Celebrity Beauty

Celebrity Flawless Skin

By Louise OConnell

27 October 2010

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Here's how to get a perfect celeb-style complexion and how to avoid bad skin like some of the worst-skin stars.

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Radiant Nicole Richie looks absolutely flawless. We love the eye make-up, which is perfectly balanced by dewy, luminous skin. It’s easy to cheat this effect with Maybeline Wonderfinish Foundation, £5.99.
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Scarlett Johansson is blessed with perfect porcelain skin and we are so jealous! Even if you don’t have skin as naturally milky and gorgeous as Scarlett it is still possible to achieve. An amazing foundation, such as No.7 Intelligent Balancing Mousse Foundation, £11, will give you flawless skin but there’s a lot to be said for regular facials. If you can’t afford a regular facial treat yourself to a good facial kit for renewing and brightening the skin, we love
Alpha H Skin Soothing Kit, £35.
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Adele looking tired and very pale without a scrap of slap. If you’re as pale as Adele but you don’t want to pile on foundation every time you leave the house, a touch of translucent powder will do and a little under eye concealer is a must. A yellow toned concealer is the best to disguise dark circles, try Bobbi Brown Tinted Eye Brightener, £22.
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Alicia Keys Suffering a little breakout on her forehead, Alicia tries to disguise it with a sparkling bhindi. Alicia, we like your style! Here at GLAMOUR.com Towers we have been known to disguise the odd blemish with a black eye liner pencil and passed off the black dot as a beauty spot. But if you don’t fancy decorating your face, try a matte foundation powder, such as Collection 2000 Shine Away Compact Powder, £3.99, which is great on oily areas of the face like the forehead.
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Where do we start? Amy Winehouse in the bad old days, we’re so pleased she’s looking healthier now.
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Cheryl Cole always looks amazing and she’s blessed with great skin genes, clearly, but she also loves a little fake tan – and who doesn’t? To get a similar look use a daily facial moisturising self tan, such as, Garnier Summer Face Self Tan, £5.99, which will gradually build your colour – so no-one will know you’re faking it!
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Poor Britney Spears, caught without her make-up and looking a little spotty. Stress can have a huge effect on the skin, causing it to breakout in pimples and redness. The best thing to do is try to take some time out to relax, make sure your diet is healthy and treat yourself to a facial once in a while – this way you’re getting some intense skin treatment and a bit of relaxation too.
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Cat Deeley is normally totally flawless but we spied this pic after she had clearly has been having some late nights. Eye bags are tough to get rid of but putting cold, wet chamomile or peppermint tea bags or slices of cucumber on them can help to de-puff. However for a less DIY eye treat try Eye Slices (yes, odd name), £19.95, which are loved by loads of celebrities. Or try Hylexin Serious Dark Circles, £52, which although pricy, will make a huge difference.
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A redhead like Cynthia Nixon needs a good base that has a pink tone and a little iridescence as very pale skin can look a little transparent. We love Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil Powder, £19, which gives skin a little glow and coverage.
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A long night for Geri Halliwell? Red skin and dark circles are not a good look but, hey, we’ve all been dirty stop outs at some point. A good, soothing moisturiser that will calm skin, such as Vie At Home Guardian Angel, £13, a creamy balm with vitamins A, C and E and evening primrose oil too.
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Who doesn’t want skin like Beyoncé? This bootilicious beauty is rarely seen with any skin slip-ups. We reckon all those dance routines and elaborate stage shows must really help as exercise and, yes, sweating are really good for healthy skin.
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Despite being one of the highest paid and most successful models ever, Kate Moss suffers a little breakout. Of course make-up is a good idea but drinking loads of water, giving up smoking (smoking stops nutrients and oxygen getting to the skin) and eating a healthy diet of fresh fruit and veg is the way forward for clear skin.
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Freida Pinto is a total beauty and clearly doesn’t have any skin woes, but Asian skin can be prone to dryness and dullness. Using a facial skin mask once a week and a gentle face scrub every other day can really make your skin glow again, we rate Neutrogena Visible Clear Pink Grapefruit Daily Scrub, £4.49 and The Sanctuary 5 Min Thermal Detox Mask, £9.95, which heats up when you apply it and draws out any impurities.
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Aw, don’t hide behind dark shadesLily Allen, we all get the odd pimple now and then. And to be honest, a little pimple on the chin is something we’ve all had and is most common just before or during your period. The best remedy is a foolproof coverstick, such as Rimmel London Hide The Blemish Concealer, £4.29.
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Oh, Lyndsay Lohan! Burning the candle at both ends perhaps? Poor Lyndsay looks worse for wear hear with dark circles and spotty, dull skin. The best remedy is a lot of sleep!
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Kelly Brook has great skin and we know she’s very careful with her skin care routine but Kelly is also very clever because she’s found two major make-up looks that really work for her and she sticks to them: the pale, retro screen siren, all pale skin, dark brows and red lips; or the bronzed beach beauty, shimmery bronzer, lip gloss and gold eye shadow. Cheat Kelly's skin with Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Make-up, £25, and a good bronzer, such as
Clinique Almost Bronzer, £22.
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Freckly Patsy Palmer looks gorgeous and radiant but if you have freckles like Patsy it can be hard to find the right foundation. Don’t hide your lovely skin tone but do use an SPF cream every day – even in winter – as freckly skin can be prone to sun damage and dark spots. We love No.7 Protect & Perfect Day Cream, £20.50, that has SPF 15.
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Eva Mendes is blessed with the most gorgeous, peachy, naturally tanned skin. It’s perfectly clear and looks really looked after – we reckon Eva has a good skin care routine and probably has regular facials. To get your skin as clear as Eva’s try a little home steaming – it’s simple, you just hold your face for 5/10 minutes over a bowl of hot – not boiling – water with a towel over your head. This creates a sort of skin sauna which brings out all the skin’s impurities.
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Hale Berry is another celeb who always looks amazing, even off duty, but black skin can look a little ashy if the wrong foundation is used or if you’re run down. Good skin vitamins can work wonders but you need to be patient, they take around three months to really kick in. A great, luminous foundation is also a must. We rate Black Up Complexion Enhancer, £26.50.
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Victoria Beckham
has had a lot of comments about her skin, sure there are a few blemishes but nothing too bad.
Some people get spots on their forehead when they have a fringe; others just because this is greasy area of the face.
The best thing to do is to stick to a good cleansing routine. You can't go wrong with Clinique 3 Step routine, from £13.
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The classic English rose complexion, Keira Knightly has clear, pale skin with pink tones. The difficulty with this sort of skin type is that foundation and powder can look a little too heavy. Our tip: use a light moisturising foundation just where you need it, not all over, and make sure your lips and brows are well defined.
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Kelly Rowland has gorgeous skin. It’s not just that Kelly has kept her base really lightweight – a tinted moisturiser is key here – but it’s obvious from the way her skin glows that Kelly leads a healthy lifestyle with plenty of water, fresh food and a little exercise – we wish we had Kelly’s willpower!
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Leona Lewis is sporting! sometimes Leona suffers from the odd breakout but she has an envious warm skin tone. Having light brown skin can be tricky to balance, so you can end up using an under eye concealer that’s too light and powder that is too matte. If you have a skin tone like Leona use a foundation mixed with a little eye cream for under the eyes so it blends better into the rest of the skin. We love the black star temporary tattoo. Leona!
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Rachel Bilson has got her skin care completely right. Flawless base but not caked on, a few freckles showing through and pink, flushed cheeks. The secret is a touch of concealer under the eyes and a touch of translucent powder, in a light/warm shade, on the forehead, chin and nose.
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