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look brighter, especially when you wake up looking tired. And because it’s skin coloured, you can use it to cover any red spots or trouble spots around the rim of the eyes or anywhere on the face. 3: Finish the eyes off with black mascara and you instantly look bright and fresh. 4: Bronzer is my favourite way to add a quick instant glow to your face, but you can also sweep it on your eyelids to use as a light natural eyeshadow and also brighten up the eyes. As long as it’s not too sparkly, you can also use it as a nice natural contour, sweeping along the hallows of your cheekbones, jawline and around the hairline of your forehead. 5: Finish off with a lip and cheek stain. Another 2-in-1 product that saves time and money and will last for a very long time. Q: Sometimes it’s nice to go out after work. Any tips to add some extra ‘wow’ to the basic look? The best tip to instantly transform your basic makeup look to a more of a “wow” is to add shine. Adding a highlighter to your brow bones just underneath your eyebrows, the top part of your cheekbones, along the bridge of your nose and the top of your cupid’s bow. It will reflect more light, especially gorgeous for evening lighting. Tip: Best applied with your finger on the apple of your cheeks and make sure to blend. We’re excited to share our conversation with Sonia Leal-Serafim, a highly talented and experienced hair and make-up artist that has worked with the likes of Fergie, Ellen Page and John Mayer to name a few. In addition to her celebrity clients, Sonia has worked on hundreds of fashion shoots all over the world. In fact, she did all the hair and makeup on our model for this edition of Style. We’re thrilled that Sonia agreed to share her tips on how easy it is for anyone to look fabulous in just a few minutes.
Q: What’s the secret to great looking skin? As it turns out, everything your mother told you is true. A daily routine of a healthy diet, drinking lots of water, getting regular sleep and washing your make-up off every night before bed is imperative to keeping your skin at its best. But most importantly, using SPF everyday and protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays. Even in the winter when it’s overcast. More and more I am seeing early signs of sun damage on my clients at an earlier age, especially on the left side of the face from driving, thinking that they don’t need to wear sunscreen when going to and from work. Q: What routine can you suggest that will have someone looking their best in less than 10 minutes? Never before have there been such amazing cosmetic products on the market as there are now. Especially multi-functional products. 1: One of my favourites is BB Cream. It’s one product that replaces your serum, moisturizer, primer, foundation and sunblock. So, it’s your skincare and skin finish and protection all in one product and one step. Most offer a light-medium coverage that you can build upon. 2: Another product that is multi-functional and one of my daily secret weapons is a nude or skin coloured liner. I like to apply this in the water line to instantly open the eyes and make them
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