L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Illuminators.

Everyone wants that perfect glow. You know, that perfectly, lit from within, dimmed spotlight kind of glow. If you paid attention to Fashion Week, it was all over the runways. There are highlighters and strobing is a real thing. Makeup brands are starting to create products just for strobing. L'Oréal caught onto this trend a long time ago and they have a collection all about illuminating and making the skin more luminous. With these primers that highlight and powders that create ethereal glows, creating your one of a kind glow is as simple as one more step to your makeup routine.

L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Liquid Glow Illuminator Prime & Highlight - $12.99

This super lightweight liquid is made with a pearl-light technology that blends actual liquefied perle spheres that give the skin a true and even light-reflection with a beautiful pearlescent finish. The look is instantand luminous. It is super smooth and soft to the touch. It is not shimmery or glittery - it's more glowy and natural.

This liquid smooths out with your fingers or a sponge. I like using the small, pointed end of the beauty blender or the beautyblender micro.mini to blend it over my skin. I like using Golden right over my foundation, but it can also be added to moisturizer or foundation for an all over glow.

Lumi Liquid Glow Illuminator comes in three shades:

Golden (101) – Enhances yellow and peachy tones
Rose (201) – Enhances pink, blue, yellow and peachy tones
Ice (301) – Enhances pink and blue tones

L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Powder Glow Illuminator Blush & Highlight - $12.99

This illuminator also features pearl-light technology for high-intensity results and a pearlescent finish. Being in powder form, this compact is multi-use. It acts as a blush, highlighting and illuminating powder with a luminous velvety glow. It is perfect for every skin tone!. I love that it can be used all over the face or to accent contours. Like the liquid, the formula is based on undertone to enhance the skin tone while adding the accent of light and glow , but with this one, in more of a highlighting and blushing effect.

Lumi Powder Glow Illuminator comes in three shades:

Golden – Enhances yellow and peachy tones
Rose – Enhances pink, blue, yellow and peachy tones
Ice – Enhances pink and blue tones

Rose

Ice

Use each illuminator wherever you want to bring a glow to your skin. Use it around your eyes, top of your brows and brow bone to emphasize your eyes; use it on the top of your cheekbones to bring our your cheekbones and bring them forward; dot the illuminator in the center of your bottom lip or chin to add light to it or down the center of your nose to thin it.

Buy both of the L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi products at your your favorite drugstore, drugstore.com, ULTA, Walgreens, or mass retailer now.

My Skin Story: Anti-Aging + Finding the Right Skin Care Products.

As I am getting older and hopefully wiser, my skin care needs and concerns have changed quite a bit. Just a few years ago, it was all about getting my skin brighter and more even in tone and keeping those pesky fine lines, wrinkles and crow's feet at bay. Something has happened over the last year or two that I couldn't put my finger on, and I actually went to the doctor about it. I am 48 and have lost a bit of weight over the last three years. My face seems to be drooping and hollowing. My doctor said it is somewhat from the weight loss, but more of it is naturally occurring and due to aging. It is called volume loss and is what causes the cheeks to sink in and eyes to hollow out. It's not pretty. So, I've been tackling it with a multi-pronged approach. I am happy to report that I am looking younger and more fresh with pretty rapid results.

So, I started with some pretty minimally invasive injections. I had put this off until I really thought I needed it. I wanted Botox Cosmetic for years, but didn't think I needed it because I have bangs. My doctor told me how Botox Cosmetic could also be used to gently lift the eye and cheek area when placed properly as it restricts muscle movement. It worked wonderfully. Next up was another injection called Juvéderm Voluma XC. This is basically hyaluronic acid (a naturally occurring substance found in the skin) that is injected back into the cheeks. I had a very small amount (we wanted it to look natural) injected into each cheek and within two weeks I was thrilled with how well my face filled in; I looked like I did 10+ years ago.

When I went in for my follow up visit to my doctor, she told me that I needed to get on a serious skin care regimen high in hyaluronic acid. The same ingredient that I injected into my skin, I needed to apply topically onto my skin — each day and as much as possible. My search for the right skin care products began.

