Get Them Before They Go Beauty Buys

It’s the same story each season: our favourite beauty brands release new collections, we fall in love with them immediately and then we read those two dreaded words – Limited Edition. After a quick panic, we rush to our laptops to find out whether or not we’re too late to get our hands on the season’s most covetable products. This Spring/Summer, we’re getting prepared, and we can help you get ready too…

We’ve picked out the best limited edition products set for release this Spring so you can get ahead of the game.

Sign up on waiting lists, set reminders in your calendar, start planning your summer beauty looks and we’ll see you in the queue…

Pure Colour Sheer Matte Lipstick, £19.50 each by Estee Lauder

Each season as new collections are launched, we’re always on the hunt for our latest lipstick love, and we might just have found it in these. Estee Lauder’s new Pure Colour Sheer Matte Lipsticks come in four candy shades: Naked, Rock Candy, Rebel and Demure and leave a sheer finish, that won’t dry your lips out (we hate it when matte lipsticks do that!).

These lipsticks, as well as the rest of the Pure Color Pretty Naughty Spring 2013 collection will be available from February 2013 for a limited period.

La Laque Couture in Bronze Pyrite No35, £18 by YSL

Nails are a massive trend right now: from intricate nail art designs to the latest innovations in nail texture, when a new polish hits the shelves, chances are, we’ll be buying it!

YSL’s La Laque Couture in Bronze Pyrite No35 is the perfect subtle metallic. We’ll be wearing ours with beautifully bronzed skin on our holidays this summer.

This nail polish is available now, nationwide, but if previous YSL limited edition products are anything to go by, this is bound to sell out soon.

BAFTA Limited Edition Blusher in Rose Sable, £27 by Lancôme

With red carpet season in full swing (Did you see these amazing looks from the Golden Globes?) we’re excited for all the awards ceremony fun to hit the UK. The BAFTAs are just weeks away and to celebrate their official partnership with the event, Lancôme are launching this BAFTA Limited Edition Blusher in their best-selling shade, Rose Sable.

From the 1st February 2013, for £27 this compact will be available exclusively at Selfridges (London, Manchester & Birmingham) but (and it’s a pretty big but) there will only be 100 available.

London-based? Beat the queue and get yourself on the waiting list by calling the Lancôme Selfridges London counter on 0207 318 3739.

Palette Cherie Bow, £59 by Dior

Beautifully girly and feminine, this Dior palette will make creating soft, romantic looks a doddle. We love that it’s a one stop shop with eyeshadow, eyeliner and lip gloss all in the one palette – we can see this being a clutch bag essential for the summer parties to come.
It is available in two shades Rose Poudre (pictured) and Rose Perle (which features poppy pinks and a luminous white). The only place you can get hold of one of these at the moment is Selfridges, but from 18th January 2013 it will be rolling out nationwide.

VIVA GLAM Nicki 2 Lipstick, £14 and Lipglass £13.50 by MAC

The latest instalment of the MAC Viva Glam story comes in the form of this Lipstick and Lipglass duo. Whilst lilac might not be the first colour to come to mind when picking a lipstick, as seen on the models in the Hussein Chalayan SS13 Paris Show, lavender lips are set to be a popular look this summer.

Available from February, these products also come with extra feel-good value, as the full RRP (minus VAT) goes towards helping people everywhere affected by HIV and AIDS.