Take it from us at ELLE Singapore—finding the crème de la crème in beauty is no easy feat. Fortunately, the team, alongside an esteemed panel of beauty insiders and experts, have meticulously prepped, primed, and treated our faces, bodies, and hair from top to toe to find the best in class. Celebrating beauty at its peak, here are the 80 winners, from serums and creams to makeup and fragrances, that will captivate your senses and win your hearts, just as they have won ours.
Photographer BAARD LUNDE Model MIRTE ROOZE/ Elite Model Management Paris Makeup Artist CAROLE LASNIER/B-Agency Hairstylist MAXIME MACE/Calliste Agency Manicurist FANNY SANTA-RITA/Call My Agent Stylist JULIE CHANUT-BOMBARD Producer YANNICK SELVA Stylist’s Assistant MARION PIROT Lighting Assistant OSCAR BERLING-PESANT Digital Technician RAPHAËL BOURDA
This cleanser effectively removes dirt and impurities from the skin without leaving it dry and uncomfortable after, thanks to its moisture-retaining shield that uses soyceramide to replenish and lock in moisture from the inside-out.
Packed with PLLA (Poly-L-Lactic Acid) and NMN alongside a ceramide complex, red ginseng and oat kernel protein, it stimulates the skin’s natural collagen production while strengthening the skin barrier so skin stays supple and bouncy.
With exclusive beta glucan-cm technology, this works hard to not only reduce skin sensitivity, but also refine skin texture, transforming skin back to a healthy state once more. It also combines proxylane, adenosine, and multi-molecular hyaluronic acids to keep skin smooth and supple.
Exfoliation made easy, each pre-soaked pad is infused with salicylic acid and green tea to help unclog pores, removing dirt and impurities trapped within, leaving skin clean and clear with one swipe.
A light serum perfect for oilier skin in humid weather and leaves no tacky finish. Utilising a Lightweight Tri-Oil technology and 27 powerful ingredients— including Epi-ageing Defence technology and giant Provencal reed extract—it reduces signs of ageing for a youthful, healthy complexion.
As its name states, it’s enriched with an eight-peptide complex that works with the skin’s overnight biorhythm to boost collagen and elastin production. In addition, 4D hyaluronic acid imbues the skin with moisture, plumping it from within for a subtle glow in the morning.
This four-week serum booster reveals brighter, firmer, and more youthful skin. White ginseng enzyme exfoliates to boost radiance, while an Infusion Dual Capsule revitalises the complexion. Powered by ginseng berry SR-Intensosome and ginseng oleosome, the formula supports firmness and elasticity.
BEST BRIGHTENING SERUM
LAVIEN VITA C GLOW LINE BRIGHTENING VITA TONING AMPOULE
With 15 per cent pure L-ascorbic acid, it brightens the complexion, reduces the appearance of hyperpigmentation, and helps improve the appearance of wrinkles at the same time. And the use of an Everlasting Flower Water ensures that the formula remains gentle on most skin types, too.
At the heart of this serum is a stable vitamin C and antioxidant-rich Ergothioneine active. Together with the brand’s proprietary Advanced TFC8 complex, it optimises the delivery of active ingredients to ensure fast, effective results. You can expect a healthier, more even, radiant complexion.
Ideal for oily, combination, and congested skin, it gently exfoliates to refine skin texture and remove impurities trapped in the pores. In addition, the lightweight serum also helps control excess sebum, improve uneven skin tone, and brighten the complexion.
Drawing its power from three honeys produced by the black bee, this hydrating serum imbues the skin with immense moisture deep within. In addition, it multiplies the skin’s self-repair mechanisms to plump the skin, fill fine lines and wrinkles, and reveal a radiant, supple complexion.
Looking for deep hydration without breaking the bank? Packed with 10,000ppm PDRN extracted from salmon DNA alongside niacinamide, cica, and panthenol, this serum replenishes, plumps, and enhances to strengthen the skin’s barrier and improve its elasticity.
Infused with the brand’s iconic pitera alongside coumaric acid and peony extract, say goodbye to fine lines and hello to a toned and lifted appearance with this luxurious cream.
This cream’s secret lies in the exclusive and patented Absolue PDRN that’s paired with the iconic Perpetual Rose to deliver hydration while boosting skin firmness and elasticity. The results? Youthful, revitalised skin once more.
