Beauty
Elevate Your Beauty Routine with these Multifunctional Products
Re-envision the way you use your favourite beauty products
Multifunctional beauty products are in, and more so than ever. As this year’s hottest trends see beauty connoisseurs opting for a less-is-more attitude, here’s how you can double up on your makeup products. Think bronzer as eyeshadow, brow gel as a hair tool, dry shampoos as brow tamers and more.
DIOR FOREVER NATURAL BRONZE, $94. Let your bronzers put in the work. If you’re into effortless makeup looks, consider applying this product as eyeshadow for a more coherent and natural appearance. A bronzer you can consider to help you with this? The Dior Forever Natural Bronze that is lasting and lightweight for long days out!
CHARLOTTE TILBURY HOLLYWOOD BEAUTY ICON LIPSTICKS, $55. No longer are lipsticks limited to just the lips. These products are now intentionally being formulated and marketed for use all around the face. Using lipsticks like Charlotte Tilbury’s as blush is a great beauty hack if you’re one for Douyin or coquette makeup, where colour consistency is key in making the look pop.
GIVENCHY PRISME LIBRE LOOSE POWDER, $108. The secret to volumised lashes lies in an unusual product: loose powder. Simply dust some of the product onto your lashes using a fluffy eyeshadow brush and follow that by applying coats of mascara to complete the look. This will give it a priming effect, soaking up your lashes’ natural oils to showcase the full effect of your mascara.
NARS RADIANT CREAMY CONCEALER, $49. You’ve heard of using concealer as an eyeshadow primer, but did you know that it works just as well as a lip one? Though this hack may not be for everyone, concealers can help to even out colour and create a neutral base for your lipstick to truly shine. The product also extends the staying power of lip products — our trick for date nights!
CLÉ DE PEAU BEAUTÉ EYE CONTOUR CREAM SUPREME, $360. Much like the wrinkles or fine lines around your eyes that this product is originally intended to target, eye creams can also smoothen smile lines and crow’s feet around the face. As such, applying products like Clé de Peau Beauté’s Eye Contour Cream Supreme can improve how your foundation sits on your skin, reducing the creasing that often comes with applying too much over textured skin.
ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS BROW FREEZE® GEL, $44. Makeup that doubles as a hair styling product? Brow gels like Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Brow Freeze® Gel are a little-known industry hack to smooth down those pesky flyaways caused by damage or frizz from humid weather conditions. So the next time you’re going for a slicked-back bun or ponytail, opt for this handy tool to secure the look.
AMIKA PERK UP TALC-FREE DRY SHAMPOO, $24. A little goes a long way with dry shampoos, and even more so when you use one as a brow tamer. To get your brows looking great in a jiffy, apply the product using a spoolie brush to smoothen and thicken your unruly brows. Neaten it up after with a brow gel to seal the deal.
Photography JEREMY TAN
Styling MELISSA MAE & JEREMY TAN
