Beauty Notes | 1 September
Cardi B Joins Huda Beauty for a New Easy Bake Drop
Huda Beauty has teamed up with Cardi B for Ultra Snatched, a new spin on the brand’s Easy Bake powders launching on 8 September. The collection brings in new pink and lilac shades across Easy Bake Duos and Easy Bake Pressed, with Huda recommending you layer the two for an extra-bright, lifted finish. The duos come in Cherry Lilac and Pink Ube, while the pressed powders arrive in Pink Velvet Cookie and Ube Birthday Cake. Prices start at $40.
New Prescription Skincare Brand Cottonball Launches
New prescription skincare brand Cottonball has launched with personalised treatments you can access entirely from home. After an online consultation, a clinician reviews your skin concerns, tone, sensitivity, and current routine before prescribing a custom formula, which is then blended by the brand’s pharmacy. The seven-treatment line covers wrinkles, pigmentation, and hormonal skin changes, alongside treatments for the neck and eye area, with ingredients such as tretinoin, estriol, hydroquinone, peptides, and hyaluronic acid used depending on the prescription. Read the full details here.
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Is the New Face of Haus Labs Concealer
Haus Labs has tapped Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as the new face of its Triclone Skin Tech campaign. The Emily in Paris actress fronts the brand’s new We Love Concealer film, a playful campaign centred on its bestselling Triclone Skin Tech Concealer. The formula comes in 31 shades and promises medium coverage alongside skincare benefits, with fermented arnica, caffeine, and BioFerment 7 Complex included to help brighten, hydrate, and visibly de-puff over time.
Hannah Waddingham Fronts Paula’s Choice’s New Peptide Moisturiser
Paula’s Choice has named Hannah Waddingham as the face of its new Pro-Collagen Peptide Plumping Intensive Moisturizer. The Ted Lasso actress plays skincare coach in the campaign, giving herself a morning pep talk while putting the new formula through its paces. The rich, non-greasy moisturiser uses the brand’s 3x Pro-Collagen Peptide Complex and promises up to 120 hours of hydration, while helping skin look plumper, smoother, and more replenished.
Virginskin Arrives at Nordstrom
Virginskin has just landed at nordstrom.com, bringing its hero Daily Glow Active Hydrator with it. The moisturiser has roots in a Manhattan dermatology practice, but the current formula is very much built for everyday use, with 4% niacinamide, peptides, polyglutamic acid, squalane, and botanical extracts to hydrate, support the skin barrier, and boost radiance. It comes in a full size for $110 and a travel size for $35, plus there’s a Nordstrom-exclusive set containing both and a gua sha tool.
New Fragrance Brand Anecdotes by Artists Is Heading to Sephora
There’s a new fragrance brand heading to Sephora. Anecdotes by Artists launches on 14 September with a perfumer-first approach, giving a different perfumer full creative control with each collection. First up is Patricia Choux, who has created three eaux de parfum inspired by personal memories: rum-soaked gourmand Wild Cousin, smoky vanilla The Villainelle, and fruity floral Painted Petals. Read the full details here.
Aesthetician Amity Murray Joins Lush as Skincare Ambassador
Lush has named New York aesthetician Amity Murray as its new Skincare Ambassador. Known as “Magic Hands”, Murray will work with the brand on skin health education, bringing her professional take to everything from content and customer guidance to in-person experiences. The partnership centres on the pair’s shared approach to gentler skincare, with a focus on supporting the skin barrier and helping customers build routines that feel practical rather than overly complicated.