Let's be real: No one wants to be caught looking like a walking melting popsicle. Unfortunately, with constant heatwaves, never-ending drizzles, and ungodly humidity all part of the Singapore experience, even the strongest of primers can start to slide. Fortunately, our favourite beauty brands have built an arsenal of foundations that won't budge. From classic mainstays to new favourites, here are the foundations that'll last in Singapore's weather.
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NARS
One of our newer favourites in the bunch is the NARS' Natural Matte Longwear Foundation. Powered advanced Pore-Refining Trio skincare technology, it visibly improves skin texture and the appearance of pores over time while delivering a soft-focus, medium-to-full, long-wear finish that feels weightless.
Natural Matte Longwear Foundation, $85, NARS.
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Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder's classic just got an upgrade. The newly reformulated Double Wear Stay-In-Place Longwear Matte foundation has a polymer mesh matrix technology that helps lock in 36 hours of colour-true wear alongside skincare ingredients such as niacinamide and hyaluronic acid for hydration and oil control. In addition, this beauty is transfer-resistant as well as sweat and humidity-proof without caking up.
Double Wear Stay-In-Place Longwear Matte Foundation, $82, ESTÉE LAUDER.
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Dior Beauty
For a seamless finish, Dior Forever Long Wear is the perfect fit. With up to 24 hours of wear, it is formulated to resist heat and humidity while helping to even the skin tone, mattify shine, and blur imperfections. It is also infused with a trio of hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and peptides to improve the skin over time.
Forever Skin Wear, $103, DIOR BEAUTY.
Charlotte Tilbury
A flawless finish is what you get with Charlotte Tilbury's Airbrush Flawless Foundation. With a second-skin, weightless matte finish, it has skin-morphing pigments to adapt seamlessly to every skin tone and undertone without oxidising and can last up to 24 hours.
Airbrush Flawless Foundation, $82, CHARLOTTE TILBURY.
Hourglass Cosmetics
For the one-and-done, the Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick cuts from Hourglass Cosmetics cuts down time in your beauty routine. Infused with double the amount of pigment compared to traditional foundations, it gives full, water-proof coverage for up to 12 hours. Plus, the shape allows you to use it for both foundation and concealer.
Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick, $86, HOURGLASS COSMETICS.
Mac Cosmetics
A mainstay in the foundation game, there is a reason why the professionals love Mac Cosmetics' Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation. delivers a lightweight, blendable, silky talc-free formula that smooths, evens, and blurs with a buildable medium-to-full finish that can withstand sweat and humidity.
Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation, $72, MAC COSMETICS.
Haus Labs By Lady Gaga
Tried-and-tested, this Triclone Skin Tech Foundation from Haus Labs by Lady Gaga can hold up against the sweatiest of concert sessions. Formulated with 20 skin-loving ingredients such as Fermented Arnica, Intellizen 7 Complex, and BioFerment 7 Complex, the ultra-comfortable, serum-like texture blurs and smooths for a natural, luminous finish that stays put all day while helping to reduce redness and protect from environmental stress.
Triclone Skin Tech Foundation, $80, HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA.