OCTOBER 2021

STYLE & BEAUTY

Rare Beauty: Liquid Touch Brightening Concealer, $32 We love Selena Gomez’s beauty brand for its lightweight formulas. Her concealer has a medium buildable coverage that is airy, hydrating and – most importantly – sweat- resistant so you can hide what you want (except that personality!).

Frank Body: Smoothing AHA Body Lotion, $20 This non-sticky body lotion is made with lactic and glycolic acids to simultaneously obliterate dead skin and clear breakouts. Paired with hydrating oils and nourishing mango seed butter, it’s going to make your skin as soft as a baby’s bum.

BY LOUISA LIM

The on Skinimalism

Six must-haves to rock this year’s biggest beauty trend. If you’ve not heard of skinimalism, well, have we got good news for you, girlfriend. This trend – which focuses on aminimal, no-makeupmakeup look – is back with a vengeance, with a growing hashtag on TikTok. Nobody has time for annoying 10-step skincare routines and piling on three inches of war paint anymore. (Plus, can you imagine the amount of chemicals clogging your pores day and night?) Now, it’s about taking your skin back to the basics (hence the term “skinimise”), like showing off that glow and highlighting your best features with fewer but better quality products. Less is more these days – unless you’re RuPaul. If you’re thinking of decluttering your dressing table and Marie Kondo-ing your face (and some say body!), here are some of our favourite products from Sephora to help you get started.

PSA: Gifted Acai And Sea Buckthorn Vitamin C Glow Oil, $58 PSA stands for Purposeful Skincare by Allies. Your allies in this case come in the form of vitamin vitamin E, acai oil and sea buckthorn oil. Like all PSA products, this super nourishing oil is also free of nasties like silicones, sulphates and alcohol, so it’s safe for use 24/7. C (a whopping five percent!),

Alpha H: Beauty Sleep Power Peel with 0.5% Retinol, $136 Whether it’s exfoliating, hydrating or soothing your skin, this sleep-in mask does all the work while you relax. Beneath the simple packaging is a potent combination of botanicals, powerful acids, as well as Chronodyn, an extract of a pseudo algae, so you can max out on that glow.

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Dear Dahlia: Blooming Edition Endless Radiance Glow Illuminator, $62 This highlighter has light-reflecting pigments that blend seamlessly onto the skin to give dahlia flower extract, organic sweet almond oil, and shea butter will nourish and protect it. Translation: more beauty for your buck! it an ethereal glow, while the patented

Glow Recipe: Glass Skin 2.0 Redefined Kit, $105 Glow Recipe’s bestselling trio has garnered rave reviews since it was launched. Dew Drops primes and highlights, the Pineapple-C Bright Serum brightens and hydrates while the Pink Juice Moisturizer – yep, you guessed it – moisturises.

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