Celebrate Chinese New Year in Style With These Limited-Edition Beauty Picks

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Chinese New Year is this weekend, and starting Jan. 28, we'll be entering the Year of the Rooster according to the Chinese zodiac. There are many appropriate ways to celebrate, including visiting your local Chinatown to see firecracker ceremonies and dragon dancing, eating dumplings, and spreading goodwill. But this year, we're planning on stocking up on limited-edition beauty treats created especially for the lunar holiday.

In case you are curious about the prevalent use of red and gold among these products, it's because of the colors' symbolism in Chinese culture. Red signifies joy, prosperity, and good fortune (hence why wedding gowns are crimson in China), while gold represents good luck. These all seem like wonderful sentiments to carry into a new year, don't you think? Read on to see some of our favorite picks — including highlighters, lip colors, and skin care — for Chinese New Year!

Givenchy Prisme Libre Loose Powder — Chinese New Year Edition

Givenchy Prisme Libre Loose Powder — Chinese New Year Edition

This loose powder quartet features a series of pastel shades that cancel out any imperfect tones in the skin (such as ruddiness or sallowness), making your complexion look perfectly radiant. The festive red and gold cap is interchangeable on any of the brand's powders, so you can add a little bit of flair to your favorite shade.

Buy it: Givenchy Prisme Libre Loose Powder — Chinese New Year Edition ($55)

Estée Lauder Limited Edition Chinese New Year Advanced Night Repair

Estée Lauder Limited Edition Chinese New Year Advanced Night Repair

This coveted serum — temporarily available in a stunning metallic red flacon — firms, smooths, and brightens skin as you sleep so you can wake up to a luminous, youthful complexion. Try applying a drop to each fingertip, pressing your fingers together, and then performing a facial massage on yourself to get all the powerful antiaging benefits.

Buy it: Estée Lauder Limited Edition Chinese New Year Advanced Night Repair ($95)

Yves Saint Laurent Chinese New Year Blush Palette

Yves Saint Laurent Chinese New Year Blush Palette

This stunning blush compact contains a mosaic of peachy tones that would flatter a wide range of complexions. The packaging features a fun play on the traditional Chinese knot (using the brand's logo in lieu of the actual knot), which can convey a variety of different meanings, including fidelity and happiness.

Buy it: Yves Saint Laurent Chinese New Year Blush Palette ($47)

MAC Cosmetics Chinese New Year Collection

MAC Cosmetics Chinese New Year Collection

MAC's limited-edition launch brings elegance to classic products like Prep+Prime Spray and Russian Red lipstick with intricate floral packaging. You'll definitely want at least one box from the collection in your stash, as it will likely become a collector's item.

Buy it: MAC Cosmetics Chinese New Year Collection ($17-$42)

Giorgio Armani Beauty Chinese New Year Highlighter Compact

Giorgio Armani Beauty Chinese New Year Highlighter Compact

This finely milled powder is etched with a rooster (to celebrate this year's sign) and boasts a champagne and bronze pearlescence to give a natural glow to skin. If you're curious about the Chinese character on top of the compact, it means "fortune."

Buy it: Giorgio Armani Beauty Chinese New Year Highlighter Compact ($88)

NCLA Chinese New Year Collection Polish in Prosperity

NCLA Chinese New Year Collection Polish in Prosperity

This luxurious cream red lacquer is flecked with superfine gold glitter, making it a shade you can wear well into February in honor of Valentine's Day, too.

Buy it: NCLA Chinese New Year Collection Polish in Prosperity ($16)

NCLA Chinese New Year Collection Designer Nail Wraps in The Year of the Rooster

NCLA Chinese New Year Collection Designer Nail Wraps in The Year of the Rooster

Look closely! Though the average person may think this breathtaking set of nail wraps is paying homage to Spring (due to the elegant floral details), a few of the digits are covered with tiny roosters.

Buy it: NCLA Chinese New Year Collection Designer Nail Wraps in The Year of the Rooster ($16)

Shu Uemura Chinese New Year Neon Balm

Shu Uemura Chinese New Year Neon Balm

The sleek white packaging of this cult product is embellished with delicate plum blossoms, but the real treat is inside. Read on!

Shu Uemura Chinese New Year Neon Balm in Glow in Pink

Shu Uemura Chinese New Year Neon Balm in Glow in Pink

These delectable lip treats may look garish in the tube, but they actually interact with your pout's pH to adjust to a flattering color for your complexion.

Buy it: Shu Uemura Chinese New Year Neon Balm in Glow in Pink ($30)