It's always sunny in Victoria's Secret–land, thanks to the handiwork of makeup artists Carolina Gonzalez and Colleen Creighton—two of the women behind that doe-eyed, tawny-skinned catalog glow. Here, they share the Angels' real secrets.
How to: Get the Tan
When the favorite self-tanner of New York City–based makeup pro Carolina Gonzalez vanished in customs, she found a stand-in at a local boutique that "immediately turned the model Oompa-Loompa orange," she says. Since then, she's stayed true to a two-step system: The night before a big shoot, she has models exfoliate using Victoria's Secret Smoothing Scrub Wash—"every dead skin cell has to be off"—then coats them in St. Tropez Self Tan Bronzing Lotion, worked in with a mitt onto the body. The next day, she amps up the tan on the face using Benefit Hello, Flawless Oxygen Wow foundation, "two or three shades darker than the skin tone" to match it to the rest of the body.
How to: Stay Protected
On beach shoots, NYC-based Colleen Creighton might fake a hot-day flush on, say, Behati Prinsloo by dabbing RMS Lip2Cheek stain on "the features that get a little sun-kissed, like the nose, apples of cheeks, and hairline." When it comes to keeping the skin protected, Creighton's all business. For the face, a sunscreen-moisturizer hybrid like Josie Maran Argan Daily Moisturizer SPF 47 is "a no-brainer," she says. It does double duty by "filling in pores to make the skin look smooth, and it has zinc to create a physical barrier against damaging rays." For models with oily or acne-prone skin, she likes "a matte formula such as Eau Thermale Avène sunscreen, which won't highlight bumps." For the body, Creighton trusts Neutrogena Ultra Sheer sunscreen. "I've never had a sunburn on set," she says.
How to: Get Wide-Eyed
Gonzalez spells out the essence of surf-inspired beauty: "The beach is about being undone and natural." Translation: It's not overdone (and it's all about the eyes). First, she uses Revlon Illuminance Crème Shadow in Not Just Nudes to brighten lids, followed by "a coat of Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara." She finishes the dreamy look by placing individual false lashes (in varying lengths) along the lid with tweezers, focusing mainly on the center lid,near the iris, as opposed to a more retro look on the outer end. "It makes everyone look healthy and glowy when they have those sparkly eyes. It's universal."
How to: Fake a Backside
To shine a light on the beauties' considerable assets, Creighton reaches for glow-getting gleam cream. "Many of the models love making their bottoms look bigger, so I use Charlotte Tilbury Slimmer Shimmer on parts I want to stand out," she says. "If someone's in a thong, I'll put a little of the gold highlighting cream at the top of their bottom to accentuate it, like you'd highlight the cheekbones." The trick works for legs, too: Try a stripe on the front of the thigh, she says, and blend it outward to make your legs look longer, leaner, and sexier.
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