Hey beauts. Long time no see. I'm still baffled as to how we seem to be at the start of August already, have I been under a rock whilst this year has flown by? As it's finally summer and in the UK we've been lucky enough to have actually had some sunshine I thought I would start up a little series throughout this summer. I'll be talking about anything I've loved this summer or any favourite memories I want to share. Of course today we'll be starting with makeup.
During summer I'm not one for a full face of makeup, layers of foundation and spending hours correcting my eyeliner. I much prefer a lighter makeup look, because nobody wants to be sat across the table from you at a summer party watching your foundation slip of your face from the sweat. Obviously some people still go all out in summer, which is fine! However personally that isn't for me. This summer I've been trying to clear up my skin, in order to do so I've had a lot of no makeup days, but when I do wear makeup it's quite minimalist.On to the makeup now.
First up, as always the base! Since I've decided to ditch the foundation this summer a base has become more important in my makeup routine than ever. I'm wearing BB creams a lot recently so I need something that will blur my pores and any fine lines to help the BB cream look flawless. I've been using the No7 Airbrush Away primer a lot recently, and I love it! It feels so refreshing on my skin, it hydrates and moisturises, creating the perfect base for your makeup. I never used to think primers were all that important in your makeup routine, and I've had my fair share of trials with a few before and haven't always had much luck. This one is a little more on the pricey side but so worth it, it's become my go to primer!
Finding a decent BB cream has proved to be a lot more difficult than you might think, so many of them literally add nothing to my makeup whatsoever. Although I am looking for something more lightweight on my skin, I still want a bit of coverage and my skin tone to be evened out. Before I went away on holiday last week I popped into Boots on a hunt for a BB cream and I found the Maybelline dream BB fresh. I've loved their products in the past so I thought I'd give it a go. Easy to say I quickly fell in love with the BB cream! In summer I'm all for glowy makeup, exactly what this product gives you! It makes your skin look fresh with a light to medium coverage, and adding a gorgeous natural glow. I never expect much from a BB cream when it comes to coverage but this could be build-able and it does blur any imperfections.
Like I said previously, I'm really digging glowy makeup at the moment, of course it wouldn't be glowy without a highlight! This product isn't your typical highlight and could be used as a blush too. Take my word for it when I say it gives your skin a stunning glow and a bronzed look at the same time! It's of course my Mac Mineralized Skin finish in Light Year, I do believe this product is unfortunately discontinued. It has a subtle amount of shimmer, and the champagne, bronze and hint of pink all work nicely together to create a stunning natural glow. I often use this as a highlighter, but sometimes I do use it as a blush.
When it comes to eyebrows, lazy is an understatement. I've always struggled with filling and shaping my brows. Recently Benefit released a load of new eyebrow products. They just get brows so right! I received a mini sample of the Goof Prof brow pencil in shade three, I was really excited to give it a go. To say the least it's amazing! It's so easy to use and helps me to fill and shape my eyebrows to perfection. I will definitely be buying the full size. Easy to say it's possibly my favourite brow product I have ever used! Now I'm eager to try out some other brow products from Benefit.
Lastly, by no surprise of course I've been loving a MAC lipstick! Now my usual go to lipstick is Velvet Teddy. I'm coming to the end of that lipstick sadly. So I've decided in order to prolong it's life I would venture into some other MAC lipsticks I own. I've had the shade Brave for a while now, but never really seemed to fussed about it. I put it on the other week and I can't believe I've overlooked it for so long! It's such a stunning shade, it does have a slight hint of a pink undertone which isn't usually my go to lip colour, but because it's so subtle I don't mind it! It's become one of my new favourite lip colours.
That's everything I've been loving for make-up this summer, what products have you been loving this summer?
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