Best Beauty Buys 2022: Top Skincare And Makeup For Oily And Combination Skin
Each packed with active ingredients and technologies that will help combat breakouts and other common issues you face
Those with oily and combination skin types often feel like the beauty gods are against them. For skincare, not only do you have to find a product that adequately hydrates and moisturises, but you would be looking for one that wouldn't clog pores and exacerbate breakouts. Makeup-wise, you're looking for products that would last and look good with all the sebum you secrete. But fret not, here are 12 tried-and-true skincare and makeup for oily and combination skin that we swear by.
This cleansing oil is suitable for use on the face, eyes and lips to remove makeup and waterproof sunscreen. After massaging it across the face, emulsify with a little water to help enhance the makeup cleansing abilities before rinsing off and going on with a second cleanser.
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Deeply cleansing and purifying, this foaming wash employs salicylic acid to clean out the pores as well as dead skin cells, dirt and excess oils. Botanical extracts including tea tree, lavender and camellia sinensis help soothe and calm irritated skin.
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With a short ingredient list consisting of water, organic fruit acids, vegetable glycerin and bitter orange extract, this easy-to-use spray-on toner helps combat the bacteria that causes acne. Spray it on and let it dry before wearing your mask to keep maskne at bay.
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Salicylic acid helps keep pores squeaky clean without stripping the skin while grape water and rosewater soothe irritation and add hydration. Various antibacterial essential oils also help keep acne-causing bacteria at bay.
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As the name suggests, watermelon extracts are the key ingredient in this moisturiser to hydrate, soothe and deliver vitamins. Hyaluronic acid and antioxidants are also added to boost the hydrating, skin-protecting qualities.
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Blemish Control - Moisturiser: Clinique iD Dramatically Different Hydrating Clearing Jelly + Active Cartridge Concentrate for Imperfections, $77
The jelly moisturiser texture is a lightweight formula that wouldn't feel heavy in Singapore's heat and humidity while imparting hydration. The Imperfections cartridge employs salicylic acid to aid skin cell renewal and combat blemishes without irritating or drying out the skin.
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A moisturiser and sunscreen in one, peptides, liquorice and ginkgo biloba leaf extract work in conjunction to brighten, hydrate and repair skin. Sun protection is afforded by various chemical sunscreen filters to provide SPF 30 coverage.
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With an orange beige tone that colour corrects to even out skin tone, the primer has sebum-absorbing properties to help control shine and help makeup last and look better. The primer also blurs pores.
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A cult favourite from Laura Mercier, this tinted moisturiser is made for busy days where you have no time to fuss with your makeup but still want a perfected base. It provides a semi-matte, sheer coverage that blurs the complexion to give you that coveted no-makeup makeup look. Available in 14 shades.
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CC Cream: Supergoop! CC Screen 100% Mineral CC Cream Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 50 PA+++, $60
Made with pure physical sunscreen filters, the oil-free CC cream imparts a natural, buildable coverage to conceal any imperfections while adding another layer of sun protection. Apple, Irish moss and red seaweed extracts help brighten skin and combat signs of ageing. There are 15 flexible shades available.
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Available in six light to medium skin tone shades, the oil-free foundation formula contains nourishing ingredients including hyaluronic acid, salicylic acid, vitamin C and Clinique's UP302 molecule. The non-acnegenic foundation is also sweat- and humidity-resistant and doesn't cake up or crease.
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Touting 24 hours of wear, this 5-in-1 formula erases, perfects, brightens, hydrates and refreshes skin. Vitamin C and caffeine help brighten and depuff dark eye circles and the delicate eye area. The flexible formula also prevents the concealer from settling into fine lines and creasing. Available in four shades.