L'OFFICIEL SINGAPORE Beauty Awards 2024: Best Eye & Lip Products
Beauty has been blossoming this year with so many new innovative products and timeless classics helping us achieving our best self.
This year was all about glossy lips and sparkling eyes! We saw a plethora of lip formulas that aim to nourish and hydrate the lips while imparting a glass-like shine. Even with high pigment and matte options, hydration is never neglected as we are no longer settling on dry, crusty lips in exchange for long-lasting power. With new innovations, we can get the best of both worlds! Pairing with hydrated lips, we also let the eyes shine with sparkling eyeshadow formulas and fluffy brows. Below we round up the winners of the eye makeup and lip categories of this year's L'OFFICIEL SINGAPORE Beauty Awards!
BEST MASCARA: 1028 EXTEND CURL WATERPROOF MASCARA, $22.90
There’s a reason why this is the number one best selling mascara in Taiwan. Its customised tapered wand tip grabs and coats every lash from root to tip, curling and lifting, and transforming lashes from blah to flutter-worthy in an instant. It’s lightweight, buildable, smudge- and waterproof formula won’t weigh lashes down and is able to withstand humidity and even oily lids. And it even conditions and nourishes lashes with vitamin B5 and collagen too.
BEST BROW PRODUCT: KOSAS AIR BROW TINTED, $38
Whether you like it or not, the fluffy brow trend is here to stay. Fortunately, achieving this look is easy thanks to the Kosas Air Brow Tinted. The mousse gel adds volume, turning sparse brows into fuller, face-framing ones that complete any makeup look. T he addition of hair-care actives in the formula also helps condition and support brow health.
BEST EYESHADOW PALETTE: PAT MCGRATH LABS MOTHERSHIP XI EYESHADOW PALETTE, $202
Turn heads with this mesmerising and seductive eyeshadow palette. Consisting of 10 couture colours, from soft coral and bronze to intense terracotta and copper, in f ive luxurious finishes — shimmer, matte, metallic, golden pearls and iridescent pearls, it promises endless eye artistry experimentation. “Love the formula, super creamy, pigmented and buildable,” says Hanan Haddad, Digital Editor.
BEST EYELINER: RARE BEAUTY PERFECT STROKES LONGWEAR GEL EYELINER, $33
Whether you’re looking to do a tight waterline or define the eyes to make them appear bigger, this easy-glide, waterproof gel pencil glides like a dream, never tugging on the delicate eye area. It stays creamy and blend able, so you can smudge it out easily before setting and becoming transfer-proof.
BEST LIP BALM: TATCHA THE KISSU LIP MASK, $49
Supercharge parched lips with moisture. Squalane and Japanese peach delivers hydration while strengthening its delicate moisture barrier to stave off dryness. Best used overnight so you’ll wake to a soft, plump and oh-so-kissable pout. “I’m kinda obsessed,” says Hanan Haddad. “Super plush and coating, fills in all your lines and ultra-glossy too.”
BEST LIP PENCIL: NARS POWERMATTE HIGH INTENSITY LIP PENCIL, $44
Precision is key. The NARS Powermatte High Intensity Lip Pencil serves intense, bold colour and definition with ease. The cream-to-matte texture glides onto the lips, leaving a transfer-proof colour that lasts for up to 12 hours. Hanan Haddad agrees, adding that it “imparts high impact, opaque pigment for a statement lip. Doesn’t even fade with eating and drinking, and is great for a night out.”
BEST LIP OIL: DIOR BEAUTY DIOR ADDICT LIP GLOW OIL, $61
Need a more intensive lip treatment? Try a lip oil. Enriched with cherry oil and a unique colour reviver technology, the Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil saturates and revives lips whilst leaving a subtle shine and protecting it against stress factors and drying. In fact, in just five days of continued use, lips look even more beautiful, naturally.
BEST LIP PRIMER: FENTY SKIN PLUSH PUDDIN’ INTENSIVE RECOVERY LIP MASK, $36
Infused with a blend of coconut and castor oils, pomegranate and jojoba oil complex, this plush lip mask instantly reduces the look of fine lines and wrinkles, leaving lips smoother and plumped, creating the ideal canvas for any lip look. “Coats the lips and protects it all day,” says Hanan Haddad. “The finish isn’t super glossy, which makes it great for priming before matte lipsticks too.”
BEST LIP GLOSS: CHARLOTTE TILBURY PILLOW TALK BIG LIP PLUMPGASM, $55
Plump up the volume with the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Big Lip Plumpgasm. Its lip-amplifying secret is all thanks to an innovative trio of ingredients that gets lips looking juicy and fuller in seconds. Also contains hyaluronic acid to keep lips well-hydrated. “A favourite of mine! Plumps my lips instantly,” says Sabrina Marican.
BEST LIPSTICK: BURBERRY KISSES MATTE LIPSTICK, $60
Get ready to pucker up with the Burberry Kisses Matte Lipstick. And despite having a matte finish, it doesn’t leave lips dry. Its long-lasting formula is enriched with hyaluronic acid to keep lips well hydrated for up to 24 hours. Wear to the office or on date nights, it’s the perfect accessory to any look.
