Hold a brow pencil straight up against your nose, parallel to the inside corner of your eye. Draw a dot on the brow bone at this point. This is where your eyebrow should begin.

Looking straight ahead, place the pencil parallel to the outside edge of the coloured part (the iris) of your eye. Place a dot where the highest point of the brow line should be. This is the arch of the brow. Use the orbital bone as guide to finding the highest point.

Place the pencil diagonally from the bottom corner of your nose past the outside corner of your eye and draw a dot. This is the end of your brow. Be sure it’s not lower than the beginning of your brow, as this will create a down-turned expression.

Connect the dots into a brow line with light, feather-like strokes of colour, making the brow fuller on the inside corner and thinner as it moves out.

Choose a neutral matte eyeshadow palette

Sweep a light shade over the entire lid and up to the brow

Apply a darker shade in a sideways v on the outer corner of the lid starting from the lash line and extending into the crease

Apply a highlight shade under your brow if desired

Blend well to soften the effect

Using an eyeliner pencil, draw small dots close to the root of the lashes on the eyelid.

Holding the eyeliner on a slant, starting from the inner corner of the eye, connect the dots at the very base of the lash line.

Using a cotton swab, gently blend. Use a little of the darker eyeshadow over the eyeliner to soften the look and help it last longer.

Make sure to avoid applying liner to your waterline

Apply first to the top side of the lashes and then to the underside

Brush the mascara wand lightly across the lower lashes

Avoid waterproof mascara

Choose a creamy, moisturizing lip colour from the same colour family as your blush

A light application of lip gloss will provide extra comfort to dry lips and adds the illusion of fullness

If your lips are very dry, use a moisturizing lip balm at night

Lip skin has very little protective pigment so use sun block product on your lips when outdoors

Use only a small amount of blush; it’s easier to add colour than to remove it

Smile! Add colour to the apple of your cheeks with a clean cotton ball

Blend along the cheekbone in an upward motion toward the ear

If you've noticed your skin getting drier as you age, or that's just your skin type, one active ingredient to be on the lookout for is hyaluronic acid, especially in a serum.

The molecule, famous for holding 1000 times its weight in water, helps bring moisture to the surface of your skin. In the right formulation, it can produce immediate plumping effects, leaving skin looking dewy.

But for folks with very dry skin or who live in a dry climate, Dr. Julia Carroll, dermatologist and co-owner of Compass Medical, suggests layering moisturizer on top of your hyaluronic acid serum to seal it in and provide a barrier to moisture loss.

Helps improve uneven skin tone, fine lines, dullness and rough texture

Helps prevent oxidative stress caused by free radicals

"Antioxidant molecules help to neutralize these harmful atoms by giving up some of their own electrons. Think of it as nature’s “off” switch." – Dr. Vincent Richer, Medical & Cosmetic Dermatologist at Pacific Derm

Serums are formulated to penetrate deeply into the skin to deliver targeted active ingredients. [This means they’re thinner and lighter to their creamier counterparts and also a more powerful delivery method]. Moisturizers help to reinforce the surface of the skin and work to increase hydration." – Dr. Arisa Ortiz, Harvard-trained & Board Certified Dermatologist

For the less-is-more folks, keep it simple: cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen.

If your routine is more robust: cleanser, toner, serum(s), eye cream, moisturizer, face oil, sunscreen.

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Lightly apply with a clean ring finger, product applicator, or disposable wedge sponge

For eyelid discolouration, apply dots of concealer starting from the inner corner of the eye and gently blend the dots to the outer corner of the eye

For dark under-eye circles, start at the inner eye corner and work outward toward the iris. Apply dots of concealer or colour corrector under eye using a clean ring finger or a disposable wedge

Choose a shade of foundation to match the colour of skin at your jawline

Apply dots of foundation to your forehead, nose, chin, and cheeks with clean fingers or a disposable cosmetic sponge

Blend outward and downward from the centre of your face to the edge

Blend well at the hairline and the jawline

Apply a light application of translucent powder over face with a clean cotton ball

Gently dust downward and outward to remove excess powder and smooth facial hair

Gels – super light, barely-there moisture

Lotions – light but a bit more hydrating

Creams – great for normal to dry skin

Balms – thicker, perfect for dry or flaky skin

Ointments – super rich, heavy-duty moisture

Remove eye makeup with a non- irritating makeup remover and a cotton pad

Hold the pad on the eyelid for a few seconds and then wipe downwards over the lashes, gently moving the pad from the inner corner of the eye towards the outer corner

Use a fresh cotton pad for each eye

The same eye makeup remover can be used to gently wipe the lips until all colour has been removed

Apply dots of cleanser (either a lotion or cream) to your forehead, nose, chin, cheeks and throat

Gently massage in small outward circles to help stimulate circulation; on the neck, use an upward motion

Gently tissue off the cleanser or rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water and pat dry

Using a cotton pad and a gentle downward motion, apply a non- stimulating, alcohol-free toner being careful to avoid the eyes and mouth

Only use toners for sensitive skin that are alcohol and fragrance-free

Avoid any toners that exfoliate or contain “actives” like AHA or other acids

Using your ring finger (your weakest – and therefore gentlest), lightly tap eye cream on the orbital bone, above and below the eye – less is more

Don’t go too close to the eye

Apply a hydrating lip balm several times a day and before bed

If your lips are very dry and cracked, try a thick ointment lip product (ointments seal in moisture longer than other products)

Apply dots of moisturizer to your forehead, nose, chin, cheeks, and throat

Gently smooth over your face and throat, using upward motions

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Use sunscreen specifically for your face that delivers both UVA and UVB protection in a broad spectrum SPF 30 or higher