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Cold winter weather has a funny way of sucking all the color out of our skin.
Courtesy of Philosophy, Nars, Sephora, and L’Oreal
Typical midwinter paleness comes from both a lack of sunlight and a lack of moisture in the air.
What you need is the right product.
“Adding moisture and a bit of color will fight both problems, Sotomayor tells SELF.
Because people have different skin tones, there is no one-size-fits-all formula for the perfect glow.
He says to opt for a product with pink undertones if your skin is fair to porcelain.
It is exactly what you would imagine a bottle of liquid sunshine would look like.
I put one large drop on my fingertip and divided it in half between both cheeks.
Then pumped out a smaller drop for my nose and another for my forehead near my hairline.
It gives a subtle, golden, all-over sheen.
I tried this product two different ways.
It gives an immediate golden glow, and my skin had an incredible sheenbut it is very subtle.
The second way I used it was over my normalblush, concentrating on upper cheekbones and my nose.
Doing it this way really amps up the warmth of my skin.
Then apply all over with a foundation brush or a damp makeup sponge, recommends Sotomayor.
Its pretty incredible the warmth these drops add to your skin.
I mushed the two together with my finger and then blended over my entire face.
It instantly added an overall veil of warmthbut not in an obvious way.
Bonus: This product contains imperial peony, which hasantioxidantproperties that help stimulate cell renewal.
And thats when the mic dropped.
