The unique weather in Singapore makes it hard to suss out skincare products suited to our tropical climate. Thankfully, we no longer have to rely on international brands.
We’re lucky many homegrown skincare brands have sprung up in recent years. Here’s our curated list of essential beauty products from up-and-coming local skincare brands that will help you get glowing skin.
Allies of Skin Promise Keeper Blemish Sleeping Facial
A product that does all the heavy lifting while you’re asleep? Sounds like a blissful dream come true. Allies of Skin’s Promise Keeper Blemish Sleeping Facial does exactly that.
Supercharged with a powerful combination of AHAs, antioxidants, and brighteners, this award-winning treatment nourishes skin, brightens complexion, and improves the appearance of imperfections overnight. You’ll wake up with healthy, fresh-looking skin (#iwokeuplikethis). It’s especially great at calming those nasty hormonal breakouts.
Allies of Skin Promise Keeper Blemish Facial, $120, available online.
Sigi Skin Idyllic Fields
Finding the perfect moisturiser here isn’t that simple — most moisturisers are formulated for cooler, drier conditions. In Singapore’s humid landscape, those with oilier skin may opt to skip on moisturiser. However, this actually encourages sebum production, which (uh oh!) leads to clogged pores and more pimples.
Enter Sigi Skin’s Idyllic Fields. This unique waterless moisturiser is made with 71.9% oats, which makes it soothing and lightweight. Suitable for those with even the most sensitive skin (those with compromised moisture barriers, I’m talking about you), this cream glides smoothly onto skin and is absorbed within a few seconds. Your skin will be nice and plump, without the ick.
Sigi Skin Idyllic Fields, $78, available online.
Rooki Beauty Green Pulp Masque
As I embark on living a more sustainable lifestyle, transitioning away from single-use sheet masks have been a bit of a challenge for me. For one, wash-off masks don’t give quite the same dewy effect the magic of sheet masks do. But all that has changed upon my recent discovery of Rooki Beauty’s Green Pulp Paste Masque.
A blend of antioxidant and phytonutrient-rich superfood plant complexes go into this multi-tasking mask. My favourite part is the gentle, warming effect upon massaging the mask into the skin — a process that activates the ingredients. The result? A spa-like glow that, I daresay, is even better than those from sheet masks.
Rooki Beauty Green Pulp Masque, $64, available online.
Rooki Beauty Circadian Hydro Drops
Singapore is one of the most sleep-deprived nations in the world. Insufficient sleep affects your skin’s ability to repair and restore itself, and trust me, it shows. But on days you don’t manage to catch enough zzz’s, you can get away with it by using Rooki Beauty’s Circadian Fixer Hydro Drops.
This light-as-water serum can be easily incorporated into any beauty routine. Chronodyn™, a chronobiological cell energiser, melts away signs of fatigue, while a concentrate of eight different marine plants work to keep your skin hydrated and supple. No one will know about that all-nighter you pulled the night before.
Rooki Beauty Circadian Hydro Drops, $68, available online.
Love From Yours Sunny Side Up
Sunscreen is conventionally oily, greasy, and leaves an unpleasant cast on the skin. In Singapore’s humid weather, that’s just a recipe for clogged pores. Adorable name aside, this water-based sunscreen from Love From Yours blocks UV rays and blue light, meaning it’s a game-changer for people like me who are planted in front of their computer all day.
It leaves no white cast and no shine, sinking into skin without any residue. Reapplying sunscreen can be a pain, but this product is a mist, which makes it extremely breezy to reapply, no mess whatsoever. In fact, you’ll look forward to applying sunscreen with Sunny Side Up.
Love From Yours Sunny Side Up, $45, available online.
RE:ERTH Multi-Targeted Elixir
What is mochi skin? Plump, soft, bouncy — these are just a few of the words linked to this very coveted skin texture. While not impossible, achieving this type of skin doesn’t come easy. Thankfully, mochi skin is not too out of grasp with RE:ERTH’s Multi-Targeted Elixir.
Touted as mochi skin in a bottle, this serum is formulated with Japanese white turmeric. Not only does it shrink pores, but it also brightens and firms the skin. Suitable for all skin types, this skincare elixir targets all types of skin concerns such as uneven skin tones, large pores, dull skin, wrinkles, and more. Who needs a 10-step Korean skincare routine when you’ve got this?
RE:ERTH Multi-Targeted Elixir, $116, available online.
