Fall has commenced, and with us now having fully reached October, that can only mean one thing: It's spooky season. This month is the perfect excuse to experiment with makeup and beauty all in the name of Halloween, though that doesn't mean you still can't embrace understated beauty routines for those who like to keep it simple.
Whether you're in search of a bold eye palette to go all out with your makeup looks this month (or at least, even more than usual) or are on the hunt for a fresh fall fragrance that captures the cozy vibes of this season, here are the best new beauty products to shop in October.
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Haider Ackermann joins forces with Augustinus Bader for a limited-edition chrome vessel for Augustinus Bader's cult-favorite products The Rich Cream and The Cream. If there's a daily moisturizer to be described as luxe, it's this one, with deeply hydrating properties friendly to all skin types and achieving an ultra-lightweight texture.
The Rich Cream, $565, Augustinus Bader
Hermès always promises to deliver the epitome of the luxury experience be it beauty or fashion, and this mascara most definitely lives up to that expectation. A part of the label's new Le Regard Hermès line, this revitalizing mascara achieves intense volume and definition without making them look overdone. With an ultra-fine technical wand, there's no need to worry about any clumps, and if you want to play around with different colors besides the traditional neutrals, there are six shades to experiment with.
Revitalizing Care Mascara, $68, Hermès
Leave it to Chantecaille to have our lips shining bright like a diamond. Creamy yet weightless, this pearl-infused lipstick achieves smooth color with a metallic shine providing a noticeable shimmer to your pout. Wearing it on its own already looks sophisticated, though you can also take an extra step and layer it atop a shade of your choice for a customized lip look.
Chantecaille Lip Crystal Lipstick, $52, Moda Operandi
Cartier reinterprets this signature men's scent with a limited-edition bottle, inspired by the Cartier archives. It's a rich, intense scent that's held down by the warmth of sandalwood and sensual amber. Sealing the deal is the bottle's refillable design.
Pasha Parfum Limited-Edition, $138, Cartier
Want to provide a warm summer flush to the face even in the fall and winter seasons? Relevant's new lip and cheek tint has everything you need for easy, on-the-go face looks, delivering buildable coverage that ranges from a gentle glow to intense color.
Relevant Rele-Wand Lip and Cheek Multi-Tint, $34, Thirteen Lune
Glossier's cult-favorite scent gets a large update, literally. The fragrance is now available in a larger size, allowing fans to savor the scent for a longer period of time. The iconic product is the ultimate personal fragrance, meant to enhance the natural scent of your skin by adjusting to your natural pH (though it still comes with a blend of woody and musky notes that makes for quite a unique olfactory experience).
You Eau De Parfum XL, $98, Glossier
Just in time ahead of the release of the Priscilla film, you can recreate Priscilla Presley's signature winged liner and plush lashes in the comfort of your home. Consisting of an ultra-bold calligraphy eyeliner pen, handheld wing guide, and lengthening mascara, the makeup set has every tool you need to recreate Priscilla's iconic look as you flock to theatres.
Priscilla x Half Magic Set, $49, Ulta Beauty
Replenish and calm sensitive skin with the Green Jade Calm Serum. Thanks to its harmonious blend of botanical extracts, potent antioxidants, and anti-inflammatories, this luxurious pick-me-up skincare time soothes, corrects, and hydrates the face. Whether you take it with you on the go or use it after a tiring jet lag, this formula is the serum you didn't know you needed in your life until now.
Green Jade Calm Serum, $185, Knesko Skin
Monika Blunder has a solution to those dreaded times when makeup wipes just aren't getting the job done. The luscious cleansing balm wipes away all the makeup, accumulated dirt, and SPF from the day, and is ideal for dry and sensitive skin types. It has a rich texture, starting as a salve before effortlessly dissolving into the skin without any signs of residue. After cleaning the face with a damp cloth, you're left with a rejuvenated and softened complexion.
Melt Down Cleansing Balm, $55, Monika Blunder Beauty
Multi-tasking restorative moisturizing products may seem hard to find, but The Outset's new Barrier Rescue Balm officially ends your search. A product you'd find straight from French pharmacies, this balm is packed with natural oils such as Rose Hip, Marula, and Camellia, to repair, soften, and soothe the skin — be it parched lips, hands, face, or body. As the weather continues to drop and the air gets drier, this balm will become the ultimate secret weapon to keep your body moisturized throughout the fall and winter months.
Botanical Barrier Rescue Balm, $38, The Outset
At first whiff, this fine fragrance feels summer-coded thanks to its crisp marine notes juxtaposed with a citrus scent, before sensorially getting you into the fall mood with its woodsy and musky notes of Cedarwood Heart Virginia, Patchouli Oil, and Sensual Musk. The blend of notes lends itself to being an ideal scent for every day, year-round, as there's a layer within the fragrance fitting for each season.
Menace, $120, Henry Rose
Caliray's new lip plumper will become your newest makeup obsession. With an iridescent, high-gloss shine, the lip product delivers fuller-looking lips with a boost of hydration. It can be worn on its own for a minimal makeup look, or an added layer to add sheen atop a matte lip color.
Caliray Big Swell Hydrating Lip Plumper Gloss, $24, Sephora
Creamy? Moisturizing? Vitamin-rich? Enticing scent? Check, check, check, and check. This gentle yet rich body wash cleanser moisturizes, hydrates, and visibly restores the skin, supported by an alluring scent of vanilla honey that lingers long after you complete your shower ritual.
