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The best new beauty products the GLAMOUR beauty team couldn't live without

Our top picks for July.

By Denise Primbet, Camilla Kay, Elle Turner and Fiona Embleton

1 August 2024

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Our beauty routines are important to us, but it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of new beauty products out there. So we thought we'd make it easier to navigate.

Welcome to our monthly series, which sees the GLAMOUR beauty team shine a spotlight on their favourite innovations. From freshly-launched fragrances, high-tech skincare and smoothing body care to trending hair care and makeup, these are the products that are poised to reach cult status on our editors' bathroom shelves.

At a glance: GLAMOUR Editors' best new beauty products for July

Slip Zodiac Pure Silk Sleep Mask

£60 at Cult Beauty

Anastasia Beverly Hills Blurring Serum Blush

£30 at Cult Beauty

Bastille Paris 14 Juillet, 100ml EDP

£145 at Bastille Parfums

Ouai St Barts Hair & Body Mist

£26 at Space NK

CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

£23.20 at Boots

Chanel No.5 L'Eau Limited Edition

£120 at John Lewis

£120 at Sephora

Dr Barbara Sturm Everything Eye Patches

£100 at Cult Beauty

Trudon Isla de Oro, 100ml EDP

£210 at Selfridges

MAC Glow Play Cushiony Blush

£28 at MAC

Iconic London Lustre Lip Oil

£20 at Iconic London

Refy Skin Trio SPF 50

£34 at REFY

Hourglass Unreal Liquid Blush

£38 at Cult Beauty

Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stix

£23 at Sephora

Chanel Stylo Ombre Et Contour

£34 at Chanel

It's safe to say that July 2024 has seen no shortage of game-changing beauty drops. Here's what impressed the GLAMOUR beauty team the most…

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Slip Zodiac Pure Silk Sleep Mask
I literally don't go anywhere without an eye mask as I sleep in one every night. It's my fast track to making my brain switch off in cocooned darkness. I am a sucker for the Slip silk eye masks and literally hoard them at any opportunity, so I am all in for the new Zodiac patterns. Make mine a Cancerian one, please.
Camilla Kay, GLAMOUR's European Beauty Director
£60 at Cult Beauty
Anastasia Beverly Hills Blurring Serum Blush
I am loving a summer flush of blush and my latest colour hit comes courtesy of Anastasia Beverly Hills Blurring Serum Blush. The gel texture glides and then sets for a pop of matt, diffused colour, enriched with pomegranate peel extract and niacinamide.
Camilla Kay, GLAMOUR's European Beauty Director
£30 at Cult Beauty
Bastille Paris 14 Juillet, 100ml EDP
With all eyes on Paris, my nose has been drawn to the vegan, genderless and transparent fragrance brand Bastille. Its new 14th July fragrance, inspired by the fireworks and celebrations of Bastille Day, starts with a rush of fresh fruity tangerine and blackcurrant to sharpen the senses before warming the skin with heaps of vanilla and a hint of cinnamon. Spritz for a burst of joy!
Camilla Kay, GLAMOUR's European Beauty Director
£145 at Bastille Parfums
CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum
My friends in the US wax lyrical about CeraVe's Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum and, now that it's landed in the UK, I can see why. Not least there's the purse-friendly price point, but the jelly-like texture is really pleasing, too. Formulated with 10% pure vitamin C to protect skin against DNA damage from UV rays and pollution, it's also laced with hydrating hyaluronic acid and ceramides to lock that moisture into the skin. I've been applying it underneath sunscreen and the gel formula walks the gamut of being hydrating without leaving my skin greasy in the heat. This being CeraVe you can also feel confident that it's doing the job effectively, without irritation.
Fiona Embleton, GLAMOUR's Associate Beauty Director
£23.20 at Boots

