BEAUTY AWARDS 2019
SKINCARE
PURIFYING CLEANSERS, AGE-DEFYING REGENERATORS, SUN SHIELDS AND PAMPERING, MULTI-ACTION ELIXIRS WITH YOUR SKIN’S OPTIMAL HEALTH IN MIND
BEST CLEANSER FOR NORMAL SKIN
1. Refreshing Powder Wash, $49, Kanebo
Part white powder with protease (an enzyme that breaks down grease), part pink powder with apricot extract to sweep away dead skin cells and excess sebum, this capsuled cleanser lathers into a soft, creamy foam for an efficient, fuss-free face wash.
BEST CLEANSER FOR OILY SKIN
2. The Face Wash, $70, MDNA Skin
It’s true: Oily skin needs oil to help dissolve sebum buildup and rebalance moisture levels. This formula features nutrient-rich olive oil from Montecatini, Italy, that penetrates deep into skin to sweep away dirt, and thermal water from the same land to leave skin clean and revitalised. Bonus: A herbal-citrus scent that lingers on skin.
BEST CLEANSER FOR DRY SKIN
3. U Wash, $30, Orbis
This Moroccan lava clay wash is loved for its gentle ability to draw out impurities from pores, leaving skin fresh and surprisingly moisturised, thanks to Orbis’ Key Porin Booster, which has eelgrass, peach leaf and cornflower extracts that are said to increase the circulation of moisture throughout the layers of the skin.
BEST NATURAL CLEANSER
4. Probiotic Skin Solution Gentle Cleansing Emulsion, $59, Declaré Switzerland
Harnessing the health-boosting properties of plant extracts, and prebiotics and probiotics such as inulin, yoghurt and avocado oil, this creamy emulsion removes makeup and cleanses while keeping the balance and protection of skin’s natural ecosystem in mind.
BEST CLEANSER FOR ACNE-PRONE SKIN
5. Creamy Wash, $7.50, Acnes
An over-the-counter solution to break the pimple-formation cycle, this helps to reduce acne and skin inflammation with salicylic acid, which exfoliates and unclogs pores too. It also has scar-lightening centella asiatica, oil-controlling avocado extract and nutrient-rich seaweed extract.
BEST CLEANSER FOR SENSITIVE SKIN
6. {my} Gentle Cleansing Gel, $48, Alche{me}
Oh-so-soothing on skin, this lightweight lather helps to purify sensitive or sensitised skin with impurity-removing centella asiatica leaf extract, which boasts renewing, calming and softening properties. It also helps to neutralise the drying effects of water for a much more comfortable cleanse.
BEST CLEANSING WATER
7. GJH Soo Vital Hydrating Cleansing Water, $52, The History Of Whoo
Concocted with traditional oriental herbs such as ginseng, tuber fleeceflower and lotus, this mild hypoactive cleansing water removes makeup and sweeps away dead skin cells, all while infusing skin with a dose of soothing hydration.
BEST CLEANSING OIL
8. Ultime8 Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil, $165, Shu Uemura
A regular on our winner’s list, this adds sensoriality to makeup removal, with a powerful but gentle ultime8 complex of botanical oils and a plant infusion that lift away all traces of waterproof product and impurities while cocooning skin with cashmere-like softness.
BEST CLEANSING MILK
9. 3 Fusion Milk Cleansing Makeup Remover, $14.90, Bioré
This tri-phase cleanser is a blend of cleansing oil-infused milk to break down makeup; lotion formulated with rice extract to remove excess sebum; and powder, to leave skin feeling silky-smooth.
BEST CLEANSING BALM
10. Slaai Makeup-Melting Butter Cleanser with Bamboo Booster, $50, Drunk Elephant
A luscious balm-to-milk cleanser, this melts away makeup, sebum and sunscreen while leaving skin fresh and nourished with antioxidant-rich fruit extracts and an African oil blend. Once a week, add the Bamboo Booster for a skin-refining physical exfoliation.
BEST CLEANSING WIPES
11. A.L.L. Clear Sheet, $13.90, Senka
Perfect for cleansing on the go,
