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Beauty<br />
up is: don’t go for it the first time<br />
as you’re prepping for a big event.<br />
Have a play beforehand, when<br />
you’re got a moment. (Which I<br />
appreciate is all any of us has, as<br />
we count down <strong>to</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong>.)<br />
Illumintate your limbs. At this<br />
time of year, when bodies are dry<br />
and (I’m looking at my forearms as<br />
I type this) can be flat and almost<br />
dusty-looking, it works really well<br />
<strong>to</strong> smooth in or sweep on a swoosh<br />
of product featuring the teeniest<br />
particles of gold, <strong>to</strong> catch the light.<br />
Notwithstanding colder weather,<br />
many of us have a bit of extra skin<br />
on show during the party season:<br />
shoulders, décolletage, forearms or<br />
legs. (The late Princess of Wales’s<br />
leg-lengthening trick, FYI, was <strong>to</strong><br />
blend a shimmering product in<strong>to</strong> her<br />
bare shins, which created the optical<br />
illusion of even greater length.)<br />
A body oil infused with gleam<br />
does double-duty, nourishing skin<br />
wherever you apply it. The original<br />
(and I think still the best) is Nuxe<br />
Huile Prodigieuse Gold Shimmer<br />
Dry Oil, £34.50 for 100ml, but<br />
you could also try adding a few<br />
squirts of The Body Shop Drops<br />
of Gold, £12, <strong>to</strong> your usual body<br />
cream or oil. And gosh, if you’re<br />
feeling really splurge-y, Tom Ford<br />
Soleil Blanc Shimmering Body Oil,<br />
£72 for 100ml, featuring tiny<br />
fragments of platinum and gold leaf,<br />
infusing skin with a glorious floral/<br />
sandalwood scent. Alternatively, with<br />
your biggest, fluffiest powder brush,<br />
swirl on a light veil of shimmering<br />
powder – and my current favourite<br />
for this is Guerlain Météorites Pearl<br />
Powder Blush, £36 (shade Dore). It’ll<br />
probably last me a lifetime of parties!<br />
Kiss your lips with gleam. Here’s<br />
the thing about shimmer after a<br />
certain age; you don’t want it all<br />
over your face. So I would probably<br />
counsel against highlighter, or<br />
shimmering blushers, focusing on<br />
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radiant skin, eyes – and a <strong>to</strong>uch of<br />
shimmer on lips. This also deceives<br />
the eye, making lips appear fuller<br />
(and most of us long for that).<br />
The new Chanel Rouge Allure Ink<br />
Matte Liquid Lip Colour range,<br />
£31 each, showcases long-lasting<br />
lip stains which in some cases also<br />
feature metallic microparticles (I<br />
am carrying round 208 Metallic<br />
Red everywhere with me). I<br />
am equally devoted <strong>to</strong> Guerlain<br />
Kiss Kiss Satin Effect Diamond<br />
Lipstick, £29.50, in Red Jewel.<br />
If you’d rather stay within your<br />
comfort zone by wearing your<br />
regular shade of lipstick, meanwhile,<br />
why not just add a finishing flourish<br />
of shimmering gloss <strong>to</strong> the bot<strong>to</strong>m<br />
lip, then smack them <strong>to</strong>gether <strong>to</strong><br />
blend? Laura Mercier Candleglow<br />
Lip Glacé, £20.50, is a bronze-y<br />
shade, while Pat McGrath Lust Gloss<br />
(in Blitz Gold), £25, offers pure<br />
22-carat glam. At the high street<br />
end of the price spectrum, L’Oréal<br />
Glam Shine, £5.99, also does the<br />
trick. But remember: less is more!<br />
Last, but not least, embrace<br />
dazzle on your nails. For years I’ve<br />
been wearing a shimmering polish<br />
that makes my fingertips look like<br />
they’re adorned with pearls, thereby<br />
distracting from hands that haven’t<br />
aged as well as some other bits of me.<br />
My polish-of-choice is OPI Infinite<br />
Shine (in Pearl of Wisdom), £14.50,<br />
but any gold, silver or shimmering<br />
white has the same effect. Frankly,<br />
in this day and age there is no nail<br />
polish that is age-inappropriate,<br />
so go as crazy and glimmery as<br />
you like on your manicure.<br />
And one last bit of advice:<br />
just add pearl earrings. As<br />
Vermeer unders<strong>to</strong>od, nothing<br />
illuminates the face better...<br />
Visit beautybible.com for<br />
more of Jo’s make-up and<br />
skincare tips and reviews.<br />
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Tom Ford<br />
Soleil Blanc<br />
Shimmering Body<br />
Oil, £72 for 100ml<br />
<strong>to</strong>mford.co.uk<br />
Chanel<br />
Ombre Première<br />
Longwear Powder<br />
Eyeshadow, £26<br />
chanel.com<br />
The Body<br />
Shop Drops<br />
of Gold, £12,<br />
thebodyshop.com<br />
Charlotte<br />
Tilbury Hollywood<br />
Flawless Filter,<br />
£34 for 30ml<br />
charlottetilbury.com