Gone are the days when you had to trawl the aisles for the best selection of beauty purchases on offer. These days, a whole host of cosmetics retailers have cropped up online that offer a selection of brands from the niche to the well known, the luxe to the lower priced – all carefully edited to help you find the products you actually want and need. Here is our roundup of the ones to visit.
Net-a-Porter’s much anticipated beauty launch saw their “only the best will do” approach extend to skincare and beauty. A highly edited selection of the most exclusive ranges alongside good, succinct product descriptions, bring you an informative and helpful way to shop for beauty. Plus, with brilliant online exclusive offerings and cult finds sourced all over the world, it’s a great place to go for the fashion pack’s products of choice.
Great for: The best, the latest and the most luxurious
Delivery: Same day delivery in Hong Kong
Charlotte Tilbury
HK$1,000.00
Tata Harper
HK$2,831.00
An online superstore that often offers discounts, strawberrynet.com is the internet’s beauty supermarket. Don’t let that put you off, though: with brands ranging from upscale French make-up label Chantecaille to niche American sunscreen Hamptons Sun, it may be about a bargain, but the products are also top-notch.
Great for: Sneaky deals on your favourite beauty products and a huge range of items
Delivery: Registered free delivery, 4-6 days to major cities
By Terry
HK$509.00
Skincare oil
HK$129.50
The American cosmetic superstore Sephora has taken over Singapore beauty website Luxola.com bringing instant access to some of the best beauty brands out there. From niche and specialist brands to organic beauty, cult American classics to their own label consisting of great staples for every make up bag, this is a one stop shop for all your beauty needs.
Great for: Quick delivery and a huge range of product
Delivery: From HK$75 to Hong Kong or free for orders over HK$350. Takes 2-8 working days
Zoeva
HK$87.50
This Works
HK$205.00
This UK-based site considers itself a curated selection of cult products picked by insiders and experts. With helpful categories such as Must Haves and Expert Picks, the site scours the globe for key items across a wide range of prices.
Great for: Excellent expert recommendations for cult products and new finds
Delivery: From £6.95, takes 7-10 working days
Kevyn Aucoin
£41.00
Sunday Riley
£85.00
Australian online beauty superstore Adore Beauty is a great resource for classic and cult beauty brands. Covering everything from skincare solutions and mainstream brands such as Bobbi Brown to lesser-known labels, it has a handy, dedicated organic section, too, as well as offering testers with purchases over a certain amount. Being Australian, it also stocks great sun care products.
Great for: All the classics, good sunscreens and some nice giveaways
Delivery: By airmail, taking from 5 days upwards. Quote at checkout
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