With Christmas just around the corner, what could be a better gift than an array of festive beauty items? If you’re looking for a beauty emporium that will meet all your greatest beauty and skincare needs, head down to TANGS (or shop online at TANGS.com if braving the crowd isn’t your thing) for some of the best holiday picks of the season.
From high-tech skincare devices to limited-edition holiday makeup, here are some items that have made it onto our wish lists.
A limited-edition set of Shiseido’s three most popular shades — 505 Peep Show, 508 Semi Nude and 516 Exotic Red — the ModernMatte Powder Lipstick has a non-drying formula that delivers matte, full-coverage colour that feels weightless and provides a powder-soft finish on lips. The bespoke bullet shape of the lipsticks makes it easy to apply on your lips, plus the pigment stays put for eight hours, so you won’t have to worry about your lipstick transferring even with a face mask on!
We might not have discovered the secret to the fountain of youth just yet, but SU:M37°’s Golden Moon Art Edition Special Set might be the next best thing. A high-end luxury skin-boosting essence with a smooth velvety finish, this is a premium skincare line that’s designed to prevent ageing in your skin from your late twenties. One of Korea’s most popular skincare products, this will have your skin looking more youthful and radiant in no time.
Trust us when we say that Nars really knows how to formulate a blush. This limited-edition palette features three universally flattering shades including their iconic and cult-favourite shade Orgasm, as well as a new shade called Orgasm X Blush. The trio is completed with the Orgasm Highlight Powder that you can dust onto your cheeks for that sultry, second-skin lustre.
Known to give its user “mochi skin”, aka skin that is firm, supple and hydrated just like a mochi, RE:ERTH’s products uses Japanese white turmeric and Japanese spring turmeric as part of their formulas. If you’re keen to try out the brand’s minimalist approach to skincare, try out their Bestsellers set. The set comes with mini versions of the brand’s top-selling products and includes the Clarifying Cleanser, Calming Toner, Hydrating Gel Moisturiser, Soothing Eye Cream and Multi-Target Elixir — all the things you need in a skincare starter kit. TANGS is the only departmental store that has RE:ERTH, so you know where to go if you want to grab a set!
Known for his signature flash of red on the sole of his iconic shoes, Christian Louboutin has now utilised that same colour for his new collection of fragrances called LoubiWorld. The Loubirouge by Christian Louboutin contains has notes of cardamom, iris and vanilla – perfect for women who love a hint of spice in their scents. Bonus: this ornate vial would instantly glam up anyone’s vanity or dresser.
If you’re a fan of light-based skincare therapy and would like to include it into your home skincare regime, then Cellreturn’s LED mask is the one for you. First seen in popular K-drama The King: Eternal Monarch where actor Lee Min Ho was shown using the mask, the device utilises different coloured lights that can help to target specific skin concerns with the use of light therapy. The mask offers four different modes for you to chose from to customise your home facials and helps boost the absorption of products and circulation while accelerating tissue repair.
If one of your skin concerns is to slow down skin-ageing and have younger-looking skin, then you’ll need to start adding antioxidants into your skincare regime. SkinCeuticals Hydracorrect Antioxidant Trio comes with three of their best selling serums — CE Ferulic, Hydrating B5 and Phyto Corrective — that will act as skincare superheroes that will help to eradicate free radicals in your skin as well as promote elastin and collagen production. While you’re at TANGS, why not check in to SkinCeuticals full-service Facial Cabins for a little pick-me-up? TANGS is the first departmental store to have launched this service, and we think it’s brilliant for busy women who need to squeeze in a facial while getting all her Christmas errands done at the same spot.
The Ya-man Photo Plus Prestige S is an all-in-one device that performs five different functions. It can be used to clean your face, moisturise, stimulate facial muscles and enhance elasticity via electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), minimise the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles with LED technology and lastly reduce the size of pores and lock in moisture. With so many different modes to choose from, this beauty device is definitely worth the investment.
A perfect gift for the one who loves staying at home, Aesop’s The Seasoned Wayfarer set is a trio of assorted scented essentials that will have any home smelling divine. Each set comes with an interior fragrance that uplifts your space, a bathroom deodoriser to mask unwanted smells as well as a handwash to cleanse hands. The set is also packaged inside a recycled paper pulp presentation box that comes with a printed QR code. Scan it with your phone to unlock a range of audio stories by Nobel Prize-winning writer Rabindranath Tagore. TANGS is the only departmental store that has Aesop, so if it’s on your shopping list, you know where to go!
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