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What it is: Dior Addict Lip Maximizer is a lip-plumping gloss that comes in seven shades. It plumps in two ways: The high-shine gloss adds definition to lips, while microspheres of hyaluronic acid capture and retain moisture. Used regularly, it is supposed to give you smoother and softer lips. It costs $48.
The Double Fix for Sensitised Skin
Pollution, UV rays, fine particles and artificial lighting may lead to sensitised skin, triggering excess melanin production. The result: dark spots and dull skin. Two additions to Dior’s Light-in-white brightening range can help.
A mineral cushion foundation: UV Protector Tension SPF35/ PA++++ ($150) offers high coverage and uses mineral UV filters which are supposed to be less irritating to sensitised skin.
The Perfume You Can Wear Over Another
Ask a Makeup Artist
Q: When I apply powder highlighter, it looks like a streak on my cheeks and emphasises my pores and flaws. What should I do to blend it in properly?
A: You’re probably using a fan-shaped brush to apply highlighter, says makeup artist Larry Yeo. Its wide, open structure deposits such a thin layer of product on the skin that you can’t help but go in with a heavier hand. Instead, Larry recommends the Illuminating Blush brush ($19) from 13rushes. Its small, precise and tapered tip prevents you from picking up too much product.
"An exclusiveto-Boy de Chanel eyebrow shade in grey."
"The foundation comes in a matte finish."
The Makeup Range for Men
When your man has chapped, peeling lips, he's unlikely to slick on a lip balm like you would. French beauty house Chanel says he should, as it’s all part of good grooming and stepping out with confidence. While he’s at it, he should also have neat brows and an even complexion. Enter Boy de Chanel, the brand’s first makeup range for men.
The range has three products: a Lip Balm ($55); Le Teint Foundation ($114), which is sweat-resistant and offers light to medium coverage; and Le Stylo Sourcils ($62), a waterproof eyebrow pencil.
For The Eye Area: Ginseng And Ginkgo
The Bold Statement Lip
That is what By Terry founder Terry de Gunzburg envisioned when she developed Lip-expert, a liquid lipstick collection in two finishes. The first finish, Lip-expert Shine, is high-gloss, long-wearing and lacquer-like. It has an elastic gel that hugs the lips to prevent feathering. The second finish, Lip-expert Matte, gives you bold pigments with true-matte coverage. The volatile oils in it form a film on top of the lips, and when dry, the lipstick becomes transfer-proof. Each fi nish has 16 shades, and each lipstick costs $55. – LZY
The Serum Designed to Control Pore Size
For enlarged pores to appear smaller, you have to take care of three things. First, clear out pore gunk caused by excess sebum and dead skin cells. Second, reduce sebum production. Third, reinforce the skin around the pores by boosting elastin and collagen production. This helps tighten the skin around the pores so they look less visible. Clarins’ Pore Control Serum ($90) does all three things. – LZY
