The best skincare and makeup drops that got us excited. Now, go buy.

The most work-appropriate looks that go with your mask. Lipstick is optional.

With all things ’90s big again, the look of that era – sculpted lips – is back too. Ditch your go-to shade of gloss for lip liners in different hues, and learn how to define your pout.

A new multi-purpose concealer touts itself to be The One.

RUNWAY TO REALWAY

JOINING THE SHELVES OF CELINE, HERMES AND MORE OF THE WORLD’S MOST WELL-LOVED AND TRENDSETTING LUXURY FASHION HOUSES:

The formulas are creamy, the sparkles intense, and the options, boundless: day looks, night looks, chrome to matte.

A COMPILATION OF ALL THE NEW AND UPDATED BEAUTY PRODUCTS THAT’LL HELP GET ONE V-DAY READY, WHATEVER THE RELATIONSHIP STATUS.

Take centre stage with these stunning beauty looks inspired by your favourite K-drama heroines.

From tried-and-true favourites to new must-haves, check out this year’s beauty MVPs.

Maybe it’s because most of us only use them one way – by dusting them all over our cheeks – when they are really more versatile than that.

Unlike traditional matte versions, these softly airbrush lip lines for a fuller-looking mouth.

Julie Bell is the authority when it comes to Benefit Cosmetics’ brow bestsellers. We ask her: what makes a great product that will make millions and gain cult status?

Sweat, humidity, sebum and even facial expressions don’t play well with foundations and concealers.

We get that a lot of you follow K-looks – to a T, but how about adapting them to our skin tone and features? Here, we show how the four latest K-makeup trends can be inclusively ours.

It was the go-to look for every woman of every age and skin colour – and it was wearable, versatile and classy.

Cue gasps – the Italian fashion house has launched 58 lipsticks as part of its makeup overhaul.

Skin Care

DESPITE THE EASING OF DRESS CODES AROUND THE WORLD, LOOKING SPIFFY NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE.

This modest-sized flat in Tiong Bahru was reconfigured to fit a baby grand piano. JACQUELINE TAN finds out how the owners kept their home spacious, and infused it with modern and retro elements for character.

Pow that pout! Nars celebrates 25 years of rule-breaking beauty with a massive launch of 60 lipstick hues.

What you need, what you want, and what really works.

FALL/WINTER 2019 SAW DESIGNERS BOTH REINFORCING HERITAGE CODES AND CHARTING BRAVE COURSES FORWARD, CREATING CLOTHES THAT ADDRESSED THE REALITIES OF MODERN LIFE WHILE SOARING TO NEW FASHION HEIGHTS.

Crème de la Crème

If you haven’t heard by now, the ’80s and ’90s are making a massive comeback in the music and design worlds.

The feminine colour is the unexpected inspiration of the new 24-Shade Dior Addict Stellar Shine lipstick range. Sofia Kim heads To Seoul for a front row preview and got the brand’s VIPS, Dior makeup creative/image director Peter Philips (PP) and face of the collection Cara Delevingne (CD), to expound on its allure and relevance.

Cara Delevingne and Peter Philips paint the city of Seoul pink with the scintillating lipstick everyone’s talking about—Dior Addict Stellar Shine.

A ponytail may be the ultimate go-to, fuss-free hairstyle, but it doesn’t have to be ordinary.

Emulating the success of its eponymous Armani Jacket, the Italian house adopts the same concept for its newest foundation: long-lasting appeal, flawless coverage and comfortable wear.

What you need, what you want, and what really works.

IN A SEASON THAT CELEBRATED WOMANHOOD IN ALL ITS FORMS, DESIGNERS CHAMPIONED A DIVERSE WARDROBE THAT BROUGHT US ALL ON A SWEET ESCAPE EDITED BY GERALD TAN

Beauty reviews are a dime a dozen all over the Internet.

The eyeliner look you want – whether sleek-winged or smudged smoky – is easy to achieve with the KATE Fit Rare Gel Pencil. Better yet, it doesn’t budge.

WE TRY, YOU BUY.

Going by the high octane lustre and unconventional shades of the Spring/Summer 2019 colour collections, fun is the new pursuit in beauty.

WE TRY, YOU BUY.

Turn up the glow factor with shimmery shades that add sparkle to your look BY ARISSA HA

Schwarzkopf Professional finds the sweet spot between catwalk and commercial – so you can easily look like you’ve just stepped out of the salon every morning.

WHAT TO WEAR, BUY, DO & KNOW NOW.

Usher in a sense of warmth with a palette of earthy tones and creamy hues

A girl can never have too many bags, and if you’re looking to add another one to your collection, consider getting the D&C PU leather sling bag in pink.

Our round-up of our fave beauty finds of the moment.

