Head-to-toe Your makeup, skin, and photo hacks that A-to-Z will get your glow Guide on point for prom. BY SALLY HUNWICK bBYE, BOD-NE! to Clap back at neck-down breakouts ➼ by sudsing up with a salicylic acid wash before bed. (Leave it on for a minute before rinsing, like a mask.) “It removes dead skin cells, unclogs pores, and controls oil production— which all reduce acne,” says Shereene Idriss, M.D., an NYC ZENDAYA dermatologist. Postshower, mist f AcneFree’s spray on trouble areas (it contains salicylic acid, plus soothing vitamin B), and slip on loose-fitting cotton pj’s that won’t trap oil or dirt on your skin.
NEUTROGENA Body Clear A IS FOR ACID Body Wash PETER THOMAS Specifically, glycolic—the ultimate Pink Grapefruit, Glycolic ROTH radiance-getter. “It dissolves the $8.50, Solutions dead cells that sit on the top of drugstores 20% Complex ACNEFREE Jumbo Peel skin,” explains Sameer Bashey, Body Clearing Swabs, $48 for M.D., a derm in Beverly Hills, CA. Acne Spray, $11, eight, peter Use these glycolic-soaked swabs Walmart stores thomasroth.coma(left) once a week pre-dance.
COVER A PIMPLE Because of course you’d get a zit on the big day. Ugh! Try this two-step pro method: “First, tap a tiny bit of green primer on your pimple,” says makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes. (This one cancels out redness and contains smoothing silicones that make anything DIOR Fix It you layer on top of it go on easier and 2-in-1 Prime IT stay put longer.) Then dab on a longwear & Colour COSMETICS Correct in Bye Bye concealer using a pointy eyeliner brush Green, $36, Breakout, for precision, says Hughes. (It Cosmetics’s dior.com $28, ulta.comc contains antibacterial tea-tree oil.)
DEAL WITH DARK CIRCLES You can get a good The key to epic selfies: d night’s sleep before a smooth complexion prom and still have ethat reflects light. Get undereye shadows. it with a scrub that has “They’re often caused both physical and by allergies and chemical exfoliants. inflammation from (Garnier’s has argan rubbing,” says Dr. Idriss. nutshell powder and Our favorite fix: Ole GARNIER salicylic acid.) “The
Henriksen’s eye cream SkinActive Deep EXFOLIATEbuffers remove dead (which has a color- Pore Green Tea skin cells as the acid g correcting tint plus Exfoliating Scrub, gets into pores to brightening vitamin C $9, drugstores de-gunk,” explains to disguise circles both Dr. Bashey. For best now and later), followed results, Shari by Urban Decay’s full- Marchbein, M.D., an coverage waterproof NYC dermatologist, concealer. says: “Massage it OLE HENRIKSEN Banana Bright gently over skin for Eye Crème, $38, sephora.com 30 seconds no more URBAN DECAY All Nighter than three times Amazing Skin Waterproof Full-Coverage a week.” Concealer, $29, sephora.com
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FIRST AID BEAUTY Hello FAB Coconut Water Cream, $34, Sephora stores CAMILA CABELLO FAUX GLOW The idea that you can get a “healthy” ftan is fake news . . . unless you’re using self-tanner! One of the easiest to use: HYDRATEh NKD SKN’s organic preshower formula. WITH H.A. Apply it all over, Hate your dry skin, but wait for 10 minutes, despise the sticky film then rinse off. You’ll most moisturizers leave see a change within behind even more? Meet four to eight hours. hyaluronic acid. “It’s a fast- The color is subtle absorbing humectant— but buildable, so meaning it draws moisture you can reapply it from the air into your every day for a few skin—that delivers days until you reach serious hydration without your ideal shade. any oily residue,” says Dr. Idriss. (Try it in First Aid NKD SKN Pre-Shower Beauty’s coconut-scented Tan, $20, ulta.com moisturizer, here.)
GLOTION Part highlighter, part face lotion: This makeup-meets–skin care hybrid makes skin look LuMee-lit. Before applying foundation, massage a pea-size amount on your entire face (just as you would a reg moisturizer). If you have oily skin, layer just a few drops onto your high points (the bridge of your nose, cheekbones, and Cupid’s bow), says Hughes.
