Latest & Greatest – prime your skin

We’ve all been there: the makeup that was perfectly applied only hours before has started to cake and fade, and that dewy, luminous, made-up glow has begun to disappear. If you’re not used to priming your skin, then this could be a familiar story. To help, this week’s Latest & Greatest brings you a collection of tools to prime and protect your skin, readying it for flawless and long lasting make up.

Jane Iredale; Smooth Affair Facial Primer & Brightener; RRP $72:

Priming the skin before applying makeup ensures foundation takes easily to the skin for even, longer-lasting coverage. Jane Iredale’s Smooth Affair marries anti-ageing ingredients with brightening factors to promote skin luminosity and radiance.

How to use;
Use Smooth Affair as a primer before applying makeup or as a nighttime lotion for healthy, radiant and moisturised skin. Like any primer, Smooth Affair can be used with or without your regular moisturiser and should be applied to cleansed skin. For the best results, spread Smooth Affair evenly across the face using your fingertips, until the lotion has been completely absorbed.

EmerginC; Scientific Organics Lip Balm; RRP $25:

Soft, supple and plumped lips are the perfect platform for lipstick. Protect and nourish your lips with emerginC, the latest in Scientific Organic’s body range. Designed to protect the lips from free radical and environmental damage, emerginC sooths, moisturises and softens lips.

Good for the lips: What’s in EmerginC?
 Comprising the base of the lip balm, Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant shown to reduce inflammation, increase moisture retention and improve cell tone. Sunflower seed oil is used to mimic the lipid, or fat, content of the skin. This plumps and soothes the lips, while also enhancing the integrity of the skin’s support structure. Finally, natural oils such as sweet almond oil and coconut oil are used alongside shea butter and beeswax to form a protective barrier against the elements and restore lips to a healthy, nourished condition.

Lancôme; Absolue Eye Premium βx; RRP $95:

The dark circles, fine wrinkles and sensitive skin around the eye area often demand a little more care and diligence during make up application. For this reason, it is important to prime the eye area. Absolue Eye Premium βx from Lancôme uses active ingredients to deeply replenish, firm and moisturize the delicate eye area. Designed to improve elasticity, enhance smoothness and brighten the eye contour area, Absolue Eye Premium βx will leave the skin around your eyes smooth, hydrated and glowing.