How to Fake Perfect Skin - Part 2

The next step in faking perfect skin is to ensure you moisturise generously at night. Use Vitamin E cream as it is gentle and great for all skin types. You can use this as a day or night cream, just make sure you use more at night! Massage the face and neck gently and let the cream settle into the skin.



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 Two weeks in, you have been looking after your skin and it's beginning to feel fabulous.


For a low key, daytime look, try a tinted moisturiser. Use Mac Oil Control Lotion (£20) or The Body Shop Mattifying Cream (£9) - matte means absolutely no shiny skin - essential if you have oily/combination skin. For normal to dry skin, we like Bobbi Brown's luxuriously light Hydrating Face Cream (£34).

Did you know you can make your own tinted moisturiser? We use Mac Cover Up concealer (£13.50) with a small amount of mattifying cream (50p coin size).When buying concealer, remember that Mac's NW colours are for black skins with yellow/orange undertones.

Apply your homemade moisturiser with a foundation applicator brush for a natural glow. Shu Uemura have a wide range of luxurious, excellent quality brushes in funky and plain colours that can last for up to a decade! Find them in Space NK.