I carefully chose a few products from the L'Oréal Paris RevitaLift™ line of products after being "advised" through lorealskinexpert.com. After learning even more about volume loss and why it happens right on the site, I was guided by a skin care expert about which RevitaLift skin care regimen would be right for me. It was so easy to understand, right from learning about the products, how to use them, when to use them and I even got some lifestyle tips along the way.

My L'Oréal Paris RevitaLift® Skin Care Regimen

RevitaLift® Triple Power™ Eye Treatment
RevitaLift® Triple Power™ Day Lotion with SPF 20
RevitaLift® Triple Power™ Intensive Overnight Mask

I demand SPF in my day cream, so this was essential for me in the Day Lotion with SPF 20. My skin feels so smooth while wearing it. I really like the RevitaLift™ Triple Power Eye Treatment. It has a cooling tip applicator that seems to help de-puff the under eye area when I apply this silky serum-like treatment. My entire eye area is immediately plumped up and fine lines are filled in due to the hyaluronic acid. The longer that I have been using it, the smoother my entire eye area is becoming. My favorite product has to be the RevitaLift™ Triple Power Intensive Overnight Mask as I noticed results after just one night. This is a super creamy "mask" that is really a cream that I use in my last step of the evening. It melts into my skin and immediately hydrates it. I wake up with such firm, plump, better-looking skin. I look awake and refreshed in the morning — just what I needed.

I like that the RevitaLift™ Triple Power addresses three things (hence the Triple Power): 1. repair wrinkles 2. re-firm contours 3. re-densify skin. I need all of the help that I can get and these are the type of things I need on top of addressing the volume loss. The key ingredients include Pro-Xylane to quickly penetrate skin to help fight each wrinkle and skin plumping hyaluronic acid to keep moisture in the skin.

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MAC Studio Waterweight SPF 30 Foundation.

I've been waiting for MAC to release its version of a serum foundation and it is finally here: MAC Studio Waterweight Foundation. Let me tell you - it was so worth the wait. This foundation makes skin look perfected, feels like you are not wearing foundation and does so while pretty much invisible on the skin.

"The latest product in our Studio lineup blows the competition out of the water. Introducing M∙A∙C Studio Waterweight SPF 30 Foundation – an innovative foundation that delivers colour in an ultra-fluid, elegantly thin, elastic gel serum formula. With stay-true colour and sheer medium buildable coverage, it softly blurs imperfections such as pores and fine lines. The addition of Moisture-Fusion Complex provides immediate and all-day hydration, leaving skin feeling quenched and soft, supple, silky to the touch."

Let me say that I really like this foundation. From the moment that I glide it onto my skin in the morning to the end of the day, it simply looks and feels amazing. Studio Waterweight Foundation feels slippery to the touch, almost a bit oily as I apply it, but it spreads out easily onto the skin. It feels like a serum as I apply - very, very fluid. It looks invisible, more like skin care, less like foundation, yet if offers coverage and color.

I apply Studio Waterweight with my fingertips (after experimenting with a few different methods, I found this the best way to apply) and one layer offers light coverage, but that can be built to medium coverage with another layer. I just spot cover where I should need more. The great thing about it, is that it still looks and feels invisible. Flaws (fine lines and pores) are gently burred and the skin just looks gorgeous with a natural, almost luminous finish. I don't think I can express how gorgeous and natural the skin looks enough. I am super impressed.

The line up of colors is just as impressive. MAC Studio Waterweight comes in a full range of 25 shades, from NC 15 to NW 50. I normally wear NC 30 in most of the MAC foundations, but surprisingly wear NW 30 in this. I would say your best bet is to get color matched in person, by a MAC artist.

Did I mention MAC also included SPF 30 into Studio Waterwieght to truly complete this foundation? They did. I honestly don't think we could ask for more. I highly recommend this foundation and hope you give it a try.

Buy MAC Studio Waterweight SPF 30 Foundation at maccosmetics.com, Macy's and Nordstrom. It sells for $33.00