6 Lip Care Products For An Ultra-Smooth and Plumpy Lips

Showing off ultra smooth and plumpy lips is definitely something everyone longs for, and now that masks are no longer compulsory in Hong Kong, the need to have soft-looking lips is more desirable. So, here are six lip care products to help you with it.

Pure Colour Envy Sugar Scrub by Estee Lauder

Estee Lauder’s Pure Colour Envy Sugar Scrub is infused with tiny sugar crystals that eliminate your dried skin by smoothly exfoliating the lips. The scrub’s hyaluronic acid particles will do their miracle and leave your lips moisturised and hydrated for the day while also smelling pleasant, thanks to the vanilla and mint extracts in the product. Available at Estee Lauder.

Lip Sleeping Mask by Laneige

This lip mask is so far one of the most popular lip care products on social media, and it has proved to be worth the hype. It is loaded with natural ingredients such as shea butter, coconut oil, and murumuru seed butter that work their magic overnight to give softness while the antioxidant elements repair the lips. Available at Laneige.

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The Lip Polish by La Mer

Promising immediate results that are visible from the very first application is this lip polish by luxury skincare brand, La Mer. The product removes all the flaky skin giving a smooth finish while also having your lips rejuvenated. It has been favoured by beauty enthusiasts for keeping the lips moisturised for a long period of time. Available at La Mer.

Sugar Lip Polish by Fresh

Sugar Lip Polish’s technique to achieve supple lips is quite straightforward and effective. The minute brown sugar crystals scrub off dryness and flakiness, and the jojoba oil and shea butter in it moisturises the lips. It also gives you plumped-up lips to which you can either apply lipstick or leave it as it is. Available at Fresh.

270 Lip Scrub by L:A Bruket

If you are looking for something eco-friendly, then opt for this lip scrub with a cosmos natural certification. The product is full of natural ingredients that are powerful enough to exfoliate every morsel of dead skin, and have you boasting ultra-smooth lips that feel super hydrated. It is vegan too. Available at K11 Musea.

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Balmy Night Lip Exfoliator by Ilia

Packaged just like a lip balm, this exfoliator by Ilia is very convenient to use and mess-free too. Its organic ingredients as well as the micro volcanic stone powder soften the lips through exfoliation that is complete with the balm’s moisturising benefits. It is recommended that you follow it up with a lip balm for seeing double the results. Available at The Makeup Room.

Rose Lip Polish by French Girl

Described as a lip polish that will make your lips as soft as rose petals, this lip polish by French Girl has received so many positive reviews for its effectiveness and being a total game changer. A quick and gentle massage of the product during your skincare regime will ensure that your lips look soft and pouty. Available at Revolve.

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Gifts For Your Graduate: Our favourite luxury graduation presents

High school graduation season is nearly here, and with it comes the season of giving graduation presents to your special and wholly-deserving graduate.

Evolving from the teenage steps of secondary school to the more adult roles of university education is truly an exciting new chapter in any youth’s life — not to mention one that comes with more independence, and as a consequence, more responsibilities. Therefore, it’s only fitting to spoil your university-bound loved one and gift them with a practical pressie to make their transition into college life with style and practicality.

Razer

Perhaps the most practical and most needed item of any university-bound youth is a brand new laptop. With deadlines, group projects and all-nighters in the library, many students may end up considering their precious PC as their best friend. Just as sharp as its name, the Razer Blade from Razer is the perfect laptop to lug across campus as it’s ultra lightweight and ideal not only for work but for those Netflix nights that are sure to come in between study breaks. www.razer.com

Prada

As we’ve just established, the laptop is often the go-to friend of any campus resident – and what better way to treat that new best friend than with a comfy new home courtesy of Prada‘s Black Small Customizable Briefcase. The nylon made case comes in sheer black, making it undoubtedly suited to fit the style of both guys and gals who want to remain fashionable on campus. Most importantly, it comes with a supportive shoulder strap that won’t weight them down. www.prada.com

Estée Lauder

Undergraduates are often told they must only pick two of the following three if they wish to succeed in their freshman year: good grades, social life or sleep. You’ve probably guessed it, sleep is the one that is often sacrificed. And so, what better gift to help preserve the health of their sleep-deprived dermis than to give them some face masks? Estée Lauder‘s Advanced Night Repair Concentrated Recovery PowerFoil Mask will not only save your kiddo from booking a trip to the spa when they could have been studying, but will also keep them committed to taking care of their health despite their hectic schedule. www.esteelauder.com.hk

