The Best Launches of August 2026 Are Here to Get You Prepped for Fall

Meet Clinique’s new face cream and more products we’re coveting this month

August is when things really start to heat up.

No, we’re not talking about the weather, the race for the MLB Wild Card spots or even the countdown to the first day of school. We’re talking about all the skin care, hair care and makeup that gets us excited about the weeks ahead. From Clinique’s new plumping face cream to Sutra’s round brush, these are all the products we’re incorporating into our routines now.

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Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Collagen + PDRN Cream

You can’t talk about what’s trending in skincare right now without mentioning PDRN. Short for Polydeoxyribonucleotide, the DNA fragment is lauded for its ability to help stimulate collagen production. While the ingredient was first popularized by Korean treatments, in which animal-derived PDRN was injected into skin, products using plant-derived PDRN applied topically are producing impressive results, and Clinique’s cream is leading the charge. The brand has combined its biotech-derived PDRN (from cica plants) with collagen and peptides to create a powerhouse moisturizer that improves texture and boosts radiance in just one use. After one month, your skin will look and feel so bouncy and firm, friends might change your nickname to Benjamin Button.

Buy It! Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Collagen + PDRN Cream, $68; clinique.com

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Beekman 1802 Advanced Better Aging Hand Renewal Cream

You’ll never catch us without a hand cream at arms reach, and our current must-have is Beekman 1802’s. Naturally, it meets our baseline requirements (it absorbs quick, fits in our purses and has a twist-open cap making it a dream to commute with) but it exceeds expectations with its results: hands that look instantly more soft and smooth, and over time, as youthful as the skin on our faces, which we pour remarkably more time and effort into.

Buy It! Beekman 1802 Advanced Better Aging Hand Renewal Cream, $29; beekman1802.com

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KS&Co Backcombing Texture Stick

For those of us who don’t live in Beverly Hills near Striiike, the beauty studio opened by celebrity brow guru Kristie Streicher and her sisters, makeup artist Jenn Streicher and hairstylist Ashley Streicher, fear not: Kristie Streicher is making it easier to recreate amazing brows at home. After four years in the making, she just introduced her Backcombing Texture Sticks for hairs that need a little pick me up. When you apply the fiber-infused formula in the opposite direction the hair grows in (a.k.a. backcombing), then use the spoolie to set them in place, hairs become voluminous and lifted, but not the least bit stiff.

Buy It! KS&Co Backcombing Texture Stick, $39 each; theksandco.com

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Clarins Double Serum Eye

Longevity is a buzzword in beauty but brands like Clarins are making intentional waves in the space. Its new eye serum bottles up seven years of longevity research to offer up its most innovative eye treatment to date. Double Serum Eye addresses both chronological aging as well as epigenetic aging, which “is directly impacted by lifestyle and environment,” according to a release, and heightens signs of aging (such as crows feet and puffiness) around the eyes. If you’re like us and you schedule is a mess for the foreseeable future, the least you can do is stock up on this tumeric and marjoram extract-packed formula to help reduce the impact of these factors on your skin.

Buy It! Clarins Double Serum Eye, $86; clarinsusa.com

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Sutra IR2 Infrared Blowout Brush

The hot brush category is on fire (only figuratively, guys) with a number of new tools popping up all over social media. We’re partial to Sutra’s latest, which happens to be the only Infrared high-speed brushless motor blowout brush that we know of. This means it doesn’t rely purely on surface heat, which can damage the cuticle, like other hot brushes do. Instead, its FAR Infrared wavelengths penetrate the hair to dry it from inside out, which helps the hair retain moisture and shine, the foundation of a healthy blowout.

Buy It! Sutra IR2 Infrared Blowout Brush, $175; sutrabeauty.com

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Plated Skin Science Body Serum

There’s a reason Hailey Bieber name dropped Plated Skin Science in a recent interview as a brand that’s worth the splurge. The innovative skin care brand utilizes platelet-derived exosomes backed by 20 years of Mayo Clinic research to created its award-winning products. And now it’s making a statement in the body care category with this meticulously crafted serum, which feels as luxurious as you’d expect while delivering noticeable improvements to a myriad of concerns, from crepey-looking skin and redness to uneven tone and dryness, thanks to the aforementioned hero ingredient, plus peptides, pro-vitamin B5 and hero hydrators such as glycerin. Our tip if you’re on a budget: concentrate on the areas that need the most TLC.

Buy It! Plated Skin Science Body Serum, $338; platedskinscience.com

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