BEST ANTI-AGEING NIGHT CREAM
AVÈNE DERMABSOLU INTENSIVE RESCULPTING NIGHT CREAM
An ultra-enriched cream that works hard while you sleep, this is packed with bakuchiol, pro-ceramides, and niacinamide to promote collagen production, tackle signs of ageing like wrinkles, dryness and loss of density, while intensely nourishing the skin.
Designed to strengthen the skin barrier while adding moisture, this moisturiser contains fermented rice powder no.7, hydrolysed hyaluronic acid, and natural moisturising factors (NMF) to help balance skin’s oil-water levels.
Enriched with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich actives like resveratrol, tannic acid, niacinamide, camellia sinensis leaf water, and beta-glucan, this keeps the skin clear and healthy. With its soothing and gentle, non-comedogenic formula, it’s ideal for sensitive skin, too.
A luxurious, ultra-hydrating face and body oil, this delivers 24-hour hydration and a radiant finish, courtesy of a patented Power Fermented Camellia and Fortified Camellia Seed. The combination enhances the skin’s resilience, smoothness, and firmness while taming inflammation.
BEST ANTI-AGEING EYE CREAM
SHISEIDO VITAL PERFECTION UPLIFTING AND FIRMING ADVANCED EYE CREAM
An eye cream that does it all: This targets multiple signs of ageing—sagging, wrinkles, puffiness, and dark circles with visible improvements in just one week. The key lies in its power-packed formulation which contains an advanced retinol technology, hyaluronic acid, and revitalising extract.
BEST ANTI-AGEING NIGHT EYE CREAM
HELENA RUBINSTEIN REPLASTY AGE RECOVERY EYE REPAIRING NIGHT CARE
It features a unique bandage-like texture designed to lift and reshape the delicate eye contour while you sleep. Powered by a 30 per cent Pro- Xylane solution, hyaluronic acid, panthenol, and madecassoside, it helps support collagen production and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Blending argireline, syn-ake peptide, matrixyl morphomics, copper peptides with bakuchiol, encapsulated retinal, and neurophroline, this hydrates and recharges the eye area. The metal vibrating applicator tip enables a cooling massage that depuffs, boosts circulation, and enhances circulation.
Revive tired eyes with these anti-ageing under-eye patches. With a tightening effect, it smooths while reducing the appearance of dark circles and under-eye puffiness for a brighter, youthful undereye.
The upgraded formula fortifies the skin's natural barrier and prevents breakouts. It uses an exclusive Forest Yeast extract that’s packed with calming properties to provide intensive care, while still being gentle on the skin—making it suitable for dry and sensitive skin too.
No two visages are alike. This mask is personalised to address your unique skin ageing concerns. Using proprietary custom-blended botanical extracts and onsen essence, this high-purity collagen face and neck mask restores balance, promotes suppleness, and boosts radiance for a youthful complexion.
The perfect two-step mask treatment to pamper tired-looking skin. Enriched with a platinum multi-peptide and La Prairie's exclusive cellular complex with patented macro-infusion technology for effective active ingredient delivery, it restores firmness, smoothness, and radiance to dull skin.
This two-step treatment pairs gentle exfoliation with intensive hydration to target dullness from all angles. The gel cleanser sweeps away dead skin cells, while the mask replenishes moisture and delivers brightening ingredients into the skin, leaving the complexion looking smoother and more even.
Powered by nature’s actives—Ceylon cinnamon, goji berry, aloe vera, and Dendrobium orchid, this mask is the burst of energy tired complexions need. Together, these ingredients work to boost circulation and restore a healthy glow.
This multi-functional five-in-one sunscreen moisturises, brightens, firms, and protects against UV rays while priming the skin for makeup application. Its secret is a blend of pitera, niacinamide, and bisabolol that cares for the skin inside and out.
Besides protecting against UV rays, this sunscreen uses microalgae extract, cotton-seed extract, pomegranate flower, perilla leaf, and Kakadu plum complex to keep signs of ageing at bay. Antioxidant-rich raspberry seed and buriti oils further enhance protection against visible skin damage.
