THISDAY Style

essentials oF a gloWing sKin

- BY MOJI ALLEN

Moisturize­r

Olay Complete All Day Moisture Lotion UV Defense SPF15 prevents skin damage from both UVA and UVB rays. It absorbs quickly into skin and lasts all day to help your skin stay soft, smooth and beautiful. It can also be used to counteract a dry skin condition.

Luminous Foundation

This is used to create a sheer minimal coverage on the skin giving it a dewy effect.

Blush

Use blush to add a little bit of colour to your cheek. Try the Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush. It is lightweigh­t like a powder and have no stickiness or tackiness at all. It melts into the skin and give a very natural effect as the blushes are sheer on pigment. Building up the colour may mean they take a little longer to apply but it yields such a soft, glowing, natural flush that it is well worth the effort.

Bronzers

Use this as contour to create definition to the face around the fore-head, cheek-hallow and corners of the nose. Use Mud Sheer Pressed Powder Bronzers to add a warm glow to any skin tone. Dust lightly over the entire face for just a hint of colour or intensify applicatio­n to create more dramatic effects. The perfect finishing touch for any look.

Bronzer / Gold eye shadow

Use this on the eye lids and brow bone to pop the eyes. Try Stila Baked Eye Shadow Trio Bronze Glow designed to be applied either wet or dry, baked on a terra cotta disk for a sheer, never chalky, applicatio­n.This bronze trio features three different tonal shades for use, the lightest as base, medium for crease and darkest to line lashes.

Lip-gloss

NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss has a creamy lacquer finish with high impact colour pay-off and beautiful shine and sheen. Contains mineral and lanolin oils to condition and moisturise lips.Use it to add moisture to your lips.

Cream Highlighte­r

Use this underneath your foundation to create a natural glowing skin. Use a slightly soft, super pigmented Cream Highlighte­r that perks up tired skin.

Highlighte­rs

You just have to be camera-ready! Get that NewYorker-girl look wherever you go with this highlight palette. Choose your favorite hue and use the included guide to sculpt celebrity-style cheeks or create a soft, sunlit glow. Now you’re ready for the paparazzi! Use this SmashBox Trio Highlight Palette on the highest point of the face to create an extra-glow. Or try the Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kits, it gives the cheeks or eyes a luminous glow. The colours are very smooth and easy to blend. Shimmer is on the more dramatic side but are very wearable for everyday as long as you blend these well or use a loose fluffy brush

Cream Foundation

From a sheer natural look to flawless fullcovera­ge, the Mud Cream Foundation is easy to apply and hold up beautifull­y under the most extreme conditions. Find your perfect match, blend colours like a pro to even out the skin tone.

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