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Summer Makeup Tips

Varsha Rathod

Every woman wants to look good irrespective of everything. Makeup plays an important role in it. But, as the temperatures rise and summer creeps in, makeup can become a sticky mess. To avoid the makeup horrors in hot summer months just follow these basic tips while getting ready.

Makeup Tips for Summers:

• To avoid makeup breakdown in summers it is important to prep your T-zone with a light antiperspirant product.

• Apply a lightweight primer, and then apply a lightweight foundation. It’s better if you opt for a tinted moisturizer with SPF instead of your regular foundation. Tinted moisturizers feel much lighter on skin. If you do not want to spend money on a tinted moisturizer then here is what you can do. Just combine a small amount of your liquid foundation with an equally small amount of moisturizer. It will thin it out and provide you with a lighter coat.

• Stay away from concealer; apply a small amount of foundation to conceal any spots.

• Avoid using pressed powder in summers as it can form patches on skin. If you must use it, use it sparingly.

• Apply an eye primer and then use a soft shimmery eye shadow on your lids. To get that glow on your lids opt for a coloured eye gloss. These don’t crease as quickly as a cream shadow. Do not opt for cream eye shadow as they can melt off the face in hot summer months.

• Apply waterproof or long-wear gel eyeliner in colours like brown, black and navy. Curl your lashes and apply a few coats of waterproof mascara. Or still better use a smearproof clear lash gel for a glimmering effect.

• For cheek colour, apply a light layer of a gel or liquid blush. These stay longer than powder blush. Light shade of bronzer on cheekbones and chin gives you a beautiful suntan.

• For lips try a lipliner to avoid colour from bleeding. Lips should have a coat of long-wear lip stain with a bit of shine. Do not overkill your look by using dark colours on your lips. Soft matte is the most preferable one for the ladies. It can be a pink shade or soft brown with sheer gloss. Also, stay away from clear gloss as believe it or not they can increase your chances of lip burn. Gloss with a bit of colour is a best bet, since the pigment is a natural sun block and SPF in it will help further.

• Finish your look with a few spritzes of a makeup-setting spray.

• To hide your body scars try body concealers which are water-resistant.

Understand your sunscreen:

There are two types of sun block products:

• Physical sun block: The main ingredients in these products are titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. Physical sun block stick better to the skin than chemical one. Since they are chemical-free they do not tingle or sting like chemical ones. You can try Neutrogena Sensitive Skin UVA/UVB Sun block.

• Chemical sun block: The main ingredient in such sun block is octyl methoxycinnamate.

Do not move out of your house until your sunscreen has dried out completely or say is absorbed into your skin. People who are allergic to sunscreen can opt for oil-free and fragrance-free product.

Tips for Hair:

• Sun can wreck havoc on coloured hair. Take care of colour-treated hair by deep condition your hair using a product containing keratin, jojoba oil, wheat germ protein or other natural ingredients that increase moisture, shine and elasticity.

• Always use a leave in conditioner with sunscreen in it before you go out in the sun.

• Always keep your hair coated with light moisturizing products to keep frizzy hair at bay.

• Avoid hair products with formaldehyde or alcohol in it as they tend to dry out hair.

• Try to stay away from hot styling tools like blow dryers, hot irons, rollers for summer months.

Hope these tips will help you to look fresh and radiant rather than looking ruined and washed out in summers.

Summer Beauty Tips

Look your glowing best this summer Beauty Tips Dr. Jamuna Pai, cosmetologist

Skin care during summer differs a bit from other seasons. India is a tropical country and exposure to sunlight is unavoidable. Here are some beauty tips to follow: Skin is tenderer during summer due to excessive sun exposure. Avoid direct sun light between 12 noon - 4 pm. Postpone any outdoor activities like shopping after sunset. Use a good sunscreen of SPF 30 or above. Re-apply 3-4 times a day. Always use umbrella, wear sunglasses to protect tender skin around the eyes. Drink plenty of water upto 8 to 10 glasses in a day as the skin gets dehydrated due to excessive perspiration. Take large glasses of fruit juices, vegetable juices, and coconut water. Fruits containing high water content like citrus fruits, watermelon would be more effective. Eat lots of vegetable salads, milk & milk products. For quick skin boost in the sun, fill a bottle with a little bit of toner, water and sprits face and body for a quick cool off. For sunburn mix a part of milk and a part of cold water with a tray of ice cubes. Soak cotton in the mixture & apply it to face for five minutes. Use anti fungal dusting powder in body folds like underarms after bath to avoid odour due to perspiration. Summer Hair Care: Wash hair every alternate day as it tends to be too sticky. Follow it up with a good conditioner. If you spend lots of time outdoors combine a little lemon juice through your hair. The sun will lighten those strands faster than your locks sans lemon, giving you an attractive sun-streaked look. Be sure to deep condition your hair atleast once a week, especially if you swim a lot. Hair tends to become dry, dull and brittle if it is soaked and dried too often.

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How To Apply Concealer

YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CONCEALER

Picture this: You arrive at a restaurant to meet your best friend for brunch and as you lean in for a hug, you spot a crusted, muddy-looking blotch of concealer on her cheek. As she starts filling you in on her latest news all you're thinking is: Her concealer is doing nothing but making that zit look worse -- how do I tell her? 

That's the thing about concealer. We do everything we can to use it to camouflage our flaws yet all too often, we end up accentuating them. And that's why, despite the fact that breaking down the details of how to apply concealer correctly sounds like the most boring makeup topic ever, it’s an important skill to hone. 

And while applying concealer properly may not be rocket science, it's not necessarily an intuitive process either. In fact, celebrity makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic (the guy responsible for making Kim Kardashian's complexion look flawless, even when it's not), says the most common mistake he sees women make with concealer is the most basic: We don't match it to our skin tone. 

"When the concealer is too dark, setting it with powder will only make it darker, which makes the spot you're trying to cover look like a muddy patch of skin," Dedivanovic says. 

But he also maintains that's not where the big fail ends. When we set the concealer with powder, we're using the wrong shade of powder. "You have to use a powder that's a shade lighter than your skin tone, because when dry powder touches wet concealer, it'll get darker." Who knew? Another life-changing tip from Dedivanovic: Apply your loose powder with a velour puff brush; using a natural bristle brush can leave streaks on your skin. 

Getting the distinct sense that Dedivanovic knows a thing or two about faking flawless skin? Good. Because with his tips, your odds of never being that girl with the awkward concealer blob on her face are vastly improved.