Valentine’s Day is coming up quickly! Get ready for that very special day of love with this “Valentine’s Day Survival Kit”~ a step-by-step beauty guide packed with tips from makeup, hair and skin care experts on how to create the best look for this special day.
SKINCARE:
Puffy eye drama? Here’s a tip
Puffy eyes are a result of loose blood vessels, weakened skin and excess water retention. A great solution would be applying a cold compress to alleviate pressure to the under-eye area and following with a product designed specifically for the eye area with ingredients like Caffeine to lift and tighten, like DDF’s Advanced Eye Firming Concentrate, which helps to reduce and prevent puffy eyes with consistent use over time.
–Dr. Howard Sobel, New York’s premier dermatologist and creator of DDFSkincare
($88, ddfskincare.com)
Prep the skin prior to makeup application with Lumene!
Lumene Bright Now Vitamin C Hyaluronic Essence plumps up the skin providing smoother, brighter and suppler complexion.
($24.99, CVS)
Hyaluronic essence combines the brightening benefits of Vitamin C and intensive hydration and wrinkle smoothing efficacy of hyaluronic acid. Vitamin C brightens and helps to support skin’s natural collagen synthesis for firmer, smoother skin.
MAKEUP:
Makeup should enhance not mask the skin! When applying foundation, concealer or powder, the less is more approach is always best. Always start in the center of the face and blend up/down and out. Really only applying product where you need it so skin still shines through.
– Lori Taylor-Davis, Smashbox Pro Lead Makeup Artist
($42, smashbox.com)
If you’d like fuller coverage try Westmore Beauty Coverage Perfector 2-in-1 Foundation
- Provides a flawless, airbrushed finish
- Comfortable long-wearing coverage
- Reveals a unique, radiant glow
($32, qvc.com)
HAIR:
Add a touch of sexy to your look with some added length and fullness
“Hair extensions give a natural, fuller, longer and healthier hair look. When placing clip-ins in your hair do not put the clip-ins above the temple of the head. This will ensure that the clips will not show and your natural layers will more easily blend in. Everyone’s head is different so placement is crucial. Start with the nape and work upwards section by section.”
–Lisa Richards, RPZL Co-Founder
RPZL Clip-In Extensions
(16″ – 18″ size : $250.00, 18″ – 20″ size : $350.00 at rpzl.com )
If you’re going for a more subtle hair look try touching up that dye job you’ve been procrastinating for weeks…at home!
TouchBack Color Depositing Shampoo and Conditioner
- Adds vibrant color while boosting shine
- Repairs damage and smoothes hair
- Blends beautifully with natural or color-treated hair
($19.95, CVS stores)
Styling your hair with a heat tool?
“Spritz your hair all over with a heat-protectant spray like Sun Bum’s Beach Formula 3-in-1 Leave In to prevent the heat from singeing your strands”
– Scunci Stylist, Laura Polko
($14.99, trustthebum.com)
Last-Minute Beauty Treatments:
“Tinting brows (coloring your brows with a semi-permanent brow specific color) is a great option for women looking to add fullness and definition to their brows and can become an essential- once done, it can last 3-6 weeks and there is no maintenance required. Also nowadays with women preferring the fresh faced look, brows make all the difference so a light thin or sparse brow can make you look messy.”
Wink Client
($28, Wink Brow Bar in NYC)
Disclaimer: I received product samples in exchange for this post. Any opinions are my own.