The latest beauty launches you need to know: August

August has already been a great month for new-in beauty.

From luxe skincare treatments and body care must-haves to hair heroes, we've highlighted the latest launches you need to know about.

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Lush Posh Chocolate is a limited-edition shower gel that lathers like a dream. It has a marvellous meeting of rich, cleansing hazelnut milk and sweet cocoa powder, warm and comforting vanilla absolute, along with bundles of skin-hydrating glycerine.

SIMKA Cooling and Hydrating Bio-Cellulose Facial Mask delivers intensive recovery designed for all skin types and conditions, for ultimate barrier repair and microbiome care. Whether you're seeking relief after skin treatments, recovering from sunburn, or soothing skin irritations like eczema, psoriasis, or dermatitis, SIMKA masks nurture your skin's natural renewal processes while preserving cell function for effective age management.

Weleda Make-up Removal Cleansing Oil gently removes make-up and impurities and nourishes skin. The fragrance-free cleansing oil has 100% natural origin with apricot oil and witch hazel water. It gently removes make-up without drying out the skin.

SkinCeuticals Cell Cycle Catalyst is serum that can be used as the first step to peel and activate skin’s surface renewal cycles. The formula includes 7.7% multi-acid complex (AHAs and BHAs) to gently peel and accelerate skin renewal cycles, and 1% taurine (a powerful amino acid) to boost cellular vitality, stimulate barrier renewal, and maintain optimal hydration.

DermaVeen Face Gentle Exfoliating Scrub is ideal for sensitive and dry skin. It is microbead free using natural, gentle rice powder to exfoliate and reveal healthy looking skin. It gently removes make-up, oil, and excess impurities, without disrupting the protective skin barrier.

John Frieda Blonde+ Shampoo helps repair the signs of damage caused by colouring, bleaching and heat styling, for healthier looking, blonde hair. Inspired by salons and powered by science, this is John Frieda's strongest blonde repair line yet, leaving hair 2 x stronger and 2 x brighter.

Sisley Paris Ecological Compound Advanced Formula – Limited Edition is a universal skincare product for men and women of all ages and all skin types. This unique formula has now been enriched with two new active ingredients – burdock and meadowsweet extract – to promote a balanced microbiota and stimulate skin’s natural defences. Balanced, strengthened and revitalised, skin is more resilient, glowing with health. 

Natio Men Plus Age Defence Face Moisturiser is a nutritive facial moisturiser with vitamins A, E and B3. Also formulated with niacinamide and antioxidant mountain pepper berry to actively fight the visible signs of ageing, this daily-use formula will work to keep skin looking and feeling soft, smooth and supple. 

Skin Physics 15% Vitamin C & Ferulic Acid Serum is a high strength brightening complex that combines pure vitamin C and ferulic acid to target dull skin, correct uneven texture, even-out skin tone and fight signs of ageing, for smooth, bright and more resilient skin. It helps to reduce the appearance of dark spots, hyperpigmentation and dullness, neutralise free radical damage from excess sun exposure, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. 

Antipodes Glory Vitamin C Triple-Action Glow Toner is a natural toner with three key brightening ingredients to target pigmentation and foster an even-toned glow: Kakadu plum, tone-correcting peptides, and lime caviar AHA. 

Glasshouse Fragrances Woodland Wander is a candle that allows you to walk into the woods on a path of ambergris and cedar, past violet and patchouli, guided by glowing moss, and wonder where being lost will lead you. 

Ella Baché Ultra Nourishing Cream is a soft and rich textured cream high in age defence vitamins A, D and E. Rich in beeswax to provide skin softening benefits, also protects against dehydration and free radicals. The cream is part of the limited-edition partnership with Romance Was Born.

ghd Duet Blowdry 2-in-1 Hairdryer Brush effortlessly transforms wet hair into a luxuriously smooth, voluminous blowdry finish with no heat damage, 3 x more volume, no frizz and 50% more shine.

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