15 cult skincare and makeup products that sell one or more every 60 seconds

Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex

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1/15

Price: From $91 for 20ml

This latest generation serum boasts a patented formula that's protected until 2033. It's a fast-penetrating face serum designed to combat multiple signs of ageing triggered by environmental stressors. It enhances skin's smoothness, reduces lines, restores youthful radiance, and evens out the skin tone, addressing a myriad of skin issues from a loss of elasticity to dryness.

Claim to Fame: Approximately 22 bottles are sold per minute, globally.

Givenchy Beauty’s Prisme Libre Loose Powder

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2/15

Price: $102

This cult favourite since 2006 delivers a soft, ultra-fine texture. Infused with the Master of Lights ComplexTM, it combines illuminating pearls and light-reflecting pigments to provide up to six hours of radiant, imperfection-blurring results, even in humid Singapore. It offers four shades in Asia to suit all skin tones.

Claim to Fame: 136 million units have been sold since its launch, with 1 powder being sold every 5 seconds.

Lancôme Advanced Génifique Serum

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3/15

Price: From $143 for 30ml

Launched in 2009, this serum that has won over 380 beauty awards is the culmination of 15 years of research and two decades of microbiome science exploration. It nurtures, repairs, and enhances skin tone and quality while rapidly delivering visible radiance within 7 days and is said to further improve skin quality, reducing fine lines, and wrinkles within a month.

Claim to Fame: 1 bottle sold every 3 seconds

shu uemura ultime8 sublime beauty cleansing oil

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4/15

Price: $72 for 150ml

This luxurious cleansing oil offers superior makeup removal and premium skincare benefits. Treasured for its efficacy, it effortlessly removes all types of makeup, infused with precious Japanese Tsubaki oil to nourish and leave skin feeling like it's been treated with skincare. It leaves skin clean, soft, and ready for makeup.

Claim to Fame: 1 bottle sold every 7 seconds worldwide

Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream

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5/15

Price: $152 for 50ml

This moisturiser primes and imparts a dewy glow. Packed with vitamins C and E, hyaluronic acid, camellia oil, and rosehip oil, it hydrates and transforms tired, dull skin for a plumper, radiant complexion. Shea butter deeply nourishes, while aloe vera smooths.

Claim to Fame: 1 pot sold every 2 mins around the world

Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant

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6/15

Price: $52 for 118ml

This unique, daily leave-on formula gently exfoliates and clears pores, promoting an even, radiant tone while visibly reducing fine lines and wrinkles in just four weeks. Clinically proven to brighten, hydrate, and enhance the skin's barrier.

Claim to Fame: 1 sold every 6 seconds globally

Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution in Pillow Talk

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7/15

Price: $55

This universally-flattering nude-pink lipstick offers a sumptuous, moisturising matte finish. It smooths and shapes the lips for a perfect pout.

Claim to Fame: 1 Pillow Talk Lipstick sold every 2 minutes.

Tatcha The Dewy Skin Cream

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8/15

Price: From $118 for 50ml

This rich yet lightweight moisturising cream nourishes and hydrates with antioxidant-packed Japanese purple rice. It sinks into the skin effortlessly, replenishing ceramides in the skin to create a dewy, luminous, and supple complexion.

Claim to Fame: 1 jar sold every 60 seconds globally.

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush

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9/15

Price: $39

This weightless, long-lasting liquid blush blends and builds for a soft, natural flush. Available in 13 matte and dewy finishes, it boasts an airy, lightweight formula that effortlessly blends and layers without disturbing makeup.

Claim to Fame: 1 blush sold every 9 seconds.

Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum VI

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10/15

Price: From $170 for 90ml

This serum balances and enhances skin's natural radiance and resilience. Meant for use after cleansing, it incorporates proprietary Ginseng technology to optimise skin processes, nourishing, balancing, and calming the skin.

Claim to Fame: 1 sold every 10 seconds

Aromatica Rosemary Root Enhancer

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11/15

Price: $21

This silicone-free scalp treatment addresses various scalp issues, from itchiness to hair thinning, providing instant relief from heat and irritation. Rosemary promotes blood circulation for healthier hair growth without weighing hair down.

Claim to Fame: 1 sold every 2 minutes*

*from 1 Jan 2023 to 31 July 2023

The Body Shop Edelweiss Daily Serum Concentrate

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12/15

Price: From $93 for 50ml

Combining edelweiss extract with natural peptides, hyaluronic acid, and moringa seed oil, this serum unlocks five signs of resilient skin. It strengthens, smoothens, plumps, freshens, and bounces the skin, forming an invisible protective layer against indoor and outdoor pollution.

Claim to Fame: 1 sold every 25 seconds.

Laneige Water Sleeping Mask_EX

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13/15

Price: From $50 for 70ml

A pioneer in overnight sleeping masks, this product has made Laneige famous since 2002. It quickly absorbs, deeply hydrating the skin during sleep, combating dryness and dullness.

Claim to Fame: Number 1 top selling mask in Singapore, based on Beaute Research CY2022 Report.

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask EX

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14/15

Price: $32 for 20g

This lip mask gently exfoliates and hydrates, leaving lips moist and supple overnight. Enriched with berry fruit complex, vitamin C, and coconut oil, it softens and smoothes puckers overnight.

Claim to Fame: 1 bought every 3 seconds worldwide

Sisley Ecological Compound Advanced Formula

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15/15

Price: $320 for 125ml

This centella asiatica-infused moisturiser optimises skin in two ways, increasing resilience and defending against external aggressions.

Claim to Fame: 1 bottle sold every 5 seconds