Besides running to work, a zip of coffee between two meetings, meetings extended over the working hours, you still have to look good!
You see your life as a marathon, with no time left for yourself; often the time to spoil yourself is reduced to 30 minutes in the morning spend in front of the mirror, before throwing yourself in daily events.
In harsh winter time, your problems are increasing, your skin perfection and makeup has to win the battle with frost, rain and snow. When the weather’s frosty and dry, skin becomes dryer, tends to be more dehydrated, flakier and more irritated.
That’s why I recommend you to pull out your winter makeup kit and choose a more studied, hydrated look:
To keep your skin fresh and get a porcelain sheen look, so in trends this season, your skin has to be prepared. Keeping a treatment and moisturizer on your face, day and night as this will help further moisturize your skin. To keep your skin hydrated from the outside in, apply a matte cream-based foundation, which helps to protect your skin from environmental aggressions such as pollution, stress, and UV rays. Damaging UV rays can be more intense in winter, especially in the air of higher altitude.
Young, fresh look is one of the hottest trends for this winter beauty, which puts the focus on the myster
y in your eyes expression, by “smoky eyes” effect. Remember to keep your lips nude. When applying strong makeup (like smoky eyes or red lips) put the focus on either eyes or lips, never both. (Think Angelina Jolie: She either plays up her huge eyes or her huge lips, never both. If she did, she’d look like a clown).
This winter lips are matte or creamy, lip makeup is created by applying a sheer coverage foundation, then a sheer pink matte lipstick and a natural color gloss final touch. Photo courtesy Lancome Paris
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October 18th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
I like winter makeup, there is more room for the dramatic.
December 6th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
ooh you should do more of these…cause winter is here and not about to go anytime soon
December 6th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
I agree that more posts on winter makeup should be made since it’s here again.
December 9th, 2007 at 6:05 am
I love smokey eyes for winter time!
December 11th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
and cold cream is great for winter, too!
December 14th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
my skin tends to get really dry in winter…
I hope winter will be gone quick because I love summer so much!