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    Shine and glow are not the same thing

    Updated:10 Jul 2014 1:36 PM | Posted by
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    Switched-on-a-light-inside-your-skin brilliance that radiates across a room? Yes, yes please. Shine so bright it could blind anyone who dares stare directly at you? Not unless we're talking about hair.

    So how do you get glowing skin while keeping shiny slicks on the down low? It's all about clever care and even more clever cheats.

    Healthy skin is radiant skin I know mine never looks so good as after a few minutes under my favourite mask (which happens to be Ella Bache's Masque Soir de Fete, $50, right now). And because dehydration and sallowness go hand-in-shrivelled up-hand, moisture is crucial. Enter the marvels of the modern mattifier. Oily, slick-prone skin doesn't necessarily need less moisture, it just needs to keep surface shine under control. Choose a moisturiser also designed to mop up excess sebum and you're covering both bases in one move (The Body Shop's new Seaweed Matte Day Lotion, $21.95, is great and Pier Auge's Olimus Baume Matifiant, $71.60, soaks up oil while also giving you an antioxidant hit). As for instantly deleting shine, blotting paper is everybody's very best friend.

    But back to glow. Even the most pampered complexion has an off day, so sometimes you've just got to fake it. We like ID Bare Escentuals Bare Radiance ($70) for an instant luminosity that you can blot all day without it budging, and a gleam cream like Pout's After Glow Illuminator ($62) is essential. This baby boosts radiance, distracts the eye from imperfections and does it all without looking like you've tried too hard. Genius... 

    26 Member Comments

    talk-a-lot 13 May 2020 11:10 PM

    I like the glow without the shine, blotting paper is excellent, especially on warm days. I need to invest in a good illuminator to give my skin a glow.

    Kate Giddy 18 Nov 2018 8:09 PM

    So I guess shiny is a no, glowing is a yes!

    Yohanna 28 Apr 2016 4:14 PM

    My skin looks a bit matte too much, need to bring back the shine/glow...lots of hydrating facial oils for me. I used some brightening creams with BHAs and think that is what made my skin dull/matte

    Yohanna 28 Apr 2016 4:12 PM

    love glow and shine...as long as it is healthy

    Linda_Vesinger 26 Mar 2016 7:19 PM

    Ella Bache make great masks, would like to try this one out

    Yohanna 28 Apr 2016 4:15 PM

    I just got Ella's serum , it is pretty good, my skin just soaks it dry. Tiny bottle wont last long :)

    Coconut Jayne 17 Jan 2016 11:12 PM

    I have really bad shine - hope this tips work, they sound like they will!

    lynx 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM

    I could definately do with more of a glow and less of the shine factor.

    bmill229 10 Jul 2014 1:36 PM

    I like a subtle glow, less shine.

    Goldcat 9 Apr 2014 9:29 PM

    I need more glow and less shine.

    Oonga 28 Jul 2013 9:02 AM

    I love ella bache, even though i dont use it anymore LOL I have fond memories of it as a teenager and early 20s :)

    Chicklet 13 Jun 2013 11:55 AM

    Good suggestions.

    apple8 26 Oct 2012 7:37 AM

    My skin is radiant after a mask too, but it only lasts for 1 day. Will look at the Ella Bache mask.

    FeatheredBeauty 19 May 2012 9:50 AM

    I need as much shine/glow as I can get, with dry skin!

    Lovely65 26 Mar 2012 8:15 AM

    i also LOVE ella bache mask

    renee.t 12 Mar 2012 7:59 AM

    Nothing better than glory skin

    diabla 18 Feb 2012 11:00 AM

    Ella Bache's Masque Soir de Fete is my fave mask

    Limabean 10 Oct 2011 6:23 AM

    love the glow

    Sumaya 13 Mar 2010 4:40 AM

    She's got the glow, nanananana

    Little miss sunshine 21 May 2009 1:52 PM

    I'd definitely want to glow, shiny skin = oiliness!

    ray_jay 14 May 2009 9:10 AM

    ella bache Elixir d'Eclat.. gives fab illuminator on skin,, and you can put it all over your face. I usually use under my foundation, and it looks great. People always comment on my skin when im wearing it!

    Dejavu 11 Apr 2009 12:46 AM

    Napoleon's Mosaic Gleamer is pretty good for the glow effect.

    Princess Pink 10 Apr 2009 10:28 AM

    I need to get myself a good illuminiser for that little extra glow on those occassional 'flat' days! xx

    Tkm1981 3 Sep 2008 2:31 AM

    clinique light up illuminator is excellent for "glow"-not too glittery, just enhances your cheekbones etc, gives your skin a healthy fresh look

    Reiyel 29 Apr 2008 1:41 PM

    Yup, I'm thinking of getting a "fake" glow some time soon, eheh..XD

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