Don’t underestimate the power of thermal spa water sprays. They are great at reducing redness caused by inflammation. I swear by them. There are a few out there but the two I know of are Avene and La Roche Posay. They are sold at pharmacies. I would spray it on and leave for 3 mins then very gently tap or massage it into the skin, you can tissue off any excess at this point, then apply whatever other products you’re gonna be using.

Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s just the coolness of the water that does the job. The Avene one has a high amount of silica, which is a very effective anti inflammatory. I don’t know what the active ingredient in the La Roche is. I use the Avene one, I find it very good for reducing the redness of acne.

Tut, such a shame

I just looked at the glam palette last night and noticed that it was about the coolest toned palette I’ve seen in awhile, but… not quite what I’m looking for 😅

Not enough cool toned eyeshadow palettes out there, everything is warm orangey shades, or a crappy mixture of colours that don’t go together. And don’t get me started on the amount of pure red and pink eyeshadow’s, who the hell can pull them off? Also, not labelling their products cool, warm or neutral, gets my goat.

Sometimes it’s because you’re not wearing makeup with the right undertones for your colouring. I can wear any amount of warm brown eyeshadows and lipstick and they just look muddy and never make me look made up. But if I wear black, charcoal, grey and silver and generally cool toned eyeshadow, and raspberry toned lipstick, even if I just apply them lightly, they make me pop and look so made up and healthy and younger. Try 2 inexpensive small eyeshadow palettes in cool and warm tones and see what looks good. A great inexpensive way to experiment with different lipstick colours is to buy cheap lipliners in different colours and use them all over your lips to see what works for you colour wise. The lipliners can also be used as blush, just apply with your fingertips.