BEST TINTED SUNSCREEN
KOSAS DREAMBEAM ORIGINAL COMFY SMOOTH TINTED MAKEUP PREP BASE SPF40/PA++++
What do you get when you combine skincare with sun protection and makeup prep? A mineral sunscreen that soothes with allantoin, plumps with peptides, smooths with ceramides, and hydrates with hyaluronic acid. All of this while defending against UV damage at the same time.
Utilising a new brightening essence that contains pitera, niacinamide and bisabolol, it delivers instant luminosity to a dull complexion. It also moisturises and protects against UV and environmental aggressors, keeping skin healthy and radiant.
Coming in two variants, Bamboo Charcoal Fresh & Clean and Strawberry Moisturise, this cleansing balm dissolves impurities and traces of makeup–even the most stubbornly waterproof–with ease. It eliminates excess oil to keep skin clean and refreshed, sans the tight and dry feeling.
Powered by a lumi-barrier complex of Japanese fermented rice lees, bifidus, and vitamin C derivatives, this cleansing oil brightens as it cleanses. Its moisture-barrier technology removes makeup and impurities without stripping the skin, making it suitable even for sensitive and post-procedure skin.
Best in Makeup
Essentials that transform, sculpt, and enhance for that perfect makeup look.
Enriched with skin-loving actives—niacinamide, pure hyaluronic acid, and white mulberry extract—this melts into the skin and leaves a satin-smooth, radiant finish. In addition, it helps makeup adhere better while blurring imperfections and refining the skin’s texture.
A 97 per cent serum-powered primer, it is powered by the brand’s proprietary Skin-Fit Technology. It corrects and blurs imperfections to unveil a seamless second-skin finish. It also contains organic strawberry tree fruit and alpine willowherb extracts to improve skin texture and reduce sebum.
BEST GLOW LIQUID FOUNDATION
HERMÈS PLEIN AIR LUMINOUS MATTE SKINCARE FOUNDATION
Formulated with a 82 per cent skincare base such as niacinamide, pure hyaluronic acid, and white mulberry extract, it delivers a flawless, radiant visage with ease. It not only blurs imperfections but is also able to resist heat, humidity, and perspiration to ensure makeup stays put through the day.
Providing flawless, full coverage that’s transfer-resistant and long-wearing, this is perfect for the busy girl. In addition to its blurring and smoothing effect, it also delivers all-day shine control, so makeup always looks fresh.
Inspired by the House’s iconic silk fabrics, this cushion uses Smart Silk Technology and two per cent niacinamide to brighten dullness and add a boost of hydration for an even and luminous complexion.
Offering full coverage and long-lasting wear, this matte cushion works well in Singapore’s humid weather. Besides concealing blemishes, it contains centella asiatica, green tea, and chamomile extracts to soothe and hydrate the skin, making it ideal for sensitive and acne-prone skin too.
For days when you don’t want to wear a full face of makeup, the Chantecaille Just Skin SPF15 is just what you need. This tinted moisturiser, infused with hydrating and smoothing botanical actives, evens skin tone, refines skin texture, and leaves complexion radiant and smooth.
This is a multi-tasking base product that not only conceals blemishes and imperfections, but also helps brighten and contour, too. Plus, its creamy, botanical-enriched formula melts seamlessly without clogging the pores, ensuring a smooth, crease-free coverage.
The finishing touch to your makeup look, it boasts a skin- loving formula enriched with Eastern botanicals to give complexion an air-brushed finish. Plus, the Glow-Reflecting and Oil Control actives further enhances skin’s clarity while preventing makeup from breaking down throughout the day.
For fans of the iconic Easy Bake powder, this is a convenient option for on-the-go touch-ups. The non-comedogenic super fine pressed powder delivers up to 12 hours of shine control and an airbrush matte finish for a smooth and flawless complexion. No filter required.
Let your complexion glow and pop with this face quad. offers a variety of finishes— pearlescent, metallic, glitter and two-tone, allowing you to lift and sculpt the face with ease. And thanks to its use of pearlescent micro-pigments in a transparent gel base, it blends seamlessly into the skin.
With its buildable, cream-to-powder formula, this ensures no creasing or caking. Plus, the easy-to-use stick format makes it easy for target application, too. It also comes in a wide range of shades to suit a spectrum of skin tones.
Keep makeup in place with this setting fixer. In addition, it's infused with centella asiatica and tea tree extracts to calm and protect the skin while extending makeup wear.
