You know that Instagram meme ?Me vs. You,? where the has-it-together ?Me? is, like, a pic of Rihanna glammed out having a beer in a bikini in Barbados, and the ?you? is, say, a miffed-looking baby ostrich"
When it comes to the whole glowy skincare trend, I want to be on the cool, glistening side?invariably demonstrated in editorials via a 17-year-old Danish model who’s been sheet-masked, coconut-watered, and strobe-contoured until she shines with a radiant, almost gelatinous glow. It?s that thing we?re calling ?dewy? nowadays, freshly moisturized and plumped with Evian and hyaluronic acid.
I?ve been doing it. Well, I?ve been trying to do it. And just as invariably, I fall short of Danish-model skin. I do all the moisturizer and oils I?m supposed to, and my face looks like shitty concession-stand pizza?the kind that your mom dabs with a paper towel to lift off the grease and oil. MORE: The 101 Best Clear-Skin Tips You’ll Ever Read
If you?re in the same spot, don?t give up the regimen. I?m convinced a lot of good has come out of my newly intense moisturizing game?my skin?s softer, more supple, feels firmer, and little lines have been washed away in a tide of hydration. But as to that oily sheen left on my T-zone, well, I came to an ultimatum: the gleam can stay, but the oily finish has to go.
This is where I start to talk about powders, which is also where I start to lose a lot of people. It?s because we?ve all been through powders once before, and despaired....