You don’t always need to splurge for effective and fabulous beauty products. Here are our recommendations for the best beauty steals. View them in the gallery below:
Asience Inner Rich Treatment Care, $12.90 (180ml), is a rinse-off hair treatment formulated with a nourishing serum that repairs and softens dry, frizzy hair.
From Guardian, Watsons and major supermarkets
Gentle enough for dry, sensitive skin, Bioderma Sensibio Cleansing Milk, $26.90 (250ml), is a fragrance-free, no-rinse cleanser that soothes as it cleanses makeup and surface debris from the face and eyes.
From Watsons
Bourjois Liner Stylo Pen Ultra Black, $15.80, glides on smooth to deliver a saturated, soft black line.
From BHG, John Little, Metro, OG, Robinsons, Sasa and selected Watsons
Dr. Jart+ Pore Medic Pore Minish Bubble Foam, $25 (120ml), creates a creamy lather that deep cleans combination and oily skin types, leaving it fresh, supple but never tight.
From Guardian and Sasa
Perfect for the time-strapped, Essential Moisturizing Frizz-free Shampoo, $4.50 (200ml), $11.50 (750ml), lathers easily and quickly for tresses that are bouncy, tangle-free and ultra manageable.
From Guardian and Watsons
Guardian Double Intensive Firming Mask, $2.70 per sheet, is a two-step mask regimen. Start by applying the Enriched Ampoule, formulated with botanical extracts, then slip on the sheet mask that’s infused with 12 Korean herbal extracts and age-delaying ingredients like adenosine and acerola cherry. Skin looks more radiant and revitalised after.
From Guardian
Dull and parched skin needs Hada Labo Arbutin Whitening Lotion, $23.90 (170ml). Three types of hyaluronic acid delivers intense hydration while arbutin and vitamin C brighten skin.
From Guardian, Watsons, NTUC Fairprice and major department stores
Jergens Daily Moisture, $8.90 (400ml), doesn’t just hydrate skin; it improves skin texture, tone and radiance with a brightening complex called Hydralucence Blend.
From Guardian and Watsons
Josie Maran Argan Infinity Lip and Cheek Creamy Oil, $27 (in six shades), leaves a luminous sheen as it moisturises your lips and cheeks with its non-greasy, easy-to-blend formula that contains 100 per cent pure Argan oil, shea butter, aloe vera, mango seed butter and macadamia seed oil.
From Sephora stores; see www.sephora.sg for a complete list of store locations
Koplina Collagen Jelly with Hyaluronic Acid, $28 (10 strips), is a delicious peach-flavoured jelly formulated with collagen, hyaluronic acid, folic acid, niacin, and vitamins B1, B2, B12 and C for healthy hair, nails and skin.
Visit www.koplina.com for a complete list of store locations
Miacare Acne Patch, $4.50 to $6.20, is made with medical grade hydrocolloid wound dressing to help reduce inflammation, protect the pimple from further bacteria infection, and dry out and heal pus-filled zits without leaving a scar.
From selected Guardian stores
Mizon Paw Paw All About Care Palm, $12.90 (30ml), soothes chapped skin with a combination of paw paw fruit extract, shea butter and oil extracts from mango, sunflower and coconut.
From Venus Beauty, Blk 449 Clementi Ave 3, #01-241 (6777-6476); #B1-10 Causeway Point (6984-0361); and Blk 183 Toa Payoh Central #01-268 (6255-7804)
Sunplay Skin Aqua UV Watery Essence SPF 50+ PA++++, $17.20, boasts a super lightweight texture that disappears into skin instantly to leave it silky smooth. Suitable for use on the face and body, it protects skin from UV damage, and keeps it hydrated and radiant with hyaluronic acid and vitamin C.
From Guardian, NTUC Fairprice, Robinsons and Watsons
ZA Vibrant Moist Lipstick, $18.90 (available in 14 colours), is a highly-pigmented cream lipstick that glides on smoothly to keep lips comfortably hydrated and looking vibrant.
From Watsons