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Another brilliant skincare line you can find in your local drugstore is Cetaphil skincare, if you live in the U.S. and Canada, that is.  We haven’t seen Cetephil available in the UK.   Two of Talking Makeup’s favorite Cetaphil products are:  Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser and Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream. 

Cetaphil Gentle skin Cleanser was formulated for dermatologists as a mild, non-irritating cleanser for sensitive skin. Formulated for all skin types, including babies’ sensitive skin, Cetaphil helps retain needed moisture, while soothing and softening the skin. It can be used on the face, hands, and the entire body. It is also excellent for make-up removal.  Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleaner is easy to use with or without water! Without water: Apply to a cotton ball. Gently massage. Wipe off excess with a clean dry cloth.  This cleanser by cetaphil is fragrance free.  Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream was formulated specifically for chronic dry, sensitive skin.

Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream contains a superior system of extra-strength emollients and humectants, proven to bind water to the skin and prevent moisture loss.  Other ingredients: sweet almond oil.  Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream can be also used on your face.  This cream by Cetaphil is great because it is fragrance free and lanolin free.     

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Here’s the last of the tips and tricks from my technique binder.

When applying color to the brows, try focusing the application in the arch rather than the inner portion near the nose for a more natural looking brow. A well-balanced eyebrow tends to be more dense in the arch.

Don’t underestimate the effect of brushing the brows. First brush against the hair growth to separate, then up and back towards the ear to shape.

For the look of bleached eyebrows, use Brow Set in a shade one or two shades lighter than your own brows. First brush the want against the hair growth to cover the brow then dip the want back into the tube and brush with the growth of hair.

If using both a brow pencil and brow set, try using a darker pencil and lighter brow set for more dimension.

Fluid Line in an appropriate shade, like Dipdown with the 208 brush, is great to cover any scars or open areas in the eyebrow.

A light powder eye shadow color like Shroom, Rice Paper or Arena placed under the arch of the brow highlights and defines the brows.

After applying a powder or pencil color o the brow, brush through with the 206 brush to soften. Set with an application of clear or tinted Brow Set.

Clean up any stray brush or pencil strokes with a little concealer and a 194 brush. This helps to sharpen edges needed.

In a pinch, Tinted Brow Set can be used to touch up the roots of the scalp as well.

Guys can use tinted brow set in the side burns to make them look thicker.

Mix clear brow set with any desired shade of MAC Pigment for a streak of color in the hair.

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This weekend I headed over the MAC counter to try the new Mineralize Satinfinish foundation and the artist who worked on me showed me how to use the Mineralize products to get a glowy, J. Lo look. I like having the added dimension of some shimmer in comparison to a flat, matte, look, but I have pretty oily skin so I’m really picky about what shimmer products I use – otherwise, I end up looking like a greasy disco ball if there’s too much glitter. If you like the foundation and the powder consider taking these extra steps because the finished look is really pretty. It gives just enough glow without being too over the top.

Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on what she did and the products she used:

Fix+ over my entire face.

2. She then used the 190 Foundation Brush to apply Strobe Cream over my entire face. You don’t have to use the brush to apply this cream – if you don’t have one just use your fingers.

3. She then mixed Fast Response Eye Cream with Select Moisturecover concealer, and then applied the mixture with the 252 Large Shader Brush. (Although I liked the texture of concealer mixed with eye cream, I didn’t think it gave me enough under eye coverage, so if I were to repeat this look again I’d leave out dilution of the concealer.)

4. She then pumped some Mineralize Satinfinish SPF 15 Foundation onto a Petri dish. (MAC artists sometimes use Petri dishes because the glass doesn’t transfer bacteria. You can pump the foundation onto the back of your hand, just make sure you either wash them really well or use Purell before putting products like foundation – or any other product – on the back of your hands to avoid transferring bacteria onto your face.) She then used the 190 Foundation Brush to apply Mineralize Satinfinish with a stippling motion onto my face. To stipple, you take the brush (hold it towards the end, like a chopstick) and bounce it gently on your skin and give it the slightest pull. Whatever you do, don’t paint your foundation on in long stripes.

5. She then grabbed three shades of Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Powder: Medium, Light and Dark. She applied Medium over my entire face with the 182 Buffer Brush. She then applied Light with the 168 Large Contour Brush to highlight underneath my eyes, across the forehead, down the nose, on the chin and then across the tops of my cheeks. With the same brush, she then contoured my cheeks by applying the Dark shade underneath the apples of my cheeks and up into the hairline.

Voila! You’ve got the glowy look! Watch out, J. Lo…