Getting party-ready whenever has never been easier – these nifty kits have everything you need for an even-toned complexion, brighter-looking eyes or delicately scented skin.
Getting party-ready whenever has never been easier – these nifty kits have everything you need for an even-toned complexion, brighter-looking eyes or delicately scented skin. By Carina Koh
Keep skin scented
Alaia 2015 Christmas Coffret, $199. The 100ml Alaia Paris EDP in this kit offers a hint of spice alongside sophisticated notes like musk and peony. Leave the EDP and Shower Gel at home and keep the body lotion at the office to hydrate your hands.
Flaunt doll-like eyes
Yves Saint Laurent Beaute An Irresistible Look set, $52. Want to look dressed up in seconds? Just apply a few coats of mascara – it’ll make your eyes look larger and glam you up instantly. One of our faves: Yves Saint Laurent Beaute Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Baby Doll – which you’ll get with this set, along with travel-size versions of the brand’s Top Secrets Pro Eye Makeup Remover and Top Secrets Instant Moisture Glow. The last is a moisturiser that doubles as a makeup base.
For a light touch-up
RMK Christmas Kit, $128. The makeup palette in this set, housing two eyeshadows and a cheek colour, is ideal for touch-ups and is only the size of a credit card, so it’ll fit even in a minaudiere. Also in the kit: a lip jelly gloss (for a plumper pout!) and a red nail polish.
Office must-haves
Anna Sui Holiday Snow Collection in #02, $88. Leave this vanity box on your office desk – it has everything you need to freshen up your makeup before a big meeting or an after-work event. In addition to a coral lipstick (which gives a dull complexion that much-needed boost of radiance), you’ll get an illuminating cheek colour and a small bottle of pink glitter (tip: dust the latter on the decolletage for glam evening events).
Post-flight essentials
Bobbi Brown Long-wear Eye Set, $89. Stow this set in your carry-on handbag and use it for post-flight dolling up. It has all the necessary tools you need to look put-together: the brand’s Smokey Eye Mascara in Black, Long-wear Gel Eyeliner in Caviar Ink and Metallic Long-wear Cream Shadow in Brown Metal.
Smell good in a jiffy
Kenzo Flower in the Air EDP Set, $177. If you love Kenzo Flower in the Air, this is the set for you – it comprises a 100ml bottle of it; a slim, travel-size Flower in the Air purse spray that can fit into any clutch comfortably; and a Flower in the Air Creamy Body Milk to keep your skin smooth and supple.
Get a selfie-ready complexion
VDL Beauty Metal Cushion Foundation Set, $54. The spill-proof VDL Beauty Metal Cushion Foundation SPF50+/PA+++ makes it a breeze to touch up your foundation on the go. And if you need a flawless finish pronto, reach for the travel-size VDL Lumilayer Primer or the travel-size VDL Satin Veil Primer, both of which are included in the set.
