From The Straits Times    |

Quick date night hacks to look your absolute best on Valentine’s day

Fake a flirty flush

When it comes to makeup must-haves, a creamy nude blusher is your best friend – the merest hint of a tint will suffice to breathe life and light into your skin. Here’s how to boost your blush for date night out with your #bae: Mist your makeup brush with your trusty SK-II Facial Treatment Essence before application for maximum moisturising mileage. (The wetter, the better, as a wry makeup sage once quipped.) Swirl up and outwards along the highest plane of your cheekbones for a gorgeous glimmer! Bonus tip: To nail the most natural hue, gently pinch your cheeks and match your blush to the colour you see in the mirror. Easy-peasy!

"Eye" love this tip

"Eye" love this tip

Your eyes are the windows to your soul – and a telltale sign of late nights and other lousy lifestyle habits. Make sure you’re giving him the right picture by trying this emergency eye mask before heading out for your date: Place chilled pieces of cotton pads saturated with your Facial Treatment Essence over your eyes and relax for five minutes.

Ace your base

What happens if you find your complexion caking up mid-day? Easy: It’s your Facial Treatment Essence to the rescue again. Yep, you can use it over your foundation without fear of it messing up your makeup – even better, the soothing amino acid-packed potion will quench your thirsty skin, reduce redness and supercharge your mien with moisture for a subtle sheen. Simply warm up a couple of drops in your palms, then pat gently over any patchy spots, like along your laugh lines and around your mouth, for an instant smoothing fix.

Smell like the right stuff

Prolong the wear of your perfume with this surprisingly underrated goodie: Simply smear a smidgen of petroleum jelly onto your pulse points – think the nook of your elbows and behind the ears – then spritz on your cologne of choice to seal in the scent. (Oh, and use no more than three sprays of your regular eau de parfum; you don’t want your odour to be overwhelming.) In any case, this petroleum jelly trick works because scent molecules move sluggishly through oils and liquids, stretching out the time it takes for your scent to diffuse into the air. Makes a lot of “scents” to us!

Contour your cleavage

Finally, don’t forget to play up your decolletage with a delicate dusting of a shimmery illuminating powder – a sexy sheen on your collar bones will direct your admirer’s gaze towards well, where you want him to be gazing.

Done? Then step into your strappy dress and out into the night. Good luck, and have fun!

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