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REFY's Shimmer Duo Set is a limited-edition set pairing a Cream Shimmer highlighter with a matching full-size Shimmer Lip Gloss in Gaia or Solstice. It costs £28 in the UK, $34 in the US and €36 in the EU on REFY's own sites, and $36 at Sephora US. REFY first listed it on its UK site on 22 September 2026 for pre-order.

Availability update (5 October 2026): on sale on REFY's UK, US and EU sites and at Sephora US. Because it's limited edition, stock can change quickly.

When Did the REFY Shimmer Duo Set Launch?

REFY hasn't announced an official release date. The set appeared on REFY's UK site on 22 September 2026, available only by pre-order or waitlist. By 5 October 2026 it was on sale on REFY's UK, US and EU sites and at Sephora US. It is among the autumn 2026 launches in our BeautyTalkClub makeup releases coverage.

Price

• US: $34 on REFY US; $36 at Sephora US, which is $2 more than REFY's own US price.
• UK: £28 on REFY UK.
• Europe: €36 on REFY EU.

Sephora lists a $42 value for the set but does not give individual prices for the two products.

What's Inside

• 2 products in one coordinated shade: 1 cream highlighter and 1 lip gloss
• Cream Shimmer: 1.5 mL / 0.05 oz
• Shimmer Lip Gloss: 13 mL (full size)
• Total: 14.5 mL (1.5 mL + 13 mL)

According to REFY, the Cream Shimmer is a highlighter for the cheeks and high points of the face that can also go on the eyelids and brow bone. REFY describes the set as a "limited edition duo featuring a lip gloss and highlighter."

Shades

REFY is offering two limited-edition shades. Each set contains one shade across both products.

• Gaia: a cool, green-gold glow.
• Solstice: a warm, bronzed shimmer. According to Sephora, Solstice is inspired by REFY's Chrome collection and is "a universally flattering Bronze Shimmer that delivers a subtle glow to full iridescence shimmer effect."

Both shimmer glosses also come in mini size in the Sephora-exclusive REFY Mini Lip Gloss Trio ($30). That trio pairs them with REFY's Clear gloss.

Where to Buy

• US: REFY US ($34), Sephora ($36). REFY ships US orders from the US, with free shipping on orders of $50 and over. Sephora currently sells the set as the "Shimmer Lip Gloss & Cream Highlighter Duo Gift Set", labelled New, Limited Edition and Only at Sephora. Its item numbers are 3028016 (Gaia) and 3028040 (Solstice).
• UK: REFY UK (£28), with free UK shipping on orders of £30 and over. Other UK retailers are not yet confirmed.
• Europe: REFY EU (€36). EU orders ship from within the EU, and REFY offers free shipping to select EU countries.
• Other markets: availability varies by region; more international stockists may be added.

On all three REFY sites, return requests must be made within 14 days of receiving the order, and only unopened, unused makeup can be returned.

What Makes the REFY Shimmer Duo Set Different?

• Each set matches one shade, Gaia or Solstice, across a cheek highlighter and a lip gloss.
• According to REFY, the Cream Shimmer is meant for cheekbones, eyelids and brow bone, and can be built from a subtle glow to full iridescence.
• It is limited edition and sold on REFY's UK, US and EU sites as well as at Sephora US, where it carries a different product name.

Formula and Ingredients

REFY describes the set as suitable for all skin types, dermatologically tested, paraben-free, fragrance-free, vegan and cruelty-free. According to REFY, the gloss is "weightless" and light-reflecting pigments give a "smooth, high-shine finish."

• Cream Shimmer: REFY's ingredient lists start with octyldodecanol, silica, calcium aluminum borosilicate, microcrystalline wax and synthetic beeswax.
• Shimmer Lip Gloss: a polyisobutene and tridecyl trimellitate base with jojoba seed oil, shea butter, meadowfoam seed oil, sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid) and tocopheryl acetate.

REFY notes that ingredient lists may change and advises checking the packaging for the current list.

