Beauty intel: Vidal Sassoon, Laneige, KOSE, Skin Inc

HAIR HYDRATION. Even healthy locks need a pampering and nourishing treat daily to retain their bounce, strength and shine. Enter Vidal Sassoon Premium Base Care Series, a five-piece offering that works every strand of your locks to leave them deeply hydrated and resistant to environmental aggressors. Priced from S$5.90 to S$14.50 at leading department stores and pharmacies.

SNOW WHITE CLARITY. Laneige White Plus Renew Capsule Sleeping Pack (16 capsules, 3ml each) is meant to be used as an overnight leave-on treatment and promises to moisturise and brighten your skin by up to two skin tone. A new addition to the White Plus Renew line, it marries the goodness of a whitening capsule and hydro gel cream. Retailing for S$42 at Laneige boutiques.

BEAUTY SEARCH. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of its signature skincare range SEKKISEI next year, KOSE is on the lookout for the SEKKISEI Cinderella. The winner of this regional beauty search will get to bring home S$6,000 in cash, a year’s supply of KOSE products and a trip to celebrate the festivities in Japan next year. For more information, please visit http://sg.sekkisei-cinderella.com. Last day for entries is March 31.

LIGHT UP. Skin Inc fans will be pleased to know that the Pure Snow White+ Mask is now enhanced with the goodness of nano technology, which aids in optimal absorption of ingredients, brightening and hydrating of skin and refining of pores. Use this creamy formula daily for just two weeks for clearer and brighter skin tone with a reduction of spots and scars. Retailing for S$178 at Skin Inc stores and http://iloveskininc.com.