This makeup installment is for our very special reader, Reema. We gave her a few clothing and hair tips, so here’s the final piece of the pie! This summer’s makeup sizzles like the tropics with shades of bronzy-golds, lush greens, and juicy corals. All displayed on setting of beautifully bronzed skin. How does a Love Muffin get this look?
When it comes to skin, hot temperatures call for makeup that is light as air. Prep skin with a mattifying primer, like The Body Shop’s Matte It Face and Lips, to help control shine and soften the look of pores. Next, skip foundation! Yes, skip it. Instead, spot touch skin with a long wearing concealer, like M.A.C. Select Cover Up. Now, bronze it up with a soft pearlescent powder using a fluffy powder brush. A non-metallic bronzing powder, like M.A.C. Bronzing Powders in Refined Golden or Bronze, is soft enough to give you just the right amount of color and glow for that orgasmic “back from St. Barts” look!
When it comes to this season’s eyes, tropical colors look softly feminine, never disco-esque. Instead of using a sponge tip applicator or fingers, try soft, fluffy brushes, like the Sonia Kashuk Tools Blending Brush, to create sheer washes of color. Finsh by lining eyes with Coffee toned pencils and lengthening mascaras. Try M.A.C. Eye Pencil in Coffee and Loud Lash Mascara.
Finish this orgasmic look with juicy corals for the lips. No longer your grandmother’s color, this hot shade has been modernized in textures that are sheer and glossy. Golden Corals, such as Lancome’s Juicy Tube in Bolole, complement deep skintones best. Lighter skintones will love peachy corals, such as Loreal’s Color Juice in Melon Punch.
Alright Love Muffins, work this look!