Rolex
A watch is perhaps the most gentle of reminders that, despite remaining devoted and dear parents, you simply won’t be around to help micro-manage your adoring freshman’s schedule anymore. That’s why Rolex‘s Datejust 41 makes a fantastic present. Equipped with an instantaneous date with rapid settings and stop-seconds for precise time setting, there will be no excuses for missed buses and, of course, deadlines. www.rolex.com

POLAROID

Don’t be afraid to admit that, with your once-little one heading off to uni, that you’re afraid you might miss all the new moments, big and small. While you needn’t worry about the parental case of FOMO as Generation Y has been known to post a photo or two or 10,000 online, what better way to help them preserve the memories than with the ONESTEP+ I-TYPE INSTANT CAMERA from Polaroid. Not only will they be able to capture the memories, but they’ll also likely have something to decorate with now too. www.lanecrawford.com/product/polaroid

Cartier

While it certainly isn’t one of the most practical presents of our list, it is certainly the prettiest. To celebrate your newly minted grad’s latest milestone, the Trinity Bracelet from Cartier will certainly do the trick. Made with 18K white gold, rose gold and yellow gold, its gorgeous design will be a perfect reminder that with hard work and patience, one day your girly grad will be able to buy herself her own precious jewels. www.cartier.com/hk

Opulent Optics: Regain your youthful glow with these luxurious eye creams

Wrinkles, eye bags, sagging skin – these are just a few of the dermatological woes that plague us as we get older. Thankfully, some of the leading marques of the beauty industry have turned their attention to creating truly luxurious eye creams that purportedly combat these skincare problems, leaving your peepers refreshed and rejuvenated with a wholly youthful glow. Here are three particularly potent potions that caught our eye.

New York-headquartered Estée Lauder had opulent optical care in mind when it commissioned Resilience Multi- Effect, a multi-effect face-eye crème designed to boost the skin’s collagen level by 12 percent in just three days. Its IR defense technology also targets skin barrier damage by neutralising moisture barriers, while its polygonum extract provides natural herbs to help counter visible ageing, making eye bags a thing of the past.

Making similar great strides forward is Fresh, the renowned American beauty brand, which is on an avowed mission to make you appear a little less weary via its Black Tea Firming Eye Serum. A blend of nature and science, the formula treats your delicate eye area to a refreshing fluid gel, rolling back the years with ease.

Denying the Americans all the plaudits is Shiseido, with the Japanese brand having just released its Essential Energy Eye Definer, said to deliver a cool, energising look. Saturated with Vitamins E and C, its unique cinnamon extract is said to boost oxygen flow, thus bidding any signs of fatigue an unfond farewell.

*Estee Lauder Resilience Multi Effect Eye Creme*

Scentsory Pleasures: Four spring perfumes for scentsational ladies

From Bulgari to Esteé Lauder, our favourite brands have unveiled an array of scintillating spring perfumes for ladies just ahead of the SS19 season.

The fine folks at Bulgari remain committed to dispelling the winter blues with the new Rose Goldea limited edition. While its freshly redesigned bottle is supposed to depict the mythical gardens of the Roman gods, the fragrance within is said to unleash your inner Aphrodite, with apt hints of pomegranate and damask rose.

Not to be outdone, international fragrance house Carolina Herrera has unveiled its deceptively titled Good Girl – a fragrance that’s supposedly so sensational that it is sure to set your inner femme fatale free. With its unapologetic motto – “It’s good to be bad” – and a heady mix of jasmine and tonka beans, it may just be your one-way ticket from dowdy to diva.

For its part, New York-headquartered Esteé Lauder is looking to channel girl-next-door sweetness with its golden vial of Aerin Éclat de Vert, a timeless combination of citrus, magnolia and jasmine that’s at once classic and contemporary. In a world of ever-changing haute couture trends, it’s good to know that this is one fragrance that won’t go out of style any time soon.

