The holidays are coming, and so are the cameras…family photos, work parties, spontaneous selfies… it’s all happening. If you want to look fresh, radiant, and confident in every shot (without filters), now is the time to start your skin prep for holiday photos. From at-home facials to no-tox serums and glow-boosting routines, I’m sharing the exact treatments I recommend to my clients…and use myself…to get camera-ready, the easy and effective way.
How to get glowing skin for holiday photos?
If you want to look amazing in your family pictures and have that youthful glow, then it will take a little investment, prep, and patience to get there! Investing in waterless skincare products, a laser light mask, exfoliator, and hydrating makeup will not only help you look stunning in your family pictures but you can continue the youthful glow into the next year!
6 Weeks Out: Brightening + Even Tone
If you want to get healthy and glowy skin for your pictures, then start using better skincare products for your skin! About 6 weeks before your photoshoot or holiday event, start using waterless skincare products. These products will help you get healthy skin that glows!! I use and love them and as a licensed esthetician I recommend them to all my clients!
Fill out my skin questionnaire so I can create you a custom skincare routine that will make your skin sing! Or you can take the skin quiz and get instant results.
If you don’t want to invest in an entire new skincare routine, you can start with one or more of these products:
4 Weeks Out: Firming & Hydrating With Tools
Along with using better skincare products, start using a laser light mask. Laser light therapy plus waterless skincare is a beautiful combination that will help you have beautiful skin! My very favorite light therapy mask is the JOVS 4D Laser Light Therapy Mask. It is so so good! (you can read my review about it!)
A laser light mask is an investment, but it’s the gift that keeps on giving! Get it for family pictures and it will continue to give you healthy and glowy skin for months and years beyond! You can save $130 with this discount code: JOELLEN
2 Weeks Out: Exfoliate!
Have you ever felt your skin and it feels rough? That’s the sure sign of needing exfoliation! We want your skin feeling and looking oh so smooth! Invest in either a chemical exfoliator like this serum or an enzyme exfoliator like this mask. Use it 1-2 times a week for baby smooth skin!
Day Of: Glowy, Photo-Ready Makeup
On the day of your photoshoot, you want to have great makeup! Women with mature skin need hydrating makeup so it doesn’t look heavy, cakey, and dry. We don’t want our makeup to enhance our fine lines and wrinkles!
Here are my favorite makeup products for mature skin that will give you a youthful glow!
- Skin tint as your lightweight base to give you a pretty filtered and glowy look
- Cream makeup to add dimension. Contour and blush will give your face gorgeous shape and color!
- Tubing mascara will make your lashes thick and long!
And here’s another pro tip! Pick your outfit out first! Let’s be honest…you care the most about family pictures so it’s important that you feel and look confident. Choose your outfit out first and then coordinate everyone else’s outfits around your look.
You don’t need a full glam squad or expensive spa days to look your best in holiday photos…just a little strategy, consistency, and the right treatments. Start now, stay intentional, and by the time the flash goes off, your skin will be glowing from the inside out.
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- How to Fade Sun Damage Fast (Without Harsh Peels or Injections)
- Top 4 Non-Invasive Treatments for Firmer Skin (No Needles Required)
- The Best Skincare Tools for Tightening Skin at Home
- Collagen After 40: Why It Declines—And How to Boost It Naturally
About the Author
JoEllen is a licensed esthetician, certified makeup artist, and certified John Maxwell coach, speaker, and trainer. She works with women helping them look and feel confident. She loves teaching women simple beauty techniques so they can feel empowered to try it at home. Her motto is that when you look and feel good, you do good!
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