By Elizabeth Angell, Allure
Sometimes you have to fake a little sunshine—even come winter. Makeup artist Scott Barnes, creator of Body Bling bronzer, and the author of the upcoming book About Face, gave us his tips for how to warm up your skin tone without looking fake."Sleep with a humidifier in your bedroom," he says. "It'll help keep your skin supple and moisturized."
[post_ads]"A sheer foundation, one shade darker than your skin tone, will make you look well-rested. Sweep bronzer over your temples, around your hairline, and under your jaw line, working up toward your cheekbones to blend everything together. Leave your nose and eyes alone, since bronzer creates too much darkness there, which can age you."
"When choosing a bronzer, don't go for something brick red—that's a common mistake," says Barnes. Women with fair and medium skin tones should choose something yellow-brown (we like Lancôme Star Bronzers), while women with dark skin should stick to highlighter.
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"Highlighter makes the light catch your features, just don't go overboard," he says. "I like to swipe powder it from the temples to the tops of the cheekbones." A golden champagne, like Lorac Perfectly Lit Oil-Free Luminizing Powder in Luminous (shown above), looks good on fair and medium skin; choose a pearlescent, bronze shade such as Smashbox Artificial Light Luminizing Lotion in Glow if you have darker skin. Barnes adds, "Some people think the trick is to mix cream highlighter with foundation, but that's too metallic spread over your face. You'll look like the Tin Man."
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Keep eyes simple and lips neutral and glossy, and finish by brushing a touch of golden pink blush onto the apples of cheeks." Try Nars blush in Orgasm or Revlon Powder Blush in Pink Blush.
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[post_ads]"A sheer foundation, one shade darker than your skin tone, will make you look well-rested. Sweep bronzer over your temples, around your hairline, and under your jaw line, working up toward your cheekbones to blend everything together. Leave your nose and eyes alone, since bronzer creates too much darkness there, which can age you."
"When choosing a bronzer, don't go for something brick red—that's a common mistake," says Barnes. Women with fair and medium skin tones should choose something yellow-brown (we like Lancôme Star Bronzers), while women with dark skin should stick to highlighter.
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"Highlighter makes the light catch your features, just don't go overboard," he says. "I like to swipe powder it from the temples to the tops of the cheekbones." A golden champagne, like Lorac Perfectly Lit Oil-Free Luminizing Powder in Luminous (shown above), looks good on fair and medium skin; choose a pearlescent, bronze shade such as Smashbox Artificial Light Luminizing Lotion in Glow if you have darker skin. Barnes adds, "Some people think the trick is to mix cream highlighter with foundation, but that's too metallic spread over your face. You'll look like the Tin Man."
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Keep eyes simple and lips neutral and glossy, and finish by brushing a touch of golden pink blush onto the apples of cheeks." Try Nars blush in Orgasm or Revlon Powder Blush in Pink Blush.
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