BAZAAR Beauty Awards 2021: Best Beauty Devices and Supplements to Level Up Your Skincare Routine
For that added boost
Even if you've done your due diligence with a well-rounded skincare routine, sometimes the regular application of products just doesn't cut it. These targeted skincare, skin devices, and oral beauty supplements help to enhance your beauty routine.
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Best Facial Cleansing Device: LUNA™ 3 Plus Normal Skin Facial Cleansing And Toning Device, $469, FOREO
Now in its third iteration, this sonic cleansing device removes dirt, oil and makeup from the skin’s surface while gently dislodging impurities embedded in pores. This version also harnesses heat therapy and microcurrents to lift and firm skin along the way.
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This cult favourite uses microcurrents and T-sonic pulsations to lift and fi rm while delivering a massage that relaxes tense muscles. Use for use two minutes daily for two months for a visibly more contoured visage, then gradually scale back to three times per week for maintenance.
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Reap the full benefits of light therapy with the UFO 2, which utilises a spectrum of eight different coloured LED lights with distinct wavelengths. It also uses cryotherapy and the brand’s signature T-sonic technology to help treat skin. Throw on any one of the brand’s face masks and use with its app to enjoy a skin spa right at home.
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Utilising heat therapy, light therapy, microcurrents and micro-vibrations, this beauty gadget fi rms, lifts, smoothes, brightens, reduces the look of cellulite, stimulates lymphatic drainage to rid toxins, and more. It comes with four modes—Lift, Glow, Smooth and Heat—to target different concerns; the Heat mode is particularly versatile and can be used to soothe and relax tense muscles prior to any of the other modes.
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Dermatologist Dr Dennis Gross developed this as a way for first-time peel users or those with sensitive skin to enjoy the benefits of a peel sans downtime. A combination of glycolic, lactic, malic, citric and salicylic acids help with skin renewal and pore blockage, while antioxidants and retinol help defend against free radicals and encourage collagen production.
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A rich cleansing oil, this offers a luxurious cleansing experience with eight precious botanical oils. Apply on a dry face to melt away waterproof makeup, then add water to emulsify and further cleanse. Skin appears smoother and feels nourished post-cleanse, sans dryness.
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Harnessing the potent anti-ageing properties of caviar, this oil is boosted with caviar lipids as well as a retinol derivative made with caviar to encourage collagen and elastin synthesis, boost hydration levels and protect against UV-induced skin damage.
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A juicy blend of watermelon extract, HA, centella asiatica, rice germ oil and hibiscus AHAs infuses skin with moisture. The bi-phase mist contains both oil and water to refresh skin, while the lipids help seal in moisture and prevent trans-epidermal water loss.
This cleansing balm is packed with antioxidants, nourishing oils and star ingredient papaya enzyme, which does an amazing job at exfoliating. The sorbet-like texture transforms into a balm when applied and turns into a milky oil upon contact with water, melting away all traces of makeup, impurities and sunscreen.
Makeup wipes make for a fuss-free way to fi x mistakes on the go or to quickly rid stubborn makeup before a spontaneous gym sesh. These from Biore remain the gold standard in its category: Each sheet is large enough to use on the entire face and comes saturated with product, so it wicks away makeup without dragging on skin.
The brand’s expertise on ferments culminates in this luxe cream. Combining a concentrated selection of ferments with key ingredients such as white and black truffles, Pu-erh tea and saffron, this cream reportedly suppresses DNA mutations and inflammation while promoting collagen production.
Best Oral Supplement for Skin Hydration: DEFENCERA Muscat, $54 for a box of 30 sachets, ORBIS
Certified by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to be a Food for Specified Health Use (Foshu), DEFENCERA now comes in a new muscat flavour. This “edible moisturiser” is formulated with DF-Ceramides to help replenish the skin’s ceramide reserves, working towards a strong skin barrier that is better able to prevent moisture loss. A sachet a day is all you need.
Best Oral Sunscreen: Professional Skin Nutrition Supplement, $138 for a pack of 30 capsules, Miriqa
Used in tandem with a broad-spectrum topical sunscreen, this supplement, clinically proven to brighten and strengthen skin while protecting it from sun damage, can help prevent premature skin ageing. Non-GMO tomatoes with colourless carotenoids, which are potent antioxidants, form the base of this supplement, helping to counter UV and inflammation-induced damage (the latter releases large amounts of melanin). There are also olive extracts, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties to help repair damaged skin, as well as L-Cysteine, an amino acid that supports the body’s production of the antioxidant glutathione.
Best Skin-Brightening Oral Supplement: Whitening Supplement, $179 for a pack of 30 capsules, Crystal Tomato
Extracted from a unique breed of tomatoes, the carotenoids in this formula are colourless and won’t give skin an orange tint even when taken in large amounts. They work in tandem with L-Cysteine to stimulate the production of glutathione, which breaks down melanin to promote an overall brighter, more even tone.
As we age, the body starts producing less collagen, resulting in thinner, drier and less elastic skin. Formulated with vitaminC and a patented 2,600cc of tri-peptide collagen, this drink by FANCL can help restore the body’s collagen reserves, at the same time improving hydration and combating free-radical damage for a firmer, smoother complexion.