How to Use

REFY says to apply the Cream Shimmer with the fingers using light pressure, layering it to build intensity. For the gloss, REFY says to squeeze a small amount onto the metal applicator and glide it over the lips. It can be worn alone or over a lip liner such as REFY Lip Sculpt (sold separately), which we covered in REFY Lip Gloss and Lip Sculpt Lip Liner in Red.

Sources

• REFY UK – Shimmer Duo Set
• REFY US – Shimmer Duo Set
• REFY EU – Shimmer Duo Set
• Sephora US – Shimmer Lip Gloss & Cream Highlighter Duo Gift Set

Tom Ford Beauty has launched the Architecture Highlighting Duo, a four-shade lineup of two-tone highlight-and-bronze compacts, available now at $85 / £65. The duos went live on tomfordbeauty.com on 5 October 2026 and are also stocked at Sephora, Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom in the US, with UK availability on tomfordbeauty.co.uk. Sephora lists the product under a slightly different name, Architecture Radiance Highlighting Duo.

The Shades

Each compact pairs a lighter highlight shade with a darker bronze shade so the pan can be used as a highlighter, a bronzer, or blended together for a sheer glow. The four duos are:

• Nudelight
• Tanlight — described by Tom Ford as a "Bronze Glow"
• Peachlight
• Moodlight — described on Sephora as a "Nude Glow"

What the Brand Says

According to Tom Ford, the formula is infused with vitamin E and delivers "the payoff of a liquid highlighter with fine, iridescent pearls that scatter light to optically lift and define the look of your facial architecture." The brand recommends using the lighter shade to highlight, the darker shade to bronze, or combining both for a sheer wash of glow.

How to Use

Tom Ford's suggested application:

• Highlight: Brush 11 to blend the lighter shade across the browbone, cheekbone, cupid's bow and centre of the nose.
• Luminous contour: Brush 06 to layer the darker shade over a matte blush, or Eyeshadow Brush 11 over eyeshadow.
• Customised glow: Cheek Brush 06 to combine both shades.

Size and Pricing Note

Tom Ford lists the compact at 0.63 oz on its US site and 18 g on its UK site. Sephora's listing shows 0.42 oz / 12 ml, which conflicts with the brand's own specs — the brand's figure is used here.

Where to Buy

• US: Tom Ford Beauty ($85), Sephora ($85), Bloomingdale's ($85), Nordstrom
• UK: Tom Ford Beauty UK (£65). Selfridges, John Lewis and Harrods: not yet confirmed.
• International: Not yet confirmed.

Sources

• Tom Ford Beauty US — Architecture Highlighting Duo product page
• Tom Ford Beauty UK — Architecture Highlighting Duo product page
• Sephora US product listing (Architecture Radiance Highlighting Duo)
• Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom product listings

Dior Backstage has launched Pop Glows, its limited-edition Holiday 2026 collection: three new Dior Backstage Glow Maximizer Palette shades priced at $55.00 in the US and £47.00 in the UK, with matching lip shades and three gift trios. This first look covers each harmony, the matching lip products and where the Backstage Glow launch is on sale.

What's New

The collection adds three limited-edition harmonies to the Glow Maximizer line. Each palette holds four shades in a shimmer-in-gel texture. According to Dior, the pigment-in-gel formula concentrates pearlescent micro-pigments in a transparent gel base that blends into the skin without a powdery finish.

• 006 Icy Rosy Glow: Dior describes it as a harmony of frosty mint and pink shades. The Arcadia calls it a frosted mix of pink, lilac and mint in pearlescent and metallic finishes with sparkling undertones.
• 007 Glazed Honey Glow: warm peach and cool pink tones, per Dior. The Arcadia describes a pink blushlighter alongside duochrome rosy gold, peach and iridescent white highlighters. Dior's UK site lists this shade as 007 Iced Honey Glow.
• 008 Sparkly Plum Glow: fuchsia, golden and reddish-brown nuances, according to Dior.

An Italian beauty account on Instagram highlighted the arrival of 006 and 007, describing them as pink-and-mint and rose-gold-and-peach compositions.

