September Beauty Products

September marks the start of a new school year and the beauty world has marked this true to form - with formulas set to help you usher in autumn. Mark the period with a heady aroma and Le Labo has just the thing with its City Exclusives collection available for one month, and one month only. Loewe too is stepping up its fragrance game by improving the concentration of its perfumes, while a major fashion house has entered the space (spoiler alert: it’s Balmain).

The holidays are over but if your skin is still feeling the effects of your jet-set lifestyle, call in the experts at Summer Fridays. Its Jet Lag collection has not one but two new additions. Dyson is showing its prowess for more than just tools with bathroom cabinet staples to prep, prime and style your locks before and after the use of its legendary Supersonic or Airwrap devices.

Le Labo City Exclusives collection - Coriandre 39

Every year in September, Le Labo unveils its City Exclusive fragrance where for just one month the New York house behind the legendary Santal 33 releases limited-edition creations. For 2024, a controversial ingredient has been given the spotlight.

Coriandre 39 takes its inspiration from coriander (or cilantro to our friends across the pond) but this is not the herb as you know it. Even those with an aversion to the “soapy” leaf will fall for its charming aroma. Aldehydic cilantro leaves are set alongside spicy lime before evolving with green florals and drying down with heady musk.

It was created to encapsulate the aroma of “forest bathing in El Bosque de Chapultepec or sipping mezcal in the shade at a humming café in La Condesa”, according to the brand and we can guarantee you that one spritz will have you coming back for more.

£275 Le Labo

Summer Fridays Jet Lag Deep Hydration Serum

The Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask deserves every single accolade that it receives. The transformational ceramide-rich cream is a nourishing, brightening treat to tired complexions, whether you have been jet-setting around the world or homebound.

Joining the overnight mask in the range is not one but two products; the Jet Lag Skin Soothing Hydration Mist is a cooling treat to stressed-out skin, while the jelly serum is intensely hydrating and soothing, calling on powerhouse ingredients like squalane, glycerin and the sensitive holy trio of colloidal oatmeal, aloe and arnica to calm redness.

£44 Cult Beauty

Westman Atelier Vital Skincare Concealer

The concealer market has seen a transformation spearheaded by the likes of Makeup by Mario, Erborian and now, Westman Atelier. These brands have unveiled multi-tasking makeup products that take the time-old camouflaging properties and give you a hard-working hero in your makeup bag.

The Vital Skincare Concealer is not about simply covering up blemishes, dark circles or uneven tones. It goes beyond that to hydrate, bring radiance and improve the look of skin with continual use thanks to potent ingredients you may recognise from the formulas in your bathroom cabinet. These include hyaluronic acid and peptides for long-lasting moisture and to combat fine lines respectively, as well as brightening liquorice root and gentian root and antioxidant-rich coffee leaf extract.

£45 Selfridges

Dyson Chitosan

Its legendary Supersonic hair dryer and Airwrap are the tools of beauty lovers’ dreams but the tech company is now making a play for your bathroom cabinet with haircare formulas to support the use of its high-performance gadgets, before and after.

There are two products in the collection, the first of which - the Pre-Style Cream has four variations of increasing richness to suit all hair types, from thin to straight, thick to curly and coily. It begins as a cream and evolves into a serum to prime as you apply it to your freshly washed locks.

The Post-Style Cream is enriched with hyaluronic acid and amino acids to turn back the clock of damage. The reparative serum can be used by all hair types and has a precision applicator for the correct dosage. It encourages a strong hold while still retaining shine and flexible movement. All the above are refillable and are powered with the brand’s trademarked macromolecule complex known as chitosan (hence the name) which is derived from mushrooms and was engineered after a decade of research.

£48.99 Dyson