End-of-Year Beauty Essentials You Need in the Name of Self-Care
Partake in a little TLC with beauty’s latest skincare, makeup, and haircare products before you begin your annual Christmas preparations this December.
Christmas is the best time of the year, but it’s also the most stressful – especially if you’re one to constantly plan and shop for the festivities every year. And this beauty writer would know, she’s one of them. With the anxiety that comes with planning a good festive treat for your loved ones, it’s easy to neglect your own self-care and mental health during this hectic time.
As such, we recommend treating yourself to beauty’s latest must-haves before you start working yourself into a frenzy. Enter Charlotte Tilbury’s skincare saving set, IRÉN Skin’s newest essence for hydration, MAC’s makeup collection with Blackpink’s Lisa, and more to help you look and feel your best this holiday season.
Skincare
Clarins’ My Clarins Super Hydrating Hand Cream
Often the most neglected part of your body when it comes to using skincare, your hands require some TLC too. This season, Clarins has formulated a nourishing and hydrating hand cream out of 98% natural ingredients including Baobab and Organic Coconut Oil. On top of that, the cream also strengthens your nails and conditions your cuticles, making it the perfect product to use if you’re one who appreciates doing your nails every now and then.
It retails at $15 for 30ml and is available for purchase at all Clarins boutiques and online at clarins.com.sg.
IRÉN Skin Keep The Peace Hydra-Soothe Essence Lotion
Ideal for the most sensitive of skin, this perfected J-beauty essence lotion will soothe and hydrate your skin back to optimal health. Featuring its sacred ingredient – Peach Moon Water from Okinawa, Japan, this product will deliver anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-ageing properties to your skin whilst also prepping it like a toner for the next steps of your routine.
It retails at $72 for 150ml and is available for purchase online at irenskin.com.
Charlotte Tilbury Cryo-Recovery Face Mask and Innovation Cryo-Recovery Eye Serum
Rejuvenate your skin with Charlotte Tilbury’s latest treats. Think of them as an ice bath for your skin – a face mask and eye serum that refreshes visibly tired skin to a bouncier and more radiant complexion, just in time for the holidays. If you’ve been suffering from a lack of sleep the past couple of months, this is the perfect duo for you. It’s time to look your best for the festivities!
The Cryo-Recovery Face Mask retails at $114 and Cryo-Recovery Eye Serum at $105. They are available online at Sephora.sg and in-stores at Sephora ION, Ngee Ann City, Westgate, Marina Bay Sands, Vivocity, Tampines and Plaza Singapura.
su:m37° Centenica Face Cream and Eye Creams
Stall your ageing skin with su:m37°'s Centenica range. Consisting of the brand’s potent Face and Eye Creams that work in tandem to activate your skin’s dormant genes, these products will suppress rapid ageing and promote skin regeneration to give you youthful-looking skin this Christmas. Perfect for those suffering from dull, mature skin.
The su:m37° Centenica Face Cream and Eye Creams are available in two sets. The Centenica Eye Cream Special Set retails at $638 and the Centenica Oil Cream Special Set at $1328. Both sets are available for purchase at all su:m37° counters in-stores or online at TANGS.com.
La Mer The Hydrating Infused Emulsion
Working as a powerful moisturiser, only lightweight and more absorbent, La Mer’s emulsion contains a cell-renewing Miracle Broth™ that will leave your skin feeling replenished and strengthened after use. If you’ve been feeling the effects of Singapore’s dry and humid weather the past couple of months, this makes the most ideal product for your parched skin.
It retails at $440 for 125ml and is available via the La Mer Home Concierge at +65 9621 5238, and all La Mer stores islandwide.
The History of Whoo Bichup Self-Generating Anti-Ageing Concentrate
Talk about an upgrade. The History of Whoo has relaunched their best-selling Bichup Self-Generating Anti-Ageing Concentrate with the inclusion of new ingredients for 25% more efficacy. With regular use, sit back and watch as your skin regenerates itself and delivers visibly youthful-looking skin for days.
The concentrate retails at $216 for 50ml and is available at The History of Whoo boutiques, departmental store counters islandwide and online on the brand’s official Lazada Store.
Guerlain Orchidée Impériale The Cream
Made up of 96% of natural-derived ingredients and its signature Orchid Totum, Guerlain’s premium-quality cream will tackle tired and mature to extend your skin cells’ longevity, reduce signs of ageing, and promote skin regeneration. With a lovely, lightweight texture that will absorb perfectly into your skin, this cream will have your face feeling soft and hydrated after just a few uses.
The cream is available at Guerlain boutiques at TANGS at Tang Plaza, Takashimaya and Metro.
Dr Barbara Sturm Super Anti-Aging Eye Cream
Yet another anti-ageing treat, and this time for the benefit of your eyes. Dr Barbara Sturm has formulated a high-performance eye cream to tackle ageing skin. The combination of Persian Silk Tree extract with other active ingredients like Biopolymers and Acacia Gum will help reduce puffiness and dark eye circles surrounding your eye lids and bags.
It retails at $275 for 15ml and is available online and in-stores at Takashimaya S.C. Ngee Ann City and Paragon.
Makeup
M.A.C x L
Everyone’s favourite k-pop star Lisa has created a makeup collection with MAC Cosmetics. Consisting of lip stains, liners, highlighters, blush, and an eyeshadow palette that’s to die for, the range makes for a great beauty starter kit for people everywhere to doll up this Christmas.
The collection is available at M.A.C boutiques (Takashimaya S.C., ION Orchard, Bugis Junction and NEX), Sephora outlets (ION, Westgate, Tampines, Causeway Point, NEX) and online at Sephora.sg.
Milani Gilded Luster Light Eyeshadow Palette
If you’re looking for a little glitz and glamour on your lids this Christmas, Milani has got you covered. With an array of mattes and complementing shimmers, this blush-pink heavy romantic palette is sure to bring all the attention to your eyes at any event. For an added oomph, add some glitter to the inner corner of your eyes to really make them pop.
The Eyeshadow Palette retails at $43.40 and is available at online and in stores at Watsons.
Chantecaille Rouge Perle
Complete your festive look with a powder-balm blush. Chantecaille’s limited edition Rouge Perle blush is sure to do the trick in bringing some tinge to your rosy cheeks. Infused with Cotton Seed Oil that’s chock full of Vitamin E, your skin will remain nourished and calm with the use of this product. If you’re going for a particularly cute look this Christmas, plop some blush on the tip of your nose as well.
It retails at $128 and is available at TANGS at Tang Plaza and Takashimaya Department Store.
Haircare
SHOLAYERED Hair Perfume
Ever heard of a hair perfume? Yes, it’s exactly as it sounds; a delightful scent to accessorise your hair with. SHOLAYERED takes it one step further by infusing a treatment serum into the concoction, leaving your hair smelling and feeling good throughout the day. The best part? It’s portable for your on-the-go perfumery needs.
The Hair Perfume comes in three scents – Champagne, Fresh Pear and Sugar Lychee and retails at $24 per bottle. It is available at SHOLAYERED Takashimaya, B1, Interior Department, Walking on Sunshine (selected products only), online at http://sholayered.sg and on the official Shopee Store: http://shopee.sg/sholayered.
