This Week In Beauty: A Whole Lot Of Flower Power At Dior, Bulgari, Est.Lab & More
The 4-1-1 in the beauty world right now.
By Margaux Levy,
Get ready for an explosion of blooms in your beauty products as brands tap into floral aromatics and their natural fortifying abilities. Bulgari and Est.La turn their attention to the rose – the former turning up the Rose Goldea Blossom Delight Eau De Toilette while the latter taps the alpine rose for its newest VitaLift A+ Skin Reboot Serum.
There's also Dior's first-of-a-kind olfactory collaboration La Collection Privee x Azuma Makoto that celebrates the house's and Japanese floral artist's shared passion for flowers, the art of perfume and outstanding artistic creations.
Intrigued? More details below.
Like Bulgari’s Rose Goldea Blossom Delight Eau de Parfum, the new Eau De Toilette carries that familiar rosy scent but with a fresher interpretation. Lighter on the nose, Bulgari’s latest Rose Goldea Blossom Delight EDT celebrates femininity and the arrival of Spring with top notes of lily of the valley accord and sparkling grapefruit, rich heart notes of peony and rosebuds and warm base notes of white musk and cedarwood.
The Bulgari Rose Goldea Blossom Delight Eau De Toilette ($166 for 75ml) is now available at Bulgari beauty counters and boutiques
Dior has tapped the creativity and expertise of Japanese floral artist Azuma Makoto (pictured) to bring eight flora-infused scents from its high-end La Collection Privee line – Sakura, Gris Dior, Lucky, La Colle Noire, Jasmin Des Anges, Oud Ispahan, Oud Rosewood and Purple Oud – to life through a sensorial experience. Working out of his Tokyo studio, the master florist capture and interpret the life cycles of the flowers that make up the fragrances in the form of sculptures – which are immortalised in a series of short films and photographs.
Experience the La Collection Privee x Azuma Makoto animation at La Collection Privee Christian Dior boutique in Ion Orchard
Delay the signs of biological skin ageing with Est.lab's all-new VitaLift A+ Skin Reboot Serum. By harnessing the regenerative powers of its key ingredient – Alpine Rose stem cells from the Swiss Alps – an in-vitro study revealed results that claim to increase the skin’s renewal capacity by 75 per cent, even when exposed to UV radiation.
The new serum is also said to be safe for all skin types and includes a host of other natural and scientifically-proven ingredients like Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), Amino Acid Complex, Cacao Seed Extract, Ceramides and Hydrolysed Yeast Protein that can boost the skin's repair capabilities.
Est.lab VitaLift A+ Skin Reboot Serum ($198 for 30ml) is available at all Estetica Beauty studios and from www.estlab.shop
City of Stars, Louis Vuitton's newest unisex cologne, captures the evening glamour of Hollywood in a bottle. Created by the Maison's master perfumer Jacques Cavalier Belletrud, the scent is an electrifying citrus blend of blood orange, red mandarin, bergamot and lime mixed with Tiare flower and sandalwood. The bottle is designed in collaboration with Los Angeles artist Alex Israel who had created an original artwork on the packaging of the fragrance to depict the sunset-soaked skyline of the City of Lights.
The City Of Stars cologne ($430 for 100ml) is now available at Louis Vuitton
In time for the big return of chromatic shades in makeup this year, MAC Cosmetics has launched a total of five The Art Of Colour palettes centred around statement-making hues like red, pink, nude, coral and purple. Expect intense bold colours like A Little Tamed (an almost Barbie pink) and Devoted To Chili (a fiery red) on cult products like the Powder Kiss lipstick ($36), Lustreglass lipstick ($33), Glow Play blush ($50) and Extra Dimension powder ($63).
The Art Of Colour makeup range by MAC Cosmetics will pre-launch exclusively at Tangs on April 28 and all products from the collection will be available at MAC Cosmetics beauty counters islandwide and through MAC's Home Concierge service from May 1. With $100 spend on any two products from The Art of Color campaign, customers can receive a limited edition MAC tote