A Ritual and Luxurious Time with Beauty

If you have ever entered a traditional Japanese tea room, you will have noticed that you must first bow, not just physically, but emotionally. The entrance is intentionally impossibly small, so much so that even mighty samurai were forced to remove their swords, crouch, and humble themselves before entering. It was designed this way to strip away ego, tension, and negative emotions. In this quiet, sacred space, only stillness is welcome. The Japanese matcha tea ceremony is not simply about drinking tea; it is about intention, presence, and grace. Find out more in A Ritual and Luxurious Time with Beauty.

This same graceful philosophy can be explored in every detail of Suqqu, Japan’s beauty house, whose latest skin care and makeup heroes collection feels like a ritual; one that begins not with pigments and textures, but with a reverence for inner calm and confidence, redefining modern luxury in beauty. At the heart of this ritual is the brand’s belief in internal confidence, graceful simplicity, and skin that glows from the inside out. We know that inside will always reflect outside.

The elegant matcha ceremony is performed slowly, with the five senses in full attention. The leaves are shaded before harvest, hand-picked annually, then gently steamed, dried, and stone-ground into a vibrant green powder, rich in antioxidants and beauty-enhancing.

Colour care and complexion are at the heart of Suqqu’s curated edit of its hero products, each one designed to perform effortlessly while enhancing the natural texture and energy of your skin. Much like the Japanese tea ceremony, where every movement is purposeful and serene, the application of Suqqu becomes a modern ritual and a moment of zen for the face.

Their cult icon, Suqqu The Foundation, can be your daily indulgence that melts into skin, creating a flawless, radiant base. It’s powered by 13 Japanese beauty ingredients, plus hydrolysed collagen and hyaluronic acid; hydrating, blurring, and adapting to the skin’s natural oils throughout the day. Made in 24 nuanced shades, it mimics second skin with a soft, translucent glow.

With a feather-light texture and semi-matte finish, Velvet Fit Lipstick delivers rich, true-to-colour pigment in a single stroke. It’s comfortable, buildable, and, in true Japanese spirit, refillable for a sustainable and mindful beauty ritual. Switch shades with your mood. Go bold or barely-there with the same formula.

A beautiful box of mesmerising soft or jewel colours. The Signature Colour Eyes quad captures the fluid artistry of the Japanese aesthetic. Matte, shimmer, and cream textures blend like silk thanks to Snow Powder technology encased in oil. Each palette is enriched with Rosehip, Jojoba, and Shea Butter for a sensorial, nourishing touch. Use a single shade for simplicity, or layer for a wash of colour that never looks powdery.

There is a wonderful innocence about a slight flash of colour and emotion across a face. Inspired by this gradient, the Blurring Colour Blush fuses blush and highlighter in a seamless, buildable formula. The finish is soft, creating a gradient flush that looks like natural radiance emanating from within. Oil-free and finely milled, it melts into skin for a finish that feels more like skin than pigment.

Their deeply hydrating gel works like a primer and treatment in one. Powered by Geranium Robertianum extract, it protects against glycation, prepping the skin with a fresh. A breathable, cushiony layer that keeps skin plump and glowing, perfect before make-up or as a night ritual.

At the heart of the Suqqu experience is the Gankin Massage, a unique, tension-releasing facial technique that stimulates circulation, lifts facial muscles, and sculpts the contours of the face. This rich massage cream is its soulmate. With yeast extract, green tea, and marshmallow root, it leaves skin visibly brighter. A sensorial treatment mask that can be wiped clean, the skin looks energised, radiant, and refined.

Finally, designed in the shape of traditional kabuki, the stylised Japanese theatre known for its bold makeup and refined artistry, Suqqu’s Foundation Brush is a masterclass in precision and grace. Its dense yet feather-soft bristles glide across the skin, gifting the art of perfect blending. It elevates the performance of Suqqu’s foundations, making every application feel as if it were done by a professional hand.

In today’s fast world, where beauty is often loud and rushed, Suqqu invites us to return to softer. More graceful. More deliberate. Like sipping matcha in a quiet tea room, Suqqu’s beauty ritual is a meditation in motion, a chance to reconnect with your reflection, your rhythm, and your inner strength.

This summer, as the light lingers and skin soaks in warmth, Suqqu’s new heroes collection offers more than seasonal colour. It offers a modern ritual of care, crafted in Japan, grounded in tradition, and refined for the present. Because beauty, like matcha, is not just a trend. It’s a quiet ceremony and a personal ritual.

Discover the full collection and experience the ritual yourself at suqqu.com.

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