Beauty In Bloom

Sexy or sweet: Take your pick from these cont rasting looks, inspired by two of our favourite flowers.

ROSE RED

Bring sexy back with sultry eyes and scarlet lips. Go all out with smouldering black smoky eyes and a few coats of mascara, or tone things down by thinly lining your eyes, then using eyeshadow in a softer hue to create a more subtle smoky effect. Next, define your pout with a lip liner, then fill in with a highly pigmented red lippie. Add a hint of blusher, va-va-voom nails and a sexy scent, and you’re all set.

1 HABA Mineral Essence Liquid Foundation SPF20/ PA++, $77. 2 HABA Lip Liner Pencil in #02, $24. 3 Chloe Love Story EDP, $176 for 75ml, from Novela.

4 OPI Nail Lacquer in (from top) The Thrill of Brazil and Crepes Suziette, $21.90 each, from Nail & Massage Addiction. 5 Laneige Pure Radiant Shadow in #09 Cinnamon Brown, $40.

6 Bottega Verde Compact Soft Blush in Rose Pink, $21.90. 9 (From left) Laneige Serum Intense Lipstick in R12 Luminous Red and Laneige Silk Intense Lipstick in R16 Royal Red, $34 each.

7 Bottega Verde Uva Rossa Intense Moisturising Lipstick in #11 Uva Rossa, $24.90. 8 Bottega Verde Ultra Lengthening and Thickening Mascara with Carbon Black and Vitamin E, $19.90. 10 Guerlain Rose Aux Joues Blush Duo in #01 Peach Boy, $70, from Novela. 11 Laneige Natural Brow Liner (Auto Pencil) in #01 Mocha Brown, $26.

SAKURA BLUSH

For a softer look, try this girlie, romantic alternative. Use a BB cushion foundation to get a dewy glow, then highlight your features with an illuminating powder – sweep the powder in an arc, from the forehead to the cheekbones, and from the nose bridge to the chin. Swirl on a light blusher on the apples of your cheeks, but keep the rest of your face “bare” – think nude eye makeup and lippie/lip gloss. Top off with messy braids or tousled waves, minimalist nails and a light scent.

1 HABA Slim Glossy Lip in #03, $39. 2 Bottega Verde My Color – 24 Hour High-precision Eyeliner Eye Shadow with Vitamins C and E in Bronze, $19.90. 3 HABA Mineral Essence Airy Touch Pressed Powder SPF13/PA+, $57. 4 Guerlain Ecrin 4 Couleurs in #15 Les Sables, $88, from Novela.

5 HABA Mineral Essence Make-up Base Enriched Cream EX SPF14/ PA++ in Clear Ocher, $53. 6 Guerlain Meteorites in #02 Clair, $84, from Novela. 7 Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Floral Drops EDT, $156 for 75ml, from Novela. 8 Bottega Verde My Color – Eye Shadow in Golden Sand, $9.90. 9 Laneige BB Cushion SPF50+/ PA+++, $59.

10 Laneige Brush Pact, $42. 11 OPI Nail Lacquer in (from top) Makes Men Blush and Passion, $21.90 each, from Nail & Massage Addiction.

FOR SOMETHING EXTRA...

For top-to-toe fabulousness, check out the services and skincare offered up by the many beauty stores in Suntec City.

For skincare fortified with resveratrol, an antioxidant derived from red grapes, head to Vine Vera. Try its Resveratrol Pinot Noir Phyto Silk Mask ($750) and Resveratrol Cabernet High-potency Powder ($3,500).

Show your scalp and locks some TLC too! Try the detoxifying Korean Hair Treatment (from $140) at Hair Plus Korean Salon, which is staffed by stylists hailing from South Korea.

Get rid of unwanted hair at hair removal specialist Regina. The star here: Krypton Pulsed Light (KPL) hair removal treatment, which utilises intense light energy and has no downtime.

To help you get your desired silhouette, there’s London Weight Management. All treatments involve a detailed body-fat analysis, and to ensure that each individual’s unique needs are met, all slimming programmes are fully customisable.