SGD699.
10. Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Seeker Highlighter
Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Seeker Highlighter.
Achieve a luminous look this Lunar New Year with the Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Seeker Highlighter in the shade Pearl. The powder has an ultra-reflective formula ensuring that you get a glowy, natural look! This limited edition highlighter is packaged in a customised red compact with an embossed powder design as an homage to the Year of the Dragon.
Get this: The Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Seeker Highlighter in Pearl is exclusively available on the Sephora Singapore website and in stores for SGD60.
11. Laura Mercier Lunar New Year Collection 2024
Laura Mercier Lunar New Year Collection 2024.
Laura Mercier launched a special limited edition series for Lunar New Year 2024. Their collection includes the Translucent Loose Setting Powder and Velour Puff, Blush Color Infusion 6G in the shade Ginger and the Mini Roseglow Caviar Sticks Duo Set in the shades Wild Rose and Bed of Roses. All products are in red dragon-inspired packaging in honour of the new year.
Get this: The collection is available on the Sephora Singapore website and physical stores. Prices start at SGD42.
12. NARS The Lunar New Year Collection 2024
Get lit for the Lunar New Year with these limited-edition drops from NARS.
Over at NARS, the beauty brand has released three products in exclusive, limited-edition packaging to help beauty lovers usher in a radiant new year. The brand's lineup includes the Powermatte Lipstick in the shade Start Me Up - 116 (a warm pink-brown) that promises 10-hour staying power, a Quad Eyeshadow with shades of light champagne gold, matte apricot, beige and taupe brown for high-impact colour, and the Light Reflecting Setting Powder set to help you look camera-ready.
Get these: The collection is now available online via selected retailers, including Sephora Singapore, Tangs, and BHG. The products are priced between SGD48 and SGD70.
What is your Lunar New Year look going to be?
(Cover photo from: @sulwhasoo.singapore)
This article was first published on 18 January 2024. Last updated: 8 February 2024.
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