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AFTER our great summer spell, people have found their skin is breaking out.
We are all using a lot of suntan lotion and our skin can only absorb so much. So aim for oil free formulations and shower well to remove in the evening.
A great new Irish company called DreamDots has just been launched with Rosanna Davison as brand ambassador.
Apply the little dots to the spots at bedtime to kiss those spots away, available in pharmacies RRP €9.99.
How to apply blusher is a question I am always asked. Cream blusher is very good on mature skin as it adds a dewy finish.
Dot the cream blusher on to the apples of your cheeks and blend towards the temples.
Powder blushers are better for combination skins. Apply with a brush and tap excess of the brush. Gel blushers are great for oily skins.
One foolproof-tip is to choose a shade that matches your cheeks when flushed.
Or match your cheeks to your lip colour. As a rule, fair skin looks great in rose and peach and darker skin suits apricot or red.
Before you buy blusher, test it in naturally. Pastels, such as pretty peaches, liven up your skin. Dick Page, Global Creative Director for Shiseido, recommends trying different shades.
“Find one that illuminates your skin and make sure your complexion looks healthy and bright,” he says. ”Just experiment. Start with soft pink or coral, and if you think you need something brighter, go with rosy reds or deeper mauve plums if your skin tone is warmer. The look of natural flush is more flattering, so I prefer pinkish reds and reddish plum tones”.
Try shiseido’s luminizing satin face colour in starfish ,which highlights and illuminates the skin and gives a vibrant,healthy quality .
MAX FACTOR make-up artist Caroline Barnes says “If you’re under forty, blusher should be used as a subtle hue on the cheeks to add freshness and health.
“For your base, imagine you’ve been wearing sunglasses and have a subtle ski tan,so the tone around your eyes are lighter. Then you’re free to use blusher in a creative way. Try it on the apples of your cheeks or under the cheekbones for contouring.
Blush placed low down on the face can drag it down. Too high and the face can look too long. Instead use the centre of the ear as a guide. Use the brush in a swirl motion over the apples. Use the brush back and forth horizontally, rather than vertically.
To define the cheekbones more, apply a bronzer under the apples of your cheek, while sucking in. Cream blusher over the apples and bronze below give a great effect. I love blank canvas blusher brushes and again a great Irish company.
Clarins and No 7 do great cream blushers.
Gosh does a giant bronzer great for body also.
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