Don’t get me wrong, I am all for being well-groomed at all times on holiday and I adore make-up (being a make-up artist an’ all) but on my summer break, I take it with me but it remains in the mini-bar fridge, unused. I tend to look too made up with a tan. My freckles make an appearance big style, I get a lovely colour and I look healthier than I’ve ever done so I feel I don't want to cover it up by the end of the holiday. I also would like to add that I have never, ever worn make-up on the beach, beside the pool or sightseeing so if I do wear it, its for evenings only.
One big freckle
To be honest though, being make-up free on holiday is me being down-right lazy as it’s the removal of the make-up that makes me not want to take
it away on holiday with me. I find it stressful, if I'm honest. It's the stress of seeing remnants of the night before's mascara on waking up, or worse, after a swim in the pool despite the copious amounts of eye make-up remover used the night before. I have in the past tried eyelash and eyebrow tinting but they both disappeared after day one...
As I've said though, I always take some with me and this year I will practice what I preach. I've had a think about what I'm going to take with me. I shall let you know what I took and how I got on when I come back to Blighty.
However, if you're not a lazy-bones like me and you do
like to take your full face with you then I recommend the following. I actually wrote this piece for a fellow make-up artist and very talented style coach, Lisa Newport (she certainly knows her stuff: colour + clothes = confidence). You can check out Lisa and her blogs at www.myrubyslippers.co.uk.
10 Top Tips for Summer
Make-up
Less is more. Too much make-up will just slide off in the
heat. Avoid gloss, heavy creams, powders
and eye pencils – anything that will melt.
Look for products with ‘long-lasting’, ‘waterproof’ and
‘water-resistant’ on the packaging and anything that is a gel is great. If you are very oily then treat yourself to some
blotting face papers rather than reaching for your powder compact (Shiseido
Pureness Sheets £19, Boots Skin Clear Oil Absorbing Papers £5).
Make sure you have a hydrating, oil-free
moisturiser with a high SPF – goes without saying. New product on the market is Bioderma Hydrabio Eau de Soin SPF30 £9 which is a hydrating
spray, perfect for your handbag and unplanned walks in the sun.
Clinque City Block £18, Clarins UV Plus Protective Day Screen SPF 40, £30.
Choose a light-weight but long-lasting,
oil-free foundation. Better still, a
light-weight BB cream which will give you radiance but will still hide any
imperfections. If you are confident
enough then you could just wear a mattifying primer (The Body Shop Insta Blur £14,
KIKO Mat Base £4). Estee Lauder Doublewear Light £31, Bourjois City Radiance Foundation, Garnier
BB Original Cream £10.
Again, ‘long-lasting’ concealers won’t
budge. However, if you have very dry
skin then best to leave this step out. Estee
Lauder Doublewear £23, Clarins Instant Concealer £22, Bourjois Radiance Reveal
£8.
Eyebrows – having done some training
with Make Up For Ever, they have a fab selection of waterproof and water-resistant
products and they do a great gel for the brows: Aqua Brow £31. Avoid powder, pencil and creams. Gels and the felt-tip products are best.
There are so many cream/gel eyeshadows
at the moment. They come in glass pots
or as eye crayons – get them on quickly as they set well and won’t come off
until you want them to. Apply with
fingers or brush. Chanel Illusion Dome
£25, Maybelline 24 Hour Colour Tattoo £5, KIKO Eye Sticks £3.
Another obvious choice if you don't want to tint your eyelashes are waterproof
mascaras - essential as normal ones can melt, flake and smudge in the heat. Urban Decay Cannonball £16, KIKO Ultra
Waterproof Sculpt £9.
Gel/cream blushers are great as they sit
nicely on oil-free bases plus they freshen up the complexion in the summer
months. The Body Shop Honey Bronze £9, Revlon PhotoReady™ Cream Blush £8, SEVENTEEN Instant Glow tan Cream Bronzer £5.
Lipstains are great for hot weather,
especially on holiday what with all that eating and drinking going on! Or do what I’m going to do on my holiday,
take a hydrating clear lipstick – it will go with anything. Revlon ColorBurst ™ Balm Stain £8, Kate Moss Rimmel
Conditioning Balm £6, Rimmel London Colour Rush Balm £6.
I am not a fan of wearing
make-up at the beach or pool-side but if you HAVE to wear it then pop SPF on,
skip the foundation and wear some concealer instead on dark shadows, spots,
pigmentation – wherever you need it and follow with a select few of the above
products and you will look fresh-faced and HOT (not in a sweaty way). Remember, less is more to enhance your natural beauty in the sun.
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