The sun may only just be making an appearance, but that doesn’t mean we need it to look healthy and glowy this summer. On a recent trip to see Charli XCX perform her new album, Brat, Gerber’s sunbaked skin shone as she posed for photos with friends.
But you didn’t think Gerber was actually a sun worshipper, did you? For a model of her calibre, there is little chance she’d be caught short without a high SPF and a hat – she will know full well the damaging effects of the sun, which not only breaks down collagen, causes pigmentation and fine lines and wrinkles, but – more seriously – can also lead to skin cancer.
The trick is to fake it with make-up. One of the easiest ways to create beautifully bronzed skin – that looks naturally sun-kissed, rather than loaded with product – is to apply blush and bronzer in a specific area of the face. If you look closely at Kaia’s skin, you’ll notice that her forehead, bridge of the nose and cheekbones are all flushed with colour – these are the areas where the sun naturally hits.
To recreate this effect, make-up artists advise buffing a powder bronzer into the skin in these areas, then melting a cream blush or tint over the cheekbones, up and across the nose, and down the other side again. This technique is called boyfriend blush and it mimics an au naturel outdoorsy glow, something that – if you were to forgo sun protection – would naturally build with sun exposure.
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Lip & Cheek Glow
£30
Charlotte Tilbury
Milk Makeup Cooling Water Jelly Tint
£22
Cult Beauty
An excellent hack for sunshine skin, all year round, get your buffing brushes, bronzers and blushers at the ready – it couldn’t be simpler.
