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" We&amp;#039;re thrilled to have another guest post from our Associate Beauty Editor Melanie Rud Chadwick, who is sharing the best tips for looking your best in a photograph. We&amp;#039;ve used a beautiful photograph of our own lovely product analyst Emily Weinberger (on the right in the photograph) as a great example. Along with beach days and barbecues, there&amp;#039;s another inevitable part of summer-pictures. And whether it&amp;#039;s a wedding or the annual family road trip, your photo will undoubtedly be snapped over and over...and simultaneously posted on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter... So what can you do to look camera-ready? Here, some of my favorite tricks, plus expert advice from my good friend, celebrity makeup artist Neil Scibelli. Try these tips and you won&amp;#039;t even need that Instagram filter. 1. Tamp down shine. Rising temps and humidity levels can make skin start to gleam (and not in a good way). To keep your look dewy, not greasy, focus on eliminating shine just along your T-Zone, says Scibelli. A quick dusting of a translucent powder, like Jouer Mattifying Translucent Powder ($30, jouercosmetics.com),across your forehead, down your nose, and on your chin does wonders. 2. Create an optical illusion. If your skin is less than perfect, there&amp;#039;s a cool new category of skin perfectors on the market that use ingredients like silica and microprisms to help diffuse light and &amp;quot;blur-out&amp;quot; imperfections, making skin look totally smooth. And, unlike primer, which is meant to go on under makeup, this can be dabbed over makeup pre-photo opp. One to try: L&amp;#039;Or\u00E9al Paris Revitalift Miracle Blur Oil-Free ($25, drugstores). 3. Make eyes pop. &amp;quot;To make your eyes appear bigger in photos, try lining your lower lids along the outer rim, closest to lashes. Avoid lining the inner rims, which closes in the eye shape,&amp;quot; suggests Scibelli. If you have fair skin, stick with softer colors like chocolate or navy; medium to darker skin tones can use charcoal or black. His pick: Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes ($19, Sephora.com). 4. Beware of bronzer. While a faux glow is great, avoid shimmery bronzers when you&amp;#039;re going to be in front of the camera. &amp;quot;A camera&amp;#039;s flash will pick up all of the light reflecting pigments in the shimmer-which will make it seem like your entire face is shiny,&amp;quot; says Scibelli. A matte version, like Tarte Cosmetics Smooth Operator in Bronze ($29, Ulta), delivers color without the unwanted sheen. 5. It&amp;#039;s all about the angle. Pictures taken from below flatter no one (trust me, I learned this very important lesson from experience). Ask your photog to aim straight on, or even better, a bit from above. This is especially important when you&amp;#039;re taking a selfie-it&amp;#039;s the easiest way to avoid that dreaded double chin! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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