Summer Makeup Trends 2023 - By Namita Nayyar
Christina Flach is a celebrity makeup artist, CEO of Pretty Girl Makeup, and the Beauty Expert
on California Live NBC. www.ChristinaFlach.com.
You are excitedly packing for your long-anticipated beach or European getaway!
The outfits, shoes, and of course the handbags for day, beach, and evening are ready to go. Now… What skincare and makeup to pack? Don’t stress! I have tips and tricks to make you look stunning and won’t melt like that spicy margarita by the pool.
Christina’s Tips and Tricks to make you look Stunning
Prepping your skin is key to getting the makeup to last in the sun and humidity. Once a week during the year and definitely the day before I leave on holiday, I give myself a mini-facial at home.
I am obsessed with derma-planing which is a fancy word for face shaving. It can help minimize the appearance of acne scars, fine lines, wrinkles and most importantly it exfoliates dull skin and clears the skin to enable the products to penetrate more effectively. Peach fuzz is never a sexy look. An added bonus, your foundation, blush, powder will go on smoother. It DOES not make the hair grow back darker or thicker!
I like to do a reverse cleansing which means putting a barrier of your cleanser and moisturizer against your skin before you splash your face with water. There are chemicals in the tap water that do severe damage on top of making the skin feel tight.
Next comes the Vitamin C serum, Eye Cream, Moisturizer, and Sunscreen. Let it sink in for 5 minutes to really penetrate. I like to invest in protecting my skin by buying a new sunscreen at the start of the summer. Don’t forget to reapply sunscreen every 3 hours to your body, face, neck, chest, and your hands. We forget to protect our hands, and they end up getting sun damaged and show again