Every girl wants to be the most beautiful in the New Year. To do this, we pay close attention to the choice of outfit, makeup, hairstyle, but we often forget that all beauty rituals should be carried out in a complex and with the obligatory consideration of individual characteristics. Of course, it's worth preparing for the New Year in advance, but we still have time to prioritize and develop an effective strategy for creating an unforgettable festive beauty image. Where do you start? We sorted it out together with make-up artist Tatyana Vasilyeva and dermatologist Evgenia Kulikova of the Polyclinique health and beauty center.
Foreword: lifestyle and skin care
First of all, it is worth establishing food. Try to avoid sugar, as well as foods containing dyes, preservatives, and trans fats. If you do not drink water, it is worth establishing a drinking regimen, consuming 1.5-2 liters of mineral water daily, while it is important to take 2/3 of the volume of liquid for the morning time, 1/3 for the afternoon, and drink a small amount a few hours before bedtime. liquids (a few sips) to quench your thirst. These recommendations will help reduce swelling, improve complexion, and reduce inflammation.
It is also important to establish a sleep and rest routine. It is better to go to bed in complete darkness (you can use a sleep mask) and silence, remove gadgets 2-3 hours before bedtime, or put the phone into sleep mode. In extreme cases, use special glasses that block the blue spectrum of light.
If you have never visited a beautician, you should give preference to procedures without pronounced rehabilitation: these can be care and hardware techniques. When choosing professional care, you should pay attention to modern peels with a revitalizing effect. They may contain stabilized trichloroacetic acid, which, without damaging the skin surface, penetrates into the dermis and has a stimulating effect. Even a few such procedures before the New Year will allow you to achieve a visible improvement in skin condition. You can also take a course of facial massage, microcurrents, rf-lifting.
If you have never done beauty injections, and there are only a few weeks left before the holidays, given the possible rehabilitation, it is better to refuse such procedures and return to this after the New Year.
After you have completed a full course of pre-New Year's beauty preparation, it is useful to take care of the detailed composition of your cosmetic bag, because you simply cannot do without some products on a festive night.
1. Face masks
Immediately before the event, you can make a moisturizing or lifting mask (although you should try it first), and only then apply a cream selected for your skin type and do New Year's makeup.
2. Moisturizers and oils
In order for the makeup to stay with you all New Year's Eve and look great in photos (after all, as you know, photography “eats up” colors, and this can make the skin look almost lifeless), you need to moisturize it moderately and highlight it a little. In this case, different oils will be of great benefit (depending on the skin type). It is enough to rub a few drops of the product in the palms of your hands and apply with applicative movements on the entire skin of the face.
3. Primer
The next tool on our top list is a primer. Apply it on a pre-moisturized face to work out the texture of the skin, mask imperfections and create a photo filter effect. Can be used on the entire face, added to foundation or only on prominent parts of the face (cheekbones, center of forehead, bridge of nose, chin).
4. Foundation
On New Year's Eve, it is very important that the tone lasts with you as long as possible, but does not create the effect of a mask on the face. To do this, we recommend using either a tone of medium density, or several tones of different textures at the same time - for example, a tone that is denser and more radiant.
5. Sculptor
Another must-have is a sculptor. When choosing it, the main thing is to find a suitable shade that will effectively emphasize the cheekbones and facial contours. Today, the beauty market has a wide range of products that easily adapt to any skin tone, so they can greatly facilitate the creation of the perfect weekend make-up. Take note!
6. Powder
One of the most important components of a New Year's makeup bag is powder, which will help fix the makeup, as well as remove excess shine on the face at any time of the festive evening. In this case, compact powder is best suited. But it is important to remember that before using it, it is necessary to remove excess sebum with special makeup remover wipes, so as not to earn the effect of a mask on the face.
7 + 8: highlighter and blush
These two products add the finishing touch to give your skin a natural glow. An excellent purchase would be a palette that combines a highlighter, blush and bronzer, which will create a spectacular make-up image and save space in the cosmetic bag.
9. Eyeliner
It is possible that you decide to give the main accent in the New Year's makeup to the eyes. And here the main thing is to be able to emphasize them correctly. To do this, use a black or brown pencil to fill the space between the eyelashes. This will allow you to favorably set off the color of the eyes and give them expressiveness.
10. Shadows
Be sure to use creamy eyeshadow as a "backing". Their main advantages are ease of application and durability. By the way, when using such shadows, it is not at all necessary to resort to the help of brushes - it is enough to use the pads of the fingers and quickly shade so that there are no noticeable clear boundaries.
11. Fixation for shadows
In order for the shadows to last all night, it is necessary to fix them. Shadows of a dry texture can serve as a "fixer", but it is best to use sparkles, sparkles or glitters (what is the New Year without sparkles?).
12. Mascara
For a wide-eyed look, use a proven mascara. It is important that it does not crumble, does not glue the eyelashes, but gives them volume, length and separation (see also: "How to choose mascara by type of eyelashes").
13. Eyebrow tool
In the process of working on festive makeup, we advise you not to spend a lot of time on your eyebrows: just style them with any transparent gel, because the natural version with a little careless styling has long been one of the main trends in brow art.
14. Concealer
Hide imperfections in the eye area to help concealer. Try to choose a product with a light texture with the smallest reflective particles in the composition so that when applied, it gently masks dark circles under the eyes and expression lines (see also: "Concealer: rules for good masking"). It is enough to warm up quite a bit of the product on your hand and apply it with light patting movements to the corner of the eye, and distribute the rest to the area of the nasolacrimal groove and create a fresh, rested look.
15. Lipstick
Those who prefer an accent on the lips should pay attention to a long-lasting matte lipstick in a red shade, which will be a great addition to both purely classic looks and mixed styles. Try to choose a product with a long-lasting formula that will not leave marks but will not dry out your lips. It is important to remember that before applying any matte lipstick, the lips must be well moisturized with a balm or special primer.
About the experts:
Evgeniya Alexandrovna Kulikova
Tatiana Vasilieva
Photo: Getty Images
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