54 Thrones Butter Cream Body Wash, $30, Sephora
With the temperature dropping and the air getting drier, investing in a moisturizing lip product is non-negotiable. Tower 28 comes through with its new limited-edition gloss in partnership with vegan cookie dough brand Deux. While moisturizing, it also boasts a non-sticky, chestnut shade, providing an understated layer of color while you're on the go.
Lip Drip Duo, $24, Tower 28
Danessa Myricks adds a new eyeshadow palette to its offerings, filled with color-shifting combinations that are easy to use regardless of whether you're a beginner or a makeup pro. The 18 shades come in seven brilliant finishes, that can achieve versatile eye looks, be it soft glam or high intensity.
Danessa Myricks Lightwork V: I Am Palette For Eyes And Face, $125, Sephora
An unexpected twist on fall scents, this fragrance is dark, spicy, and subtly sensual. With a blend of unexpected notes including Toasted Coconut, African Ginger, Jasmine, and White Musk, you henceforth consider this as your new go-to date night scent.
Coco Mystère, $25, Le Monde Gourmand
This innovative serum is one quite literally like no other, powered by first-to-market technology that uses a patented human stem cell conditioned media to support the skin’s natural regeneration process, improve brightness, and reduce fine lines in a groundbreaking way. All of this is achieved without irritating the skin's natural barrier, resulting in a smooth and evenly toned surface.
Cell Forté Serum, $395, Angela Caglia
Give your skincare routine a boost with this new high-performance eye cream. It addresses numerous skin needs—firming, smoothening, and brightening, all without causing further irritation. The rich, creamy texture melts into the skin and hydrates the dry, puffy eye area, making it a must-have fall beauty product as the weather continues to get cooler.
BL + Eye Cream, $165, Blue Lagoon Skincare
Nothing is better than a moisture-retentive lip treatment—unless it's a multipurpose one. Inde Wild's new lip product deeply hydrates, visibly plumps, and noticeably softens your pout, all with a non-sticky, dewy glazed finish. Inspired by the benefits of Desi Ghee, it's carried by both antioxidant-rich and naturally moisturizing ingredients like Pomegranate, Shea Butter, and potent Peptides.
Dewy Lip Treatment, $18, Inde Wild
Once again, Juvia's Place nails it with its new eyeshadow palette. Bringing the wonders of space into the comfort of your room, create galactic, out-of-this-world eye looks with these highly-pigmented cosmic-inspired shades. From shimmer to matte finishes, to vibrant to neutral hues, the wide variety of shades makes it an ideal option to get creative with regardless of skin tone.
Afrogalactic Palette, $36, Juvia's Place
Sometimes the most lightweight products have the heaviest impact, as proven by this new eye gel. With an ultralight touch, the formula effortlessly melts into the skin with the noticeable benefits of reducing puffiness, addressing dark circles, and restoring elasticity. While highly effective when used alone, it can also be used under makeup.
Light Show Brightening Eye Gel, $44, Eight Saints
The secret to this one-of-a-kind body lotion is the use of the superfruit Rambutan, combined with vitamins from other superfoods including Matcha, Snow Mushroom, and Caffeine. The result? A luxurious, plant-based, retinol alternative lotion that leaves your skin hydrated, radiant, and smooth — created to support your whole body health.
Supermatcha Body Lotion+, $35, Iota
Wearing facemasks for the simple luxury of self-care is always a worthwhile reason, though the added benefit of actually addressing skincare goals only makes facemasks that much better. Take for example this new organic mask by Uma. Anti-oxidant heavy and ultra-hydrating, this skin-boosting mask, lifts, brightens, smoothes, and exfoliates the face, all within the span of 10 minutes.
Total Rejuvenation Honey Lemon Mask, $40, Uma
If you've been looking for a richer moisturizing cream, especially as we reach colder temperatures, search no further. Ursa Major's richest cream yet, it both hydrates and moisturizes (because yes, there's a difference). Boasting a velvety texture infused with alpine actives and plant-derived ceramides, the skin is left feeling replenished, moisture-sealed, and soothed.
Alpine Rich Cream, $68, Ursa Major
Le Labo's new fragrance creates new memories associated with lavender as the timeless ingredient stands as the hero note of the scent. Crafted with a unique blend of Bergamot and Neroli essential oils, a fresh aroma fills the air, marrying floral with earthy and ambery notes.
Lavande 31, $230, Le Labo Fragrances
Give your face a moisture-locking refresh with this skin-balancing serum. Formulated with a milky, lightweight texture and boasting ingredients such as Shea Butter, Japanese Panax Ginseng, and Rosemary Oil, the serum delivers enhanced skin resilience and regeneration to keep your face healthy and skin barrier strengthened at all times.
Nemohamo Full Barrier Serum, $80, Shiko Beauty Collective
The shades are worthy of Beyonce's Renaissance Tour. (Dare we call it "Alien Superstar?) When combined, they create a futuristic look, with a glittery, multi-dimensional look that is best for those loyal to always having statement-making eye looks.
Moondust Glitter Eyeshadow Palette Galactic Cowgirl, $39, Urban Decay
Acne patches have never been so high-tech. Crafted with new patent-pending technology, these innovative patches will forever change the way you address acne treatments. Infusing innovative light therapy with traditional skincare rituals, within three minutes your blemishes, breakouts, and acne will be completely shrunk. Did we also mention it's reusable? Consider us sold.
Acne Light Therapy Patch, $25, L.a.b.