PREP & PRIME

Eau Thermale Avène’s Cleanance Skin Refining Serum works double-duty as a reparative elixir and mattifying primer

Photo filters and editing apps are great, but isn’t being picture-perfect in real life the ultimate goal? After all, no matter how much, and how well, you have applied your makeup, if you have oily skin, all that effort you’ve put into crafting your beauty look will be wasted— because it will inevitably melt off soon after you leave the house, especially in Singapore’s hot, humid climate. An easy extra step to salvaging this situation is Eau Thermale Avène’s Cleanance Skin Refining Serum. This lightweight, water-based gel is firstly, a skincare formulation to treat oily, blemishprone skin. But because its efficacies include sebum regulation and mattification, it also doubles up as an effective makeup prep product. Many regular primers are silicone-based, which can clog and enlarge pores to cause bumpy, oily and dull skin—everything this soothing serum seeks to reverse, making it a win-win. Developed with a non-comedogenic formula in mind, the smart, soothing serum contains three targeted ingredients: Monolaurin to regulate sebum production and inhibit P.acnes proliferation; X-Pressin to resurface skin and reduce the appearance of blemishes through gentle exfoliation; and p-Refinyl, a natural active that reboots natural cell regeneration to reinforce pores’ support structure. So instead of the excess shine that sits atop dull complexions, Cleanance Skin Refining Serum will leave you with instantly smoother, radiant and healthier skin, perfect on its own or as a canvas for makeup that lasts through the heat.