SUN-KISSED, WITHOUT THE SUN: THE NEW BEAUTY TRICK FOR FAKE FRECKLES

Bella Star

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Close-up portrait of a freckled young woman with hair in a bun, resting her hand on her chin, looking calmly at the camera.

What was once routinely concealed under layers of foundation and concealer is now being deliberately recreated, with faux-freckle tutorials, filters and makeup products helping people fake the naturally scattered look.

Now Australian beauty brand 1000HOUR is getting in on the trend with a new Freckle Pen that promises to create natural-looking freckles in seconds, without deliberately exposing your skin to the sun.

Fake it, don’t bake it

The appeal is fairly obvious. If you like the sun-kissed look but would rather not spend hours lying in the sun to achieve it, makeup offers a much easier way to get there.

The 1000HOUR Freckle Pen gives users control over exactly how their freckles look, from a barely-there scattering across the nose to a more noticeable collection over the cheeks.

The idea also fits neatly into the growing preference for fresh, natural-looking makeup, where the aim is less about creating a perfectly polished complexion and more about letting skin, well, look like skin.

Stamp, don’t painstakingly draw

Anyone who has attempted to create convincing fake freckles with a brow pencil will know that randomly dotting your face can be surprisingly fiddly.

The Freckle Pen takes a different approach, using a multi-contoured applicator designed to mimic the irregular pattern of natural freckles.

You can stamp it onto bare skin or apply it over makeup, creating several scattered dots at once across the nose, cheeks, or wherever else you want them.

The colour is buildable, so users can start with a subtle scattering and add more if they want more noticeable freckles.

The formula is also smudge-proof, while still washing away with a daily cleanser.

1000 HOUR Everyday Brow Kit in dark brown, with pen, brow stain, clear wax and brush, shown on pink box and white background.

Choose your freckle intensity

The pen comes in Light/Medium and Dark, so users can adjust the look to their complexion and how dramatic they want to go.

And unlike real freckles, you don't need to wait for summer, spend time outdoors, or hope the sun delivers an even scattering.

For a beauty trend that once involved trying to hide what nature gave you, deliberately adding freckles is a fairly good sign that the definition of a perfect complexion has changed considerably.