Consider the following scenario: It’s a beautiful summer morning, and you’ve just returned from the beach. Your skin is glazed like a classic Dunkin’ Donuts donut, and you have an all-over glow from playing in the sun-speckled waves.
A sun-kissed makeup style highlights natural, sun-kissed skin and embodies the essence of summer. While a lit-from-within glow is the result of a good skincare regimen, you can achieve the effects of a leisurely beach day with just a few products.
These are the five make-up necessities that will change the game if you need some sunshine. Prepare to shine!
Skin tint
The ultimate no-makeup make-up product is a sheer formulation. It has a light consistency and coverage that reduces redness and provides an even base for a naked, skin-like sensation. Consider skin, but better.
Try: Pixi H20 Skin Tint
The water-based tinted face gel provides light coverage while allowing your natural skin to shine through. What’s not to love about giving your skin a beautiful finish?
Prep your skin using primer to ensure that your makeup glides on smoothly. For a glazey, soft-focus glow, we recommend the e.l.f Luminous Putty Primer.
Cream or liquid blush
Cream or liquid blushes are your best chance for Tiktok’s viral’sunburn blush’ look. They melt into your skin, leaving it fresh and sun-kissed. Apply it on the apples of your cheeks and the bridge of your nose. This makes you look younger and more natural, as if you were lying out for a few hours and catching some rays. Choose warm, rose tones that are easy to diffuse with your preferred tool.
Try: Nudestix Nudies Blush All Over Face Color
This buttery balm applies with a creamy gloss to peachy nudes and sunset pinks. Blending is a breeze with the built-in brush. You can also use the multi-tasking stick to add a hint of colour to your eyes and lips.
Bronzer
Nothing beats a bronzer for a quick sun-kissed cosmetic look. It gives your face an all-over glow that fools folks into thinking you’ve just returned from a beach vacation. A light sweep of bronzer where the sun naturally shines on your face creates a subtle contour. For a fresh-faced finish, avoid ones that stray into glitter area.
Try: Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream
Its creamy balm-like consistency melts into your skin, leaving a warm wash of colour and a velvet-matte finish, making it your gateway to summer glow. The light-reflecting pigments impart a natural-looking glow that is not overly glittery.
Highlighter
Getting your skincare down pat is crucial to not looking glazed. The key to getting that ethereal glow, though, is a lit highlighter. For a dewy, wet-finish, just-back-from-the-beach look, liquid or cream highlighters are a must-have. Swipe some on your cheekbones and brow bone, paying special attention to the high areas of your face. For a more diffused glow, mix a few drops of liquid highlighter into your foundation.
Try: Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand
Make your skin sparkle with Charlotte Tilbury’s beauty light wand. It comes in a few various tones, such as ‘Pinkgasm,’ which provides a pearlescent pink flush that can also be used as blush, and ‘Spotlight,’ which provides a wonderful golden-hour glow-up.
Rub a dash of shimmery oil over your face, shoulders, and limbs for an all-around shine that matches your mug. The Sol de Janeiro Glowmotions Copacabana Bronze Glow Oil is a delicate warm bronze colour that gives off a sun-kissed, beachy vibe.
Lip tint
To complement your dewy complexion, keep your lips moisturised and not too glassy or excessively pigmented. A swipe of translucent lip tint will add a little of colour and shine to your pout without seeming overly made up.
Try: Dior Addict Lip Glow
Pink is a sheer tint that accentuates the natural colour of the lips for a glowy nude look. It contains 97% natural ingredients and revitalises and moisturises your pout for full, healthy lips.
