From The Straits Times    |

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It boasts an utterly unique gel-whipped formula

Maybelline’s Dream Velvet Foundation boasts a bouncy consistency that is beyond cool – sort of like the love-child between a gel and a mousse. This titillating texture – available in five Asian-friendly shades that are super easy to match – blends beautifully on bare face, making this foundie sort of like the Goldilocks of makeup. In other words, it’s sheer enough to read as “real” skin, yet sturdy enough to hold up to snuff until you’ve stumbled back into bed.

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It’s terrific for thirsty skin

This salve is stuffed with moisture magnets that promise to steep your skin in 12 full hours of non-stop hydration. Translation? The chances of unsightly creasing are drastically reduced, as your hide is hydrated and perfectly pampered.

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The finish is matte and moist at the same time

Newsflash: Dewy skin is so done – which is a good thing really, as a face full of shine is bound to read as “oily” in Singapore’s searing weather. No such issues here: You’re in for a nude awakening with this ultra trendy foundie, which boasts both mattifying and moisturising properties and promises to leave you looking glowy, not greasy.

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The featherweight fluid means no cakiness

Coverage-wise, the beautifully buildable formula flirts on the edge of sheer and medium for almost-nude skin that’s yours, only better. You won’t look – or feel – like you’re suffocating under a ton of warpaint.

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It’s super “shiok” to wear

Another plus: This foundation glides on like an icy gel and is quite literally the coolest thing ever – the icy cool sensation is ridiculously refreshing, especially when it’s hot as blazes outside in our eternal dog days of summer.

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It’s super easy to apply

Finally, when it comes to application, this foundation is basically idiot-proof: Simply dot onto your face with clean fingers and fan outwards from the inverted triangle bound by your eyes and chin. For a seamless finish, blend well to blur out any discernible demarcation in colour between your face and decolletage.

It doubles up as a concealer, too. For precision coverage, pick up a tiny bit of product using the tip of your Maybelline Dream Blender sponge, then dot onto offending spots and blend outwards to blur the boundary between blemish and surrounding skin.

The result? A lustrous luminosity with a delightfully satiny drydown that reads like real skin. Put it this way: You’ll look like you have an ultra-natural filter on your face – and that means you’ll look as good in person as you do in the shots on your social media accounts. We “like”!

Intrigued and raring to give this a go? Good news, guys: Maybelline’s Dream Velvet Foundation is yours for a special launch promo price at $23.90 (U.P. $25.90) during the launch month between September 1 to 30, 2016.
BONUS: The foundation comes with a free limited-edition Dream Blender makeup sponge with a minimum purchase of $40 at selected stores. This is strictly while stocks last, so it’s fastest fingers first!

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Maybelline is available at all leading Watsons, Guardian, Sasa, selected departmental stores and major supermarkets.

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