While lipstick sales have taken a dip since the pandemic, it’s hard to deny that it’s one of the makeup essentials that many of us love to reach for. We’d like to believe that makeup is as much for yourself (if not more), as it is for others. We recommend taking a look at long-lasting lipsticks to keep it from rubbing off onto your masks.
Whether you want to wear it under a mask or pop it on for your Zoom calls, here are 11 long-lasting lipsticks you can get in Singapore. Creamy or matte, these lipsticks have fantastic colour payoffs and will keep your lips hydrated for the hours to come.
The newest lipstick to join the Make Up For Ever range, Rouge Artist was co-created with professional makeup artists for the perfectly precise application. Just clip the cap on the back of the lipstick and hold it like a pro tool, you can even use the cap to clean and finish the application for a defined result. This lipstick uses liquid pigments that help adhere to your lips for a smoother finishing. Using a matte finish with a satin feel, it glides on effortlessly and has long-lasting staying power that keeps the lips nourished in its wear.
Intensely saturated, this lipstick gives you up to 16 hours of wear with its saturated liquid matte finish. The unique arrow applicator allows for precise application and it is even transfer-proof. For the days you want to wear lipstick with your masks, this is the one to reach for.
Beautifully hydrating with a highly intense colour payoff, this lipstick is enriched with botanical moisturisers like camelia oil, mango seed, avocado, and cotton seed oils to help keep the lips hydrated all day long. The vivid tint lasts long without smudging or blurring and it smoothens onto the lips beautifully.
Available in a dizzying array of colours, this transfer-resistant product applies like a plush lip cream but sets as a silky lip stain. It is also infused with avocado oil so lips feel smooth throughout the day.
You might already be familiar with this well-loved Korean brand, and for right reason too. This creamy matte lipstick is lightweight yet defined in its texture. The highly pigmented colour leaves the lipstick on your lips for hours to come and its non-drying formula helps protect the lips at the same time. Before Sunset is a beautiful rosy pink colour that’s perfect for those who want a more pigmented version of their typical MLBB shade.
Fenty’s matte lipstick comes with a long-wearing colour-intensive shade. Their weightless formula helps the cream lipstick glide on lusciously across the lips. Since their formula leans into the matte side, we recommend hydrating your lips before or applying a thin layer to keep your lips nourished. Spanked is the perfect everyday lipstick for a natural and beautiful flush on the lips.
Widely raved about by beauty editors and beauty insiders, this power-packed formula is arguably the holy grail. Not only does it combine fade-proof wear and ultra-pigmented colour, it also boasts a weightless texture that doesn’t clump or stick. Thanks to vitamin E and sunflower seed extract, it applies effortlessly like a gloss and set in a dramatic matte finish.
Hydrating and long-wearing the Huda Beauty lipstick marries the best of two with its intense and transfer-proof formula. Infused with antioxidants, this lipstick helps to maintain hydration while the lightweight formula glides on with a thin coat of colour that only intensifies as it dries to a matte finish. Icon is a nude with a hint of beige and mauve and we love the deep finish.
For those who prefer a cushiony texture, this creamy liquid lipstick glides onto lips like butter but sets in a vivid and matte finish. It is also infused with hyaluronic filling spheres to plump lip lines so you have a picture-perfect pout that lasts for hours without touching up.
A lipstick doesn’t achieve and retain its cult status if it doesn’t deliver. Case in point: this iconic lipstick from M.A.C. Not only is it a perfect shade of red that flatters virtually every skin tone, but its long-wear formula is also void of any shine or glitter for the most glamorous and dramatic crimson shade.
A long-lasting matte lipstick that applies creamy and nourishing, this liquid lipstick stays in place for up to six hours of continuous wear. Its weightless formula is comfortable on the lips, even in Singapore’s humidity, and the colour-rich formula stays in place.
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Text: Joyce Cheo / Additional reporting: Arissa Ha & Farisia Thang
This post was first published on August 15 2018, and updated on September 17, 2020.
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