December’s newest beauty launches will have you party ready in no time

…your face – Clinique Pep-Start Double Bubble Purifying Mask, Rs 2,200
This cleansing, oil-free mask is a pre-priming essential for an even base. It goes from a pink gel to small white bubbles that exfoliate along the way. Because why should you limit a relaxing bubble bath to your body alone?

Glamglow Flashmud Brightening Treatment, Rs 4,400
Its key ingredient, white birch leaf, creates a balanced skin tone, while the infusion of diamond photoluminescence increases the reflective quality of skin, ensuring your selfie game is always on point.

…your skin – The Body Shop French Grape Seed Scrub, Rs 2,895
With grape seed’s high concentration of polyphenol, an antioxidant that firms skin, and sugar to stimulate circulation, your skin’s going to be as silky-soft as that satin slip dress.

Bobbi Brown Caviar and Rubies Eyeshadow Palette, Rs 4,300
With nine shades in jewel tones and a gilded diamond dust powder, it can take your lids from soft shimmer to a smouldering smoky.

Wet n Wild Color Icon Glitter Eyeshadow, Rs 135 each
It isn’t a party without any sparkle. Or Glitter. On your eyes. In bright hues. Now it’s a party! Available exclusively on Nykaa.com

Lakmé Eyeconic Liner Pens, Rs 475
The party eye isn’t complete without the perfect wing. With these 14-hour staying pens that come in two types of tips—a block one for a cool graphic eye, and a fine tip for that precise flick—you’ll be able to draw those curves effortlessly.

If you like it sexy…
Christian Dior J’Adore L’Or EDP (Rs 9,700/40ml) is the kind of scent you want to visibly place on your dresser. We love its chiselled gold necklace of a cap that conceals a flacon full of liquid floral romanticism—that of jasmine, May rose, vanilla and tuberose.

If you like it sweet…
Jo Malone English Oak and Red Currant cologne (Rs 9,000/100ml) is like taking a walk through a dense forest, the air filled with earthy oak and the sweet, hypnotic scent of ripe red currants… Feel it yet? Simple but addictive.

Guerlain Kiss Kiss, Rs 2,775
These velvety matte lipsticks come in nine shades of red, which means you are nine times more likely to pick your favourite from the party shade staple.

RMS Wild With Desire Lipstick, Rs 1,800
Everything about RMS products makes you feel cared for. Like these satin-finish, highly-pigmented lipsticks that are enriched with the brand’s signature beauty oil, which, by the long list of nourishing ingredients it contains—marigold, turmeric, ashwagandha, olive leaf and more—is one hell of a make-up-skincare hybrid. Trust us, your lips need them.

Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink, Rs 650
The only requisite for a party lippie—that it stays on longer than the last shot of Jäger. And these liquid mattes might even remain for the morning-after hangover brunch.

From sore heels to an extended hangover, the only way to take care of a partied-out body is a relaxing massage. This month stop by your neighbourhood Jean-Claude Biguine to try one by Aromatherapy Associates. It kicks off with a wellness consultation and an aroma test; choose from 12 signature, hand-crafted oils, infused with different calming, healing and relaxing ingredients. I picked a combination of their Relax and De-Stress oils and my therapist chose intensive Swedish and cross muscle fibre massage techniques to work on my aching muscles and boost circulation. I didn’t want the incredibly relaxing 40-minute session to end, but you know the deal with all good things. Rs 2,000 for a 40-minute Unwind massage. — Nidhi Sharma Punjabi

Sebastian Drymanic+, Rs 1,800
This texturising spray doubles as a dry shampoo to refresh your tresses and give it all the movement and life it needs—just before that impromptu party invite you cannot, would not refuse.

Make-up brushes by Annalia, Rs 7,000/set
This set of 13 brushes designed by Nagaland-based makeup artist Annalia has all the markings of an expert’s eye. Whether it’s the soft but dense angled blush bristles or the ultra-plush foundation brush, your make-up will be extra seamless thanks to these. Plus, they’re double-sided. A wand that does two tricks—that’s what’s missing from your party clutch.

Orly Quick-Dry Drops, Rs 1,220
Got to get your party nails on but no time to waste? Orly’s pro-vitamin B5 and wheat germ oil-infused liquid will accelerate dry time and deliver sparkling shine. Get their Nail Defense Strengthening Protine Treatment and Argan Oil Cuticle Drops to care for your talons post-party. Available exclusively on Nykaa.com