The Best New Beauty Tools To Kickstart 2026 With

Gentle bristles and the ability to detangle effectively may remain the first things we look for in a hairbrush, but in 2026, other benefits are also possible. This brush comes powered with LED light therapy options, ranging from red (for helping to revitalise hair follicles), blue (to address scalp balance through combatting dead skin and oil), and green (to support scalp and hair health). It’s still simple to use (you just brush through hair as you normally would), but works a whole lot harder for your hair. If growing longer, stronger hair is on your 2026 goal list, this belongs on your shopping one.

A ‘skin iron’ sounds scary, we know, but it’s worth nothing that this one comes loaded with soothing jade roller balls rather than steam and scalding heat. Jade serves as the ‘good luck’ stone, and when ironed across the skin, these cooling, circulation-enhancing balls will have your face feeling sculpted, relaxed and ready to absorb your products, as well as lucky. To use, start with freshly cleansed skin, apply your favourite oil, serum or moisturiser, then roll from the centre of your face outward, using all 10 roller balls on larger surface areas and the three ball tip for smaller ones.

LED light therapy masks are beloved by beauty editors and celebrities alike for their skin-rejuvenating abilities, but if any visible results stop at your chin, you’re only drawing attention to the difference between your face and neck. This launch from Airyday includes the neck and chest in its coverage zones, allowing your skin to reap the benefits right down to your décolletage. As for the options involved, you can choose from blue, red and near infrared light therapy for your all-over 10-minute radiance ritual.

Even in 2026, exfoliating remains an underrated step. Nothing is going to set your skin up for success (read: silky texture and noticeable glow levels) like an effective exfoliation routine. Experts are ushering in a fresh take on physical exfoliation for the year ahead, and it comes in tool form. Nurse Jamie (the brand brainchild of the aesthetician of the same name, whose celebrity clientele spans from Kate Hudson to the Kardashians) has created a professional-grade exfoliation tool crafted from antimicrobial silicone. It’s simple to use: just apply your cleanser to the Exfoliband, then massage into skin using circular motions—one side is gentle and one is more invigorating for a deeper exfoliation, allowing you to tailor your approach to your skin’s evolving needs.

If 2025 was all about the blow-dry brush, 2026 signals a return to a more classic approach, but with far smarter tech. We’re still advocates for keeping both options in your kit, but on the days your wrist movement is failing you (or you need to apply makeup whilst your hair sets), you’ll be glad to have these on hand: these rollers require next to no skill, but deliver all the volume, body and shape you’re looking for. They heat up in just 60 seconds, grip hair gently but securely, and luckily, feature cool touch ends and automatic shutdown, so you don’t have to worry about burning your fingers or leaving them on.

We all think about the ingredients we’re putting on our skin, but what about the water? The water we tend to wash our faces with can contain irritants or contaminants that sabotage our skin’s health, so if you want to make sure your skin is only being washed by the best, attach this skincare faucet filter to your tap before your next cleanse. With an array of different filters built into it, it stops the chlorine, contaminants, metals and build-up that might be flowing through your regular tap, leaving you with the kind of water that’ll help to keep your face feeling fresh and congestion-free (while also helping your products to absorb better into cleaner skin).