L’ORÉAL PARIS True Match Lumi Glotion, $15, drugstores Crazy but true: You can reduce excess oil by using oil. “Jojoba won’t clog pores, plus its texture is almost identical to the oil your skin naturally produces,” says g TRUE Dr. Idriss. “This BOTANICALS tricks your oil INVEST IN A FACIAL Hydrating Oil, $74,
JOJOBA OIL JOJOBA glands into Celebs swear by having one done before hitting the truebotanicals thinking they’ve red carpet. “The right one can make skin look brighter .com produced enough and clearer for your big event,” says Cindy Kim, sebum, resulting cofounder of Silver Mirror in NYC. Your facialist will in less shine.” deep clean your skin, steam it, exfoliate it, perform Try our favorite by light extractions (to clear out clogged pores), and True Botanicals. apply a mask or serum, says Kim. (Skip the extractions (PS: A little goes if it’s the day before prom.) When it’s over, ask about a long way, so it’ll an at-home routine to keep your skin flawless. j last for months!) i 83 KEEP YOUR FACE PIXI BEAUTY T-Zone Peel-Off CLEAN Mask, $22, The best way to LA ROCHE- pixibeauty.com ensure that all POSAY Hydraphase your makeup and Intense Masque, daily buildup of $20, dirt come off? laroche-posay.us k“Double- cleanse,” says Kim. “Use two different types of cleansers, one after another.” Start by swiping a cotton pad soaked in micellar water all over (this removes makeup, which BURT’S BEES often repels Micellar Cleansing basic water), Water, $12, MULTIMASKING then suds up drugstores It’s not just for epic selfies! with a traditional DRUNK ELEPHANT Multimasking (using multiple masks at cleanser. Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser, $34, once) benefits skin because not all sephora.com areas of your face have the same mneeds, says Dr. Marchbein. During the month leading up to the big event, cover your T-zone (the area that typically produces the most oil) once a LED week in Pixi’s clarifying peel-off mask, Exposing skin to blue and then apply La Roche-Posay’s LED light can nix hydrating cream mask to your cheeks breakouts by killing the and dry patches to soften them. bacteria in your oil glands and reducing inflammation, says Kim. “While you may see clearer skin in as little as just one use, the best results are cumulative. Commit to using your device daily for a few nNATURAL LIGHT l weeks before prom,” Want gorge pics with your crew? she adds. Bonus: You Go outside! “Natural light is can’t overdo it like you super-flattering,” says Hughes. can with other acne “It diffuses imperfections for a filter treatments (just follow effect.” Another trick: “Before the directions specific to snapping, always tap the center of your device). your phone to set the white balance,” says Hughes. “That way REVIVE LED Blue Light Therapy Essentials, $49, your skin won’t end up with a blue revivelighttherapy.com or yellowish tint in photos.”
OXYGEN Bubble masks are fun—and have major skin benefits too. “They react with oxygen in the air to better remove dirt and oil from pores, while pushing the good-for-you ingredients of the product into your skin,” says Dr. Marchbein. We love Yes to Cotton’s nourishing version, here, which transforms from a cream to a foam once it touches your face. YES TO COTTON Oxygenated Facial Mask, $16, drugstores
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ZAP A ZIT zTo shrink a spot by morning, apply Sunday Riley’s antimicrobial sulfur mask (you can use it all over or as a SIMPLE spot treatment) for 30 minutes. Then SKINCARE pop on one of Alba Botanica’s acne Water Boost dots and wear it overnight. Each Skin Quench Sleeping Cream, patch contains salicylic acid to $9, drugstores reduce redness and inflammation, while the barrier it forms prevents bacteria from getting to the pore. YAWN Logging a full eight is a beauty no-brainer, but ALBA getting to bed early is just as important. “Skin’s BOTANICA restorative powers kick in between the hours of Acnedote SUNDAY 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.—but only if you’re sleeping,” says Pimple RILEY Saturn sleep expert Michael Breus, Ph.D. If you’re awake during Patches, $10, Sulfur Acne albabotanica that time, you miss out on things like skin cell turnover Treatment .com (your natural exfoliation process) and repair. Simple Mask, $55, Skincare’s sleeping cream was made to be worn overnight sephora.com so you wake up to hydrated skin. y Additional reporting by Lauren Balsamo MAIN PHOTO: NICK ONKEN. STILL LIFES: (ORANGE17 STUDY: AND (UV WATER PROTECTION) SPLASH) GETTY SKIN RESEARCH IMAGES. CENTER, JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC.