March’s Best Beauty Launches
Every month brings a wave of new beauty launches, but only a select few deserve a spot in your shopping cart. To help you find the ones worth investing in, we’ve handpicked the must-have products that debuted this March.
Pleasing Big Lip + Cheek Tint
Expanding on its bestselling Big Lip, Pleasing has introduced Big Lip + Cheek Tint—a flavourless, multi-use balm that delivers sheer, buildable colour and lasting hydration. Powered with natural oils, butters, natural fruit, and flower extracts, the nourishing tint is available in three shades—Apple Blush, Peachy Cheeked, and Quite Rosey—that can be worn alone or mixed together for your own bespoke colour.
Aveda Botanical Repair Bond-Building Pre-Shampoo Treatment
Aveda’s new vegan, plant-powered pre-shampoo treatment strengthens hair from within by rebuilding bonds in the hair cortex—the innermost layer responsible for structure and resilience. Applied to dry hair before washing, its gel-crème texture glides effortlessly through strands, restoring softness and strength after just one use. Suitable for all hair types and textures from 1A to 3C, it’s particularly effective on chemically treated or bleached hair, helping to repair and protect from root to tip.
Tower 28 GetSet Blur + Set Matte Powder Blush
This month Tower 28 debuted their GetSet Blur + Set Matte Powder Blush collection—the first-of-its-kind product that blends a blush and setting powder in one innovative formula. The talc-free formula combines the performance of a setting powder—offering shine control, sweat resistance, and a blurring effect—with highly pigmented colour designed to last up to 12 hours, leaving a soft matte finish on the skin. Available in six vibrant shades, the dermatologist-approved formula also meets the National Eczema Association’s ingredient guidelines, making it safe for even the most sensitive skin.
Emma Lewisham Sunceutical SPF 50 Mineral Face Crème
Our favourite New Zealand skincare brand, Emma Lewisham, has just unveiled Sunceutical, a mineral SPF 50 range powered by 20% invisible zinc oxide. Using advanced dispersion technology, the formula keeps zinc evenly distributed, minimising white cast while delivering a smooth, lightweight finish that absorbs easily without residue. We’re loving the Sunceutical SPF 50 Mineral Face Crème—a silky daily SPF infused with niacinamide, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, and saccharide isomerate to help brighten, defend against air pollutants, and promote healthy, clear skin.
St. Tropez Sunlit Skin Bronzing Tint + Tan
St. Tropez has cemented its status as the tanning authority with Sunlit Skin—its fastest-developing formula yet. This glow-giving tint delivers a natural-looking medium tan in just three hours, no rinsing required. Impressively, it begins developing in just one hour and can be worn alone or under makeup, hydrating skin as the tan develops. The result? A seamless, sun-kissed colour with a soft, pearl-like sheen that lasts for days.
Monpure Ceramide Complex Bond Repair Conditioner
Designed for dry, damaged, and bleached hair, Monpure’s new Ceramide Complex Bond Repair Conditioner delivers deep hydration and strength without weighing strands down. It is formulated with ceramides, silk proteins, and advanced bond-repairing actives that work from within to boost elasticity, seal cuticles, and defend against breakage. Enriched with amino acids and argan oil, this rich, colour-safe formula restores softness, shine, and manageability while promoting long-term hair health.
Laura Mercier Honey Bath
Laura Mercier’s iconic Honey Bath returns this month with a new, even more indulgent formula. Inspired by Laura’s own bathtime ritual, it’s crafted with high-performance skincare ingredients to elevate everyday bathing into a spa-like experience. French sea water delivers lasting hydration, red algae helps attract and retain moisture, while borage seed oil—rich in essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals—nourishes and protects the skin. It is available in two scents: Ambre Vanille, a warm, sensual blend of tangerine, tiger orchid, heliotrope, almond, brown sugar, coconut, and sandalwood; and Almond Coconut, a comforting combination of coconut, almond, vanilla, heliotrope, and musk.
Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face SPF50+ Matte Sun Serum
Matte girlies, rejoice—Mecca Cosmetica’s cult-favourite To Save Face SPF50+ Brightening Sun Serum now has a matte counterpart: To Save Face SPF50+ Matte Sun Serum. This lightweight, protective base delivers the same skincare benefits as its dewy sister, but with a soft-focus, velvet-matte finish. White willow bark helps control oil and minimise the appearance of pores, gluconolactone gently exfoliates to refine texture, and niacinamide soothes and hydrates for a calmer, clearer complexion. Ideal for oily and combination skin types, the non-comedogenic formula absorbs quickly without clogging pores, leaving no greasy residue or white cast.
Saie SuperSuede Baked Powder Blush
In recent years, Saie has delivered a steady stream of impressive launches—and its latest, the SuperSuede Baked Powder Blush, is no exception. Available in six richly pigmented shades, it delivers a beautifully diffused, naturally flushed finish. The lightweight, talc-free formula is infused with jojoba esters, plant-derived squalane, and glycerine to nourish and hydrate, while ethically sourced silica and mica create a smooth, skin-like feel. Hand-whipped and baked using time-honoured Italian techniques, SuperSuede’s velvety texture melts into the skin for a soft, blurred flush that’s never patchy, cakey, or heavy.
Sephora Collection Lift & Firm Plumping Booster Serum
Powered by 1% bakuchiol, this new milky-textured serum targets fine lines and loss of firmness associated with declining collagen. It’s suitable for all skin types—including sensitive—and promises to hydrate, smooth, and visibly plump skin over time. Clinical trials found it boosts hydration by 43% instantly and reduces the appearance of fine lines by 17% in 28 days, making it a gentle yet effective alternative to retinol.