Here's your cheat sheet to getting a flawless complexion within 5 minutes

For a dewy finish: HERA Glow Lasting Cushion Foundation, $79

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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 dewy finish: Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter, $76

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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.

For a natural-looking finish: Chantecaille Future Skin Cushion Skincare Foundation, $195

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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.

For a natural-looking finish: Gucci Beauty Fluide De Beauté Fini Naturel, $100

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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.

For an air-brush like finish: Tom Ford Beauty Traceless Soft Matte Foundation, $145

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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.

For an air-brush like finish: Sulwhasoo Perfecting Foundation, $72

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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