For the beauty junkie
How to attain flawless skin for the season
While the upcoming holiday season is sure to keep you bouncing from one shindig to the next, keeping your skin in optimum condition may be an arduous struggle as late nights, cocktails and cigarettes, along with the everyday aggressors, wreak their havoc. Consuming loads of water to keep skin hydrated from within and applying the products listed below will make you stun, and not shun, fellow merrymakers as you breeze through the festivities with flawless skin.
When armed with a full face of unyielding makeup, the best way to remove the pore pervaders is with Shu Uemura’s cleansing oil. The golden rule in beauty is to always remove makeup before sleeping. Sweeping away the layers of makeup permits skin to breathe. For times when a total scrub down isn’t necessary, Purpose liquid soap works like a charm. It cleans skin without stripping it but the only catch is that it’s not available on our shores. If you have friends or fam in the US, ask them to pop some over for you. Prone to breakouts? Drugstore items like salicylic acid and Duac spot treatment have swooped in to save me from acne disasters. Applying a thin layer of salicylic acid aids in purifying and toning acne-prone skin by opening clogged pores. Daubing Duac (a gel combination of Clindamycin and Benzoyl peroxide) on existing blemishes or ones that are about to make an appearance cuts their lifespan to a mere fleeting moment in time.
Since holiday gear is body revealing, paying attention to your skin all over is part and parcel of maintaining a seamless, radiant look. Most people tend to neglect their necks and décolleté which is a downright shame. Since the skin on these areas is thinner and often overexposed and under-protected, it’s more susceptible to dryness and UV damage. If you intend to decorate your neck like an ornamented tree, slather a high performance brightening serum by Shiseido’s White Lucent line across the area.
With all the greetings and kissing that will be going around, a great face forward is mandatory for the season. Keep in tip-top condition with the latest facial moisturizer to hit the Philippine market. Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream, which outperformed 32 of the world’s most expensive creams, is easy on the wallet and a mighty fine gift idea for beauty aficionados.
Work your moxie through the holidays and with stellar skin, you’ll carry yourself off with aplomb. Your only concern will be how to quell the swarms of admirers from underneath the mistletoe.
