When talking about skin care and makeup for Mother of the Bride there really are no set 'rules' anymore. Happily the days of frumpy frocks and matching eyeshadow are gone and MOB's are classic, stylish and contemporary.
Skincare
Poor Mums tend to neglect their skin as they are running around taking care of everyone and making sure everything goes as smoothly as possible on the big day but taking care of skin is extremley important. Time spent on a good regime in the months coming up to the wedding will mean makeup glides on and stays on.
The regime is really the same as that for the bride, its just the products that change. So cleansing is hugely important, whether you wear makeup or not. Cleansing is also about removing debris and dead skin and is the foundation for all the products to come. Next up is exfoliation but I recommend avoiding any abrasive scrub type exfoliants and instead going for 'peel' enzyeme based products. The word peel conjours up images of leaving a layer of skin on the pillow but it just means removing the dead skin layer and revealing fresh new skin. I recommend Ole Henricksen 3 Step Mini Peel system.
Next up is treatment and one of the key concerns I get asked about for MOB's is pigmentation. Now is the time to apply a treatment to address this, some of them are really effective and can help even out the skin tone. I love Cliniques Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector.
Masks for MOB's are all about tightening and firming - not cheap but SK-II's Facial Treatment masks are amazing (Cate Blanchett swears by them!)
Don't neglect the eye area and again I love Clinique Ant-Gravity Firming Eye Lift.
I do recommend both a day cream and night cream - Vicheys LiftActiv is great.
Makeup for Mums next week :)
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