Spring is a time for reset and refresh, making it the perfect time to update your beauty regimen – whether skin, hair, make-up or wellness. It makes April, the peak of the season, a fruitful month in terms of beauty launches, from products anticipating summer (bronzing creams, SPFs and the like) to those capturing a mood of spring cleaning and revival (creamy cleansers, hand creams, nourishing lip balms).

Here, as selected by Wallpaper* beauty editor Mary Cleary, are the very best beauty launches of April 2026 – what they are, why we love them and how to use them.

The vibe-shifting moisturiser: Vyrao's Hand and Neck Cream

What it is

Creams designed for hands and neck by Yasmin Sewell’s Vyrao, scented with five of the brand’s signature fragrances, which are designed in collaboration with neuroscientists to boost your mood.

Why we love it

Vyrao was met with some scepticism when it launched in 2021 with its proposal that the energy-healing principles of practices like Reiki could be combined with neuroscientific research to create fragrances that could provoke everything from general happiness to feelings of attraction. But the London-based brand has a growing customer base who love Vyrao because its perfumes really are capable of changing how you feel (it also helps that they smell amazing, too).

The new hand and neck cream comes in two of our favourite scents from the brand, Ludatrix (for sensuality and energy) and The Sixth (for mindfulness), alongside three others. Its dense, ceramide-packed formulation is instantly nourishing, while its fragrance can last for a few hours, making it a nice way to add a new scent dimension to your everyday perfume.

How to use it

Sewell recommends rubbing the cream on your hands before patting your neck and taking in a big inhale as a calming ritual to be repeated through the day.

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