Matching Lip Shades

Each palette is paired with a Dior Addict Lip Glow balm and Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil in a coordinating limited-edition shade:

• 113 Icy Rosy: pearlescent frosty pink; the oil is a glittery frosty pink with pink and blue opalescent shimmer
• 114 Glazed Honey: pearlescent golden pink on a peach base with golden pearl
• 115 Sparkly Plum: pearlescent fuchsia plum

According to Dior, Lip Glow contains cherry oil and shea butter and provides up to 48 hours of hydration. Lip Glow Oil contains cherry oil, and the brand says it hydrates for up to 24 hours.

Holiday Gift Trios

The Icy Rosy Trio, Glazed Honey Trio and Sparkly Plum Trio each combine a Lip Glow, a Lip Glow Oil and a Glow Maximizer Palette in the matching shade. Dior lists the trios from $42.00 in the US and from £34.00 in the UK. Dior has not specified whether the products in the trios are full size.

How to Use

Dior recommends a brush for a softer glow and fingertips for more intense radiance. Shades can be worn alone or combined, and Dior positions them as highlighter, eyeshadow, blush and bronzer for the face, eyes and décolleté.

Where to Buy

• US: Dior ($55.00), Sephora ($55.00)
• UK: Dior (£47.00), Selfridges (£47.00), John Lewis (£47.00)
• International: Dior (price varies by country)

Sources

• Dior (dior.com US and UK product pages)
• Retailer listings: Selfridges, Sephora US, John Lewis
• The Arcadia Online, Dior Backstage Holiday 2026 coverage
• BeautyVelle, Dior Holiday 2026 Backstage Glow Collection
• Instagram post on the Dior Backstage Face Palette

The Hermès Holiday 2026 Makeup Collection is a limited-edition line of an eyeshadow palette, a highlighter, a lipstick and a nail colour.

Status: Unconfirmed — leaked images. Hermès has not officially announced this collection. Product names, shades, packaging and release dates may change.

Leaked images show the 07 Ombre Sable eyeshadow palette, the 02 Permabrass highlighter embossed with the maison's lucky charms, a holiday-cased Rouge Hermès lipstick in 23 Beige Doblis and a softly metallic nail colour, shade 50. The collection is reported for October 2026, and prices have not been announced.

When Will the Hermès Holiday 2026 Makeup Collection Launch?

Hermès hasn't announced an official release date. The collection is reported for October 2026. Official product images surfaced before any announcement on Hermès's own channels. Other holiday launches are listed in BeautyTalkClub's makeup releases.

Price

• US: Not yet announced. For reference, the current Fall 2026 limited-edition Rouge Hermès lipsticks are listed at $90 on hermes.com US.
• UK: Not yet announced
• Europe: Not yet announced

What's Inside

• 4 products, each shown individually: 1 eyeshadow palette, 1 highlighting powder, 1 lipstick, 1 nail colour
• The palette holds 4 eyeshadow shades
• Sizes and weights: Not yet announced

07 Ombre Sable Eyeshadow Palette

The images show the Ombre Sable Palette in a round black compact with a white lid and gold medallion. They show four shades: a mauve-taupe, a pale champagne, a peachy copper-pink and a deep brown. The description accompanying the images highlights a satin beige, a deep matte brown and a copper-pink.

Hermès has used a round, four-shade format before, in the Ombre d'Hermès Palette Quatuor from the HERMÈS BEAUTY Eye Collection.

02 Permabrass Highlighter

The Permabrass Illuminating Powder is described in the leaked material as a champagne glow with a hint of rose. The caption gives the shade as "02 All Permabrass", while earlier reports named it "No.02 Or Permabrass", so the final name is still to be confirmed. The images show the powder embossed with a parade of Hermès charms:

• an anchor chain link, a riding boot and a Kelly-style bag
• a cadenas padlock, a horse head, a saddle and a horseshoe
• an H buckle and a round "HERMÈS PARIS" medallion

23 Beige Doblis Rouge Hermès Lipstick

23 Beige Doblis is described as a matte, warm deep rose. The shade isn't new: it is already part of the permanent Rouge Hermès matte lipstick range at Harrods. The holiday version differs in its limited-edition white, black and gold case, and its bullet is engraved with an H motif.

