Fresh Skin in the City

Pollution, heating and long commutes: how to keep a city complexion clear. Most of it comes down to knowing your own skin, and being patient with it.

Find your undertone

Look at the veins on your wrist in daylight: green suggests warm, blue suggests cool, a mix suggests neutral. It is the quickest guide to the shades that suit you.

Less, then more

It is far easier to add than to take away. Apply a thin layer, look in daylight, then build only where you need more coverage or colour.

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