Freckle pencil

You either love them or hate them, it's a bit like the girl with the straight hair who spends too many hours trying to perfect the bounciest of curls or, the girl with the curly hair spending her mornings with the straightener at a temperature that could melt iron. 

Basically we always want what we don't have! Most of my friends with freckles spends hours trying to hide them with mask like foundations. A face well scattered with youthful freckles is bang on trend this summer.

So, Gals stop hiding those freckles just embrace them.

The freckle pencil was first uncovered to me when I was browsing the pages of my favorite magazine www.vogue.com just this summer. I know other makeup brands have had freckle pencils in the past like Chanel and Lancome but they never really excited me.

freckle pencil in forever young - £5.00 

Picture from www.topshop.com

What drew my attention to this one was

Topshops freckle pencil boasts a "3D marbleized formula" which basically means it has to different shades of brown, to help mimic the natural freckles more, so each freckle becomes unique.

When apply the freckles vary the amount of pressure to ensure each freckle is a different shape and size as natural freckles are all unique and If they all look the same it's not very natural looking. Just think of where the sun would usually tan you the most, over the bridge of the nose and slightly over the cheeks, but don't put on the apples of the cheeks.

 Even scatter a few around the eyes and cheekbones. It's so important for them not to be uniform, so be as random as possible. After applying the freckles dust with a light setting powder. 

I always think freckles look best with bold brows and summer lips, or even with smudged brown or metallic eyes. Just wear a light foundation or even a tinted moisturizer. But if your confident enough just wear them with a Brigitte Bardot eye and a red lip. 

This spring/summer 2014 the catwalks where awash with barefaced beauties. From Victoria Beckham to Michael Kors and Dolce & Gabbana. 

The most important thing with the freckle pencil is - do not touch your face after applying. They will smudge and you will look ridiculous. Once set with the setting powder don't even think about scratching you nose.