Dua Lipa Launches dUA Skincare With Augustinus Bader
Images via BTS by Morgan Maher and Augustinus Bader
Dua Lipa knows that life on the move leaves little room for complicated routines. With Augustinus Bader, she created three essentials that keep skin calm, bright, and balanced from city to city.
When someone lives as fast as Dua Lipa, jet-setting between tours, photoshoots and city escapes, the skin ends up telling the story. Between long-haul flights, heavy makeup and a schedule that never puts pause, she came to one clear realisation: her skin care needed to be as strong as her stamina and as effortless as her on-stage presence.
Her answer is a collaboration with Augustinus Bader called DUA, a skin-care line designed not for cosmetic gimmicks but for the demands of real life. At the heart of this line are three products: the Balancing Cream Cleanser, the Supercharged Glow Complex serum and the Renewal Cream.
The first step in the routine is the Balancing Cream Cleanser. It begins as a rich cream and transforms into a light foam, seamlessly removing makeup and impurities while preserving comfort. Core elements of the formula include their new proprietary complex TFC5™, which supports elasticity and barrier health. In addition a pre-biotic blend encourages a balanced skin microbiome, algae extract helps regulate oil production, and tsubaki oil assists in melting away resilient makeup. The result is cleansing that feels nourishing, never tight.
The second step is the Supercharged Glow Complex, already cited by Dua as her favourite. It is built to deliver an instant glow and long-term refinement. The serum pairs TFC5™ with vitamin B3 (niacinamide) for pore and texture improvement, marine bio-retinol to firm and smooth without the typical irritation of retinol, and ectoin to shield skin from environmental stressors and support hydration. The synergy of these ingredients means skin not only looks brighter but feels stronger. The focus here is less about rescue and more about prevention and resilience.
The final step is the Renewal Cream. It offers a luxe gel-cream texture that is lightweight but rich in performance. The formulation turns again to TFC5™, supported by both pre- and post-biotic actives that calm redness and optimise the skin’s ecosystem, and an amino-acid complex designed to rebalance and prevent blemishes. Dua describes it simply: “bouncy, soft and nice” on the skin. In a world of heavy creams she wanted something that would travel easily, that felt modern on the skin yet deeply hydrating.
What gives the line its gravitas is the bespoke technology powering it: TFC 5™, the fifth iteration of the Trigger Factor Complex developed by Augustinus Bader. Unlike the more intensive TFC 8® used for corrective skin-care goals, TFC 5 is crafted for daily upkeep, for the skin of someone who doesn’t want to overhaul but maintain, nurture and protect. It suits a life in motion, where resilience and radiance become one.
In a beauty world awash with celebrity launches, DUA stands apart because it is grounded in skin health not just story. It offers a minimal routine, yes, but one that is layered in purpose, simplicity and science. For any reader familiar with transition,whether from season to season, from desk to runway, or from city to city, this collection arrives at exactly the right moment. It is skin care made to travel with you, to support you, and to evolve with you.
As Dua herself puts it, “three is a kind of magic number”. She did not want options she’d never touch, steps she’d forget, she wanted meaningful results. And in that pursuit she’s created something authentic, elegant and thoughtfully aligned with modern life.