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The urban environment is ageing your skin. Pollutants in the air form a layer of dust, exhaust fumes and fine particles that clogs pores, causes breakouts, slows collagen production and makes skin dull and rough.
Skin experts say your skin needs three-way defence: antioxidants to repair free radical damage, ingredients to strengthen and repair the skin barrier, and cleansing.
In particular, antipollution cleansing, which is a growing part of antipollution skincare. Such cleansers go beyond taking off dirt, grime and sebum. They also repair pollution damage and strengthen skin.
Chanel’s trio of new cleansers, part of the brand’s The Cleansing Collection, does this. They form a crucial first step in your antipollution skincare routine.
It comprises Le Gel ($66), a cleansing gel, Le Gommage ($79) an exfoliating gel, and Le Masque ($79), a nourishing clay mask. Blue micro-algae in Le Gel helps skin become more resilient to stress caused by pollution, while a marine plant extract strengthens it.
In Le Gommage and Le Masque, purple micro-algae strengthens skin’s defences, while mineral-rich marine spring water nourishes skin. The mask also contains kaolin and white clay, and a skinrepairing maracuja extract.
This ’90s mainstay used to be a hard, matte look. The 21st C version is much easier to wear. Instead of a harsh, drawn-on line, the look is now a blended, diffused line. The new lip liners, too, are creamy and glide on gently – and essential for defining lips.
Makeup artist Larry Yeo says you don’t need a matching liner for every lipstick shade, just three: a nude matching your lip tone, for sheer lipstick; a brown-pink slightly darker than your lips, to sculpt; and red to better define a red lip. “If you don’t use red, a brown-red can give shape to the lips. You can even match it to richer or brilliant colours,” says Larry.
A matching lippie and liner that give a creamy, demimatte and highly pigmented finish. In two shades, at www.sephora.sg
2. Marc Jacobs (P)outliner Longwear Lip Liner Pencil, $37
The pencil glides on silkily, deposits consistent colour, and sets fast. In nine shades, at www.sephora.sg 3. Shiseido Makeup Lipliner Inkduo, $40
A lip primer and pencil in one, the rounded tips make it easier to apply. Lasts eight hours, with a matte finish. In 12 shades, at www.lazada.sg
4. Rouge Hermes Universal Lip Pencil, $57
A colourless liner is good for unsteady hands, as any unevenness in application can’t be seen. This also works as a primer, giving a smooth base for lipstick. At www. hermes.com/ sg and Hermes, from August 5. Hera Lip Designer Pencil, $25
You can do a full-on or gradient lip with this creamy, hydrating liner that gives intense colour. In eight shades, at Heraonline.sg
A pigmentpacked, velvety and waterproof formula that helps lippie stay up to six hours without smudging. In 10 shades, at www.sephora.sg