Want ... To have a beautiful complexion

Published on 05/15/2024 10:22

Having a beautiful complexion is work. Between the highlighters (illuminators), to handle sparingly and in the right places, and foundations, not to pose in total flat, through the inevitable BB creams, knowing the right gestures is essential.

Have a beautiful complexion: play with an illuminator

The illuminator is the make-up flashlight. Its purpose: to add light where it is lacking. Its formula can therefore be used as a complexion product in its own right, for a no foundation effect (without foundation), and ultra glowy on bad days. But it is used mainly as a primer (kind of undercoat) by the followers of the zero defect complexion or in top coat to bring relief to the makeup . " In base, it will be applied everywhere, even on the eyelids, in ultrafine layer according to the technique of" mille-feuille ", advises Terry de Gunzburg, founder of the brand by Terry . To prevent the illuminator from linting, put it on a serum (less fat than a light cream) and with a brush to impregnate the skin with matter. Let it dry for a few seconds, then add foundation and blush, always in light layers so that the resulting luster diffuses through. In top coat, it will be applied, this time, over the foundation. " In touches on the bulging parts, the highlighters blur the sometimes too flat effect of the coverage and allow to give shape to the face, " says Terry. To bring shine, we tap the texture on the brow bone, the top of the cheekbone, the bridge of the nose (not to lengthen it, we do not go especially to the tip) and the tip of the chin, going down almost to the neck. Keep your hand light. The idea: to hang the light. If you put too much, the result may be too glowy, too fat. Nice and fresh on a young skin nickel, without button , less happy past 30 years.

The choice of VB. Plumping soft focus: Hyaluronic Face Glow by Terry. In complexion: Photo Finish More Than Primer of Smashbox, exclusively at Sephora. Worship: Touche Éclat by Yves Saint Laurent . Flash effect: Orlane Light Care Brush.

Have a beautiful complexion: "photoshoper" his complexion with a BB cream

No need to go back to the success of the Blemish Balm Cream (anti-blemish cream). Mid-care (moisturizing but also matifying, and sometimes anti-aging ), half-makeup (it corrects and illuminates), this hybrid formula gives a good-looking look. Perfect whiplash on tired skin, it allows to unify lightly without fearing the thickness of other complexion products. If you still want to use his day cream (or serum), we must put it before the BB cream. Then, it does not spread like a foundation (which must be tapping), but it warms before stretching on the skin. " In the beginning, you can have the impression that its texture is too light or too yellow, but its very volatile pigments evaporate immediately to leave only a veil of transparency, " says Magali Ceyrat, head makeup artist for the cinema. The secret: apply it quickly, without spending too much time on the skin or adding more material. The complexion remains alive but the imperfections are corrected. " The BB cream is alone," says Violette, Dior make-up designer. It would be even counterproductive to superimpose a foundation since it is primarily aimed at those who expect a supplement of freshness and glow . "

The choice of VB. Pioneer: BB Erborian Ginseng Cream. Pro-xylane: BB Cream Anti-Age Garnier . Perfecting: Hydra Life BB Cream Moisturizing Sublimator Beauty Immediate SPF30 Christian Dior. For sensitive skin: Hydreane BB Cream from La Roche-Posay .

Have a beautiful complexion: apply your foundation on a few areas

All the pros agree on this point: no need to overload the complexion, it is especially the median zone which needs to be "covered". " This is where all the flaws and small capillarities are focused on," says Miky, make-up artist Lancôme France. This invisible triangle starts from the outer points of the eyebrows to Cupid's bow. That is to say under the eyes, on the cheekbones and on the nose. And rather sparingly, by first depositing the foundation on the hand to then tap it with your fingers. It is faster and the gesture helps to better manage the material. "Finally, a brush can be used by stretching the surplus outward to clear any boundaries. In all cases, the contours of the face remain bare so that the skin appears "alive". "Especially, we avoid the jaws that concentrate a lot of down, which may bring out the foundation, " says Miky.

The choice of VB. Second skin: Guerlain's Parure de Lumière. Velouté: Complexion Idol Ultra 24H from Lancôme. Translucent: Face Architect Shu Uemura Sublimator Foam Veil Foundation. Nude: Face Fabric Nude Nude Second Skin by Giorgio Armani .