After lusting and wanting for summer to come all winter long {too many chilly nights in Southern California last winter} I have come to the conclusion. I love HIGHLIGHTED skin. I love the luminous look that glowing skin has.. think a la Jennifer Lopez. And besides lets face it everyone looks better with a pinch of color and highlighted skin. However when it comes to highlighting your skin, if you aren’t careful you can look a bit of disco ball like. Serious issue…that should be avoided at all costs… So with the official arrival of summer this month, and tons of promising sunny days in the near future, I am ampping up my makeup stash and reclaiming my highlighted glow…
Every perfect summer skin starts with a perfect base. Faux tanning aside, a good makeup base for summer skin that helps create a luminous glow is Revlon Barely Naked Makeup Foundation mixed with a few drops of Laura Mercier Foundation Primer in Radiance, this glow getting duo helps create the perfect makeup base in every aspect. It creates a nice sheen to the ski without looking shinny, paired with the perfect semi- matte finish… equals- dewy perfection. Swipe a few dabs of Loreal Magic Lumi Highlighter in the areas that you need a bit more coverage a la YSL Touche Eclat look and feel. Top the face with a great dusting of Rimmel London Natural Bronzer+ Natural Minerals to spruce up the complexion giving you a nice bronze-y all over glow {this bronzer is spectacular at looking sun kissed and radiant}.
Next up highlighting the eyes and cheeks…. A light dab of Wet-n-Wild Color Icon Bronzer in ‘ReserveYour Cabana’ on the cheekbones as this bronzer is the perfect shimmery but not glittery highlighter similar to NARS Albatross Powder. On the cheeks add Sonia Kashuk Chic Luminosity Bronzer in Glimmer this bronze/pink cheek color duo is beaut-iful!!!! Mixed together you get the perfect color of a bronze-y rose cheek color, or put on separately they are a bronzer and cheek duo- perfection. On to the lids, Elf Cosmetics Jumbo EyeshadowStick in Little Miss Thing, gives you a perfect nude-ish golden base that you can use alone for a subtle wash of color of toss on some Loreal Infalliable Eyeshadow in Blinged &Brilliant for an ultra glowing nude eye that looks AMAZE in the summer with newly tanned and bronzed skin. Rimmel London ScandalEYES Waterproof EyeKajal in Nude in the inner corners & on the waterline for that “ I am wide awake look” and voila…. Summer Glow Getting Ready!!
Glow is on, Channeling my inner Jennifer Lopez and I am back in the swing of my highlighting ways…. Luminous, highlighted and dancing in my living room currently…..
0 Leave a Comment