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Beauty isn’t always pain — sometimes, it’s a paycheck.
While the world of ultra-luxury beauty products is an intimate one, it is often where art, quality and beauty collide in the most impactful of ways. Take Guerlain’s latest collaboration with mixed media artist Charles Pétillon, for instance, which brings a sculptural take to the brand’s signature Bee Bottle for its newest Pêche Mirage fragrance. Or British makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench’s collaboration with Conserving Beauty, which proves no category — not even cleansing wipes — can’t be made luxe.
Then there are the ultra-potent skin care treatments from Dior, Eighth Day and beyond — rounded up here by WWD Weekend among the latest launches in ultra-luxury beauty.
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1. Guerlain Masterstroke Pêche Mirage by Charles Pétillon, $33,600
While Guerlain’s signature Bee Bottle is widely regarded as a work of art in itself, the French beauty house sought to crank up the craftsmanship to inaugurate its new Pêche Mirage fragrance. Partnering with mixed media artist Charles Pétillon — best known for his white-balloon art installations — the brand has introduced a collector’s edition bottle of the peach- and leather-infused scent. Only 20 were produced by Pétillon, who fashioned his signature white balloons, this time out of clay, to envelop each bottle in an outsized, cloud-like mass.
2. Dior L’Or de Vie Le Serum, $1,700
With its reformulated and revamped L’Or de Vie range, Dior is looking to ramp up its skin longevity game. Powered by what the house has coined “Golden Drop Life Technology,” the new L’Or de Vie Le Serum features an antioxidant- and sap-rich formula, which took more than 600 hours of formulating and nearly 100 trials to perfect. The result is an offering that aims to increase natural levels of NAD+, which is purported to boost cellular metabolism while decreasing inflammation.
3. Eighth Day The Night Cream Treatment, $450
Eighth Day, the luxury skin care line founded by skin cancer surgeon Dr. Antony Nakhla, has added an eighth product to its range. Aiming to address skin tone and texture concerns, the brand’s Night Cream Treatment taps RetinalXR, which is said to be more than twice as potent as over-the-counter retinol, as well as a patent-pending plasma technology featuring 24 peptides and amino acids, which work to regenerate skin cells.
4. Isamaya x Conserving Beauty Cleansing Cloths, $145
Who said makeup wipes can’t be chic? Makeup artist and beauty founder Isamaya Ffrench joined forces with water-free skin care brand Conserving Beauty to introduce a serum-infused Hyaluronic Cleansing + Conditioning Cloth meant to offer both function and style. Housed in a sleek aluminum canister aligning with Ffrench’s signature metallic codes, the water-dissolving wipes — which come in a pack of 140 — can be used to prime the skin before makeup application or to remove makeup after wear.
5. Omorovicza Blue Diamond Super Serum, $445
Budapest-born Omorovicza has introduced a new, $445 serum meant to boost the presence of moisturizing nucleotide adenosine triphosphate to slow the appearance of skin aging. The key ingredients? Diamond peptides; stem cells derived from hollyhock flowers; a biotech-developed hyaluronic acid complex, and, of course, the brand’s signature touch: mineral-rich water from Budapest’s thermal springs.
6. Celine Beauté Le Rouge Celine
$75 at celine.com
After launching into makeup with its first Rouge Triomphe lipstick last fall, Celine has added 14 additional shades to the satin-finish line, which initially debuted with just one red hue. At $75 apiece, the lipsticks are significantly pricier than Celine’s high-fashion counterparts in the makeup category, including Dior, YSL Beauté, Chanel and Prada. Designed by creative director Hedi Slimane himself, each bullet comes in a refillable, gold metal tube and taps hydrating squalane and beeswax.
7. La Prairie Platinum Rare Haute-Rejuvenation Mask, $1,775
“Needle-free skin rejuvenation” is the promise fueling La Prairie’s latest Platinum Haute-Rejuvination Mask. The two-step treatment first involves a serum, encased in single-dose vials in an effort to maximize the potency of its hyaluronic acid and collagen, followed by a night cream. Coming in a diamond-inspired jar, the cream purports to seal the serum’s actives, while adding a moisture-boosting dose of ceramides to improve skin barrier strength over time.
