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We share a range of make-up brushes from the high street which will help you shine at summer weddings

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WE share a range of make-up brushes which will help you shine at summer weddings.

With advice from the experts and out top high street picks, there's a choice fit for all occasions.

Chisel chaser

 Nars Ita Kabuki Brush, £43, is a rectangular-shaped brush designed to sculpt your face
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Nars Ita Kabuki Brush, £43, is a rectangular-shaped brush designed to sculpt your face

Contouring queens, rejoice! , is a rectangular-shaped brush designed to sculpt your face to perfection.

Use it with cream or powder bronzer to carve out your cheeks and jawline, before blending product upwards to blur into skin.

Angle grinder

 Elixi Beauty Deluxe Angled Contour Brush helps you feel fabulous this summer
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Elixi Beauty Deluxe Angled Contour Brush helps you feel fabulous this summer

These brushes are perfect for a soft, sculpted look, and we love .

Start with the apples of your cheeks and blend towards your hairline in a “tick” shape. The result? Cheekbones you never knew existed.

Flexi fixer

 Revolution Precision Pro Brush Oval Face gets rid of telltale tidemarks
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Revolution Precision Pro Brush Oval Face gets rid of telltale tidemarks

is shaped to allow a more gliding movement over your face, meaning you can blend bronzer into every nook and cranny.

Telltale tidemarks begone!

Natural wonder

 Real Techniques Powder Brush can give you a warm, natural glow
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Real Techniques Powder Brush can give you a warm, natural glow

In a rush? Use the , to sweep bronzer over your forehead, cheekbones and chin in an “S” shape for a quick, natural glow.

Miracle worker

 IT Cosmetics Heavenly Skin One-Sweep Wonder Brush gives you a mini-facial too
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IT Cosmetics Heavenly Skin One-Sweep Wonder Brush gives you a mini-facial too

Dust into your blusher/bronzer hybrid and sweep across cheekbones for a perfectly placed flush.

The bristles are infused with anti-ageing collagen and silk, so it’s like giving yourself a mini-facial at the same time.


Ask Beauty Editor Lauren

I try to stay out of the sun as much as I can, but I’m still noticing more fine lines and wrinkles forming around my face. What’s the best product to prevent them? Gina, Carlisle

While protecting yourself from the sun is always sensible, experts now think there may be another cause of fine lines – your phone!

It’s believed the blue light it emits may cause wrinkles, pigmentation and even sagging as it can penetrate deeper into skin than UV rays – eek!

That’s why I’m loving .

It contains cacao extract to protect skin from damaging blue light, and sugar molecules that act as a barrier against any nasty particles.

On first application it comes out quite pearly, but once you work it into skin it adapts to leave a slightly glowing veil that’s suitable for all skin tones.

It’s definitely worth investing in if you don’t want to give up your social media habit.

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