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Foundation Makeup and Garments that Love you right back
B y: Carolyn G e rin
Wedding Day Subterfuge, or employing products and
strategies you don’t see, that make what you do see all
the better, (with no one the wiser) is as rare an art as the
seductive charms of the Geisha. To “Reveal and Conceal”
is our mantra, and achieving visible perfection, our goal.
With an edited bag of tricks and elixirs, we have found
the best new beauty formulations and astounding feats of
figure worshipping engineering to fix and flatter. In a sea
of options, and in consideration of the fact that my skin
hates everything, and I have an innate fear of elasticized
garments, I am the perfect gal to uncover the undercover
miracles that “make it work!”
Spanx Hide & Sleek - Lace Trim V-neck Cami
Lace Trim Shaping Panty
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Becca Luminous Skin Colour
Leave it to an Australian girl from the land of
punishing UV rays to create a gorgeous SPF 25+
water-based tinted moisturizer that achieves the
dewy “just got back from Bali” no makeup look.
With anti oxidants, avocado oil, collagen renewal
and tissue repair, Becca offers even, undetectable
sheer color offering a perfect base for concealer.
La Prairie Skin Caviar Concealer
Foundation
For a dewy look with more coverage (yet avoiding
the Kabuki mask look), this luxe SPF 15+
foundation is the ticket. If poreless and flawless
is your goal, and you suffer from the occasional
breakout like I do, this gets you close to perfection.
Blurring fine lines, and long wearing, it’s chock full
of liposomes, anti-oxidants and diffusers that firm
and lift. Nifty coordinating concealer is tucked
away in the flip top cap. Splurge on this one, it’s
worth every cent.
La Prairie Cellular Treatment Foundation
Sleek, chic, and discreet, this Judith Leiber-esque,
portable compact with a matinee-sized mirror
offers all of the attributes of the Caviar foundation
with a more substantial crème formula. A hybrid of
foundation and concealer, it melts into your skin
(and then back into your evening bag).
Becca Luminous Skin Colour
Bobbie Brown Tinted Moisturizer
Pure and light, this SPF 15 tinted moisturizer
delivers that “outdoor girl” all-over sheer color and
coverage, like a light tan from a day hike. Plus it
evens out acne discolorations while offering a fresh,
healthy glow.
La Prairie Skin Caviar
Concealer Foundation
Jemma Kidd Makeup School Soft Touch
Crème Foundation
The Magical Portable Compact: Highly blendable,
this cocktail of ceramides and sun filters, along with
dimethicone (which reduces irritation and redness)
creates a flawless finish. It literally melts into the
skin, and leaves a soft-touch, shine-free surface that
lasts all day.
La Mer Treatment Crème Foundation
Boasting the same marine botanicals as the coveted
face cream, this foundation makes pores disappear.
Skin glows, lines blur, and when passing a mirror,
you do a double take (is that really me?). Long
wearing and nurturing, it’s pricey for a good
reason.
La Treatment
Prairie Cellular
Treatment Foundation
La Prairie Cellular
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Spanx - Hide & Sleek - Girl Short
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Ever played that carnival game called Whack-aMole? You knock over one mole with a tennis ball
and another one pops up? This is my experience
with foundation garments: You compress one area
of your body and an entire new life form pops up in
the other, creating new bumps and lumps. Here are
a few picks to help you suck it in, and push it out
without asphyxiating yourself on the big day.
Spanx
Every girl needs a little smoothing over, and for
the first time in history I have found the Holy
Grail of underpinnings: Spanx. With a nod to the
sports industry, evolved a new line of comfortable
compression garments that wick away perspiration,
and offer a sleek, smooth line under your dress.
From the Higher Power High-Waisted Mid Thigh
Shaper that extends from under your bra into
shorts, to the Hide and Sleek line: Strapless Lace
Cami, the cool and comfy Girl Short, Mid-Thigh
Shaper, and Strapless Full Slip, you can rule your
runway worry free. Wearing sheer or form fitting
dresses is a breeze with Spanx as your co-pilot.
Spanx - Hide & Sleek - Hi-rise Body Smoother
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OnGossamer Sheer Link - Mesh Curvy Demi Bra
Sheer Link - Hip G-string
OnGossamer - Strapless Mesh Bra
- Mesh Lowrise G-string
OnGossamer - Biscayne Lace V-plunge
Triangle Underwire Bra
- Biscayne Lace - Boy Shorts
OnGossamer
Finding the perfect bra that offers lift, support,
discreet coverage and superior engineering
just got a little easier. You don’t want to jiggle
your way down the aisle, but lately it seems
that support bras are so “Nurse Ratchet” with
more upholstery than a couch, or are pretty
and lacey and offering nothing substantial. The
OnGossamer line gives you both: Lace and
engineering to boot, with an edited, feminine
style that looks spectacular under tissue tees and
low cut gowns. My faves:
Sheer Link Ultra Curvy Demi Bra, Microfiber
and Sheer Link Strapless bras,
and the Biscayne Lace V-plunge.
Ladies, it’s what’s inside that counts, but
it’s what lies beneath that will give you the
infrastructure to glow and show your best assets
on the big day.
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