One of the times we’re at our most social, is when our skin is at it’s most fragile. Party season skincare is serious business, particularly when you’re a top celebrity makeup artist, like Nikki Wolff, with famous faces including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Simone Ashley, Dua Lipa, Yara Shahidi and Hailey Bieber relying on you to bring the glow.
Winter may give us mulled wine, Christmas lights and excuse to get merry with out friends, but the cold weather, the alcohol and the quality street can infuriate our skin. Even when we’re being diligent with our serum, winter skin often needs a little extra boost. That’s why Nikki’s hair is full of top tier skincare secrets, because she’s prepped for enough red carpets, premieres and yep, parties to know what works. She’s made juicy, glazed skin her signature so, um, we’d just like to know exactly how she does it, please.
Fortunately, we managed to convince Nikki to spill her best party season skincare advice (you can thank us later).
GLAMOUR: How long ahead of an event should you start thinking about skin prep?
Nikki Wolff: “Ideally you want to give your skin a chance to reach optimal health at least a week before a big event. I would recommend using gentle but effective products, such as Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant. Equally as important as sloughing off those dead skin cells is optimum hydration, so using something like Youth to the People Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Mask every night for the week prior to your event. I would highly recommend incorporating vitamin C in your daytime skincare routine for a visibly brighter complexion, I love Noble Panacea’s Vitamin C Booster.”
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What prep do you do to get your celebrity clients’ skin ready for a party season?
“I like to start by icing the face, for this you can use cryo tools. Aliso Beauty makes some great cryo tools that aren’t too fragile to travel with, so I always keep these in my kit, but simple ice cubes do the trick perfectly too. Everybody’s skin is different, so when I’m working with clients I have some of my favourite products that I know always work well. Noble Panacea’s Absolute Nourishing Lift Oil has a beautiful texture that gives me enough time to really massage the product into the skin.