there has long been tradition for mothers to pass on beauty lessons to their daughters but now, mums are just as likely to ask their daughters for advice — particularly because the boom in online beauty bloggers means that young people have access to professional techniques at their fingertips all you need to do is google ‘smoky eye’ and you’ll find dozens of videos showing you how to do it it’s no surprise that these online beauty gurus have legions of followers, and two of the biggest youtube stars are norwich based sisters sam and nic chapman, whose pixiwoo site has millions of viewers worldwide when i met the girls, they were quick to credit their mother judy, 58, with giving them some of the best tips they still follow nic (left) and sam chapman (right) credit their mother judy (centre) with giving them some of their best beauty tips which they still follow  judy, too, loves having make up artist daughters and readily admits that some of the best tricks she has learned have been from sam and nic with mother’s day coming up, i met with judy, sam and nic to learn their top tricks sam, 37, and nic, 34: mum has taught us    always remove your make up dirt builds up on the skin throughout the day and it blocks your pores and leads to breakouts cleanse thoroughly before bed to remove both dirt and make up — it will also keep your pillowcases clean! moisturise twice a day and remember to apply the cream to your neck, too — our neck and hands are often the first places to show signs of ageing but they are nearly always forgotten dry skin is common in our family, so for us it’s extra important to moisturise properly we also use a more intensive treatment in the evening mum taught us to stay out of the sun too much sunbathing leads to wrinkles and age spots in later life as a family, we have porcelain pale skin so have always been cautious about lying out in the midday sun have your eyebrows shaped professionally overplucking can give you a startled appearance and once you have made a brow mistake, it can take years for them to grow back finally, the best tip we’ve learned is to drink plenty of water alongside the obvious health benefits, staying hydrated shows in our skin, too it helps to flush out toxins and improve moisture judy chapman: my daughters taught me    choose the correct moisturiser for your skin type it’s easy to just grab any one, but you need to make sure you are using something that is tailored to your skin i am lucky because the girls help me shop for foundation however, if you struggle to choose the correct shade you should try it along your jawbone and then go outside into the daylight to check how well it blends into your skin nic (left) and sam (right) say their mum, judy (centre), taught them to stay out of the sun and drink plenty of water as it helps to flush out toxins and improve moisture  thin eyebrows can be so ageing and mine are a little overplucked from embracing the thin brow trend in the seventies now the girls have taught me how to cheat my way to fuller brows with a brow pencil, i have a more youthful look the importance of blending with a foundation brush cannot be underestimated i couldn’t be without my real techniques expert face brush (£999, boots) the wide, firm bristles make it easier to apply and smooth foundation finally, use an eyeshadow primer my eyelids are quite oily and my eyeshadow often creases, so when sam and nic taught me to layer eye products, starting with an eyeshadow primer, it totally changed my look treats to make mother’s day marvellous  olay limited edition vintage design  in time for mother’s day, olay has launched a limited edition vintage design (£599, boots) inspired by the original bottle, it is simple and classic — sure to take mum down memory lane gucci guilty diamond eau de toilette  look out for some great value gifts at the perfume shop this mother’s day gucci guilty diamond eau de toilette comes in a black jewellery box, free with any gucci guilty diamond fragrance sanctuary spa with love gift set  for the lady who deserves pampering, the sanctuary spa with love gift set is perfect reduced from £45 to £22 until march 17 (boots) lush’s love you mum gift set: tiptoe through the tulips  lush’s love you mum gift set: tiptoe through the tulips (£1450) is great for those who enjoy gardening it contains helping hands hand cream, love you mum soap and secret garden bath bomb clarins eau des jardins collection  clarins eau des jardins collection is £32 and contains a pretty eau des jardins spray, uplifting shower gel and body cream the radiance and youth boosters kit also has savings of £2430 it contains double serum, gentle refiner and beauty flash balm, £55 (clarinscouk)
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passing on beauty advice to your daughters has been a long tradition . but the tables have turned and mums are looking to their girls for help . now beauty blogging sisters sam and nic chapman share their top tricks 