S.ana, bright and selfie-proof: the “Glazed skin”or the “frosted effect” leather, shiny and very bright, is becoming popular among Hollywood stars. Everyone wants it, and not without reason, it is really impossible to resist so much glare, especially with the warm season just around the corner.
“Glazed skin”: super glowy skin, the origin of the trend
“The” glazed skin “is an evolution of the glow, born from the awareness that luminous skin is more powerful: because it tastes of decisiveness, safety and elegance ”, he explains Rajan Tolomei, National Make-up Artist Max Factor.
Hailey Baldwin’s “glazed skin” (@hailybieber IG).
“This concept started from the body, from the almost metallized physiques of bodybuilders, well-groomed and healthy, also a symbol of well-being, wealth and luxury”. From here, the glow gradually conquered the face, not only thanks to make-up but also with skincare.
«Thanks to the latest generation beauty care products, which give elasticity, brightness and envelop. Quite the opposite of opaque, which does not communicate health and turns gray ».
How to create the glazed effect on the skin
Before letting yourself be carried away by enthusiasm, however, it must be premised that such a skin is not just a matter of skincare and make-up, but also of photographic post production. In short, not all that glitters is gold, an indispensable prerequisite to avoid being disappointed.
Something, of course, can be done, without necessarily turning into a reflective surface. “The first step is always to hydrate and nourish,” said the expert.
«Then, they can use creamy products, which dress the complexion well without turning it off, even rejuvenating it, or products with pearly finishes. In this, the new technologies help because they offer increasingly micro and light powders, also suitable for less perfect skins ”, explains Rajan Tolomei.
To each their own “glazed skin”
“On a skin that is not very young, in fact, products that are too metallic or pearly age and highlight wrinkles: this is why today the focus is on rosy-gold, copper, irisé luminosity, both when it comes to blush and earths: they do not mark and do not turn off ».
After all, when you imagine dressing your face in light, you have to think of women who have a fairly normal skin type, without too many imperfections or wrinkles.
How to get a mirror effect leather
«The first step is to focus on skincare and primers, always start from the base. In this way, the more the skin is cared for, the less products will be needed. Subsequently, yes to latest generation foundationreal skin-perfecting treatment creams », adds Tolomei.
«The result that everyone dreams of is luminous and glowing skin, as long as it is naturally beautiful. There are no more in-between, you look for either the fake make-up removed or the exaggerated one, or all or nothing», Continues the expert.
«The effect obtained is that of a slightly“ wet ”,“ dewy ”, dewy skin, which tastes more hydrated than wet. The world of the “fake nude” is very popular because it is the one that comes closest to the identity of a person, even if it always requires a little work, impossible to deny it ».
Mix glow and matte textures
A lot of light in the face risks highlighting imperfections. “Not so much in terms of coloration, spots and capillaries, but in terms of pores, pimples and wrinkles”.
For this reason, the ideal is to mix the extra glow with more satin-opaque areas, especially in the area around the eyes, nostrils, in the labial area and on the forehead “, suggests the make-up artist. “Chin, cheekbones and bridge of the nose, on the other hand, can be enhanced: if a perfect balance is achieved, the face, in addition to being luminous, will be very chic“.
The right shades of pink
Once you have found your very own way to glow, there is another tip to keep in mind.
«In this new exaltation of nudity we need to mix different color schemes. So it is better not to focus on all pink, or all gold, for example, with pink eyes and salmon lips, to avoid turning into dolls and remain chic ».
The rest is done by the attitude. “Only those who become familiar with their defects and embrace them, can truly create harmony”, underlines Tolomei, «Woe to live makeup as a cover and mask, otherwise it would be the end».
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