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AR Beauty Beat, April 2026: Best Beauty & Grooming Releases

Arabella Johnson — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:06:06 +0000

The weather might be cooling down in the southern hemisphere, but the beauty industry is just heating up. Naturally, we’re back with the April 2026 edition of AR Beauty Beat. From new fragrances to the return of a formerly defunct brand, we’ve selected the beauty and skincare worthy of your time in April 2026. 1. Aesop Solais Replenishing Hand Serum 2. Deciem relaunches The Chemistry Brand 3. Torriden Dive In Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid Serum 4. Violette_FR Plume Eyeshadow 5. […]

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AR Beauty Beat, February 2026: Best Beauty & Grooming Releases

Esmé Duggan — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 03:02:22 +0000

Welcome back to the AR Beauty Beat. It might be the shortest month of the year, but February 2026 is in no shortage of covetable beauty releases and news. It’s unlikely you’d have missed the headline news—Hailey Bieber’s Rhode has launched in Mecca, with the Australian and New Zealand exclusive ‘Cloudberry’ Peptide Lip Tint promptly selling out—but there are other releases that are equally (if not more!) worth hearing about. Think: Biossance’s new high-tech moisturiser and The Ordinary delivering the closest […]

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AR Beauty Beat, January 2026: Best Beauty & Grooming Releases

Arabella Johnson — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:03:22 +0000

Welcome back to the AR Beauty Beat. The start of the year brings with it new releases in skincare, makeup, and fragrance, with our January 2026 AR Beauty Beat spanning headline news like Rhode’s impending arrival in Australia to new releases from Fenty Beauty and Ole Henriksen. There’s also the arrival of Drake’s perfume brand Better World Fragrance House and the revival of a discontinued cult-favourite product. However, not all products are created equal. So, to help you differentiate the hits […]

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This Is The Recipe For The Perfect Christmas Present For Men

AR Staff — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:11:29 +0000

Many gift guides for men lament the difficulty of shopping for men in general, concluding with the sage advice of giving the guys in your life something known as an ‘elevated luxury’; namely, a product that is both functional and stylish. It’s basically just an upgrade of what he already has or needs — “Oh, he needs a new suitcase? Have you considered…this expensive suitcase? How about a leather luggage tag to go with it??” And that’s fine. Welcome, even. […]

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Sculptural & Sensorial Bar Soaps Provide A Hit Of Quotidian Luxury

Arabella Johnson — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:09:50 +0000

Long derided as messy and drying, bar soaps have been shunted to the back of the cabinet in favour of their liquid counterparts, with scented shower gels and oils taking centre stage in our bathing routines. However, there’s a certain inimitable charm in the utilitarian nature of bar soaps. Simple and understated, classic bar soaps take on a modular, ergonomic form, with their oval or rectangular shapes fitting perfectly in the palm of your hand. Unlike their bottled liquid counterparts […]

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Now Is The Time To Be Using A Funky Little Acid Body Wash

Arabella Johnson — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:35:38 +0000

With temperatures rising and summer on its way, limbs are starting to emerge from beneath their layers and return to the public eye. While a gritty body scrub is a satisfying—and effective—way to slough off dead skin cells, one of the best ways to ensure smooth skin all year round is an exfoliating acid body wash. The best exfoliating acid body washes contain alpha- and/or beta-hydroxy acids (AHAs and BHA), which work to chemically exfoliate the skin as they cleanse. […]

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Anything Your Skin Needs, Niacinamide Can Do

Theo Rosen — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:13:21 +0000

Looking to address…something skincare related? Chances are niacinamide can help. Though it seems too good to be true, niacinamide—also known as vitamin B3—is a skincare all-rounder, tackling a diverse array of skin concerns and conditions. An almost universally well-tolerated active ingredient, niacinamide is suitable for most skin types, including mature, sensitive, dry, oily, and acne-prone. From fighting breakouts, regulating sebum production, and reducing the appearance of enlarged pores to improving fine lines and fading hyperpigmentation, niacinamide does it all. And, […]

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The 21 Best Men’s Skincare Brands For Great Skin In 2026

John Deckard — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:01:05 +0000

Men’s skincare has undergone a shift of seismic proportions over the last decade. No longer are men restricted to 3-in-1 face wash/body wash/dishwashing liquid style products while women seemingly have a different formulation for each elbow. Today, skincare is primarily unisex, with pioneering gender-neutral and men’s skincare brands leading the way in active skincare, offering everything from toners and cleansers to serums and sunscreens. We first published this article on the best men’s skincare brands in 2021. Since then, the […]

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Overexfoliated? These Are The Best Barrier Creams To Repair Damaged Skin

Esmé Duggan — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:03:50 +0000

If active ingredients like vitamin C, retinol, and exfoliating acids were the skincare focal point of the previous year, this year is definitely marked by a rise in discussion around skin barrier function. Known as the stratum corneum, the outermost layer of your skin (i.e. the skin barrier) plays a crucial role in your overall skin health, essentially working as a barrier to protect your skin from the external environment by keeping irritants out, as well as locking hydration in […]

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The Ultimate Father’s Day Gift Guide For 2025

AR Staff — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 10:20:25 +0000

Dads often brush off requests for gift ideas with a flippant “I don’t want anything” but it’d be remiss to take them at their word. And, filial duty dictates that our fathers and father figures do indeed receive something on Father’s Day. This year, Father’s Day takes place on Sunday, the 7th of September, 2025 in Australia. Steer away from dedicated Father’s Day gift curations in department stores and supermarkets; we can assure you dad doesn’t want another ‘World’s Best […]

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