Glow, Glow, Baby

Heat and humidity can result in, among other things, skin losing its lustre. With April being the hottest month here, it’s time to invest in these to keep on glowing

LIP LIGHT

The new Volupté Plump-in-colour lipstick from YSL Beauté colours as well as plumps the lips, courtesy of its outer shell of luscious colour and heart-shaped balm core enriched with black pearl powder, peppermint oil, caprilyl glycol, coconut oil and pomegranate extract. Available in eight hues.

NATURAL RADIANCE

Living up to its name, the new colour-correcting Your Skin But Better CC+ Illumination with SPF50+ by It Cosmetics provides full coverage while delivering a healthy dose of skincare, thanks to the hydrolysed collagen, peptides, vitamins and antioxidants in its formula. Tackling dark spots as well as the look of fine lines and enlarged pores, it also has the brand’s proprietary Drop Of Light technology, which lends skin a lit-from-within glow.

VOLUME UP

A hit with models and make-up artists, Dior’s Dior Addict Lip Maximizer does more than just colour your lips: Infused with micro-spheres of hyaluronic acid, the gloss also keeps them smooth and hydrated, and lends an instant plumping effect. Available in seven hues, with five boasting a glossy finish and the remaining two, a holographic finish.

A BRIGHTER FUTURE

Strive towards a brighter, more even-toned complexion with Clarins’ new White Plus Targeted Spot Brightener. The concentrated treatment, formulated with a vitamin C derivative and skin-soothing dipotassium glycyrrhizate, both of which help inhibit melanin production, is housed in a roll-on bottle — so easy to carry around.

ON TARGET

Tackling spot concerns, the new SK-II Genoptics Spot Pen, which made its world debut in Singapore at The Shilla Duty Free at Changi Airport, comes fortified with Pitera, the brand’s proprietary ingredient, and the WH Smart Cocktail, a concentrated concoction of niacinamide, a brightening agent, and skin-softening inositol and hexyl decanol. The handy pen has a magnetic applicator that reportedly delivers the product into skin three times more effectively than if it were applied by hand.

TO YOUNGER, BETTER SKIN

Promising the benefits of a retinol product sans the side effects, the new A+ High-dose Retinoid Serum by Sunday Riley is powered by a 6.5 percent blend of retinoid and retinoid-like botanical extracts to fight signs of ageing, while other key ingredients such as Hawaiian white honey counteracts the redness and skin sensitivity often associated with the potent anti-ager. Working in tandem is COQ10, a powerful antioxidant that stimulates elastin and collagen production for suppler, younger-looking skin.