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The Best New Skin-Care Launches Hitting Shelves in February

February 21, 2019

Each month, Allure skin-care editor Sarah Kinonen breaks down the latest and greatest skin-care launches. Looking for more in skin care? Here’s last month’s best new products.

Fact: There are a lot of skin-care products out there. So many that it’s often hard to keep track of what’s new, what’s old, and what to trust. Lucky for you, that’s why we’re here. As beauty editors, it’s our job to point you in the right direction when you’re shopping for new goods. Every month we highlight the latest skin-care launches — moisturizers, cleansers, serums, masks, and more — so you can make an informed decision about which products are actually worth the splurge. Go ahead and check out 19 of the newest skin-care products to hit retail shelves in February, including the Paula’s Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer, GlamGlow Superserum 6-Acid Refining Treatment, and La Prairie Platinum Rare Cellular Life-Lotion. And as always, happy shopping!

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1/19
Peace Out Skincare Dark Spots Microneedling Patches
For those post-inflammatory dark spots that just won’t fade, Peace Out Skincare has the quick fix: its brand-new Peace Out Skincare Dark Spots microneedling patches. Each tiny patch is covered with hyaluronic acidcones filled with brightening licorice root extract and niacinamide to even skin tone. Pop one on the discolored area after cleansing and before bed twice a week, and then watch your dark spots become a thing of the past.
$28 for 12 patches (Shop Now)
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2/19
Biossance Squalane Tea Tree Balancing Oil
If you’ve got acne-prone, dehydrated skin (because the two aren’t mutually exclusive!), you’ll love the Biossance Squalane Tea Tree Balancing Oil. The lightweight face oil is spiked with tea tree oil and rosemary extract in a base of squalane to hydrate skin while quietly keeping breakouts at bay.
$49 (Shop Now)
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3/19
ZitSticka Killa Pimple Patch
New to the states, Australian-based skin-care brand ZitSticka’s first product is a pimple patch covered with dissolving microneedles filled with blemish-busting ingredients, like salicylic acid, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid. To use, first wipe the inflamed area with the accompanying cleansing cloth to clean it, then gently place on the patch. Leave it on for at least two hours (or overnight) to bring down blemish swelling, redness, and size. Need proof? Our commerce community manager Lauren Swanson swears by them. “The cleansing swabs helped get rid of whiteheads for me almost immediately,” she says. “With the one-two punch of the patch, my enormous zits were gone in just one day.”
$29 for eight swabs and eight patches (Shop Now)

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4/19
Glossier Milky Oil Waterproof Makeup Remover
Meet Glossier Milky Jelly‘s new BFF, the Glossier Milky Oil, an oil-in-micellar water makeup remover made to gently rub off even the most stubborn waterproof formulas. Use Milky Oil (made with soothing ingredients, including vitamin B5 and comfrey root extract) as your first step in your triple-cleansing routine by swiping a doused cotton pad over unruly eye makeup, then follow it up with Milky Jelly. Keep it going with a foaming cleanser, if you dare.
$12 (Shop Now)
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5/19
Apothecare Essentials PhytoQuench Replenishing Serum
Stepping away from the hair-care world for the time being, Apothecare Essentials is going back to its roots, literally, with a brand-new skin-care range. Our fave from the bunch? The Apothecare Essentials PhytoQuench Replenishing Serum, a hydrating treatment formulated with hyaluronic acid to plump dehydrated, winter-worn skin.
$29 (Shop Now)
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6/19
Farmacy Freshen Up Deodorant
Just like its name suggests, the Farmacy Freshen Up Deodorant has a lovely fresh scent (think: hints of peppermint, lavender, and rosemary) that lingers long after a meeting with your manager and a grueling spin class.
$15 (Shop Now)
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7/19
M-61 Vitablast C Face Oil
In the skin-care world, vitamin C usually comes in the form of concentrated serums. But for the first time (at least in our experience), the brightening ingredient is now being bottled into a facial oil à la the new M-61 Vitablast C Face Oil. Formulated with 10 percent stabilized vitamin C to target dark spots, Vitablast C is also made with squalane and vitamin E to deeply hydrate.
$78 (Shop Now)

