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Fresh skin, Glossy hair: Garnier’s New Beauty Drop is Here

26 Aug '26

5 min read

Garnier’s latest drop leans into playful, sensorial formats making beauty routines feel good (and look good too).

2026, Q3 - 17th August | L'oreal - Garnier |  Fresh skin, Glossy hair: Garnier’s New Beauty Drop is Here | Hero (Media)

Mornings are tough at the best of times, so any extra motivation to leave a cosy bed is welcome. Take it from us: incentivising yourself with little upgrades can make all the difference. Your favourite coffee. A great outfit. Or fresh beauty products that make getting ready feel exciting.

Always at the forefront of innovation, Garnier’s latest skincare and hair care drop is full of effective upgrades – the kind that make getting ready feel fresher, glossier and a little more exciting.

Consider this your new-season edit of formulas, finishes and feel-good textures designed to put a little spring in your step.

For your skincare shelf

Dessert, but make it moisturiser? Yes please! Sorbet may usually be your sweet treat of choice, but Garnier’s latest skin launch is less snack-time and more skincare texture worth raving about.

Three Garnier skincare products on white fabric: Micellar Cleansing Water, PureActive Pimple Patches, and a green Salicylic moisturiser.

The new Garnier Sorbet Creams bring an ultra-lightweight, sorbet-like feel to daily hydration – the kind of light-cream texture that melts into skin without leaving you greasy, sticky or heavy. It’s refreshing, cooling and made for skin that wants hydration without the rich-cream heaviness. With Hyaluron, Vitamin C* and Salicylic formulas in the mix, the range makes it easy to find your perfect match.

How to use: Apply morning and evening to clean, dry skin.

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Next, there’s a brand new addition to the forever-hyped micellar water range. Garnier Micellar Salicylic takes the all-in-one cleanse and gives it a blemish-focused twist, pairing micellar cleansing with salicylic acid for oily and blemish-prone skin. The appeal is simple: it still has that easy swipe-and-go micellar energy, but with a little more purpose than your standard makeup remover.

Perfect for the nights when makeup needs to come off, but a full cleanse feels overly ambitious.

How to use: Apply to a cotton pad and sweep over the face to cleanse and remove makeup. No rinsing required!

For the pimples that arrive with main-character timing? Enter Garnier Pimple Patch Ultra.

You know the ones – bigger, angrier, more mature, and almost always arriving when you have somewhere to be. Stress, hormones, periods, and just life – sometimes there’s no clear reason for a pimple showing up, only the immediate need to stop touching it. Made with hydrocolloid, these thick patches are designed to help absorb fluid and visibly flatten imperfections fast, plus they’re scientifically proven to reduce the appearance of pimple size in just eight hours^. Most importantly, they help keep your fingers away from the scene – because let’s be honest, leaving it alone is usually the hardest part.

How to use: Cleanse and gently dry the affected area, then tear along the dotted line to peel off the patch. Apply directly to the pimple and remove after eight hours.

For your hair routine

Bad hair day? Never heard of her. At least, not with Garnier Fructis Keratin Sleek in the mix.

If your hair is dry, frizz-prone or generally a bit lack lusture, keratin is one of those ingredients worth knowing. Naturally found in hair, keratin helps support the look and feel of smoother, shinier strands – which is why it often appears in products designed for frizz control, smoothing and polish.

Garnier Fructis hair care products including Curls Method, Keratin Sleek, and Olia Gloss arranged on white satin fabric.

Powered by a 10% hair smoothing keratin complex and argan oil, Garnier Fructis Keratin Sleek is designed to help smooth frizz and leave hair looking shinier, sleeker and far more cooperative.

The four-step system includes a shampoo, conditioner, mask and serum, so you can build the routine depending on how much smoothing support your hair needs. The real difference comes at the final step: the Keratin Sleek & Stay Serum is a semi-permanent smoothing serum designed to keep hair sleek for up to five washes.

Think of it as the skincare step of your hair routine – working within the hair fibre before heat helps lock in the smooth, sleek result.

How to use: Start with the shampoo and conditioner, add the mask when your hair needs extra nourishment, then apply the heat activated serum before heat styling.

A hot new bombshell enters the villa – and by villa, we mean your beauty cabinet. Introducing Garnier Diamond Sleek Shine Coat Smoothing Spray, a heat-activated spray designed to give hair a smoother, glassier look. Think of it as a top coat for your hair – the final polish that leaves strands with a diamond-like shine and ready for their close-up.

How to use: Spray onto damp hair, then apply heat to activate.

If you’re lucky enough to have curly hair, you know how fickle your curls can be. The secret? Patience, persistence, technique and, of course, the right product. Garnier’s latest curl drop is all about layering – helping you care for your curls while achieving naturally shiny, defined texture. Formulated with hydrating ingredients including hyaluronic acid and shea butter, the new range is designed to help give curls the moisture they’re constantly asking for.

Three Garnier Fructis Curls Method products in green packaging: Air Dry Cream, Flexi Hold Styling Gel, and Curls Method Conditioner.

Why hydration, you ask? Curls can be notoriously dry, which is often where frizz, fluff and lack of definition come in.

The new additions to the existing curl line-up include a conditioner to help detangle and hydrate, a styling gel for flexible hold and definition, and an air-dry cream to help lock in moisture and shape curls without weighing them down.

If your curls are looking for more definition, hydration and bounce, consider this your new wash-day support system.

How to use: Taking cues from the layering approach often used in the Curly Girl Method, start with the conditioner in the shower to help detangle and hydrate, then work the air-dry cream through damp hair to help shape and soften. Finish by layering the styling gel over the top for flexible hold, definition and bounce.

Finally, if the goal is maximum shine, Garnier Olia Gloss takes the gloss trend into colour-refresh territory. Glossy hair has a way of making everything look more polished.

Two Garnier Olia Gloss Tinted Hair Mask tubes in dark packaging, shades Expensive Brunette and Cowboy Copper, 150ml each.

It’s that fresh-from-the-salon finish – soft, reflective and a little more expensive-looking, without needing a full colour appointment. Designed with a hair mask-style application, Olia Gloss adds a touch of colour and 72 hours of mirror-like shine. Think of it as your colour, but shinier – ideal for the in-between weeks when your hair still works, but could use a little more light.

How to use: Apply like a hair mask as directed for a temporary gloss and colour refresh that lasts up to six washes**.

Beauty that feels good

Whether you’re chasing fresh, hydrated skin, smoother-looking hair or curls with more definition, Garnier’s latest launches are designed to help you feel – and look – good, whatever your goals. Discover fresh additions to your routine just in time for spring, available at Chemist Warehouse in-store and online today.

Disclaimers & References

*Vitamin Cg = Vitamin C derivative

^Cosmeto-clinical study, 47 subjects

**Instrumental test

Article content disclaimer: Sponsored content in partnership with Garnier.

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