It’s New. In November. At MECCA.
October 28 | 5 minute read
Words by Kerri Gordon
For the beauty obsessed, it’s the manifestation of one’s greatest beauty dreams; never-before-seen shades, sets and scents, with mass appeal and niche availability.
There are hundreds and hundreds of sparkling new limited editions landing at MECCA this week (and flying out the door the next), and I’ve sifted through our biggest ever offering to find my favourites. Here’s what’s new to MECCA in November!
S’LIP INTO SOMETHING SPECIAL
Lip gloss and economic downturn: name a more iconic duo! As anchovies become the new caviar, luxuries in lip form have become the gift (and self-gift) for beauty lovers in need of pick-me-up.
The proof is in the holiday pudding, with our largest ever drop of limited-edition lip products to date. My tip? Stock up. With sets of duos and trios that shave off a few extra dollars, it’s the perfect time to prep your stash for the year ahead (and curate an in-case-of-emergencies box for last-minute gifting).
Kosas, Summer Fridays, Glossier, Gisou, MECCA MAX, Stila… all of your favourites are showing up with limited-editions that won’t be around for long. My top picks are the Glossier Balm Dot Com Duo with its Espresso and Biscotti flavours (layer them for a biccy-dipped-in-coffee taste you’ll struggle not to lick right off) and Gisou’s Cherry On The Cake Lip Oil, because if you know me, it’s incredibly on brand. But you can’t go wrong, ‘cause in the (lip) clerb, we all fam.
LIGHT MY FIRE
I recently left a candle burning in my home for 20 hours (accidentally) and am incredibly ashamed to admit that a millisecond before I thought ‘OMG my apartment could have burned down,’ I thought, ‘thank god that wasn’t a Flamingo Estate’.
I cherish my candle collection (maybe a little too much) and as a step up from lippy things, it’s probably my favourite category to gift and be gifted.
On the note of Flamingo, I invested in their set of candles last year and plan to do the same again - their scents are vegetal and herbaceous, making them perfect to bring light to long lunches and Christmas Day feasts (they’ll only enhance, never clash with the aromas of your delicious food).
D.S. & DURGA’s Portable Xmas Tree is a holiday mainstay that I’m undeniably excited to reclaim - however, I’m even more excited about Before Common Enscens, a unique earthy-smelling candle celebrating the light-centric rituals of almost all religions and ethnicities. It’s a no-brainer burn through the eight days of Hanukkah.
There’s so much more! I’m a serial Diptyque candle set splitter-upper-er and will continue to be (paired with a sheet mask? Heaven!), am obsessed with the colourway of Paul Smith’s MerryMaker Candle, and I’m convinced MALIN+GOETZ’s Strawberry Reimagined Set is the gateway to introduce the Gen A gourmand obsessive to a newer, cooler scent.
AS I WISH
I’m my own greatest gift giver, and alas my wishlist veers more into shopping list territory. Not that you asked, but I figured you might be curious; so here’s what I popped on that list when I saw what was coming this November.
The Dyson Airwrap i.d.™ in Strawberry Bronze - I’m entirely sucked in by the colour, but this is the secret to looking salon-fresh on the reg without the mental load of having to call and make an appointment.
Half Magic Rhinestone Fantasy Set - between now and March I have four 30ths, three hens parties and concerts, two festivals and one end-of-year office party and you can bet I will be wearing these to all of them. They’re just so fun! Plus, they're the first gems I’ve tried that do not budge.
Dr. Jart+ - The Mask Quartet Set - did you read my social calendar above? I’ll be popping a stash of these in the fridge along with some Gatorade.
Emma Lewisham Supernatural Blemish Face Serum with Live Skin Probiotic - this is by far one of the most life-changing products I’ve ever tried, and has become a skin security blanket for whenever I experience dermatitis flare-ups or hormonal breakouts. As the queen of innovation, Emma Lewisham has continued to tinker at this live probiotic, delivering a new, enhanced formula, which delivers more than 350 million live probiotic cells per pump (previously 235 million, a 48% increase) for supercharged results.
MECCA MAX Show-Topper Holographic Eyeshadow Toppers - I didn’t think it could get better than the shimmer toppers MECCA MAX created for Mardi Gras earlier this year, but this!? Wow. Press your finger into these duochrome shimmers and swipe across your lid for an eye look with an unparalleled effort-to-compliment ratio.
Vyrao Mamajuju Eau de Parfum - Vyrao founder Yasmin Sewell gave me a secret whiff of this scent earlier this year, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Loaded with spices, woods and clay, it’s incredibly grounding and quite viscerally emotive. Like rain settling on red earth. Truly like nothing you’ve ever smelled before.
MECCA COSMETICA Summer Sun Set - there is not one person in this world who wouldn’t benefit from this face and body SPF set. Not one.