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8/19
Sailor by Captain Blankenship X Marks the Spot Serum
The Sailor by Captain Blankenship X Marks the Spot Serum isn’t your traditional spot treatment. Thanks to a unique rollerball delivery system, you simply roll a potent blend of blemish-busting ingredients — witch hazel, white willow bark, and clary sage — onto skin to tame inflammation and help bring down the bump over time.
$15 (Shop Now)
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9/19
St. Ives Face Mist in Grapefruit
For St. Ives latest launch, the nostalgia-inducing skin-care brand is stepping away from its signature facial scrubs for a lighter, more pleasant product: a hydrating face mist. With three scents to choose from (orange, lavender, and grapefruit), there’s something for everyone.
$6 (Shop Now)
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10/19
Skinbetter Trio Rebalancing Moisture Treatment
It’s hard to believe this is Skinbetter’s first-ever moisturizer. But after learning that it took the developers two years and 50 formulations to get it right, we’d say it was worth the wait. Formulated with a cocktail of hydrating ingredients, including hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and glycerin, the Trio Rebalancing Moisture Treatment is the moisturizer you’ll want to slather all over your face morning, night, and anytime you’re feeling extra dry.
$135 (Shop Now)
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11/19
Secret Aluminum-Free Deodorant in Rosewater
Looks like 2019’s biggest trend in drugstore beauty is aluminum-free deodorant. Secret’s Aluminum-Free Deodorant in Rosewater, a formula made to keep underarms from smelling (not sweating), conceal pit scent with a sweet, floral blend of rosewater and lily of the valley.
$5 (Shop Now)

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12/19
Oribe Côte d’Azur Refining Hand Scrub
In case you didn’t know (and a lot of people don’t), hair-care brand Oribe makes more than just a texturizing spray worth hoarding. It’s also got an array of skin-care products, including the new pumice-stone-laced Oribe Côte d’Azur Refining Hand Scrub, in its luxe lineup.
$52 (Shop Now)
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13/19
Dove Body Wash Mousse With Rose Oil
Creamy, frothy, and fun (no, we’re not describing a matcha latte) must have been the theme for Dove’s new Body Wash Mousse. And hey, while we’re not complaining about the shower-time fun that will be had, we’d also like to point out that the foaming wash is actually more practical than it sounds — in a pinch, it doubles as a shaving cream.
$6 (Shop Now)
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14/19
La Prairie Platinum Rare Cellular Life-Lotion
Sure, it may look and feel like an essence, but according to La Prairie, the La Prairie Platinum Rare Cellular Life-Lotion isn’t actually an essence. The luxurious, milky-like treatment was formulated to be applied after cleansing and toning — again, just like an essence — to prime the skin for the products applied afterward. But what makes the Platinum Rare Cellular Life-Lotion so special is that it’s packed with antioxidants to protect the skin from outside aggressors like free radicals and pollution — way before you apply sunscreen.
$655 (Shop Now)
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15/19
Colorescience Total Eye Restore Regimen
Inspired by the success of the fan-favorite Total Eye 3-in-1 Renewal Therapy, Colorescience has expanded its Total Eye Collection to include an eye concentrate for nighttime use called the Total Eye Restore Regimen. But this isn’t your standard, run-of-the-mill eye cream. (Technically, it’s not even an eye cream.) Instead, it’s a two-piece set that includes a serum-like gel and patches to hydrate and plump the undereye area. Pop ’em on before bed or wear them mid-flight — your under-eyes will thank you.
$165 (Shop Now)

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16/19
Paula’s Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer
After the success of its Resist Omega Complex Serum (it took home a Best of Beauty Award in 2018), Paula’s Choice had no other choice (ha!) but to create a moisturizer version. The new Paula’s Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer is made with omega fatty acids to hydrate and plump skin and shea butter to nourish. And while it’s technically a night cream, we like to apply the rich Omega+ Complex Moisturizer morning and night — and especially before stepping out into the frigid polar vortex.
$35 (Shop Now)
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17/19
GlamGlow Superserum 6-Acid Refining Treatment
No, it’s not a cleanser. Or a mask. GlamGlow is officially stepping out of the skin-care comfort zone with its latest launch, the GlamGlow Superserum 6-Acid Refining Treatment. Formulated with a slew of acids — alpha hydroxy acids, beta hydroxy acids, and polyhydroxy acids — Superserum is a chemical exfoliating machine. After sloughing away dead skin cells to promote glowier skin, hyaluronic acid and eucalyptus leaves in the serum hydrate and soothe post-peel skin.
$65 (Shop Now)
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18/19
Erno Laszlo Pore Cleansing Clay Mask
Typically, after a clay mask session, our skin feels dry and stripped. Erno Laszlo wants to change that. Enter the new Erno Laszlo Pore Cleansing Clay Mask, which is made with two types of clay (kaolin and bentonite) to suck up dirt, oil, and debris from pores. But the real hero ingredient in the formulation is the broccoli extract, which keeps skin hydrated post-purge.
$48 (Shop Now)
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19/19
Jasön Himalayan Pink Salt 2 In 1 Foaming Bath Soak & Body Wash
First, there were pink Himalayan salt lamps. Now, there’s pink Himalayan salt body wash. Not that we’re complaining. Jasön’s new Himalayan Pink Salt 2 In 1 Foaming Bath Soak & Body Wash is a creamy formula that lathers into a frothy suds situation that smells more calming than salty (thanks to the lavender, bergamot, and clary sage oils).
$14 (Shop Now)