My Destination-Wedding Beauty Bag: Tulum
Between the sweltering heat, the sand fine enough to sleep in, the crystallized jade ocean, and your skin radiant with ease after just a few hours on a sunny beach, Tulum is a dreamy wedding venue. MARA skin care company founder Allison McNamara and her current wife, colorist Cassondra Kaeding, got married there earlier this year. “We keep it mellow,” says McNamara, whose serum sunscreen is so obsessed with being used by so many. “I just want to have fun and not spend my time taking crappy wedding photos.” Wedding pictures that do happens — McNamara in a flowing, silky white jumpsuit and Kaeding in tailored pants — showing off both women’s visibly glowing skin.
“The day before the wedding, I went to have a facial at the Yäan Healing Sanctuary, which I actually read about in a goop guidebook,” says McNamara, whose product line based on a proprietary algae blend she has created. “Tulum is damp, so I carry vitamin C with me. I always use it on vacation because it helps balance my sun exposure and using it consistently helps fade my sun spots.”
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MARA
Algae + Zinc Sea Kale Sunscreen Serum
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goop Beauty
GOOPGLOW 20% Vitamin C + Hyaluronic Acid Glow Serum
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No wonder her SPF 30 sea kale serum also stands out. “With all the active ingredients of algae, you get a variety of benefits — firming, smoothing, plumping — and all-mineral sunscreen ingredients that help prevent sun damage,” says McNamara. sun, including dark spots”. “And the bonus is that it gives your skin an instant dewy finish.” Smooth enough to invisibly blend into any skin tone, the serum works whether you’re vacationing in Yucatán or commuting to work on the 405 in LA (where McNamara and Kaeding are based). “Great skin comes from consistency; It’s really about choosing incredible products that you want to use over and over again, says McNamara. She’s packed a few other treatments—including an overnight eye miracle to stay awake all day of the wedding day and a supercharged exfoliator for radiant skin—as well as some styling. Easy makeup, summer, suitable for weekend wedding.
back beach,
Keep your skin hydrated
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“I didn’t wear makeup during the day — Tulum has this mid-air vibe, and you just feel unnecessary. The best way to keep skin fresh, alert, healthy and energized is to hydrate around the eyes. I love and cherish eye cream – how it feels: It’s very thick and rich. The small tubes are easy to travel with; there are other eye treatments that I like, but some come in glass jars and are heavier to pack.”
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goop Beauty
GOOPGENES All in One
Eye cream
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“Every morning, I cleanse with the MARA enzyme cleanser, then apply the Tata Harper brightening serum. It was a blast of moisture and it felt so refreshing. Next, I apply face cream as a step of my skincare routine.”
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Tata Harper
Moisturizing
Flower essence
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goop Beauty
GOOPGENES All in One
Face cream
goop, $98 / $86 with subscriptionSHOP NOW
Easy, synthetic makeup
(for My Wedding Day and Nights Out)
“I want to look radiant, hydrated and like myself at the wedding. I used a bit of Westman Atelier cream as a concealer when I needed it so my skin looked more natural than a whole foundation. I line my eyes with Westman’s bronzy pigment to create a hollow effect and then use it down my nose and across my cheeks. Do not apply mascara. “
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Westman Atelier
Face traces
Contour Stick
goop, $48SHOP NOW -
Westman Atelier
Skin Vital
Foundation Stick
goop, $68SHOP NOW
“For the other nights out, I brushed my lips — and that was it. There are rules about which shades compliment certain skin tones, but even if a color isn’t the most flattering shade for me, it probably just looks good with my clothes and I. love it, so whatever. It’s about confidence. I wore Kosas’ Thrillist — so pretty — or this coral brick by ILIA. “
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Kosas
Weightless lip color
in Thrillest
goop, $28SHOP NOW -
ILIA
Lip balm
in Tahiti
goop, $26SHOP NOW
Essentials for my skin
“I have been using MARA retinol three or four times a week and it works great with Goop Microderm. It’s like a flash in a jar and gives me the best light—I brought the travel-sized one to Tulum and used it two days before my wedding. It’s great before any big event or photo shoot.”
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goop Beauty
GOOPGLOW Microderm Instant Glow Exfoliator
goop, $125 / $112
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goop Beauty
GOOPGLOW
Microderm
Instant glow scrub, 15mL
goop, $42SHOP NOW
“We know great skin starts in the gut, and this marine collagen powder cares for skin from the inside out. I love the taste – marine collagen sometimes has a fishy smell – it’s easy to drink and it has some of my favorite skin-boosting ingredients, like algae and ceramides. The individual small packages make it very portable. ”*
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goop Beauty
GOOPGENES Marine
Collagen
Super drug
goop, $95/$86
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*These claims have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
