How to achieve flawless skin without foundation

Flawless without foundation

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We all know how beauty trends are: Fleeting. Constant updates on the latest skin trends – glass, honey, dewy or whatever’s trending – and you feel the pressure’s real. While you may be a modern woman who believes that beauty is not just skin deep, you nevertheless find yourself piling on skincare and base makeup (primer, foundation, loose powder – or more) to achieve flawless skin.

That said, a growing number of millennials is replacing them with twice yearly non-to-minimally invasive aesthetic treatments or medi-spa facials that use medical-grade procedures. Their reason: These require less-frequent upkeep and give them better results.

Keep swiping to see what you can do to look great, without foundation.

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Rejuran

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This repairing treatment for damaged skin is one of the most popular now. By delivering biocompatible DNA fragments to the skin via injections, it accelerates skin regeneration to diminish the appearance of dark spots and wrinkles and firm sagging skin.

The accelerated regeneration means that skin damage caused by acne can also be repaired, says Dr Karen Soh, medical director of Prive Clinic.

As the amount of Rejuran injected depends on your skin condition, it can cost anywhere from $400 onwards. Best results are seen when you do about four treatments at monthly intervals. After that, you can go for six-monthly maintenance treatments.

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Neogen Plasma PSR

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SW1 Clinic offers this new non-laser treatment which delivers plasma energy into skin to stimulate collagen production and restore elasticity. Dr Low says the skin-tightening treatment is good for crepey eyelids and makes a good lunchtime procedure because it has minimal downtime.

It costs $1,000, with sessions six weeks apart.

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Botox

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Traditionally used to reduce the look of wrinkles, it is now commonly used to create a smaller-looking, V-shaped face by shrinking large jaw muscles.

“It can also be injected in a more diluted form to reduce the look of pores and tighten skin,” says Dr Shane Abucewicz Tan from Novu Aesthetics. “Used in specific areas, it can make the eye aperture appear larger, lift the lip corners and even lift the nasal tip.”

It costs around $800. Injections are spaced about six months apart.

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HIFU or Ultherapy

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To firm saggy skin, Hifu (high-intensity focused ultrasound) delivers energy into the deeper skin layers to stimulate collagen production for a tightening and lifting effect. Ultherapy is the only United States FDA-approved machine for this treatment.

A numbing cream is applied beforehand, but you may experience a mild ache at bony areas such as the jawline during and after the treatment.
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HIFU or Ultherapy

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Your skin may also appear pinkish after the treatment, but this should subside in a few hours. Dr Justin Boey, medical director of Sozo Aesthetic Clinic, says results can last up to a year.

Prices range from a few hundred to thousands of dollars, depending on the area treated. You only need one treatment every 12-18 months.

 

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Lasers

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These target mainly hyper-pigmentation and/or enlarged pores. Dr Tan explains that how quickly and effectively it can fade your dark spots depends on the type of pigmentation you have.

“In general, most forms of (unwanted) pigmentation recede within four months after the treatment. This allows you to go makeup-free thereafter, if you maintain your skin well.”

Laser treatments are usually recommended to be done once every three weeks to a month, but maintenance treatments can be scheduled up to three months apart.

They cost anywhere from $150-$800, depending on the type of lasers used.

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