The year has evaporated and it's somehow November (mid November, mind you). In Australia, this month is the pre-cursor to summer. It's also the onset of party season: 'work' is brushed aside in favour of lunches, sunset drinks and dinners that linger long after dessert. It's a time for friends, family and ocean swims – and so we're leaning into the festive spirit a little early.

From perfume that speaks to all senses to cult complexion drops and party-appropriate eyeshadow palettes, an enviable list of our November beauty favourites, below.

Naturium The Glow Getter Multi-Oil Body Butter

Naturium just launched in Australia via Sephora, so finally you can shop the cult formulas with ease. This super-rich body butter is a particular stand out: the solid oil blend melts into the skin, leaving it soft and with a healthy sheen. Hailey Bieber is apparently a fan.

Merit Solo Shadow Sheen

Shimmer can be intimidating but Merit have made it easy with its new solo shadows. The shades are sheer but leave a beautiful pearl finish on the eyelids that doesn't crease or flake.

Victoria Beckham Beauty The Foundation Drops

In case you missed it, Victoria Beckham Beauty finally launched in Australia via Mecca, and we made a beeline for the very viral Foundation Drops. If you can get past the price tag, they leave the skin super fresh and even-toned, with the benefits of Augustinus Bader skincare. Yes please.

CHANEL Beauty Les 9 Ombres

More is more colour in the context of this new CHANEL Beauty eyeshadow palette. Pictured is The Space Treaveller, a hyper-pigmented mix of chrome and shimmer for perfect party eyes.

Bottega Veneta Mezzanote Hinoki

The latest from Bottega Veneta smells like a Japanese wood, charred leather and sage. It's moody, a little witchy and housed in the signature wobbly glass bottle with a black marquina marble base. It doesn't get better than this.

Saarde Saint-Raphaël Shampoo

If you've stayed at Sydney's latest boutique hotel The Eve, or eaten at Olympus, you might have noticed the Saarde concept store. The lifestyle brand has expanded into beauty – the Saint-Raphaël Shampoo is a standout. It's enriched with Australian olive oil for soft, thoroughly cleansed hair.

Cle de Peau Concealer

Japanese beauty brand Cle de Peau also recently launched into Australia, and there's no better entry formula than the cult concealer. Like butter, it glides onto the skin, offering dense but creamy coverage that hides dark circles, discolouration and redness with ease.

Balmee Beauty Original Lip Balm

Blamee is a new Australian beauty brand founded on the notion that, given it's estimated we ingest kilos of lip product over the years, it should be microbiome-friendly. This formula is nourishing and cushiony for hydrated lips (wear it alone or under your favourite lip product).

Diptyque Fleur de Peau

Inspired by epic love stories, Fleur de Peau is a soft but evocative mix of musk, white flowers, cotton and amber. It's incredibly pure – smells like warm skin, but better.

Violette Fr Plume Lip

If you liked the jelly-like stain of the viral Violette Fr Lip Nectar, you'll probably equally enjoy this matte iteration. With a powdery velvet finish, it coats the lips in opaque pigment that's velvety and soft to the touch.

Skingraphica Lume

Tattoo care is an up and coming beauty category – Australian brand Skingraphica are at the forefront of it. Lume is an innovative tattoo restoring emulsion that smooths, conditions and reenergises tattoos, especially those that are a few years old. It gradullay restores fading or dulled ink, as well.

Images: Violette Fr, @meritbeauty