Time to lighten up

MAKE-UP is tricky in summer. The light is different, so heavier wintry foundations feel completely out of place. I know this because I used a small compact mirror out of doors the other day and my skin looked like I was gearing up for pantomime season.

Time to lighten up

It’s a good little trick too because most of us don’t apply foundation in daylight. In the summer months, even the cold Irish summer months, your skin really does benefit from lightening this up.

Of course, you can always reach for a beauty balm. The quick-fix product has gone stratospheric this year with formulations being brought out by everyone from Origins to 17, (although my hands-down favourite is L’Oreal’s Nude Magique Beauty Balm, e14.99). But beauty balms are not perfect products. Their downfall tends to be that they are trying to do everything and end up being average.

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