On a recent whirlwind trip to Milan, I had a beauty epiphany. I was sitting at a sidewalk café in the Brera district, watching the parade of Italian women glide by. Their style was impeccable, sure—but it was their skin that stopped traffic.
Use a tinted moisturizer or SPF. You want freckles (real or faux) to peek through.
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In makeup terms, the Bella Spark is the strategic gleam. It is glitter. It is the wet-look sheen on the center of the eyelid or the inner corner of the eye that catches the light when you laugh. How to Wear the Combo Want to bottle this Italian summer energy? Here is your three-minute routine:
Take a shimmer stick (champagne or gold, never silver). Dot it on the very center of your mobile eyelid and the inner tear duct. Do not put it on the brow bone. Keep the sparkle tight to the lash line.
Let me break down this dynamic duo of a beauty aesthetic. Forget the Instagram "baking" trend. Milan is about living, breathing skin. The Milan Cheek is the flush you get after a brisk walk down Via Montenapoleone when you spot the perfect bag (window shopping counts as cardio, right?).