So many parties, so little time. Extend the best looks in beauty, from hair, to skin to nails, as far as possible into the soiree season.
Brows
“Eyebrows are the most important feature on your face -- they’re the first thing you see,” says Tatyana Gubanov, a stylist at Vartali Salon in New York City.
• There are no hard or fast rules for when they should be waxed. “It can be done a week or even a day before. Maintenance is easy if you keep the shape,” says Gubanov.
• If you have dark hair and wax a week before, you may see some regrowth, so take a tweezer to rogue hairs -- just don’t attempt to reshape.
• Use clear mascara to brush hairs upward when tweezing and to set the brows in place.
Body
Silky holiday frocks demand just as silky skin, so your best bet to achieve a healthy glow is to exfoliate the night before your event. Kate Kotyleva, a technical training director for Dove Spa Canada suggests using a dry body brush made with natural fibres (synthetic can scratch) to then rub in circular motions. Start at the feet and move towards the heart, which helps stimulate blood circulation making “skin look even and plump.”
• Drier skin types benefit from oil-based sea salt or sugar scrubs. “It's a double treatment, because it exfoliates as it nourishes,” says Kotyleva. Use the same way as a dry brush, but if you need to shave, make sure you do post-scrub, or the day before to avoid irritation.
• "The colder the temperature outside, the richer your cream should be," she says. Look for moisturizers with Omega 3 and 6, jojoba oil, rosehip oil, evening primrose oil and shea butter, which shields moisture and keeps it inside skin.
• With all the hand shaking on the party circuit, try this DIY tip for smooth hands: Buy cloth gardening gloves from a hardware store and cut off the fingertips (this protects your manicure). Apply a thick layer of cream to hands, and wear both to bed. Look for products with silicone. It creates an protective layer so the moisturizer can penetrate.
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