Last Drop: December’s Best Beauty Launches
Welcome to Last Drop, where you can discover the newest and buzziest beauty launches hitting shelves near you.
Hot styling and excessive manipulation are your hair’s worst enemies. No one said you have to forgo these things, but make sure you repair your strands just as much as your styling. It’s a 10’s latest creation, Potion Miracle Shampoo, does the hard repair work for you via a nourishing cocktail of oils that strips all the gunk away and softens the hair.
Feeling nostalgic? Well, it seems that Too Faced is when you look at their new lip gloss launch, reminiscent of bright, drugstore lipsticks from the 90s. Featuring six juicy lip glosses, three of which are sparkly, you get fun, delicious shades, including Bubblegum (a sparkly pink) and Sweet Cotton Candy (a cool mint blue). And in case you are wondering, yes, they smell like their names. “With just a hint of tint, this formula glides onto your lips without leaving a sticky mess. You’ll want to collect all six,” shares ELLE.com beauty director, Danielle James.
After an oud intermission, Kayali returns with another fruit to obsess over: lychee. Eden Sparkling Lychee is a burst of freshness that sits in a bed of juicy blackcurrant and rose. It’s a nostalgic scent that harkens back to the sun-filled days of our youth, just a bit more mature and invigorating for the busy adult.
If the brisk temperature causes your winter blues, allow Topical’s Slick Salve to cure it in one swipe. The non-sticky, moisturizing lip treatment fuses hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and rice bran wax to deliver ultimate hydration at a chilly time like this.
Dreams are sweeter when you know you’re waking up with luscious, soft hair. Naturelab. Tokyo crafted a hydrating, reparative mask that restores moisture and repairs damage overnight. Even better, it’s formulated with the brand’s METASLEEP technology to promote sleep.
Vacation is much more enjoyable when you travel with, err, Vacation. The fun sun protection brand expanded its Chardonnay SPF Oil family with a lip oil equivalent. Grapeseed oil nourishes the lips with a subtle shine, and the vanilla caramel scent rounds out the sensory experience.
Part of its new three-step system to achieving strong, hydrated skin, Murad’s new Cellular Hydration Repair Mask is powered by bilberry omega to renew and refresh parched skin. When you wake up, follow up with the Cellular Hydration Repair Serum or cream.
This shampoo arrives in an unassuming, gorgeous pink bottle that looks almost too good to touch. As the name suggests, Clear-Wash detoxifies the hair shaft to remove build-up and damaging factors while stimulating the scalp with rosemary, eucalyptus, ginger root, and more to promote healthy, growing hair.
There’s something about the holidays that just puts everyone in a good (and giving) mood. Hope Fragrances is leaning into that feeling with their new Hope Night Scented Candle. This candle intertwines florals, amber, and vanilla with a hint of plum for a holiday appeal. And while we’re sure the dynamic scent is luring you in, the fact that all of the net profits from each candle goes to the Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF) to support depression research is what made us >>add to cart<<.
Nerisha is the beauty commerce editor at ELLE.com, covering all things beauty (and fashion and music). She has a penchant for sneakers and nude lip glosses, and spends way too much time re-watching 90s sitcoms.
Danielle James is the Digital Beauty Director of ELLE.com. Previously, she was the Fashion and Beauty Director of HelloBeautiful.com and MadameNoire.com. She’s written for The Cut, InStyle, Allure, The Business of Fashion, Nylon, Essence, Good Housekeeping, and more. She enjoys sailing, thrifting, Japanese whiskey, Naomi Campbell’s runway walk, and Rihanna in the comment section.