Launch Radar
New beauty launches, formulas and ideas worth your attention — edited for signal rather than noise.
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The £46 Sequin Liquid Duo puts gloss over sparkle. Inside Cinnamon Glaze, the interesting choice is how much finish you want, not how many products complete the look.
The Pink Palace collection turns holiday makeup into a miniature hotel fantasy. Its more useful invitation is to choose a finish, not book the whole suite.
The Met collaboration makes an unusually good case for beauty as a beautiful object. But the most revealing question is which colours you would buy without the frame.
MakeupPrada’s Mahogany: when brown refuses to behaveThe Beauty Question editorial desk · 3 min readRed-brown colour, metallic cases and a £67 palette marked “Available soon” in the UK. Prada’s holiday story deserves a closer look, not an automatic matching set.
MakeupYSL’s burgundy collectors: love the colour, or the case?The Beauty Question editorial desk · 3 min readQuilted burgundy and gold make YSL’s holiday makeup look like miniature accessories. Inside the £54 palette, the colour earns a closer look of its own.
MakeupDior’s holiday glow goes coldThe Beauty Question editorial desk · 2 min readMint, lilac and frosted pink give Dior’s £47 holiday palette a cooler point of view. The matching lip wardrobe is tempting, but you need not buy the whole look.
MakeupSUQQU’s Frozen Light: is purple the party shade?The Beauty Question editorial desk · 3 min readSUQQU’s gemstone-inspired holiday makeup arrives in the UK on 5 November. The palettes are beautiful; purple mascara may be the more interesting temptation.
MakeupNARS goes après-ski with two takes on pinkThe Beauty Question editorial desk · 3 min readNARS’s Holiday 2026 collection brings two £65 Après Ski palettes and £37.50 Eternal Snow powder. We look at the shades, finishes and UK prices.
MakeupGuerlain’s Christmas jewels have a blue streakThe Beauty Question editorial desk · 3 min readGuerlain’s Kévin Germanier holiday collection pairs a £79 blue eye palette with £70 Météorites. A closer look at the colours behind the rhinestone cases.
MakeupClé de Peau’s holiday makeup: what is actually limited?The Beauty Question editorial desk · 3 min readClé de Peau’s Courage to Wish pairs Yukiko Noritake’s artwork with holiday colours. Inside the £79 Starry Eyes quad, plus UK lipstick and highlighter prices.
MakeupBurberry puts a silver lining in holiday goldThe Beauty Question editorial desk · 3 min readBurberry’s Winter Gold quad and Winter Rose blush: UK prices, the silver-led colour story and what the Holiday 2026 packaging offers.
FragranceKAYALI’s Vanilla Cupcake: would you wear the birthday cake?The Beauty Question editorial desk · 2 min readKAYALI’s Yum Vanilla Cupcake | 108 launches globally on 30 October 2026. UK pre-orders start at £22; we examine the notes, bottles and smaller options.
FragranceMERIT’s New Wave perfume: has minimalism turned up the volume?The Beauty Question editorial desk · 2 min readMERIT’s New Wave perfume launched on 22 October 2026. Discover the £79 UK price, fragrance notes and how the brand positions it alongside Retrospect.
Launch RadarCharlotte Tilbury isn’t selling makeup anymore — it’s selling moodEmma Collins · 3 min readThe modern prestige launch is less about a single product benefit and more about the feeling around it
Launch RadarThe new launch language: glow, blur, desireEmma Collins · 2 min readThe best campaigns are no longer shouting about coverage. They are selling atmosphere first — then letting the product follow
Launch RadarThe Rhode effect and the theatre of small thingsEmma Collins · 2 min readTiny blushes, clean counters and the power of making a product look collectible
Launch RadarHoliday beauty without the tinsel headacheEmma Collins · 3 min readThe best festive drops looked giftable without shouting in foil
Launch RadarThe summer launches that actually workedEmma Collins · 3 min readHeat, travel, lip colour and the products that did not melt into nonsense
Launch RadarFoundation finally got interesting againEmma Collins · 2 min readCoverage is no longer the headline; adaptability is