How to Extend your Summer Glow
Summer is sadly coming to an end… and so is your tan! Here are a few simple and completely safe tips on maintaining that healthy sun-kissed look long into fall!
Hydration is Key
The first step to beautiful, naturally bronzed skin is hydration before, during and after each exposure to the sun, even under the cooler fall sunshine. Sun protection is obviously a necessity any time of year. When summer is over, maximum hydration continues to be important to help reduce excessive desquamation (falling off of dead skin cells). Make sure your daily skin regimen is adapted to your skin type. Your tan, even if it is stimulated by self-tanners, looks best on perfectly smooth skin, free of dead skin cells. Continue to exfoliate once a week, but choose a mild formula to avoid getting rid of any remaining tanned skin cells. Both your neck and your face should be well-cared for since you want a smooth, even complexion free of any demarcations.
A Veil of Colour or Self-Tanning Cloths
Hypo-allergenic and perfume-free, I-Bronze Self-Tanning Cloths were designed to keep your sun-kissed skin looking perfect and extend that beautiful glow. These cloths are available for all skin types and skin tones, from fair to dark. Choose self-tanning cloths that match your complexion now as opposed to the one you want to achieve. You can eventually change as needed. Since moisturizing and tanning are basically inseparable, these cloths, enriched with oat protein amino acids, mineral salts and vitamins, do double duty. Make sure you follow basic self-tanning directions when using this product. Carefully wipe over face and neck (even your décolleté) with a single cloth, and don’t forget your ears and the back of your neck! It’s up to you to decide how often you want to use this product. You get all of the advantages of a tan without the dangers of UV rays. Plus, these self-tanning cloths are biodegradable, which makes them an environmentally friendly purchase.
Pure Mineral Beauty
A healthy glow should look natural. Forget heavy makeup coverage. Marcelle Minerals Bronzing Powder made with micro-minerals, mica and bismuth oxychloride will help you create that pure, natural look. Thanks to its self-dosing mechanism designed to release just the right amount of powder into the brush, there’s no need to worry about over-application. Glamorous sounding shades such as Brazil and South Beach will lend a healthy, luminous quality to your skin. If your tan is all-natural (without any cosmetic help) and still going strong, this powder will add a sheer veil of radiance. If you want to deepen your tan, apply foundation first. Choose the formula that best suits your skin type. Marcelle Minerals Bronzing Powder is oil-free and helps absorb excess oil when dusted over skin. For light, natural looking makeup, dust powder over normally luminous areas: edge of your hairline at the top of your forehead, nose, apple of your cheeks and chin.
Bronze Goddess
If you want to increase the intensity of your tan or create a sultrier evening look, reach for Horizon Tan Pressed Powder. This product offers a multitude of options. When used with a large (fat) brush, you can create the look of an exotic glamour goddess; apply powder only where the sun would naturally kiss your face: nose, apple of your cheeks, forehead and chin. It can also be used to provide a little more coverage, balancing a slightly uneven natural tan (as a complement to self-tanning cloths). Use the included applicator, smooth powder in an outward motion over those areas needing coverage, and then apply an overall dusting of powder with a large brush. If you choose a shade that is slightly darker than your own skin tone, it can be used to contour your features, perhaps enhancing your cheekbones, minimizing your jaw or vamping up your chest?
Tips and Tricks
-One carrot a day keeps you looking tanned and okay! Beta-carotene, when eaten frequently and over a long period of time, helps prevent sunburn and darkens the skin to respond to sunlight thus creating a smoother tan. It’s also a great antioxidant.
-Bronzing powder can be worn anywhere and everywhere: shoulders, eyelids or lips to create luminous points of light.
- Fall’s makeup trends coordinate perfectly with your healthy glow. Shimmery effects and golden/bronze shades will complement and enhance your tan. Metallics are big this fall and your best choices are gold, copper…. Now add this season’s ruby red lips and voilà! You are beautiful!