Qwhen Lily Allen and Cate Blanchett they walk the red carpet showing off glowy, compact and incredibly luminous skin, it’s not just a matter of make-up. The secret is one Rigorous skin prepor a facial treatment ritual with a sequence of targeted gestures and active ingredients. To reveal all the secrets of one event-proof skincare And Keren Bartovtrusted facialist not only of Lily Allen and Cate Blanchett, but also of Lily Collins, Demi Moore and Carey Mulligan.
The good news? According to the expert, who gave a thematic interview to the newspaper TheStandardthis skincare skin prep routine is easily also reproducible at home. Just follow his instructions to the letter, especially before the holidays.
Glowing skin during and after the holidays. The facialist’s advice
1. Cleansing is the real starting point
It all starts with thorough but delicate cleaning. Bartov recommends using a cleanser rich in hydrating active ingredients, free from alcohol, SLS and aggressive surfactants. Cleansing should never be done in a hurry: it’s the moment when it prepares the skin to receive everything that comes next. A well-cleaned skin, explained the expert, is the indispensable basis for a uniform and luminous complexion.
2. A simpler (and more effective) anti-bloating trick
The evening before an important event, Bartov suggests a gesture that is as simple as it is effective: place a spoon in the freezer. In the morning, passed gently on the face, the frozen spoon will stimulate microcirculation and reduce swelling and signs of tirednessespecially in the area around the eyes and along the cheekbones.
3. A hoc mask. To nourish, repair, rebalance
Before a party, your skin needs a regenerating boost. Keep on well cleansed skin a good mask rich in peptides, vitamins and natural oils helps support the natural skin repair processes and restore balance, especially after phases of stress, travel and sleepless nights.
The mask should not be considered an extra: it is, instead, a key ally for obtaining firmer and more uniform skin.
4. Deep hydration with featherweight formulas
Serums with peptides, hyaluronic acid of various molecular weights and antioxidants they are the heart of the pre-party facial routine according to Bartov.
Karen Bartov with Sienna Miller
These active ingredients strengthen the skin barrier, improve elasticity and hydrationprotecting against free radicals. The secret lies in the lightness of the formulas: yes to light, rapidly absorbed productswhich nourish without weighing down or clogging, preparing the skin for diva-like make-up.
5. LED beauty device. never without it again
Mini devices that exploit the radio frequency and red, blue and green LED light technologies they are no longer just cabin instruments. Bartov suggests integrating it into your home routine as well beauty device that help you improve tone, firmness and brightness of the skinstimulating blood flow and the production of new collagen. The result is that wow skin effect that we notice on the red carpet.
6. The finishing touches for luminous and even skin
The final steps of star skin prep? Yes to the application of one non-greasy moisturizersuitable for fixing make up without dulling the skin’s natural luminosity.
Then well a illuminating, light and reflective primerwhich will immediately give a fresher and more uniform skin appearance. Now enjoy your star skin and shine on New Year’s Eve!