Christmas is fast approaching and the season’s wet weather shouldn’t dampen one’s desire to look sexy cool. The best way to look scorching hot during the holiday parties is by sporting glistening bronzed skin!

While there was probably a time in your life when you loved the sun and great outdoors, with long paper reports or conference calls, chances are the only light you’re getting these days is from the fluorescent lamp above your desk. It’s an ongoing give-and-take with the wet and hot weather hitting the country. Sometimes we get a lot of sun. And other days? Eh, not so much.

There’s no denying makeup should be fun and uplifting come rain or shine, but that doesn’t mean it has to be so difficult to apply. That’s why I’ve once again turned to makeup maven Bianca Valerio, to show us how great makeup can, in fact, be done at home, and getting great bronzed skin can be done even without the sun.

Our subject, Trixie Reyna, spends her days cooped in the office but wishes she could light up a room with a golden glow just like JLo in her “On the Floor” music video. To achieve her look, Bianca gives us five tips to achieve a faux sun-kissed sexy glow:

1. If you wish to have a slimmer, more toned face and physique, stick to matte bronzers or faux tanners. Shimmer only reflects light, therefore bringing out the areas you applied the product to and making them appear larger.

2. Apply bronzer (liquid, powder or spray) to exposed areas from neck, to ears and arms, even feet if you’re wearing sexy open toed heels. Consistency is key.

3. Opt for a bronzer that has golden tones to look natural. Reddish or copper-toned bronzers are best on skin with pink undertones. Asians, like Filipinos, have golden undertones.

4. Go monochromatic with the eye shadow palette. Bronze, gold, warm taupes, browns, camels, nudes, chocolate and cream tones complement your skin’s golden glow by adding depth.

5. If you’ve already got hyper-glistening skin from shimmer or luminizers, tone down the glossiness of your lips for a balanced look. A nice velvety, satin lip color finish is more flattering and sophisticated.

When it comes to holiday makeup, dolling yourself up in the spirit of the season can take a toll on your skin. Piling on mounds of makeup clogs our pores, making it dry and hard for skin to breathe, thus causing breakouts days after.

So, in between the festivities, let’s not forget our beauty regiment. Try the newly released Neutrogena Hydro Boost line. Its intense hydration revitalizes dry and tired skin caused by moisture poachers that suck our skin dry during the holiday rush, with all its back-to-back Christmas celebrations, hours exposed to air-conditioning, unhealthy gluttony, and smoking and drinking.

Hydrate and give your skin the boost it needs, and party with an irresistible bronzed look that will make the men light up faster than a Christmas tree.

Try these

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Mousse Cleanser: It cleanses and balances the skin’s moisture level. The rich lather foams away impurities, while a special hydrating agent restores skin’s natural moisture balance. For day and night use (150 ml/P445.50)

Neutrogena Hydro BoostClear Lotion (Toner) immediately tones and refines skin without causing tightness. It gives you a shower of fresh hydration for a dewy complexion. Use after cleansing, both day and night (150 ml/P458)

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel is purified Hyaluronic Acid and Olive Extract that continuously releases moisture to the skin’s surface while boosting the skin cell’s ability to retain water. For day and night use after Hydro Boost Clear Lotion(50 g/P830).

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Essence is intensely moisturizing and deeply revitalizing. This rich essence has powerful hydration properties to keep skin plump, bouncy and supple. For day and night use, for those with very dehydrated skin. Use after the Clear Lotion and before the Water Gel (30 ml/P999).