Available in three colour variants, each palette features six long-lasting shades in a variety of finishes—matte, satin, soft metallic, and sparkle, and promises 10-hour wear.
Take lashes from blah to va-va-voom. Promising 90 per cent more volume and up to 12 hours of curl without clumping or smudging, it delivers flutter-worthy lashes for a bold and mesmerising eye look.
Marrying skincare actives with gorgeous colour pigments, this gives cheeks a healthy lit-from-within flush. It contains hyal- ceramide, cotton seed extract, and vitamin peptides to control excess shine whilst keeping skin soft and smooth.
This formula adapts to the skin’s pH to reveal a natural looking flush. It comes in radiant or pearlescent finishes, allowing you to create different blusher looks, from delicate to intense.
Combining the lasting power of powder and the softness of cream, this delivers a gorgeous radiant flush. It also contains black rose oil and hyaluronic acid to soothe and hydrate.
Packed with shea and hyaluronic acid butters, and apple seed oil, this instantly hydrates the lips, yet never feels greasy or sticky. It can even be used as an overnight lip mask, revealing softer, smoother, and a more supple pout in the morning.
A conditioning lip oil, this nourishes your pout with squalane and omega-rich fruit oils. Lips are not only coated with sheer, juicy colour, but they look fuller, and smoother instantly too.
Get ready to pucker up with this gloss. Thanks to its 95 per cent oil-infused formula that contains hyaluronic acid and fig pulp, this high-shine formula not only plumps up your lips, but it also keeps your pout soft and supple.
Proof that a great lip gloss needn't cost a fortune, this delivers juicy shine and all-day comfort in equal measure. Vitamin E, shea butter, and peptides help nourish lips and support a healthy moisture barrier.
Unlike other matte lip products that can be drying, this uses a special blend of powders and emollients so lips stay pillowy soft and smooth all day while delivering a hazy, blurred finish. And for a monochromatic look, you can use this on the cheeks for a delicate flush too.
Delivering intense colour and mirror-like shine, this offers the perfect finishing touch to any beauty look. And infused with a 90 per cent care-charged formula including water-locker tuberose extract and prickly pear, it seals in moisture, leaving lips soft and pout-worthy.
Best in Bodycare
Elevate your self-care rituals with these essentials for a complete body care routine.
With its lightweight emulsion texture, this body wash gently yet effectively removes dirt and impurities, never leaving skin feeling tight or dry. A luscious blend of shea butter, jojoba seed, and vitamin E which nourishes, protects, and soothes. Perfect for dry and dehydrated skins.
BEST BODY SCRUB
THE BODY SHOP SPA OF THE WORLD BRAZILIAN CUPUAÇU BODY SCRUB-IN-OIL
The ultimate at-home spa treat, pamper your skin in the shower with this scrub. The salt crystals suspended in silky oils, paired with nourishing cupuaçu butter, gently slough away dead skin cells and reveal softer, smoother skin.
For those battling dry skin prone to eczema and atopic dermatitis, this replenishing cream is your best friend. Combining a post-biotic active derived from thermal spring water with skin-like lipids, it soothes dry and itchy skin, calms irritation, and strengthens the skin barrier.
Combining an anti-ageing tripeptide that boosts collagen and elastin production with hibiscus sabdariffa flower extract, this not only hydrates, but also strips away dead cells for smooth, soft skin. Ideal for humid Singapore, its serum texture absorbs smoothly and doesn’t leave a tacky finish.
Best in Haircare
Nourishing shampoos and treatments to repair damage to styling sprays and serums for silky smooth strands, these products turn good hair days into great ones.
BEST DAILY SHAMPOO
MISE EN SCENE PERFECT SERUM MAGIC STRAIGHT SHAMPOO, $18.50
Designed to keep hair sleek and smooth, this shampoo effectively fights frizz with the brand’s patented Aurora Flat formula. It smooths unruly hair cuticles while delivering moisture for manageable and lustrous-looking locks.
Rebuilding and reinforcing with concentrated amino acids and peptides, this is the best companion for your daily haircare routine. Suited for all hair types, especially weak, fragile and thinning hair, it can also be applied on the scalp to promote microcirculation and stimulation to encourage healt
Designed for dry, stressed strands, this reparative shampoo helps strengthen hair while gently cleansing away impurities. Its AHA Structure Complex, featuring lactic acid, malic acid, and aloe vera, helps reinforce the hair fibre from within, leaving hair smoother, softer, and easier to manage.
