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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Effet Bonne Mine definition

Many beauty products that come to us from France, especially face makeup, usually have the term "Effet Bonne Mine", which simply translates into healthy glow effect. You will see this in: tinted moisturisers, day creams, foundations and even face palettes with the complete lip, eyes, cheek makeup.
                                                                                                                                                               

My personal favorite is Voile Universel Fluide Teinté Effet Bonne Mine by Chanel. It's very sheer and gives this healthy peachy glow, plus it's SPF15 so you get the glow and the sun protection. I've had it for 3 years now (I know you're not supposed to keep foundation for more than a year but I really like it) so I'm pretty sure they stopped making it because I haven't seen it at any major department store.





DYI: You can make your own "bonne mine" fluid by mixing your daily tinted moisturizer (preferably one with SPF) with a self tanner or liquid bronzer. The good thing about this is you can customize the coverage to build that rosy or peachy glow. Add concealer, neutral or nude lip color, some highlighter on the cheek bones, taupe or greyish eyeshadow and some mascara. You can accentuate your eyebrows, but the emphasis is on your skin so downplay everything else.

One celebrity in particular that perfects this look is Olivia Palermo, she's a pro and no wonder she gets the most compliments on her skin. Her look is healthy, glowy, dewy and mostly perfect.