Basic Beauty Tips From Nina Sutton

Photography by Dennis Trantham

Tyra Banks once said, “I love the confidence that makeup gives me”.  Is this how you feel too? Makeup can really help tone, protect, and moisturize your skin. According to beauty expert and LCO Client Nina Sutton, this is the key to having beautiful skin. Who wouldn’t want to have fresh, luminescent skin? And if confidence comes along with it then its all the better. Nina provides us with some simple beauty tips to achieve that fresh glow for the skin.

• Let’s start with the basics. Whether you don’t like to wear a lot of makeup or just have no time in the morning while rushing out the door, just make it a point to use tinted moisturizer with SPF protection. This product alone accomplishes Nina’s beautiful skin trifecta–protection, moisture, and an even skin tone.

• Another must-have if you are running out the door is a quick coat of mascara.

• Blush is pretty simple too. Nina suggests a cream blush to be applied to the apple of your cheeks. One of her favorites is Benetint from Benefit Cosmetics.

• Now, concealers may be a little bit trickier. They need to be creamy and also match your skin tone. We have all seen the women who look like raccoons because their concealer is too light…we don’t want that! Nina prefers the yellow-based concealers because they minimize darkness but she suggests just taking a trip to the makeup counter and trying out different shades until you find the perfect one for your skin.

• Bronzer is also a great product to utilize. It evens out those summer tans and can add some color during our paler months in winter. For summer, Nina recommends a “tawny brown” applied all over to even out tones. However, for fall and winter she advises looking for a mosaic product, such as the Avon Sunset Glow Bronzer, that consists of peaches and pinks.

• Lastly, she tells us how to beautify our eyes. First thing is first–eyebrows. Nina tells us that eyebrows are the #1 thing that can change your face. To maintain a properly shaped brow, first get them done by a professional and then continue to groom them on your own. After the perfect brow, comes the eye shadow to really make those eyes pop. This year’s trend for shadow palettes are browns and greys, a much softer trend than last year’s smoky eye.

Give these tips and products a try! Tell us about your beautiful skin…We would love to hear your own beauty secrets as well.

For more information and tips from Nina Sutton please visit her website by clicking HERE or follow her on Twitter @NinaSutton.