From Laneige to Kylie Skin, Dermalogica, Drunk Elephant & Bubble, we have your top-to-toe needs covered
You’ve always known we were good. But did you know just how good? Boots is home to more beauty brands than anywhere else on the high street. And whether you’re looking for affordable everyday basics and make-up bag essentials, or have a penchant for luxurious, global beauty icons, our brand-filled halls have made beauty more accessible than ever. In the past 24 months alone, Boots has launched a whopping 68 brands. We’re talking Bobbi Brown, Fenty Skin, and M·A·C Cosmetics to name just a few.
And the best news? We’ve got next-day Click and Collect available at over 1,600 stores, meaning you can order your favourites from the comfort of your home and pick them up for free* the next day. Visit www.boots.com/click-and-collect for full details.
With new launches springing up regularly, we’ve rounded up 14 need-to-know beauty brands you might not have realised you can pick up at Boots, along with their most famous products and future classics to inspire your next shop. Baskets at the ready.
1. Kiehl’s
From humble beginnings as a small apothecary in New York to a globally celebrated skincare brand, Kiehl’s is a powerhouse – creating simple, specialist formulas, combining the very best in scientific innovation and natural ingredients.
Best known for
Try: Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream
• Size: 125ml
• For all skin types, including sensitive skin
• With squalane, vitamin A & vitamin E
With an ultra-lightweight texture, this cult classic provides up to 24-hour lasting hydration for soft, smooth and healthy-looking skin. The olive-derived squalane is easily absorbed by the skin, helping the formula hydrate from below the surface.
2. Drunk Elephant
This brand has blown up on social media, famed for their innovative ‘skincare smoothies’. Using skin-friendly, research-backed ingredients, Drunk Elephant focus on skincare and beauty-adjacent products that help maintain healthy pH levels.
Need to try
Try: Drunk Elephant Beste™ No.9 Jelly Cleanser
• Size: 150ml
• For all skin types
• Fragrance free
• Silicone free
This gently lathering jelly uses a unique blend of emollients to help remove all traces of make-up, excess oil and other daily grime, while hydrating and soothing with glycerin and cantaloupe fruit extract. Create your own Drunk Elephant ‘skincare smoothie’ by pairing with their range of serums, oils and moisturisers.
3. Fenty Skin
Now, we know you know we stock Fenty Beauty (and we’re sure you already love it!). But did you realise you can get your hands on the best of Fenty Skin at Boots too? Meet Rihanna’s supercharged skincare made to hydrate.
Best known for
Try: Fenty Skin Butta Drop Whipped Oil Body Cream Mini
• Size: 75ml
• For all skin types
• With vitamin C & glycerin
Ultra-luxe and dripping with tropical oils, butters and extracts, this is one delicious body moisturiser. The whipped texture melts onto the skin to lock in hydration and nourish, leaving your skin with a delectable, glossy-sheen finish you’ll love.
4. Bubble
This ‘new-school skincare’ line does more than just look pretty on the shelf! The team at Bubble are on a mission to provide everyone affordable, high-quality and effective skincare, so we can all face the day with confidence.
Need to try
Try: Bubble Slam Dunk Hydrating Cream Moisturiser
• Size: 50ml
• For normal to dry skin
• Suitable for sensitive skin
• Suitable for vegans*
• With vitamin E
Packed full of restorative, natural ingredients like aloe leaf juice and avocado oil, this creamy-textured moisturiser works to restore essential nutrients, leaving skin feeling nourished, calm and protected. Use morning and night for a more radiant, glowing complexion.
5. Kylie Skin
Soon after they dominated the industry with their game-changing Lip Kits, Kylie Cosmetics by Kylie Jenner turned their attention to skincare – after all, great make-up starts with good skin. With a whole host of hydrating formulas and (beautifully packaged) solutions for all types of skin concerns, it’s no wonder Kylie Skin has become a fan favourite.
Best known for
Try: Kylie Skin Foaming Face Wash
• Size: 149ml
• Vegan formula*
To cleanse and nourish the skin, look no further than this pampering foaming face wash. It’s formulated with surfactants derived from coconut and infused with glycerin for a powerful hydration boost. It’s gentle enough to apply morning and night, too!
6. 47 Skin
Specially formulated to help target skin problems like acne, spots, scars and blemishes, 47 Skin harnesses the power of super-ingredient silver chitoderm – a unique, powerful antibacterial complex that helps stop acne in its tracks.
7. Q+A
Supercharged with powerful active ingredients, Q+A delivers fuss-free formulas with checklists on the packaging to help you build the perfect routine for your skin. Their range is 96% natural, and made in the UK, too!
Best known for
Try: Q+A Collagen Body Butter
• Size: 200ml
• With shea butter & squalane
For intense moisture for dry and lacklustre skin, you’ve come to the right place. Enriched with a blend of collagen-boosting ingredients, slather on a helping of this rich body butter for skin that’s irresistibly smooth. Plus, we can’t get enough of the tart and refreshing scent!
8. Dermalogica
Dermalogica has its roots based in skincare education. Founded by a skin therapist, they ensure that each skincare solution they provide works well – not just for today but for life! They put healthy skin first, focusing on quality ingredients that they know will work.
Need to try
Try: Dermalogica Breakout Clearing Liquid Peel
• Size: 30ml
• With lactic, mandelic, azelaic & salicylic acid
Made up of 10% AHAs and 2% BHAs, this powerful serum exfoliates deep under the skin to remove dead skin cells and excess oil. When used once or twice a week, it can help combat rough texture and hyperpigmentation, revealing a brighter-looking skin tone.
9. Coats
Want to ditch that skincare routine that’s just not working for you? Enter Coats – the brand who believe that no skin expertise is required! With their range of easy-to-understand product names and routines specially catered to different skin concerns, you’ll find something suited to your skin in no time.
Best known for
Try: Coats Gentle Hydrating Cleanser
• Size: 150ml
• For combination to dry skin
• Safe for teens & tweens
• With niacinamide, ceramides & hyaluronic acid
This non-foaming, hydrating cleanser lifts impurities and make-up whilst still protecting the skin’s delicate barrier. Apply morning and night and follow with a gentle moisturiser for a simple skin routine you can’t beat!
10. Beauty of Joseon
K-beauty has taken the world by storm, and the iconic brand Beauty of Joseon has become a firm favourite with fans for serums, sunscreens, masks and more. They’re best known for harnessing the power of herbal ingredients from the Joseon Dynasty, like ginseng and root extracts.
Need to try
Try: Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics
• Size: 50ml
• SPF50
• For all skin types, including sensitive skin
• With rice extract 30% & grain fermented extract
Thanks to its calming ingredients and its non-greasy, invisible formula (leaving no white cast), this is the perfect everyday sunscreen to add to your routine. Remember to reapply your sunscreen every two to three hours for optimal protection!
11. Laneige
Give a warm welcome to the brand that introduced us all to the Lip Sleeping Mask! Another fan-favourite K-Beauty brand, Laneige have spent 25 years gathering water science expertise to help you become the true master of hydration, no matter your skin type.
Best known for
Try: Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Cream Moisturiser
• Size: 50ml
• With blue hyaluronic acid
Designed to quench the thirst of dry skin, this luxuriously rich formula uses micro-sized hyaluronic acid to offer intense hydration for up to 100 hours. It also nourishes, softens and leaves the skin with a radiant-looking glow.
