It’s summer, but you don’t know how to do a makeup look for this time of the year! Don’t worry, I’ve got the perfect, simple step-by-step guide here for a glowing summer makeup look! Along with that, all the products are also affordable!
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1. Prepping your skin
Prepping your skin before doing your makeup is always a smart idea, recently I started using the Heritage Store Lavender Facial Spray! I love the bright and glowing look this gives my skin, I also like to wear this when I am not wearing makeup. It’s also a body mist and it works well with my sensitive skin. What I do is spray this onto my skin and then I wait around 5 minutes until it dries then I start with my makeup!
2. Concealer
I used to not really wear concealer since I do natural makeup looks mostly but recently I have started wearing it more and let me just say it’s a lifesaver! Anyways what I do with concealer is I apply it under my eyes and wherever I have blemishes, I use the Maybelline Age Rewind in shade 120. They also recently became cruelty-free! I use a makeup brush to blend that all onto my skin.
3. Eyes
Ok, now the fun part! The glow is what you came here for and here is the eye product I use every day to give me that summer glow! It’s called the Elf Jelly Highlighter in shade Dew, this shade is a stunning gold it would look great on any skin tone. This is perfect for summer and glowing makeup looks! Here is what I do:
- I get the tiniest amount of the highlighter and use my fingers to apply it. It also says this on the box to apply it with your fingers and the gold shows up more when you do. (it’s a liquid and can get messy so makeup sure to be careful with that, but I promise it’s worth it!)
- I spread the jelly makeup onto my eyelid and it’s going to be very pigmented that’s the other thing I like about this highlighter!
- I like to wait 1 minute and it should be fully dry by then, and while that is drying I like to move onto the other eye.
- Boom! Now you have beautiful glowing eyes! I also made a video review on this so here it is if you want to see how it looks in person.
4. Blush
This is another glow product that I love! It’s called the Milani Baking Blush, I have the shade, Bella Bellini. This blush also contains highlighter in it so it’s going to give you that perfect summer glow! Apply the blush along your cheekbones instead of on the middle of your face and this will give you a lifted look!
5. Brows
For brows, I like to use the NYX Clear Brow Gel and I like to do this before the highlighter! I will apply it and then I wait a few minutes so it can have time to dry.
6. Highlighter
Time for the glow! For highlighter, I’ve been in between with the Elf Jelly Dew Highlighter (I linked it above) and the Fenty Beauty Hu$tla Baby highlighter. I would say if you are leaning more towards a dewy look go for the jelly highlighter. I have to say though the jelly highlighter is a lot more pigmented, it will show more. The Fenty Beauty highlighter is also a good option but for this look, I recommend the Elf Jelly Highlighter!
What to do for this is apply the highlighter: (since this is jelly makeup a little bit will go a long way!)
- On your cheekbones (this should be right above the blush!)
- Under your eyebrow bone.
- Tip of your nose and on the nose.
- Get a really small and precise makeup brush and apply it to the corners of your eyes. (I like to use the Fenty Beauty highlighter with this)
7. Mascara
For Mascara, I’ve been using the Maybelline Lash Sensational! I use the Brilliant Beauty Lash Curler, I have to say this is a really good lash curler. I hold down the curler for 10 seconds then I apply the mascara!
8. Lipgloss
Ok, so I recently got this pack of lip glosses and I am in love with this stuff! I also think it’s a dupe for Fenty, they last a long time too. I’ve been using this every day too, my favorite one is rose-hip oil, it smells like roses. I also really like cherry, it’s a very nice shade! Here is the pack of them!
Thank you for reading, I hope this helps you with being able to have a natural glowing summer makeup look! Subscribe for weekly beauty tips and tricks!