Best Skincare & Beauty 2025 Edit: The Ultimate Roundup
Beauty in 2025 is all about products that combine efficacy with indulgence. Skincare, makeup and wellness essentials are smarter, more luxurious and more versatile than ever. From radiant skin to a healthy gut, beauty starts with care that goes beyond the surface. We have curated the top products of 2025 that combine science, luxury and self-care to keep you glowing all year round.
The Kylie Cosmetics Tinted Butter Balm
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The Kylie Cosmetics Tinted Butter Balm delivers 12 hours of hydrating comfort with a silky, nourishing formula enriched with jojoba oil. It smooths and softens lips, blurring fine lines while leaving a glossy, pigmented finish that enhances your natural pout. It is Available in a range of shades from vibrant reds and playful pinks to sophisticated nudes. This balm effortlessly transitions from daytime freshness to evening glamour.
£18
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The Burberry Beyond Wear Perfecting Concealer
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The Beyond Wear Perfecting Concealer delivers 12-hour full coverage with a natural matte finish, blurring imperfections while caring for skin. Infused with soothing bisabolol, hydrating white lupin protein, and antioxidant-rich botanical extracts, it protects against weather, humidity, and pollution. The formula is lightweight, breathable, and designed for all skin tones with 20 shades in the range.
£30
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Gucci Blush De Beauté
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This is Gucci Beauty’s first powder blush is a silky, multi-use colour for cheeks and eyes, offering buildable, long-lasting luminous matte wear. Infused with shea butter, hyaluronic acid, and black rose oil, it hydrates, soothes, and blends effortlessly for a flawless, comfortable finish. Housed in a collectable compact and scented with vintage peony, it’s perfect for on-the-go use and suitable for all skin types, even sensitive. The main collection houses a range of 6 shades, with limited edition shades available on occasion.
£42
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Pelegrims Facial Balm
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This nutrient-rich balm blends Marine Algae, English Pinot Noir Extract, and natural seed oils that hydrate, protect, and illuminate the skin. It is lightly scented with wild rose and sea salt. It supports collagen production for a visibly smoother, more radiant complexion. Vegan, cruelty-free, and crafted without alcohol, nuts, or silicones, it’s skincare that pampers as it performs.
£51
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Kinky Matters Seradze Body Butter
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‘Seradze’ means cream in the Fante dialect in Ghana. This body butter is a blend of natural oils and shea butter that nourishes and keeps your skin moisturised all day. The texture is luxurious and easily melts into your skin. It comes in three scents: Nkatie Cake (pea nuts), Sweet Ekumfi (pineapple) and Citrus Tree (citrus). Kinky Matters is a skincare and haircare brand by award winning and E! People’s Choice award nominee actress Lydia Forson which sees a heritage story that hails back to the 90s when her Mother created a special haircare cream formula. In London the brand is stocked by Nans Essentials.
£16
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Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia, 100ml
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Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia is a radiant Eau de Parfum built around the timeless White Gardenia, a flower celebrated for its mystical allure. Luminous Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute and sparkling Pear Blossom accord bring a modern, joyful twist, while a touch of Brown Sugar adds delicate sweetness. Top notes of Blossom Accord, Italian Mandarin, and Red Berries mingle with the floral heart and a base of Patchouli and Frangipani, creating a scent that lingers.
£138
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AlumierMD Bright & Clear Solution
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A global best-seller, the Bright & Clear Solution exfoliates and conditions for a smoother, brighter, and more radiant complexion. Infused with Lactic Acid, Salicylic Acid, and a potent source of Vitamin C, this hybrid formula promotes cell turnover, deeply exfoliates pores and the skin’s surface, and encourages natural balance and renewal. Suitable for morning and night use, it glides onto the face and neck with ease, leaving skin visibly clearer, ultra-smooth, and revitalised. Paraben-free, sulfate-free, and cruelty-free, it’s a skincare essential for luminous, healthy-looking skin.
£48
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The Burberry Beyond Radiance Primer
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Beyond Radiance is Burberry’s first universal makeup primer, hydrating, protecting, and enhancing skin over time. Infused with natural-origin ingredients and reflective pearls, its ultra-lightweight, water-based texture glides effortlessly, locking in moisture with Vitamin F. Provitamin P from orange peel brightens dullness over 14 days, leaving skin radiant and even. It can be worn alone, layered under makeup, or mixed with foundation for a luminous finish.
£42
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Kinky Matters African Black Soap Shampoo
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Kinky Matters African Black Soap Shampoo is a deeply cleansing treatment crafted from traditional African black soap, or ‘Alata Samina,’ harvested in Ghana from cocoa pods, cassava, shea tree bark, palm leaves, plantains, and other plant extracts. With natural antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial properties, it purifies the scalp, removing oils, dirt, and buildup without stripping moisture. Beyond cleansing, it supports hair growth, strengthens strands, and helps reduce hair loss, leaving hair healthy, balanced, and revitalised.
£13.50
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La Roche Posay Anthelios UVMune 400 Invisible Fluid SPF50+ Sun Cream
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Sun protection is a skincare essential, and La Roche-Posay’s Anthelios UVmune 400 Invisible Fluid SPF50+ delivers uncompromising defence for sensitive skin. This ultra-resistant, broad-spectrum formula shields against UVA, UVB, and infrared rays, reinforced with the patented Mexoplex® system and soothing Thermal Spring Water. Lightweight, non-greasy, and invisible on the skin, it resists water, sweat, and sand while leaving no white marks or stickiness. Hypoallergenic and suitable for all skin types and phototypes, it provides high-performance, comfortable sun protection for every day, anywhere.
£20
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Optibac Women’s Wellbeing
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True beauty starts from within. This all-in-one supplement is designed for busy women seeking vitality and balance in daily life. Formulated with scientifically proven friendly bacteria and vitamins D, C, B6 and Biotin, it supports energy, immunity, hormonal balance, skin health and the gut microbiome. Gentle yet powerful, it works at every life stage, including throughout the menstrual cycle, perimenopause and menopause, making it an essential addition to any beauty routine that celebrates wellness from the inside out.
£28.99
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Final Thoughts
Whether you choose one or all of these picks, each product brings a little more radiance, confidence and care into your daily routine. Your 2025 beauty essentials start here.
By Shaz Seka