HOW TO GET DEWY (BUT NOT OILY) SKIN HOW TO FAKE 8 HOURS OF SLEEP HOW TO GET FULLER LIPS HOW TO SHARPEN YOUR FEATURES HOW TO FEIGN A TAN HOW TO FIX SPARSE BROWS

BEAUTY INSIDER: ANNIE AND MAGGIE FORD DANIELSON

  • HOW TO GET DEWY (BUT NOT OILY) SKIN
    Annie: "This is really the key in humidity. After you apply your skincare, put on Porefessional which not only minimizes your pores but also helps to fight shine without get that dry look. Then you can apply liquid foundation on it. You can also put it on top as well to fight the shine without having to apply powder. Women tend to apply powder when they get oily but oil mixed with powder just becomes mud, and you don't want to make mud!
    It's great when applied with Oxygen Wow because you really do need a foundation that's not too matteĀ—it's all about getting that dewy glowing skin and this is what the foundation promotes. It has SPF 25 in an oil free formula, buildable coverage so from a sheer to full and it also has unique skin benefits with Vitamin C and E, minerals and a peptide. So you basically get skin benefits and coverage in one."

    Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow;Porefessional, P1,600, Benefit Cosmetics.
    February 09, 2012
    Photo by: Benefit Cosmetics
  • HOW TO FAKE 8 HOURS OF SLEEP
    Maggie: "This isn't really a trick but you have to have it. We have two concealers in our brand and Erase Paste is one of them. It's actually a brightening concealer so this is really good for under the eyes, for dark circles and puffiness. It has brightening agents which actually reflect light away from your dark circles. It's very concentrated and its really creamy. Which is good because a lot of the time the undereye skin is a little dry so you don't want to use something that will make it extra dry."

    Erase Paste, P1,400, Benefit Cosmetics.
    February 09, 2012
    Photo by: Benefit Cosmetics
  • HOW TO GET FULLER LIPS
    Annie: "Definitely our tints. I actually really love the look of a tint with a lipgloss on top. Because the tint is going as you know, give you that really pretty natural flush to your lip but a putting a little bit of gloss will accentuate it further. This is a little bit more natural than a lipstick but still gives you that juiciness to your lip. I also like putting a really nice highlighter like High Beam right on the cupid's bow cause that will really make them pop."

    Benetint, P1,800; High Beam, P1400, Benefit Cosmetics.
    February 09, 2012
    Photo by: Benefit Cosmetics
  • HOW TO SHARPEN YOUR FEATURES
    Annie: I love Watts Up because it is a highlighter and highlighters in essence sharpen your features but this takes all the makeup artistry out of highlighting. Women always have a hard time asking us 'Where should I put it? How much should I use?' So this is a beautiful cream to powder formula that you can put over your foundation and it won't move. All you do is draw it on on one side and you take the smudge tip and do little circles, blending it into any area you want to accentuate.
    At Benefit we have a little saying called the 'Power V' which is right from above your brow or under the brow, all the way to the temple and down the cheekbone and go through the center of the nose. Anywhere where the light would hit the face."

    Watts Up, P1,600, Benefit Cosmetics.
    February 09, 2012
    Photo by: Benefit Cosmetics
  • HOW TO FEIGN A TAN
    Annie: I do not leave the house without Hoola on. What I love about this product is that it may look a little gnarly in the box but the best part of it is that it's an all over bronzer and it doesn't matter what your skin tone is because it has no orange, it has no red and no shimmer. So what it does is give you a really light dusting of warmth all around.
    Sun beam is also great to get that glow. It's a golden champagne and you can even mix it into your foundation. You put this with a little bit of Hoola around and you'll look great."

    Sun Beam, P1800 (available in March 2012); Hoola, P1600, Benefit Cosmetics.
    February 09, 2012
    Photo by: Benefit Cosmetics
  • HOW TO FIX SPARSE BROWS
    Maggie: People with sparse browse tend to not want anyone to touch them. All they want to do is fill them in. But at Benefit we always say that every new customer has to go to 'Brow Rehab'. So if you have sparse brows, don't touch them, come back in six weeks and we'll give you the great shape.
    If you have no brows at all we have many products that can do everything from filling in a brow, giving you the look of fake hair to accentuating your brow to even lifting your brow. We take brows seriously!"
    February 09, 2012
    Photo by: Benefit Cosmetics