Hermès has previously added limited-edition shades to the Rouge Hermès Matte Lipstick line, as in the Hermès Beauty Spring - Summer 2024 Collection. An engraved bullet also featured on the Hermès Rouge à Lèvres Matte Rouge Amazon 75.

50 Nail Colour (Reported as "All Rose")

The images show shade 50 in the signature Les Mains Hermès bottle with its gold band. The caption writes the shade as "All Rose" and describes it as a pink with a subtle metallic sheen and hints of silver.

Where to Buy

Hermès has not confirmed stockists for the Holiday 2026 collection in any market. Hermès limited editions usually launch at hermes.com and Hermès boutiques.

• US: Not yet confirmed. The Fall 2026 limited edition is currently stocked at Nordstrom.
• UK: Not yet confirmed. Selfridges currently carries the Fall 2026 limited edition.
• Canada: Not yet confirmed
• Europe: Not yet confirmed
• Other markets: Not yet confirmed

We'll update this post once Hermès confirms prices, dates and stockists.

What Makes the Hermès Holiday 2026 Makeup Collection Different?

• The Permabrass highlighter is embossed with nine Hermès motifs, from a Kelly-style bag to a cadenas padlock.
• 23 Beige Doblis is an existing permanent shade, reissued in a limited-edition white, black and gold case with an H-engraved bullet.
• The palette, highlighter and lipstick share a white, black and gold colour scheme, with gold medallions on both compacts.

Packaging and Formula Details

The highlighter compact has a white lacquered lid with a gold engraved medallion and a black outer ring around the pan. For context only, an earlier limited-edition Permabrass powder was a fine, melting formula with golden mother-of-pearl. Hermès hasn't said whether the new highlighter uses the same formula.

Sources

• Hermès make-up listings on hermes.com US (Fall 2026 limited-edition Rouge Hermès pricing)
• Harrods: Rouge Hermès Matte Lipstick, 23 Beige Doblis
• First-look product images and shade descriptions for the Hermès Holiday 2026 collection, reported by amit.beauty.talk

Shiseido has launched the Shiseido Color + Glow Enhancer (Holiday Limited Edition), a multi-use face and eye palette priced at $44.00 in the US and available now on shiseido.com. The palette was created with Japanese designer TOMO KOIZUMI and is part of the SHISEIDO x Tomo Koizumi Holiday 2026: Release Date, Products & Prices collection. According to Shiseido, it is designed to illuminate, blush and sculpt, and each compact has its own one-of-a-kind marbled pattern.

What's New: A Palette Inspired by Fushigi Iro

The edition is called Fushigi Iro. According to Shiseido, the Japanese phrase signifies a sense of awe. The palette combines three shades, a blue, a red and a green, which can be used as highlighter, blush and eyeshadow. Its key features, as described by the brand, are:

• Marbled pattern: each palette shows a one-of-a-kind swirl of the three curated shades.
• Photochromic powder: Shiseido says it harnesses light for multidimensional color that stays vibrant in any lighting.
• Skincare Liquid Complex: according to the brand, it supports hydration and smooth application, giving the powder a soft, moist-feeling texture.

Shiseido reports 12 hours of lasting color, clinically tested on 35 women, and 8 hours of hydration, clinically tested on 26 women. The formula includes argan, safflower seed and camellia japonica seed oils.

Meet the Designer: TOMO KOIZUMI

Koizumi was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1988 and taught himself dressmaking from the age of 15. He launched his eponymous brand in 2011 while still at university.

His career since then includes:

• A first New York runway show in 2019, after he was discovered on social media.
• The dress worn for the national anthem at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony.
• Solo contemporary art exhibitions in Paris and Tokyo, with works acquired by museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• The LVMH Prize 2020 and the 39th Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix.
• A client list that includes Lady Gaga, Sam Smith, Lauryn Hill and Björk.

