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Men’s Folio Grooming Awards 2021 Part VI: the Best Makeup

  • By Bryan Goh

Men’s Folio Grooming Awards 2021 Part VI: the Best Makeup
Despite all odds last year, we received 191 nominations, tested 140 of them and crowned 33 “Best Of” products for our inaugral Grooming Awards. This year, the nominations have almost doubled to a whopping 368 that could be taken as a sign of doing one thing right: staying committed to looking past the hype to deliver the cream (or serums and lotions) of the crop of grooming products. While such reviews are common on the internet now, we, alongside industry veterans (makeup artist Eric Yeo, Larry Yeo and Sha Shamsi & Mediacorp actor Thavanessan) pride ourselves in how stringent and sincere we are in our reviews. They have to be as innovative as they are ingenious and of course, a pleasure to the senses when used.

One might notice too that we have opened up a makeup category: a response to the new era in its unbridled liberation of gender norms. Here, the “Best Of” products for our Grooming Awards 2021 (Part one, two, three, four and five just a quick click away). We hope one will enjoy them as much as we did.


Men’s Folio Grooming Awards 2021 Part VI: the Best Makeup
23. Best Concealer — NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer: “Despite it feeling light in texture, the coverage is very powerful without drying to a caky finish,” reveals makeup artiste Sha Shamsi. She also notes that it lasts the whole day without any need for touch up.



24. Best Cushion Foundation — MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Complete Coverage Cushion Compact SPF 50/PA++++: “Once you pick the perfect colour and undertone, the application of this cushion is non-noticeable and you can’t go wrong with the shade range,” shares makeup artiste Larry Yeo.



25. Best Powder Foundation — MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Powder + Foundation: “It smoothens the skin, covers imperfections flawlessly and is discreet for a man to use. With the number of colours available, everyone gets their perfect shade,” shares Yeo.


Men’s Folio Grooming Awards 2021 Part VI: the Best Makeup
26. Best Liquid Foundation — Chanel Boy de Chanel Foundation: Makeup artiste Eric Tan thinks that “its sheer coverage is great for those who just need a little correction and it makes it easy to use for first timers too. The scent is very pleasing upon application”.


Men’s Folio Grooming Awards 2021 Part VI: the Best Makeup
27. Best Eyebrow Pencil — NARS Brow Perfector: Sha notes that “one end of this pencil allows you to thicken your eyebrows out without difficulty even for first timers and the other side diffuses any mistakes.”



28. Best Mattifying Primer – Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Blurring Primer: Deputy Editor Bryan Goh enjoys that this primer “is very mattifying which means that your foundation will not slip or slide around. It also diffuses out imperfections like lines”.



29. Best Hydrating Primer — Clinique Even Better City Block Brightening Aqua Gel + Anti-Pollution Primer SPF 45 PA+++Upon application, this product “feels more like a skincare product than a primer — it’s very hydrating but evens out skin tone like a primer,” reveals Eric.

This is just part six of our Men’s Folio Grooming Awards 2021 that will appear in the months of June and July. For the full story, click here to catch up with the issue itself.