How do I prepare my skin for winter?
So many of us think about protecting our skin from the summer sun, but
forget that the winter’s cold and dry air can be just as damaging.
Here are a few tips to get you through the season:
•
Cleanse
Cream cleansers are milder and better for really dry skin; for normal or oily
skin, a gel cleanser works well.
•
Exfoliate
Your skin is constantly growing and regenerating, and that dead skin needs
to come off in a gentle fashion. Exfoliate with a gentle scrub or cleanser, or with a
chemical exfoliate or salon treatment.
•
Hydrate
You want to seal in as much moisture as possible in the winter. Make sure
you find a good product that provides a blanket of moisture without making your
skin feel greasy. Do not be fooled into buying a product just because the label says
“
collagen”. No over-the-counter product can penetrate deeply enough to provide
your skin with actual collagen.
•
Protect
Just because there’s less sunlight doesn’t mean there is no sun damage.
Always wear sunscreen.
Follow these steps to transition from your daytime look to date
night-ready in ten minutes flat.
1
Clean your face with a wet wipe, and reapply your moisturiser.
2
Apply a soft layer of powder. I love Mac’s Studio Fix Powder
Plus Foundation – a great all-in-one product.
3
Use an eyebrow pencil to fill in your eyebrows.
4
Apply fresh eyeliner along your lash line. For evening, a black
or dark brown liner is best. Smudge the liner with your ring
finger (which applies less pressure than other fingers) to get a
smokey look.
5
Apply mascara – always apply two layers for night-time to
create a more dramatic effect.
6
Apply your blush a bit darker than you’d do for daytime.
7
Line and colour in your lips with lip liner to create a long-
lasting effect. Apply gloss over the lips.
8
Apply bronzer. With your brush, create the number three on
both sides of your face, starting at the top of the forehead,
dusting along the cheeks and then sweeping across the
jawline all the way under the chin.
9
Shake your hair upside down to freshen your look, or pull it
into a sleek, low ponytail.
10
Look at yourself in the mirror, love what you see, and get
ready to enjoy your night!
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