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MAKE-UP KNOW-HOWWhatever Your Age, Take 5 Years OFF..........beauty director Jo Glanville-Blackburn chooses her pick of the new season’s make-up for fast, easy ways to a glamorous and more youthful-looking you:
 FIND THE RIGHT PRIMER FOR YOU: If the texture of your skin is:
UNEVEN, Try Estee Lauder Idealist Pore Minimising Skin Refinisher
DULL, Use Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer 7 in Shimmering Rose to highlight temples and cheekbones.
OILY, Bare Escentuals Prime Time Brightening Foundation Primer, makes your makeup stay put.
 FINISH WITH BRONZER TO CONTOUR: Sculpt your skin with a warm, healthy, honey bronzer that is more flattering than a classic “dark brown” contouring product. Choose either a liquid, mousse or a powder, whichever you are most comfortable using. Suck in your cheeks and (because the colour isn’t too heavy) really work it into the hollows, blending beautifully so there are no lines or edges to your make-up.
 IF YOU ARE AFTER A TAWNY FRESH LOOK, keep the make-up to the minimal that looks as if you were simply born with great skin. Sheer make-up that imitates skin care leaves a healthy sheen, and skin should definitely not be matte. The effect is buffed and naked, but if you weren’t wearing make-up, you’d notice that it wasn’t there. THE TRICK: Prep and smooth with layers of skincare and make-up. For a perfect base that’s not going to slide off in seconds, start by smoothing skin with face cream. Even if you’ve never been a fan of foundation, now’s the best time to try a new lightweight formula, because hiding just a few minor flaws makes skin look significantly younger in seconds. Some people are not big fans of powder, as it ages and shows up lines, and the more foundation you wear, the more powder you’ll need to fix it. But if the skin is prepped well – softened, smoothed and refreshed, you’ll use less, and need to cover less, so skin looks fresher and more youthful, regardless of age. Don’t cover up if you don’t actually need to.
 Primer makes a foundation go on better, as it smoothes out the surface and foundation sticks to it, making it last longer. Better to use primer and foundation than foundation and powder, especially on older skin. Once skin is primed, just apply a few dabs of foundation where you need it – maybe the chin, around the nose and eyelids, then blend quickly with your fingers, pressing it into the skin, and that’s it.
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