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stripping

You can keep your clothes on for this one. The

best way to fake a summer glow is to buff

bronzer across your cheeks and the bridge of

your nose, like a sun strip (get it?).

TRY IT

Swirl a large brush in bronzing powder. Get rid

of any excess product by gently tapping the

handle end of the brush. Starting at the apple of

your left cheek, sweep the brush across the

cheek, over the bridge of your nose, then across

the apple of the right cheek. Repeat three

times to build up colour.

cut creasing

This Instagram favourite involves “cutting” the

eye socket with a very fine line of eye pencil and

shadow to create a sharp crease, which will lift

your eyes. It works.

TRY IT

Apply a light eye shadow over your lid. Draw

a line onto your crease with a soft eye pencil.

Blend a darker shade over the pencil line and

finish with mascara.

strobing

Still the prettiest way to create a subtle sheen,

this is a fancy term for highlighting. Forget

what you know about classic contouring (in

other words, creating shadow) and focus on

enhancing your contours by brightening them

instead. Use a highlighter that complements

your skin tone: a neutral champagne shade for

fair skin, subtle pink for medium, gold for olive

and terracotta for dark complexions.

TRY IT

Dab the highlighter on the areas where the light

naturally hits your face (cheekbones, temples,

bridge of the nose, below your brow bone,

corners of your eyes and above your Cupid’s

bow). Buff it into your skin with a small brush

to make it look more natural.

tech neck

We spend a lot of our day looking down at

our phones, causing strain and pain in the

neck, dubbed the “tech neck”. The habit could

also be contributing to lines and creases in the

skin but, by massaging the neck area daily, you

can help reverse the effects.

PREVENT IT

Apply a cream designed to tighten at the base

of your neck and massage it in a circular,

upwards motion towards your jawline. You

should also try holding your phone parallel to

your face, not below. And don’t forget a firming

face serum if your phone has you squinting,

frowning or raising your brow all day. ] Ultimune Power

Infusing

Concentrate,

$125, Shiseido,

(02) 9695 5678

BEAUTY

182 ELLE AUSTRALIA

Neck Cream, $200,

Sisley, 1300 780 800

Finishing Brush, $29.95,

Nude By Nature,

nudebynature.com.au

Color Molten By Eye Studio

Duo Shadow in Nude Rush,

$13.95, Maybelline New

York, priceline.com.au

Photoready Insta-Fix

Highlighting Stick in Gold

Light (top and below right)

and Pink Light, $29.95 each,

Revlon, 1800 025 488

Contour Eye Pencil

in Brown, $16.95,

Nude By Nature,

nudebynature.com.au