So there are changes you need to make to your kit and your makeup when you go from shooting beauty stories in the bush (hello 35 degree heat, and ants trying to crawl into your makeup, PISS OFF) to shooting outdoor in winter in London (I?d forgotten about having freezing hands and trying to apply red lipstick ? not my most favourite thing ever, I have to say). Needless to say I am no longer carrying around piles of sunscreen and body shimmer, and I am all about heavy duty moisturisers and body creams.
Now is the time to tell you about my new favourite super heavy duty moisturizer, which is the Kiehl?s Ultra Facial Balm. It?s like butter for your skin. Kiehl?s have long been a staple in my kit as their products simply work. No fancy packaging, no heavy fragrances. Their new cream is a super dense balm that you rub into the skin, and it gets absorbed after about a minute, leaving the skin supple and hydrated, so perfect as a base for makeup. It?s like the hefty, harder working sister to their eponymous Ultra Facial Moisturiser (which is forever in my kit). What I like best about it is the skin STAYS supple and hydrated. It contains Edelweiss flower which was chosen due to its ability to thrive in harsh environmental conditions ? which certainly applies to the Tube at rush hour.
It doesn?t absorb in after half an hour, disappearing and leaving your skin feeling worse than when you started and as dry and flakey as an old croissant.
I now have Kiehl?s Ultra Facial Balm in...