Beauty Roundup: Illuminated Spa-esque Skin Has Never Been Easier With These Essentials
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If there’s one thing you can bank your money on, it’s that good skin’s always in season. Dewy ‘naked’ skin has dominated beauty trends in all its glowing glory - so you might wonder - what makes this season’s skin trend so different?
This Summers’s secret weapon is all about skin prep to mirror what we call ‘a fresh spa-esque glow’ that’s not only believable but can blend from subtle sheens to ramped up in a flash.
Crystal clear skin doesn’t happen overnight, and we know this skin-focused trend goes much deeper than a ‘fake it till you make it’ approach, so if your path to skin bliss is a work in progress – try fake a smooth finish!
Shop the look: Subtle sheens
Hydration is critical for a smooth makeup application to enhance skin, without having to cover it up too much. A gentle exfoliating cleanser rich in Vitamin C and antioxidants, like French Girl’s - Lait de Rose Vitamin C Polishing Wash, $25 will not only give your skin a good foundation to work from, it will also help smooth, nourish and brighten your complexion
Try skin-boosting products, with deeply hydrating, and skin smoothing benefits like The Organic Pharmacy’s Hyaluronic Acid Serum, $30 to hydrate, correct, and plump up the skin for a youthful freshness.
Follow up with a lightweight foundation with sheer but buildable coverage like RMS beauty “Un Cover-Up Cream Foundation $52.00. Its base of Jojoba, Caster, and Meadowfoam seed oils ensures that the skin is covered, but still looks like skin with a wholesome glow to rival.
A touch of 100% Pure, Fruit Pigmented Luminizer, $38 added along the brow bone, onto upper cheekbones, and down the bridge of the nose, and onto the cupids bow will add a naturally luminous effect
The final touch? A natural flush with a cream blush filled with reflective formulas blended onto the apple of your cheeks with your fingertips - Kosas Color & Light Palette in Velvet Melon, $34 blends easily and can double up as a highlighter too!
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Top tip!
Ladies with oilier skins need to apply fewer amounts of lightweight products over the T-zone area when prepping skin for a radiant glow. Pat the product in gently for a hydrated look, minus the shine.
Ramp up your subtle skin finish in a flash by adding lashings of mascara, pump up the shine with a cream-based holographic highlighter onto light-reflective areas - think the upper cheekbones, and lightly work the product up into your temples by patting it gently in a c-shape for a high-impact “just left the spa" finish - voila!