Between rushing from home to home, herding children around and remembering to bring along mandarin oranges, it’s a miracle when your makeup stays intact by noon. Fear not for there are sweatproof makeup products ready to save the day. We’ve gathered some of the best waterproof and sweatproof makeup that stays on your face throughout the entire day of Chinese New Year visiting, despite the heat.
Estée Lauder’s tried-and-true foundation has found many fans thanks to its lightweight texture that gives a 24-hour, natural matte finish. The oil-free and waterproof foundation imparts a medium to full buildable coverage and is sweat-, heat- and humidity-resistant.
Dior’s cushion foundation is a well-loved icon, thanks to pansy and rose extracts that deliver long-lasting hydration while staying put on the skin for up to 24 hours. It gives medium coverage, blends seamlessly and provides SPF 35 PA+++ coverage.
Get your hands on this if you have a combination or oily skin type. Despite quickly drying to a satin matte finish, the formula remains buildable and imparts good coverage. It also feels comfortable and lasts several hours without oxidising. Salicylic acid further helps combat skin imperfections.
With a serum-like texture and a crease-, humidity and sweat-resistant formula, the Fenty Beauty undereye brightener provides sheer to buildable longwear coverage. Use it on its own for a no-makeup makeup look or underneath concealer to really brighten and conceal the undereyes.
This cult favourite concealer lives up to the hype, with a creamy texture that glides on to hide those dark circles – a little goes a long way and it leaves a satin matte finish. Licorice root brightens up the skin, while shea butter and mango butter nourish and smooth.
Say goodbye to fussing with drawing brows on the daily with KH Brow Studio’s Misty Brow microshading technique. The method uses small dots rather than hairlike strokes (thereby making it better for those with sensitive and oily skin types) to create your desired brow effect with inks lasting between one to two years depending on your skin condition.
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Mac Cosmetics’ tubing mascara doesn’t come off until it is in contact with warm water. As such, you can depend on this lightweight smudge-proof formulation to give your lashes a boost in length and lift.
The tapered cone-shaped brush allows you to easily apply the lightweight, waterproof mascara on the hard-to-reach inner corners and lower lashes to give your eyelashes volume and lift.
Available in black and brown, this cult favourite liner has a superfine and flexible brush tip that affords precise application. The water- and smudge-proof formulation doesn’t budge under perspiration too.
This comes with a soft but firm felt tip that glides on easily — perfect for when you’re drawing those winged strokes. Not only is it highly pigmented, it also boasts budge-proof durability that’ll last for hours. Plus, it also promises to be fragrance- and paraben-free.
These liquid blushes from Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty have attained cult status for their pigmented, long-wearing formulation. A little goes a long way, you’ve been warned. Lotus, gardenia and white water lily extracts also soothe and nourish the skin.
Another well-loved product within the beauty community, the Benefit lip tint, can also be used on your lips to create a monochromatic look.
Whether you want to add warmth or sculpt your mien, this Huda Beauty cream-to-powder bronzer touts water- and sweat-resistance so you don’t have to worry about it smudging or budging.
This gives a 12-hour semi-matte finish and promises zero transfer. It also melts into your lip within seconds with cherry oil providing nourishment to your puckers for 24 hours.
This creamy pencil lipstick goes on matte and the non-feathering, waterproof formula delivers enough staying power (it promises up to 11 hours of wear) that’ll last you through all the munching on pineapple tarts.
This is infused with oils, kaolin clay, silica microspheres and soft wax to provide a comfortable long-wearing matte finish that blurs lip lines as well. It is also transfer-and waterproof.
Text: Sofia Kim, FEMALE / Additional Text: Cheryl Lim, Michelle Lee and Ho Guo Xiong