Sephora Hot Now: Dr. Gross Active Vitamin D Serum-Oil

We all know to apply SPF religiously—but it can block the absorption of vitamin D, a powerful antioxidant more and more Americans aren’t getting enough of. The breakthrough antiaging formula in Dr. Dennis Gross Active Vitamin D Serum-Oil includes an active form of vitamin D the body can metabolize, while skin becomes clearer and more radiant. Dr. Gross calls it “sunshine in a bottle.” We call it brilliant.

Hot Now Giveaway: Get a chance to win this, and all of the products featured in this month's Sephora Hot Now it-list. Visit our Twitter channel on Friday the 13 at 10 a.m. PST to enter. See the rules here, and good luck!

Sephora Hot Now: Boscia Revitalizing Black Hydration Gel

Sephora was the first to enchant you with Boscia’s Luminizing Black Mask and Pore Purifying Black Strips. But it was your rave reviews on sephora.com that led to yet another dark innovation. Boscia Revitalizing Black Hydration Gel cools and hydrates the skin as it brightens, clarifies, and refines the look of pores. And the way the jet-black gel vanishes when applied? Magic.

Hot Now Giveaway: Get a chance to win this, and all of the products featured in this month's Sephora Hot Now it-list. Visit our Twitter channel on Friday the 13 at 10 a.m. PST to enter. See the rules here, and good luck!

Sephora Hot Now: Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Radiance

Backstage, makeup artists have little time to create the illusion of smooth, glowing, well-rested skin on overworked models. So Laura Mercier gave her legendary bestselling primer—a Fashion Week staple—a radiant boost. Enriched with rose-gold pearl extract, Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Radiance minimizes imperfections, neutralizes redness, and illuminates all skin tones. And it makes even the most exhausted model—or beauty editor—look radiantly awake.


Hot Now Giveaway: Get a chance to win this, and all of the products featured in this month's Sephora Hot Now it-list. Visit our Twitter channel on Friday the 13 at 10 a.m. PST to enter. See the rules here, and good luck!

Sephora Hot Now: Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment

Fresh is listening to what our lips have to say: Just like our skin, lips can show signs of aging too—dull, dehydrated, full of lines. Using the same powerful ingredients found in their antiaging skin creams, they developed Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment—a breakthrough moisturizing, reparative formula enhanced with antioxidants, botanicals, and hyaluronic filling spheres to smooth lines and improve elasticity. From here on out, our lips are sealed.

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Sephora Hot Now: Benefit's Watt's Up!

When Benefit founders Jean and Jane Ford noticed that their skin looked extra smooth and luminous in candlelight, they had a lightbulb moment. To get that same glow, they created Benefit Watt’s Up!, a sheer champagne cream-to-powder luminizer with a soft-focus finish. And they packaged it to look like—what else?—a lightbulb.

Hot Now Giveaway: Get a chance to win this, and all of the products featured in this month's Sephora Hot Now it-list. Visit our Twitter channel on Friday the 13 at 10 a.m. PST to enter. See the rules here, and good luck!

Sephora Hot Now Week and Twitter Giveaway

This just in: Our latest list of the hottest, most buzzed-about beauty at Sephora, a curated selection we call Sephora Hot Now. All next week, we'll be featuring each of these products, their inspiring stories, and our own tried-and-tested notes, culminating on Friday with a giveaway.


Twitter Giveaway: Get a chance to win one of five complete prize sets from Sephora Hot Now Volume 11. Visit our Twitter channel on Friday the 13 at 10 a.m. PST to enter. See the rules here, and good luck!

Lena Korres on Her Must-Haves

The cofounder of KORRES reveals her favorites at Sephora.

Bumble & bumble Thickening Hairspray
“This is amazing—it gives instant volume. We don’t have it back home, so I stock up when I’m here.”

Narciso Rodriguez For Her
"This is one of my favorite fragrances. It has a little bit of mystery, but it’s also innocent."

SEPHORA COLLECTION Deluxe Antibacterial Brush Set
"This set fights bacteria and also has all the different brushes you need—and it’s travel size."

KORRES Lip Butter in Quince
"I’m so in love with this. Quince is a pink that goes well with olive skin—I use this religiously."

KORRES Quercetin & Oak Antiageing& Antiwrinkle Face Serum
"I think this serum is a miracle product. I know the clinicals, and I know the results, but mostly for me, the miracle is what I see when I wake up in the morning."

KORRES Yoghurt After Sun Cooling Gel
"Of course, there is no KORRES without yogurt. This is the only product in the world that contains live yogurt. It does miracles on stressed skin."

Naked, Take 2

The wait is over. Urban Decay’s Naked2 Palette is now available at Sephora.com.

To answer the question posed by many patient Sephora shoppers—what is the difference between the Original Naked and Naked2?—we did a swatch test to compare.

The results: Naked2’s shade range exemplifies richer matte finishes than the Original’s shimmers, and we found that Naked2 is slightly more blendable—you can effortlessly mix and match the colors. Plus, Naked2 comes with a travel-size pink neutral gloss (instead of the Original’s mini primer), which is an essential for the natural beauty on-the-go.

The verdict: The jury is out. Shimmering shades in a plush velvet brown palette or a set of luxe matte neutrals housed in a sleek tin case? We say the more Naked the better.

Personalized Gifts for Every Type on Your List: The Style-Conscious

A holiday countdown, featuring a month of gifts for every character

Who: The Style-Conscious
What: SEPHORA COLLECTION Fragrance Sampler for Her, $75 (a $175 value)
Why: A wardrobe of scents, all wrapped in a ready-to-gift box. Let them try on all 10, select their favorite, then used the enclosed voucher to redeem a free full-size bottle. From Gucci to Marc Jacobs—it’s a designer sample sale for the senses.

Personalized Gifts for Every Type on Your List: The Rebel

A holiday countdown, featuring a month of gifts for every character

Who: The Rebel
What: Kan Von D Tattoo Chronicles Candelabra Edition, $49 ($152 value)
Why: Perfect for the self-assured with a little edge—give her a gift full of mystery and intrigue. Open its novel-inspired casing to reveal Kat’s own drawings and handwritten journal entries about life, love, and beauty—then turn the page for 16 trendsetting shades, that just like her—are constantly breaking the mold.