A friend of mine recently texted me to ask my opinion on a foundation. It was good and I said so too. “But what about redness?” she asked. “It’s fine,” our other pal replied before I got there, and what ensued was a long chat about rosacea and redness. These are skin problems that thousands of Irish struggle with, as they are most common on fair, sun-sensitive skin.
Asianically, with Celtic skin we are fragile little flowers, too delicate for this world. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with red skin per se, but there are many makeup wearers like my friend who want to balance it out. Fortunately, there are many ways to do this.
I’m not always a fan of primers, but when it comes to lifting redness, a good foundation underneath your, uh, foundation can go a long way. You’ll find that many of these products are green because it’s directly opposite red on the color wheel. A light coat of green can help neutralize your canvas before applying other products.
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dr Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment
dr Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment
dr Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment (from €18 over cultbeauty.com) is excellent. This cream is green in the jar and changes to a light beige when applied. It soothes irritations and leaves the skin smooth and hydrated and evens out skin tone. Cicapair works well alone or under makeup and is best dabbed into the complexion. The people who love this are almost evangelical about its impact on their lives, some saying they don’t even care about the basics anymore, so effective is its effectiveness.
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Clinique’s Redness Solutions Daily Protective Base
Clinique’s Redness Solutions Daily Protective Base
Clinique’s Redness Solutions Daily Protective Base (29 € per braunthomas.com) is another good option. It’s oil-free and great for sensitive skin as it’s allergy tested and contains anti-inflammatory ingredients.
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IT Cosmetics Your Skin Buter CC+ Cream SPF 50
IT Cosmetics Your Skin Buter CC+ Cream SPF 50
When it comes to makeup for redness and rosacea, I always think of IT cosmetics. Founder Jamie Kern Lima started the company in response to her struggle to find effective products to cover her rosacea.
As a result of the brand Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50 (€31.92 over boots.ie) is the perfect product for skin prone to redness. It offers excellent coverage and acts as a color corrector for redness as well as skin conditioning ingredients that improve skin’s health over time. I’ve recommended this to countless people over the years and it always gets rave reviews.
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Sculpted from Aimee’s Second Skin Foundation
Sculpted from Aimee’s Second Skin Foundation
Sculpted from Aimee’s Second Skin Foundation (27€ about sculptedbyaimee.com) is also a good option. It’s a mineral formula, which means it works well on sensitive skin and also contains skin-soothing ingredients like aloe vera oil and lavender oil extracts. Both Second Skin and Your Skin But Better come in multiple formulas to cater for many skin types.
A good setting spray will keep any products you choose in place so your redness doesn’t show through throughout the day. I don’t think they all work miracles, but I found them
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Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Fixing Spray
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Fixing Spray
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Fixing Spray (32€ about www.charlottetilbury.com) to be really effective. It’s oil-free, lightweight (I don’t feel it at all after drying), and formulated with soothing and moisturizing ingredients like Japanese green tea and aloe vera, so it won’t irritate your sensitive skin. Spray the face relatively generously after applying your makeup and once it dries the staying power of your products will be greatly increased.
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Eau des Sens by Diptyque
Eau des Sens by Diptyque
You know that feeling when you meet someone and they smell so good that you immediately think of them? You suddenly feel safe that they have it all together and function on a higher level than a normal mortal like you? Maybe it’s just me. If so, let me tell you that I had this experience when I met someone I wanted to interview. I kept it together for the professional part of the interaction but I needed to know what scent they were wearing. It was Eau de Sensfrom diptyque (130€ about braunthomas.com).
The scent focuses on orange blossom, juniper berry, angelica and patchouli, and you better think I’m on my way the next chance I get (at Dublin Airport). Initially when I tried it I was like ‘oh no it’s just magic on her’. It smelled green and spicy, but once it settled, it softened and became almost powdery.
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Can’t Stop Loving You by Killian Paris
Can’t Stop Loving You by Killian Paris
I had the opportunity to spend some time with experts from Killian Paris, a luxury fragrance brand with a very loyal following. This brand revolves around its founder, Killian Hennessy (from Cognac Hennessy). Every fragrance is formulated by him, from the packaging to the ingredients.
The latest version is Can not stop Loving You. North African Orange Blossom is at the heart of the fragrance along with Honey from Provence, Vanilla Absolute from Madagascar and Frankincense Extract from Somalia. Available at Brown Thomas and bykilian.co.uk from January 30th it costs €213.
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Cream Stick Contour by SoSu
Cream Stick Contour by SoSu
Cream contouring is all the rage these days and every brand worth their salt has a product on offer. However, many Irish people have been ahead of the game and have been using a cream liner for years thanks to the excellent offering from Suzanne Jackson’s So so.
those of the brand Cream stick contour (€12.95 over sosubysj.com) only comes in two shades, cool and warm, so it won’t necessarily work on every skin tone, but the formula is great. It blends beautifully and works well with other cream, liquid and powder products.
https://www.independent.ie/style/beauty/makeup/do-you-suffer-from-rosacea-here-are-louise-mcsharrys-five-favourite-skin-soothing-products-to-beat-redness-42314399.html Do you suffer from rosacea? Here are Louise McSharry’s five favorite skin-soothing products to combat redness
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