According to Shiseido, the palette reflects Koizumi's signature use of vibrant color.

How to Use the Color + Glow Enhancer

Shiseido suggests three ways to use the shades:

1. Solo shade: sweep one shade across the eyelid for a soft wash of color.
2. Pair two: blend two shades together for a flush of blush with built-in glow on the cheeks.
3. Swirl all three: combine all three for a luminous, sculpted finish on the high points of the face.

The palette can be applied with fingertips for a sheer, skin-like effect or with a brush for more diffused placement. For cheeks, Shiseido suggests its MARU FUDE Multi Face Brush.

Price and Availability

The price is $44.00 in the US, and the palette is available to order now on shiseido.com. In Japan it is priced at ¥5700 and was released on 1 October 2026. A UK release has not yet been confirmed, and the palette is not yet listed on Shiseido's UK site.

Where to Buy

• US: Shiseido ($44.00)
• UK: Not yet confirmed
• International: Tokyo Beauty Box

Sources

• Shiseido US product page
• Shiseido Japan holiday 2026 collection information (Japanese price)
• Tokyo Beauty Box product listing

SINGE Beauty has launched the Treacherous Bloom Palette, a 20-pan ocean-inspired shadow palette priced at $69 (US). It arrives alongside the new Evocative Glazed Highlighters, which come in five shades at $20 each (US). Both are available now at singebeauty.com, and there are two bundle options for the highlighters.

Treacherous Bloom: A Jellyfish-Inspired Spectrum

The palette comes in holographic jellyfish-print packaging. According to SINGE, its colour story draws on life beneath the sea, from the luminous seafoam at the surface to the inky darkness of the ocean's deepest trenches. The 20 shades run from soft neutrals and pastels (Foam, Salt, Shell) through bioluminescent brights (Plankton, Toxin, Bioluminescent) to smoky, deep-sea darks (Venom, Trench, Abyssal).

The brand says the palette contains 13 mattes (one with microshimmer), two sparkly metallics, one iridescent multichrome topper, three intense multichromes and one satin multichrome.

An important note on eye-area use

SINGE's own product label states that 18 of the 20 shades are not intended for use in the immediate eye area. Those shades are Foam, Salt, Wave, Tide, Bubble, Current, Plankton, Toxin, Bioluminescent, Medusa, Sting, Coral, Venom, Immortal, Shell, Bloom, Trench and Abyssal. Only Jelly and Gelatinous are not on that list.

SINGE's directions are to apply the product with a brush or fingertip to the desired areas of the face or body. The label caution means the 18 listed shades should be kept out of the immediate eye area, including the lash line and waterline.

Evocative Glazed Highlighters: Glassy, Layerable Finish

The new Evocative Glazed Highlighters cost $20 each and contain 7.5 g. SINGE describes them as lightweight and silky with a wet finish, easy to sheer out or layer for a more intense glassy glow on the high points of the face. The five shades are:

• Mellow Morganite – golden peach to soft pink
• Quirky Quartz – rich bronze
• Moody Moonstone – icy champagne
• Civilized Citrine – honey vanilla
• Flashy Fluorite – mauve to pink

Bundles and Price

• Evocative Glazed Highlighter Build-Your-Own Bundle – any 3 shades for $53, compared with $60 bought separately (a $7 difference).
• Evocative Blush & Highlighter Bundle – one Evocative Silk Blush ($18, from the existing 8-shade line-up) plus one Glazed Highlighter for $34, compared with $38 bought separately (a $4 difference). SINGE describes the overall launch as talc-free, but the Evocative Silk Blush ingredient list does contain talc.

Where to Buy

• US: SINGE Beauty – Treacherous Bloom Palette ($69) and Evocative Glazed Highlighter ($20)
• UK: Not yet confirmed
• International: Not yet confirmed

Sources

• SINGE Beauty – Treacherous Bloom Palette product page
• SINGE Beauty – Evocative Glazed Highlighter product page
• SINGE Beauty makeup collection listing (bundles)