Beauty Blog » Summer Make-up Tips!

It’s Summer! It’s HOT, its HUMID, its SWEATY!! Why would you choose this season to bust a creative, artistic makeup face?!!

I want to preface with I have nothing against originality and artistry. If you have the juevos to sport a unique look than more power to you, BUT…there are two things I can NOT stand:

• chicks that wear a full face of makeup at the gym!
• chicks that are literally sweating off their layers of makeup in the summer heat!

If you notice the common thread in both of my pet peeves is SWEAT! Sweat is the enemy of makeup. I literally saw a girl the other day that had sweat streaks along her hairline that cleared a path through her foundation. Barf!

So here are my Summer tips:

1. Lighten the Make-up - Skip the heavy foundation, skip the heavy eyeliner, skip the false lashes, skip the dark eyebrows! I am not saying go out there bare faced but just well lighten up. My advice for the foundation is to mix your regular foundation with your regular moisturizer. Should add a touch of coverage, some SPF protection and it will give you a nice summer glow. Not to be mistaken with a dewy sweaty face.

2. Metallic Eyeshadows Rock - A touch of gold or silver shadow along your crease and some waterproof mascara should be the beginning and the end of your Summer makeup. Wait, feel free to add some tinted chapstick or some lip gloss too.

3. Melted Makeup - Don’t be an idiot like me and leave your makeup bag in your gym bag in a 100 degree weather! I can’t count how many lipsticks I have discovered morphed beyond recognition because of this…

4. Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize - Well if you don’t already prep your skin with moisturizer you are living in a dream ozone protected world. But in the Summer heat moisturizer and chapstick is a girls best friend! I use Burt’s Bees on the lips and I am currently using Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Moisturizer on the face. (Great stuff, light and not heavy.)

Thus concludes my lecture, remember I rant because I care. - Michelle