When Aharon gets her clients ready for the red carpet, she puts in about 30 minutes of work—before ever touching a makeup product.
“I do a lot of skin prep. It’s an important step to get people relaxed, first and foremost. The prep should be fun, enjoyable and feel pampering—because usually, they’re about to go do something that’s not as fun, like being on a red carpet or stepping in front of a camera,” she says of her technique. “So this is really their time to be pampered and feel good.”
For the skin prep, Aharon says she always starts by cleaning the face. “Just to make sure there’s no trace of anything there,” she says, before moving onto a sheet mask and a face massaging tool. “I love using Joanna Vargas Magic Glow Wand on the cool setting, to help de-puff and tone down any inflammation.”
After massaging in the mask, she applies a warm compress to remove any residue. (“I just don’t want it to mix with the next steps because it can be too much product,” she says.) And then it’s time to apply the appropriate skin care for the client’s skin type, then work it in with a gua sha stone or the Jillian Dempsey Gold Bar (“I like to use that especially around the eyes to de-puff,” she says.)
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