We all want that lit-from-within look.
Quick FixSpotlight features with a highlighter or luminizer.
For the most natural look, choose liquid or cream.
If you have dark skin, choose golden-bronze (try Japonesque Liquid Light in 03, $28).
Bonus TipUse the same highlighter to show off defined muscles, says Gina Brooke, an NYC makeup artist.
Swipe it on shoulders and down the fronts of arms and legs.
Skin tends to be less dry in summer, but chlorine and sweat can still deplete its natural hydrators.
You need a little moisture boostnothing too heavy, since thick creams can slide right off in the heat.
Quick FixA hydrating toner or essence (like Osea Sea Vitamin Boost, $36).
Old-school toners used alcohol to dissolve oil and left skin dry.
Bonus TipIf you’re very dry, layer on a light moisturizer, too.
The toner primes skin to better absorb any hydrator you put on next.
“you gotta dampen it first.”
Live in summer’s minis and shorts with thighs that are as close to dimple-free as possible.
And caffeine dehydrates fat cells, shrinking them so that they temporarily look less bumpy.
“This makes the collagen in your skin thicker and firmer, concealing lumps,” Dr. Zeichner says.
Go for the BronzeSt.
Happy skin is calm, breakout-free skin.
Heat and UV rays can stress it out, causing blemishes and redness on your face and body.
The best thing you might do is … nothing.
And have a go at schedule a full day inside to give skin a break from the elements.
We like Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Daily Cleanser, $9.
It cleans without stripping skin.
These ingredients soften and soothe skin.
Try lavender-scented Aqua Spa Relax Bath Soak, $10, to soothe skin and muscles.
Styling, Lida Moore Musso.
Photo Credit: Stewart Shining
