Beauty professionals listed which products should be purchased now and which should be left on the shelf.
The season affects your skin’s needs, and autumn and winter are especially stressful for dry skin. We got Make-up artists to give their own specific advice – and products – for this season and reveal which ones should be forgotten right now instead.
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These three make-up artists know the biggest challenges of Finnish skin, which are accentuated here in the northern climate. They know the most current novelty cans as well as the most functional cult classics. Professionals in the field, Makeup artists, give their own specific beauty tips for this season Leena WaggonerSenay Coco and Hanna Angelvuo.
Get: Creamy makeup products
Creamy make-up products are more suitable for winter, reveals make-up artist Hanna Angelvuo.
She raves about BeautyAct’s creamy Color Stick products, which have excellent highlighting and shading colors and blushes. BeautyAct Radiant Cream Color Stick Blush Partner In Crime highlighter. 19.90 e, Kicks.
– These multifunctional products work on the cheeks, lids and lips too! Choose these cream-like rather than powder-like, Angelvuo continues.
Shelf: Powder make-up products
In winter, when the skin dries more easily, you should definitely switch to cream-based products. With cream-like products, a much smoother and more natural result is achieved.
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Get: More Nourishing Moisturizer
In winter, you should often switch to a thicker and more nourishing moisturizer.
Hanna Angelvuo’s favorite is the cult classic Weleda Skin Food moisturizer. 16.95 e, Grass root.
– In winter, I often switch to a thicker face cream and my all-time favorite is Weledan Skin Food! A lighter version of the cream is also available, which works well as a moisturizing alternative for, for example, oily skin. When the weather gets colder, you can never bring too much moisture to the skin, assures Hanna Angelvuo.
Senay Coco will also change all of its facial care products to a powerful moisturizing series in the fall and winter. Refillable Rituals Firming day cream, 43.90 e, Rituals.
– My favorite line is Rituals’ Namaste series products for the face: day and night creams and anti-age serum, after which I finish the skin care ritual with face oil from the series. This series gives your face perfect moisture and a fresh glow, swears Coco.
Shelf: Wrong products
When winter comes, moisturizers that are too light and gel-like may no longer do the trick, because the skin dries out and needs stronger treatment creams to feel well.
– If you don’t know what skin type you are: I strongly recommend that you use products for combination skin, emphasizes Coco.
Get: Nourishing hand cream
Make-up artist Leena Waggoner recommends adding hand cream to your daily use in the fall and winter months.
He swears by the domestic Laponie of Scandinavia hand cream concentrate. 16 Laponie of Scandinavia.
– I always carry a tube in my handbag. A good hand cream does not leave hands sticky and also takes care of those dry cuticles, advises Waggoner.
Shelf: Drying hand soaps
Pay special attention that hand washing products do not dry out the skin further and leave your hands feeling tight: so choose caring and moisturizing washing products next to the sink.
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Get: Eye Patches
The delicate and thin skin around the eyes should be taken care of when the season turns to autumn and winter.
Senay Coco trusts the product range of the Xlash series. Xlash Awakening Eye Gels eye gel pads (30 pairs). 53 e, Xlash.
– I love using gel pads around the eyes. The Xlash series has two of its own absolute favorite products: the moisturizing and brightening Awakening patches and the rejuvenating Rejuvenating patches, says Coco.
Get: The right foundation
Senay Coco emphasizes that you should definitely switch to moisturizing options when making a make-up base.
Coco’s favorite primer for this season is the moisturizing Estee Laudér Futurist Aqua Brilliance primer. 42 e, Sokos.
– At last, when autumn comes, many people start using more covering creams again. In the summer, I don’t like to use make-up creams to cover the natural look and toned skin, but in the fall I use my favorite Anastasia Beverly Hills Luminous make-up cream. It doesn’t cover too much, but it leaves a really beautiful and flexible-looking base, and it’s also easy to apply, says Coco.
Shelf: Matte foundations
In autumn and winter, you should forget matte-based make-up, because they dry out the skin even more, stresses Senay Coco. He advises that if you want to avoid shine on your skin, you should prefer a light powder to finish your makeup instead of a full matte foundation.
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Get: Face or body lotion
Moisturizing face water should be used to help winter skin.
One of Hanna Angelvuo’s favorite facial lotions is the Evolve Daily Defense Moisture Mist facial lotion spray. 24.90 e, Pür shop.
Angelvuo advises that it is better to spray or press the facial toner on the skin with your hands than to use a cotton pad: this way, the moisture stays on the skin better.
– You can easily increase the amount of product by layering: spray 2-3 layers on the face and let the product dry well between layers, he reveals.
Shelf: Drying face lotions
Senay Coco also underlines that autumn and winter mean that the skin is often disgustingly dry and rough every time after washing the face. That’s why moisturizing face lotions are a great help to give the skin the extra moisture it needs.
Get: Cleansing Oil
Contrary to common prejudice: oil cleansers are actually suitable for all skin types, including oily skin.
Waggoner recommends the Finnish Djusien Liquid Silk Perfect Cleansing Oil, 35 e, Djusie.
– For winter skin cleaning, you should use an oil-based cleaning product. With an oil cleanser, you remove all makeup and it leaves the skin silky smooth, advises Waggoner.
Shelf: Drying gel washcloths
Leena Waggoner urges you to pay special attention to the fact that your cleansers do not dry out your face even more.
– For the winter, I would shelve the gel cleanser. That’s when the skin needs moisture, and with oily cleansing, you moisturize your skin already during the washing phase, emphasizes Waggoner.
Get: Matte sun powder
When winter comes, you should change the shade and finish of the sunscreen from a pearlescent to a matte one, advises Senay Coco.
Coco’s favorite is the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit palette, whose shades are perfectly soft. 58.95 e, Eleven.
– In the summer, you should prefer more orange-based sunscreens, because the skin has been updated, but I recommend switching to cold-toned options for autumn and winter, advises Coco.
Shelf: Pearly sun powder
Pearlescent sunscreen applied with a fair hand may look strange on pale winter skin: instead, you should moderately bring shadows and shapes to the face with a matte sunscreen or a contouring shading palette.
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