Allergy Proof
Your Make-up
words by Shonagh Walker
What we love? Spring. What we don’t love? Spring
conditions messing with our looks. Shonagh Walker shows
you how to stop them in their tracks.
Fresh blooms, splashes of colour across green landscapes,
warmer days with cool breezes, the chirping of hatchling
birds … What’s not to love about Spring?
Pollen, winds, dust and hay fever, that’s what! Think: teary,
itchy eyes and noses, red skin and never ending sneeze
fests, which ultimately lead to smeared make-up and
blotchy complexions.
Thankfully, we’re problem solvers here at Lustre. Follow
our tricks and tips to sail seamlessly through any hay fever
catastrophe.
Revlon
ColorStay
Whipped Crème
Make-up
$34.95,
www.revlon.com.au,
Clinique Redness
Solutions
Adderton
Pressed Mineral
Foundation
$75,
www.adderton.com.au
Take the Red
Out
Score yourself a proficient
primer that will defy redness,
deter blotchiness and help keep
your base in place, even if your
eyes do stream tears down your
cheeks. We love Clinique Redness
Solutions Daily Protective Base
SPF 15, $36, www.clinique.com.au,
because it’s packed with immuneboosting antioxidants and works
to minimise redness on the skin,
as it protects your skin from UV
rays and other environmental
aggressors. Simply apply it as you
would your regular moisturiser,
wait for a few minutes and then
blend your base over your skin.
Speaking of foundation, you
want one that’s going to help you
26
Daily Protective Base
SPF 15, $36,
www.clinique.com.au
suffer through nose blowing and
sneezing – there’s nothing glam
about a red, chapped nose with
scaly, flaky skin on its nostrils.
Choose a nurturing, hydrating,
longwearing option, like Revlon
ColorStay Whipped Crème Makeup, $34.95, www.revlon.com.au,
because it does all of the above
(and calms down redness.
Adderton Pressed Mineral
Foundation, $75, www.adderton.
com.au, is also excellent for
calming spring-stressed skin.
It’s packed with zinc, which has
healing and calming powers.
Work it in to the crevices around
your nose using a quality powder
brush, as that’s where dryness
and irritation can really hit. Keep
it in your handbag, too for any
potential moments of blotchiness
or redness.