The May Beauty Edit: 5 New-In Products Worth Adding To Your Radar
From creamy shadow sticks to skin-enhancing foundation, blush duos and dewy cheek serums, this month’s beauty radar is all about products that do more with less. Think easy colour, luminous skin, skincare-infused makeup and formulas made for getting ready without overthinking it.
Discover five beauty products to keep an eye on this May, from Anastasia Beverly Hills and Hourglass to tarte, Charlotte Tilbury and Glow Recipe.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Glidr Shadow Stick
Price: RM144 (Available at Sephora Malaysia)
Why you’ll love it: It is eye makeup for people who want the look without the fuss. No fallout, no blending panic, no complicated steps — just swipe, blend and go.
For anyone who loves eye makeup but not the effort that usually comes with it, the Anastasia Beverly Hills Glidr Shadow Stick is exactly the kind of product that makes sense. Creamy, convenient and designed to glide straight onto the lids, it gives you colour impact without needing brushes, palettes or a cleanup session after.
The formula is made to sculpt, define and highlight the eyes with smudge-proof, water-resistant wear for up to 12 hours. One swipe is enough for a quick wash of colour, but it can also be layered for something bolder.
Hourglass Illusion Luminous Glow Foundation SPF30
Price: RM324 (Available On Sephora Malaysia)
Why you’ll love it:
It gives that expensive-skin finish — luminous, smooth and refined while still feeling like a practical everyday base.
Hourglass has always understood the assignment when it comes to polished skin, and the Illusion Luminous Glow Foundation SPF30 fits neatly into that world. This is not just a coverage product; it is a base formula designed to make the skin look smoother, fresher and more hydrated with every application.
Powered by Advanced Hydra-Smoothing Technology, the ultra-creamy foundation helps lock in moisture while improving the look of skin texture. It also comes with SPF30, making it especially appealing for anyone who wants their foundation to do more than simply sit on the skin.
tarte Macaron Blush & Glow™ Duo
Price: RM159 (Available On Sephora Malaysia)
Why you’ll love it:
It gives cheeks that soft, dessert-like flush without looking heavy. Wear the cream for a dewy daytime look, add the powder for glow, or stack both when you want your blush to do more.
The formula also brings in skin-loving ingredients including peptides, hyaluronic acid and maracuja to blur, hydrate and plump the look of skin. The built-in tarte blend bar™ also works as a divider and mixing ledge, helping keep the formulas clean while giving you space to diffuse the product before applying.
Charlotte Tilbury Immediate Skin Revival + Flawless Base Kit
Price: RM330 (Available On Sephora Malaysia)
Why you’ll love it:
It is a full base routine in one kit. Perfect for days when you want makeup to look fresher, last longer and sit better on the skin.
Charlotte Tilbury’s Immediate Skin Revival + Flawless Base Kit is for anyone who knows that good makeup starts before foundation. This three-step set is built around prep, prime and set — the kind of routine that makes skin look more hydrated, smoother and ready for makeup.
The kit begins with Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir for a plumper, smoother-looking glow, followed by Magic Cream to create a lifted-looking canvas that grips makeup beautifully. It finishes with the Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, which can be used before makeup for a hydrating grip and after makeup to lock everything in for up to 16 hours.
Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dewy Flush™
Price: RM127 (Available On Sephora Malaysia)
Why you’ll love it:
It gives that fresh, just-applied-skincare glow with a hint of colour. Ideal for minimal makeup days, dewy skin lovers and anyone who wants blush that still lets real skin show through.
Glow Recipe’s Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dewy Flush™ is very much for the skincare-makeup girl. This dewy tinted cheek serum is powered by 100% skincare and designed to brighten, smooth, hydrate and refine the look of pores while giving cheeks a sheer, natural flush.
This May, beauty is leaning into products that feel easy but still considered. The best launches are not asking for more time in front of the mirror — they are offering better textures, smarter formulas and finishes that look good in real life.
From Anastasia Beverly Hills’ no-fuss shadow stick to Glow Recipe’s skincare-first cheek tint, these are the products to keep close if your beauty routine needs a fresh update this month.
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