Everyone has those times of beauty discovery, those personal and professional beauty “Ah-Ha!” moments when you finally figure out how to put on false lashes (let adhesive get tacky before applying) or how to hold shears without your hands cramping up. Mine happened after I hit 40 and my skin hit a wall. It refused to cooperate; break outs, pores the size of moon craters and so-not glowing. But those multi-tasking wonder products called BB Creams (they are meant to moisturize, prime, protect, treat, and conceal, all in one) really helped to smooth, brighten and even provide sun protection. I was in love with my BB Cream. We were never breaking up and I was never going to break out again.
My new fave BB Cream comes from Auraline Beauty, a line of professional, private label cosmetics. Auraline Beauty complexion products have intense-sounding, high quality ingredients to aid in anti-aging including:
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• Matrixyl® Synthe'6™ visibly helps improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
• Malvaceae Lipid Extract™ promotes a radiant and healthy glow by providing the appearance of an even skin tone.
• Synovea HR (Hexylresorcinol) helps to even and brighten skin tone.
I was also fortunate enough to be able to check out a concealer (fab!) and a brow tint (beauteous!) that work as well as the BB Cream. I give them all A’s!
BB Cream – An all-in-one wonder cream. This one-step skin perfecting BB Cream moisturizes, primes, perfects and protects skin instantly. With its ultra-smoothing and buildable properties, it instantly re-texturizes to give you the skin you’ve always wanted.
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Full Cover Concealer – Imperfections are no match for this concealer. Erase your imperfections with ease using this blendable, long-lasting concealer. The highly concentrated and pigmented formula goes a long way to create flawless coverage.
Brow Tints – Keep your brows in tip-top shape with this multitasking brow gel. Set, tame, condition and tint brows with a flexible all-day hold that can’t be beat.
If you have a client who complains they don’t recognize their skin anymore, introduce them to Auraline.
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