Eye Essentials: 10 Handy eye make-up to have in your purse

Eye Essentials: 10 Handy products to have in your purse

Natasha Gan

11 Feb 2015

updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:21

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Urban Decay
It's not practical to hog around the coveted Naked eyeshadow palettes, but thankfully Urban Decay offers a compact version. The Naked2 Basics features six matte neutral colours - more than enough options for highlighting and adding dimension to your eyes when you are out and about.
Naked2 Basics, SGD 42
2/10
Benefit
Benefit's lash-hugging gel liner is smudge-proof, longwearing and waterproof. With an AccuFlex tip, the eyeliner is easy to apply. Have bigger eyes with just a single swift of the matte black gel.
They're Real! Push up gel liner - SGD 38
3/10
Urban Decay
Before you apply those eyeshadow and eyeliner strokes, dab on a few dots of the Urban Decay primer to ensure long lasting wear.
Eyeshadow Primer Potion, SGD 32.60
4/10
Tweezerman
Don't leave the house before dropping this essential into your handbag! The Mini Brow Rescue kit by Tweezerman is aptly named, with basic tools for perfect eyebrows. The set includes a tweezer, brow mousse, brow highlighter and brush, all in mini travel sizes.
Mini Brow Rescue Kit, SGD 36.47
5/10
Anastasia Beverly Hills
In this eyebrow-conscious era, having bad brows equates to committing a cardinal sin. Count on Anastasia's Brow Wiz pencil for defined brows. The pencil is double-ended with a spiral brush at the end for a natural finish.
Brow Wiz Mechanical Brow Pencil - SGD 30.64
6/10
Sigma Beauty
In between meticulously shading the eyebrows and defining the eyes, the brow bone tends to be forgotten. A highlighting pencil is the underrated cousin of the brow kit that promises the brow arch a subtle glow. The double-ended Sigma Beauty pencil has both shimmer and matte sides to be used below the brows or at the corners of the eyes.

Brow higlighting pencil, SGD 25
7/10
YSL Beauté
YSL's Touche Éclat is the brand's best seller and for good reason. Say goodbye to panda eyes, fine lines and other traces of fatigue with the award-winning cosmetic. The multifunctional highlighter also works as a concealer so that's one less item to carry in your makeup pouch!
Touche Éclat, SGD 55
8/10
Sephora
Instead of the irregular shaped eyelash curler we are familiar with, try Sephora's heated curler that you can store easily in your pouch. As the name suggests, the tool is heated so have your eyelashes stand out in a second!
Mini heated eyelash curler, SGD 30
9/10
Etude House
The cute makeup brand Etude House comes up with a creative 3-step mascara for voluminous lashes. The upper part of the mascara can be twisted to step 1, 2 and 3 for a step-by-step application. Expect dramatic eyes with this fun-sized Korean mascara.
Lash Perm 3 Step Volumecara, SGD 19.90
10/10
Benefit
Benefit's latest invention, Puff Off, is a gel that instantly smoothes the puffiness around your eyes. With a glide from its tip that resembles an iron, Puff Off promises a satiny finish to the undereyes.
Puff Off, SGD 45

Don’t turn a blind eye to tired and dull-looking eyes! See our picks of practical makeup kits for those of you who are constantly on the go.

While lipstick and concealers frequent our handbags, eye makeup essentials usually don’t make it to our carry-on make up pouches. But it takes more than lip tints and cover-ups for the eyes to recover from hours of staring into those glaring laptop screens.

From the compact version of Urban Decay’s famous Naked palette, Etude House‘s 3 Step mascara to Tweezerman‘s rescue tools, you no longer have to sacrifice healthy-looking eyes wherever you go. Fret not, these essentials are fun-sized that won’t add more weight to your beauty pouch.

Flip through our gallery for 10 essential eye kits to have in your purse for those bright, beautiful eyes. You’ll especially need these if you want your date to only look at you this Valentine’s Day!

Natasha Gan

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