EASIEST HAIR EVER Your Born-With-It Texture Is Beautiful—So Why Fght It? Make the Most of What You’Ve Got with New Products Tailored to Your Type

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HAIRSTYLIST EASIEST HAIR EVER Your born-with-it texture is beautiful—so why fght it? Make the most of what you’ve got with new products tailored to your type. BY EMILY REKSTIS

STRAIGHT WAVY CURLY Whether cropped short or worn in The more tousled the ’do, the cooler Curls can be tight, loose, kinky a smooth pony, straight hair beneﬁts this hair looks. A little volume or coiled—all absolutely glorious. from shine, lift and movement. at the roots keeps strands swinging. Keeping them hydrated is key.

SIMPLIFY BOOST CREATE BUILD ADD STAY WASHING SHINE MOVEMENT TEXTURE MOISTURE SMOOTH Try a two-in-one A lightweight, Summer is Nail the laid-back Look for Get the best of balm that cleans fast-absorbing oil months away, but look without gentle-to-hair both worlds and conditions. is straight hair’s bouncy, beachy using heat tools. ingredients such with one leave-in With less product best friend. It waves can be Apply a matte, as coconut and product: an to weigh strands keeps flyaways in yours now—with medium-hold argan oils in foam- oil to smooth frizz down, hair is place while a color-safe duo styler to damp free formulas. and a cream to unlikely to fall adding shine for a that adds fullness. hair, then air-dry (Every bit of leave curls soft. flat—making smooth finish. REDKEN Beach for that perfect hydration helps!) L’ORÉAL PARIS styling easier. DOVE Regenerative Envy Volume lived-in feel. BOUCLÈME Curl Extraordinary Oil HAIRSTORY Nourishment Shampoo, $19, and ORIBE Matte Waves Cleanser, $25, Transforming New Wash, $40 Serum-in-Oil, $6 Conditioner, $20 Texture Lotion, $42 and Conditioner, $28 Oil-in-Cream, $7 FROM LEFT: GARANCELIFES: DORÉ/TRUNK ERICA MCCARTNEY;ARCHIVE. STYLING,JASON LLOYD-EVANS. JILL TELESNICKI MARIE LUCE(EXCEPT DEHUYSSER. ORIBE: COURTESYSTILL OF COMPANY).

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GAME PLAN SKIN LIKE THIS! Show off a fresh face with concealer that looks— and feels—perfectly natural. BY EMILY REKSTIS

If you’ve put concealer on the bench for looking cakey or thick, it’s time to get this complexion-perfecting powerhouse back in action. The new lightweight formulas are highly pigmented, easily blendable and practically disappear into skin. “They cover, but your skin is coming through at the same time,” says NYC makeup artist Nick Barose. “You can look like you’re not wearing anything.” To create a natural appearance, use a light hand—and be conservative in application. “When people use concealer to completely get rid of things, that’s when it looks like a mask,” says Barose, who prefers to let his clients’ freckles show through their makeup. “Step 2 feet away from the mirror. If you don’t see it, you don’t need to cover it.” Consider this your

playbook for skin that wins every time. COLIN LEAMAN; STYLING,CHANEL LES COQUITO BEIGES; CASSIBBA; MODEL, NIAMHHAIR, ADKINSSHINYA NAKAGAWAAT THE LIONS. FOR KERASTASE; STILL LIFES: MAKEUP, ERICA ALLIE MCCARTNEY; SMITH FOR STYLING, JILL TELESNICKI.

The toolkit BRIGHTENING CONCEALER TINTED TAPERED BRUSH Dab a light-reflecting MOISTURIZER “Never use your fingers,” MATTE liquid concealer To keep concealer says Barose, who CONCEALER (one shade lighter than from looking like a lone adds that doing so can Use the brush’s tip to your skin) on the inner splotch of product, leave too much product tap a matte, long- corners of eyes. Use a use this to unify on your skin. Instead, wear concealer directly damp Beautyblender skin texture. It also look for a brush that onto your spot. Lightly micro mini sponge ($20) eliminates redness, so spreads out when held blend outward around to pat away excess you can assess what + flat against your face + the edges with the + over dark circles. Then needs spot coverage— but narrows at the top wider side of the brush. watch them fade away! and what doesn’t. for better precision. Revlon ColorStay BareMinerals BareSkin Nars Velvet Matte Skin Sephora PRO Stippling 2-in-1 Compact Makeup Complete Coverage Tint SPF 30, $44 Concealer Brush #52, $24 & Concealer, $16 Serum Concealer, $18

32 SELF MARCH 2016 LEARN MORE Find the right shade for your skin tone at Self.com/go/concealer.