HOW TO REFRESH FAMILIAR LOOKS AND UPDATE YOUR STYLE STANDBYS – PLUS, FOUR NEW TRENDS TO TRY FOR FALL/ WINTER 2018.

Call us demanding, but we’re well past the lipsticksare-just-makeup stage. We want them to do more, and these new ranges more than step up to the plate. 

Try your fave look on all 10 nails or as an accent on just a few.

When skincare brands venture into makeup, it’s easy to peg the collections as boring and expected. Not these four. Each offers a different answer to a woman’s everyday makeup needs. And each one is exciting, yet practical.

These brands are a little late to the party with their first cushion foundations. But the rare, hard-to-harvest ingredients in each one makes them winners. What you get: serious skincare benefits, on top of a flawless finish.

This is not about which colour is nicer for you. It’s about enhancing, evening out, or hiding your natural lip colour with the right makeup.

Multifunctional cosmetics that help them look confident while they go forth and conquer at work and in life. Hera, Amorepacific’s first premium brand, which debuted here last month, is made for women like them.

These eyeshadows are made compact so you can pack even more makeup for your holiday.

Confession: It wasn’t easy categorising the 16 products on the next four pages, because they all do more than what their traditional product type does. What this also means: They can replace other steps in your routine and make your life a whole lot easier. Sofi a Kim curates the best multitasking beauty products to know now.

Confession: It wasn’t easy categorising the 16 products on the next four pages, because they all do more than what their traditional product type does. What this also means: They can replace other steps in your routine and make your life a whole lot easier. Sofia Kim curates the best multitasking beauty products to know now.

These winners are not the ones that give the Korean dewy look (sorry!). Why? Because the latter are just not right for our climate. The ones we do love are the semimatte variety. They make us look fresh, radiant, and simply us.

Smoother, more blendable textures and finely-pigmented colours that you can build: getting a natural-looking flush is becoming easier and easier.

THESE FOUNDATIONS WON’T SLIDE OR MELT OFF DESPITE THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY.

Cast a spell with pastel shades that whisper girly innocence and celebrate romance. By Joyce Cheo. Photograped by Kristin Vicari. Styled by Florrie Thomas

Somewhere over the rainbow, we're still mad about bold colours.

DRESS YOUR SMILE WITH A SWEET WASH OF COLOUR.

Look even cooler when you’re behind the wheel of your Porsche Boxster.

On a cool, breezy evening in Los Angeles, I am on the patio of the famed Chateau Marmont eating a Caesar’s Salad.

Want glamorous, sultry eyes and a come-hither look? KATE TOKYO’s new collection features glittering hues, metallic shades and glossy lip colours that are perfect for evening soirees and date nights.

The perfect face-framers can change your appearance dramatically. So up your brow game with these expert tips and tools for Asian brows.

RMK’s primers and foundations deliver a flawless look all day, so you look fresh and glowing, but still like you.

The bold silhouettes, strong shoulders and strategic ruffles that define this season’s retro-futurism are a throwback to ’80s sci-fi style – but made to be worn right now.

These lip and nail combos prove why being matchy-matchy isn’t always a bad thing.

I’m Meme’s rose-coloured eyeshadow palette is perfect for expressing your personality.

These four products have recently been enhanced, with new shades, new formulations or new packaging.

Our round-up of the latest beauty finds.

Homeowners who are colour-clueless can look to this annual forecast to get a heads-up on the hottest hues trending soon – and how to use them.

You may have the party stamina of an Energizer bunny, but can your makeup last as long? We’ve done the homework and picked out the most durable foundations, lipsticks, blushers, eyeshadows and eyeliners to keep your makeup looking on fleek – #notouchupsrequired.

This means you get true colour that flatters every skin tone.

There’s nothing classier than a really good, highly pigmented, long-wearing lipstick. PEARLYN THAM ate, sipped and smiled after applying these new ones.

Sheer foundations that help achieve the ‘no make-up’ look

Big on colours – they’re richer, bolder, even with the nudes Big on new textures – matte, semi-matte, liquid, vinyl liquid Big on choice – between the seven brands here, there are 202 hues Dig in.

Meet the new breed of stick foundations: They have lightweight, easy-to-blend formulas that last all day without leaving a mask-like finish or settling into pores.

Be primed for success every day with SHANNZ’s bespoke makeup line that caters to a wide variety of skin tones and types. From $27.

When you’re strapped for time but need to look your best, these two eye makeup products will get the job done fast.

Enjoy these amazing skincare and makeup gift sets from VDL.

Torque celebrated its 25th anniversary by organising the first-ever 25-hour event!

Who says brown has to be boring? With so many different shades out there, we get hair colour experts to prove this season’s hottest colour has a hue to suit every lifestyle, skin tone and personality.