The perfect follow-up to the shampoo, this nourishing conditioner delivers moisture where damaged hair needs it most. Powered by an AHA Structure Complex with lactic acid, aloe vera, and vanilla extract, it helps detangle, smooth rough cuticles, and improve softness without weighing hair down.
Using a silicone-free formula that’s packed with potent actives such as ginseng root, caffeine, and diaminopyrimidine oxide, this boosts hair health while reducing hair loss. Together, the ingredients work to promote microcirculation, stimulate follicle activity, and improve scalp barrier function.
Restore natural bounce and shine to locks with this product. It uses clinically-proven actives like niacinamide, rosemary leaf extract, salicylic acid, and antica montana flower extract to purify the scalp while strengthening the hair, ensuring strands stay smooth and resilient.
Infused with biomimetic silk and four per cent betaine, this delivers up to two times more hydration, leaving locks soft and manageable. In addition, it helps prevent split ends and breakage, keeping hair smooth and shiny.
Nourish dry and damaged locks with this nutrient-rich mask. It works by rebuilding hair fibres with a bio-restorative complex alongside white tea, baobab, and jasmine extracts. Hair feels stronger, silkier, and visibly revitalised after use.
Infused with a unique Oli7 blend of seven omega-rich oils and fermented oil complex, this treatment instantly smooths, conditions, and detangles dry and damaged hair. It also reduces split ends and breakage whilst protecting against heat, humidity, and UV.
Despite its featherlight texture, this hair oil pulls double duty as a heat protectant and frizz fighter, leaving hair smoother and glossier without weighing it down. A blend of sunflower seed, amaranth seed extract, borage oil, and galanga root extract helps keep strands nourished and resilient.
Anyone looking for a hairspray that promises long-lasting hold and control needs this. This strong-hold hair spray keeps your hairstyle in place all day while protecting against humidity and frizz for up to 72 hours. Plus, it allows for flexibility in styling.
Packed with multiple nourishing actives, this addresses excess hair fall by strengthening strands at the root and extending the hair growth cycle using a blend of biota orientalis leaf extract, niacinamide, and ginger root.
Subtle yet magnetic, this opens with an energetic burst of Hesperides, lemon, verbena, and lavender. At its heart is mimosa flower and an aromatic plant heart, before drying down to a cosy woody amber base.
Best in Fragrances
A fragrant feast of of the year’s best scents that enchant with their aromatic allure.
BEST CITRUS FRAGRANCE
CHLOÉ ATELIER DES FLEURS NUIT D’ORANGER EAU DE PARFUM
Inspired by the duality of orange blossoms—by day, a fresh, delicate scent, but at night, it delivers a sensual ambery floral fragrance. With its blend of violet accord, oud wood essence, Damascena rose absolute, and rich vanilla amber accord, this scent is a reflection of the perfumer’s interpretat
A sparkling composition, this is a fruity-floral fragrance that is not only elegant, but captivating. It opens with bright, tangy notes of raspberry before revealing a heart of rose geranium, and ending with a sophisticated and powdery finish of iris and cedar white musk accord.
A reimagination of the iconic scent, this scent pays tribute to the queen of flowers: The rose. At its heart is a trilogy of roses topped with notes of saffron and blackcurrant, and enveloped with pink pepper, black raspberry, peony, papyrus, amber, and dark patchouli.
At its heart lies a trio of vanillas, giving this scent its warmth and sensuality. To complement it, notes of lavender, raspberry, and a suede leather accord, add depth and elegance. Spritz onto pulse points for the perfect scent caress.
With its blend of violet accord, oud wood essence, Damascena rose absolute, and rich vanilla amber accord, this scent is a reflection of the perfumer’s interpretation of oud wood essence as a rare and precious material.
BEST PERFUME OIL
CARTIER LES GOUTTES DE PARFUM CONCENTRE – VIII L’HEURE DIAPHANE
A representation of the Maison’s emblematic scent in a concentrated, alcohol-free oil form, this parfum uplifts the senses with its fresh and floral notes of lychee and peonies. Simply dab onto the pulse points or mix into the brand’s L’Huile Pure body oil or Crème Pure body cream.
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