Glow-boosting foundations can look too shiny after a while in high humidity, but not HERA’s Glow Lasting Cushion Foundation. A lightweight water-based formula, it utilises a Multi-Dimensions Radiant technology to imbue skin with moisture for a from-within glow, with translucent pigments and a Sheer Fitting Film technology ensuring optimal lustre.

For a fluid option, there’s the Hollywood Flawless Filter from Charlotte Tilbury, which gives the dreamy aesthetics of ’50s Hollywood and is formulated with a lightweight, moisturising Glossy Oil that works to reflect light while keeping skin hydrated for up to 24 hours.

Hitting all the right notes, Chantecaille’s Future Skin Cushion Skincare Foundation looks totally natural and feels completely weightless. The water-based cushion also has skin-loving ingredients such as bionymph peptide, which stimulates collagen synthesis, and botanical sugars, which help reduce pollutant adhesion on the skin.

Favour a liquid formula? Reach for Gucci Beauty’s Fluide De Beauté Fini Naturel, which goes on like second skin for feather-light, breathable wear. It comes in 25 shades, so you’re assured of a colour match.

Lending skin a gorgeous matte luminosity, Tom Ford Beauty’s Traceless Soft Matte Foundation has microsphere powders that diffuse light for a soft-focus effect while optically blurring imperfections. The long-wearing, humidity-resistant formula also has a hydrating blend of peptides and lady’s thistle extract to regulate sebum production.

Sulwhasoo’s Perfecting Foundation, too, delivers velvety-smooth coverage that masks surface flaws while wearing comfortably. Bonus: It comes with ingredients that work to hydrate and strengthen skin.

This article was first published in Harper’s Bazaar Singapore

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