Dr Barbara Sturm Everything Eye Patches
I love the idea of plastering a cooling eye patch onto weary-looking under-eyes for a deep injection of hydration, but I always feel a twinge of guilt as many aren't very eco-friendly. Thanks to Dr Barbara Sturm's Everything Eye Patches I'm taking a more mindful approach to de-puffing. Not only are they biodegradable, but the gel formula is powered by science-backed ingredients including avocado polyphenols for dark circles, vegan collagen and three different weights of hyaluronic acid. After sitting in air-conditioning all day, I find wearing them for just 20 minutes makes all the difference to plumping up and brightening my under-eyes. I also love that there is always enough of the gel formula left over so you can pat it into the skin for more transformative results than your average eye cream.
Fiona Embleton, GLAMOUR's Associate Beauty Director
£100 at Cult Beauty
Chanel No.5 L'Eau Limited Edition
Chanel No.5 is the scent I associate most with my mum, so I've always had a bottle of No.5 L'Eau, its more airy, free-wheeling cousin, in my fragrance wardrobe. While there have been many iterations of this powdery floral over the years, the latest limited-edition format, fittingly dubbed “Just A Drop”, is my favourite to date. I love the teardrop-shaped bottle that feels like a cool pebble in the palm of your hand. It's surprising, completely different to any other No.5 bottle and starkly modern, but there's also something pleasingly nostalgic about its aesthetic that harks back to the ‘90s. Better still, at 50ml, the size is practical for carrying in your makeup bag or hand luggage. It’s the beauty mini I've been waiting for.
Fiona Embleton, GLAMOUR's Associate Beauty Director
£120 at John Lewis
£120 at Sephora
Iconic London Lustre Lip Oil
I love a lip oil. As someone with chronically dry lips I like something that can add some juicy hydration alongside a wash of pretty colour and the upgraded Lustre Oils do exactly this. There’s three shades to choose from Life’s A Peach (my favourite), Sugar Mama (a sheer lilacy-pink) and One To Watch (a jam red). All are infused with hyaluronic acid, and vitamin E and C to give lips a boost, plus the new chunky doe-foot applicator bathes lips beautifully in next to no time.
Elle Turner, GLAMOUR's Senior Beauty Editor
£20 at Iconic London
Hourglass Unreal Liquid Blush
Hourglass has established itself as the queen of barely-there but better makeup, and the brand’s latest blushes are no exception. Available in an edit of seven beautiful, wearable shades, including my favourite, Future, a peppy coral, they give such a gorgeous natural-looking dewy flush. You can build up the colour or leave it sheer and the push-dropper on the base means you won’t pump out more than you need, so no mess or wastage.
Elle Turner, GLAMOUR's Senior Beauty Editor
£38 at Cult Beauty

Refy Skin Trio SPF 50
We’re always here for a multi-hyphenate and Refy’s Skin Trio works hard so we don’t have to. It’s a broad-spectrum mineral SPF (50, ofc), a moisturiser and a brightening serum all in one (perfect for space-saving). Instead of the thick white sludge that a lot of SPF’s offer up, this dispenses a lightweight, silky serum with a tan tint to it, to help it melt more beautifully across a broad range of skin tones. On light complexions it gives a little extra sunkissed warmth and on deep skin it gives a gorgeous glow. It evens out complexions and is so pretty, you could just skip coverage (which on hot days, I have). Bonus: it’s packed with apple extract, plant-derived squalane and algae to boost radiance and glow, while balancing oil.
Elle Turner, GLAMOUR's Senior Beauty Editor
£34 at REFY
MAC Glow Play Cushiony Blush
This blush really belongs to the “makeup is for fun” school of thought – the name pretty much instructs you to go play. Just from a tactile perspective this formula earns points. The bouncy, cushiony compact is so satisfying to apply with fingers (you can leave your prints), but, it’s also stunning. There’s 13 shades for every skin tone, mood and moment (cutesy pinks versus sophisticated berries, nudes and terracottas), plus the cream to powder formula blends perfectly, then stays put.
Elle Turner, GLAMOUR's Senior Beauty Editor
£28 at MAC
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stix
I'm a sucker for a glossy lip product, and given their viral nature, I simply had to include the Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stix lipsticks. Available in 10 stunning shades, these lip gloss/lipstick hybrids offer both an impressive level of pigment and a dewy finish, leaving the lips feeling hydrated and plump. Rihanna, you really nailed it with this one.
Denise Primbet, GLAMOUR's Beauty Commerce Writer.
£23 at Sephora
Chanel Stylo Ombre Et Contour
The new colourful eye crayons from Chanel have become a must in my summer makeup routine. Not only do they come in fun yet wearable shades, but they also glide on like butter, delivering a shimmery and pigmented finish that lasts all day. Great for when you want to add a little oomph to your everyday look.
Denise Primbet, GLAMOUR's Beauty Commerce Writer.
£34 at Chanel