Sneaking up on some, meanwhile, is renowned glassware brand Lalique with its latest foray into the fragrance field – three all-new scents in it Les Compositions Parfumées collection, a playful and girlish trio that evokes the beach and all things warm and sunny. From the woody notes of its Pink Paradise through the musky essence of its Electric Purple, to the vanilla-esque vibes of its Sweet Amber, this is a perfumed parade that welcomes one and all.

Santa Pores: St Nick’s perfect pick of prezzies for your skin

No matter how welcome winter is in Hong Kong, the cold winds can easily leave you feeling – and looking – frosty. Thankfully, as the season of gift-giving is upon us, there’s never been a better time to hint-bomb your nearest ones into slipping your choice of costly skincare products under the lower branches of the festive family tree.

Lancôme’s new Absolue Soft Cream should top everyone’s Crimbo cosmetics list, with its bold utilisation of rose-infused biotechnology all but guaranteed to silkily revitalise even the most cold-afflicted complexions. Immediately absorbed by your grateful epidermis, the cream gets straight to work, with your skin back to its summer peak in no time.

Another marque striking a tactical alliance with nature is Giorgio Armani Beauty, with all the ingredients of the brand’s Crema Nera Supreme Reviving Cream said to be derived from myrothamnus flabellifolia, a rare African plant reputed to have resurrectory properties. Within a month, if the company is to be believed, your winter wounds will have vanished and your skin will – once again – be in full bloom.

Rarer examples still of nature’s bounty have been sought out by Estée Lauder, with its new Re-Nutriv Ultimate Diamond Transformative Energy Creme Rich said to harness the healing power of one of the world’s most elusive ingredients – black diamond truffle extract. With such an exotic element in your corner, newly-supple skin and long-lasting hydration are almost a given.

Should Santa still have space in his sack, Augustinus Bader’s Rich Cream, with its blend of argan, avocado and evening primrose oils, is just the perfect way to de-crinkle your skincare this Christmas.

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Text: Bailey Atkinson

Eyelights: Put on the best of looks with our three favourite eyecreams

Eyes – that most delicate of areas on our skin – show the first telltale signs of ageing that no amount of concealer can truly hide. The trick, ladies, is not to hide, but to cure, by turning back time. On hand to help you do exactly that are three superhero eyecreams guaranteed to protect your peepers from pollutants and the passage of time.

Giving in to the demands of bereft beauty livers, Lancôme has reinvented its armory of eyecreams. Standing out among these is the Advanced Génifique Eye. With probiotic fractions from top to toe, this iconic enhancer strengthens the skin around the eye, while ably fortifying it against further damage.

For its part, Estée Lauder has launched the NEW Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Complex Synchronized Recover, which not only protects the eye from the usual suspects (UV rays, pollution, lack of sleep), but also from that most hidden of combatants – at-night blue LED light.

On offer from Sisley all the while is its hero product – SISLEŸA L’Intégral Anti-Âge Eye and Lip Contour Cream, a treatment known to work wonders on the delicate areas around the eyes and lips. Promoting the healthy and enduring functioning of skin cells, it reduces the giveaway signs of ageing, including wrinkles, puffiness and those dastardly dark circles.

Text: Suchetana Mukhopadhyay

Summer beauty: How to lighten and brighten your look this season

With summer in full swing, its time to adjust your make up routine to perfect that summer beauty. Out with the full coverage foundations and in with the lighter products! Here are some tips on how to lighten (and brighten) up your look but still look put-together in the sweltering Hong Kong heat.

A summer beauty look needs to be light on the skin, while providing radiance and ample hydration. A good place to start is Giorgio Armani’s Power Fabric Longwear High Cover Foundation’s strong, light base.

This can be complemented by a judicious dab of Estee Lauder’s Bronze Goddess Powder Bronzer.

A liquid eye shadow, such as Giorgio Armani’s Liquid Eye Tint #8, is ideal for optical hydration, while a more cosmetic look comes from two YSL products – the Dessin Des Sourcils Eyebrow Pencil and the Luxurious False Lash Effect Mascara.

On to the lips, Clarins’ Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil yields a hydrated, cushiony finish. Wanting a slightly bolder colour? Dior’s 877 Turn Me Dior will certainly deliver.

When it comes to summer beauty products, sunscreen is the only thing you should be laying on thick. To give your skin that extra protection this season, check out our roundup of the best products to dodge those damaging rays.