Glam-to-Go: instant party make-up fixes
Grace Fodor, founder of Studio 10 cosmetics, shares her secrets with Beauty Bible As the festive season hurtles towards us like a bullet train, we sometimes almost don't have time to catch our breath, let alone make time for party prepping. So we asked the wonderful Grace Fodor, who created Studio 10 – the only pro range of make-up for women in their later 30s and beyond – to tell us exactly how to go from glum to glam in just a few minutes.
1. Firstly, create the perfect canvas for party make-up and give your complexion a youthful boost by applying an intensely hydrating serum-based primer to the skin. This will prolong your makeup and can take years off your face win, win!
Studio 10 Miracle Effect Priming Serum works on two levels: it instantly reduces wrinkles instantly while delivering ongoing results improving the signs of ageing - fine lines and wrinkles, enlarged pores, age spots and pigmentation, puffiness and dark circles and dehydration.
TIP: For an instant refresh and lift to the eye before a big night out, tap the serum into and all round the under eye area - store in the fridge for an ultra soothing, rejuvenating treat.
Miracle Effect Priming Serum/£68
2. For a photo-ready complexion, pat concealer into the hidden areas of redness or that age the complexion and show tiredness – corners of the lips, tear stains at the outer corners of the eyes, and nose-to-mouth lines. Carefully blend the edges for a perfect finish. Don’t forget to cover dark circles too, and apply into the shadowy inner corner of the eye by the bridge of your nose.
Studio10 Age Defy Skin Corrector palette instantly corrects, conceals and covers up the signs of ageing. It’s packed full of anti-ageing ingredients and features essential colour correctors to cancel redness or dark under eye circles and two ultra creamy, non drying, concealer-to-foundation shades for a perfect colour match that blends seamlessly into the skin.
3. Highlighting features is the easiest way to look younger and fresher in seconds. Choose a highlighter with a shimmer, not a glitter, in a warm off-white or pearl with a gold undertone, so it blends naturally. Highlight the areas that naturally catch the light: the fullest part ofthe cheek, forehead, centre of the nose, brow bone, and Cupid’s bow. Don’t forget to sweep over décolletage and shoulders if they’re exposed and for perfect party pins apply down the centre of the legs.
Our Youth Life Glow-Plexion multi-tasking all-in-one primer, radiance crème, illuminator and highlighter with its ‘lit-from-within’ tones is perfect for this. It also has a binding technology for a long-last, party-all-night finish.
4. Go for instant red carpet glamour: intensifying and defining the eye will instantly take your look from day to night. Don’t be afraid to create a full-on smoky eye but opt for soft browns rather than greys for suits-everyone sophistication. Apply a soft creamy eyeliner along the upper lash line, blend and smudge out into the outer corner in a triangle shape - pat a shimmering smoky shadow over the top and blend.
Studio10’s innovative I-lift Longwear Liner instantly lifts the eye with highly pigmented matte shade to define and a natural accent to refresh and brighten. , This double-ended liner has highly pigmented shade in a super-flattering brown to define plus a natural accent to brighten.
5. Nothing shouts glamour like a bold lip and with the right shade anyone at any age can work this classic party look. Find your perfect red if you are feeling brave, or opt for hot pink tone in a soft matte finish for lower key allure.
Studio10 Longlast Velvet Liquid Lips is a demi-matte liquid lipstick featuring a silky smooth formula enriched with anti-oxidant complex and Vitamin E. Lightweight and ‘non sticky’ with rich pigments that won’t flake, transfer or dry lips for a long lasting finish.
Longlast Velvet Liquid-Lips/£22
6. Make-up to wake up your face the morning after: peach is a girl’s best friend when you’re in need of a boost. Softer than bronzer, but brighter and fresher than classic pink, peach is the ultimate complexion pick-me-up for glowing, youthful looking skin in a trice. Apply a liquid crème with pearl undertones to cheeks, then with a light touch warm up forehead, nose, chin and eyelids.
Makeup that works like skincare, Studio10 Plumping Blush Glow-Plexion is packed with plumping actives including Adipofill and natural polymers that help to absorb excess oils for longlast wear. Its unique creamy water-colour formula blends into the skin for an ultra natural, ‘real skin’ finish – the ultimate in ‘no make-up make-up’.
Plumping Blush Glow-Plexion/£24