Ulster Life Protect that Outer Layer
A Little Blush Goes a Long Way…
As the summer sun fades and woolly jumpers replace sunscreen, skin needs a little more TLC.
Blusher is our best friend for an amazing glow and creams are great when applied to the apples of cheeks. One word of warning though, use with caution, blusher can flatten our faces in so many ways but overuse is so unattractive and will make the eyes look smaller.
Our first ‘autumn sin’ is to pack the sunscreen away to the back of the cupboard... Definitely not! we cry at Dermalogica. Sunscreen is a must have all year, and will protect against all elements, rain, wind, snow, and let’s face it; we usually get all three in a matter of minutes, never mind in a day! There are some amazing sun screens on the market but I’m a huge fan of Dermalogica Solar Booster. (Price £27.60) Just a drop or two into your favourite moisturiser and you have SPF 30 all day long. There is no heaviness, no thickness, just protection.
Adapt Your Moisturiser Some skins need to intensify their moisturiser from summer to winter and now is the time to do this. The skin does tend to produce more oil and vitamin D in the summer months so it’s a good idea to opt for an antioxidant moisturiser like Akademklinican Antioxidant Day Cream (£63.00). This will provide you with stimulating collagen activating ingredients along with a cocktail of vitamins. Best of all, it smells great too. Skin Smoothing Cream by Dermalogica (£38.50 for 100ml) is also a huge favourite with the fabulous texture of marshmallows and is a personal favourite as a base for makeup.
Tinted Moisturiser or Foundation? Is it time to ditch the tinted moisturiser in place of some heavy foundation? The answer is a little bit of both.Skin looks best with a light coverage of good long lasting foundation and concealed were we need it, and we all do! One myth I want to clarify is, is foundation bad for our skin, does it give us spots? In one word... No! It just makes us look better, younger, and brighter. A lady once boasted to me at a party that she was 40 and didn’t know how to even apply foundation. You could tell! Obvious sun damaged, prematurely aged and dehydrated. A good foundation will always give you sun protection and mineral brands will give you vitamin C, A, K and E and green tea!
Cleansing The key of good skin, is good cleansing. And probably the most essential product you can own, except of course the all important exfoliator. To remove your makeup properly you’ll firstly need to remove any debris and dead skin cells. Dermalogica offer a range of exfoliators and cleansers and are in my opinion the elite of the skincare market and my skin never does without the Daily Microfoliant (£33.50). Dermalogica’s Special Cleansing Gel (from £22.10) will remove your makeup and keep you super clean and fresh, without stripping essential oils and maintaining a recommended PH balance of 5.5.
Pick-Me-Up And for a little luxury autumn pick me up! Akademklinikan Peel Facial treatment can’t be missed, an amazing lactic acid and glycolic peel to help restore any sun damage and dehydration and ensure that you’ll most definitely be an autumnal beauty. Visit the Beauty Company and enjoy the One hour deluxe experience, complete with massage and skin analysis all for just £60.00 All products are available at The Beauty Company, for further details log on to www.beautycompanybelfast.com or call 028 9033 2546. 2-12 Montgomery Street, Belfast, BT1 4NX
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