Summer Makeup: BEAT THE HEAT

What comes to mind when we hear the word Summer? Beaches, tans, smiles, etc. But what we look past is the brutal heat. You can look like Beyonce walking out of your house, but by the time you reach your car, the heat has attacked your makeup. At this point, you're lucky if you're resembling a decent looking clown.

Now for those of us who don't exactly look like Beyonce underneath the makeup, Summer is a rude makeup wipe that we didn't volunteer to use. So how do we beat this? How do we get away from blotting out face or reapplying the makeup every other hour? Less. Is. More.

However, wearing less makeup doesn't necessarily mean you have to look like you are wearing less makeup. Let me share with you some summer makeup tricks to keep your makeup lasting all day.

Face

- Instead of applying your regular foundation, opt for a tinted moisturizer! The foundation you used during the winter months will literally melt off your face in the summer. Therefore, moisturizers are your safest bet! They still have full coverage to even out the skin tone, yet they are of much lighter weight than a regular foundation. This lightweight option leaves your skin looking flawless without the worry of melting off.
- Plus: Tinted moisturizers have SPF, which is very important to protect from the summer sun.

Drugstore vs. High End

1) Sonia Kashuk Radiant: $14

2) Nars Tinted Moisturizer: $42

Blush: Trade the cream or powder blush for a cheek stain! The cream tends to melt/ smear, and the powder will settle in to fine lines the more you sweat. A cheek stain does what it says! It stains the cheek to give a natural flushed tint without the hassle of reapplying.

1) Benefit's Benetint Cheek and Lip Tint: $30

THIS IS THE MVP, I AM NOT EVEN GIVING YOU A DRUGSTORE OPTION.

Eyes

- If you are spending a majority of your Summer day outdoors, waterproof mascara is your safest bet against the heat and sweat. Normal mascara can leave smudges even when you blink due to it's different consistency than waterproof. 

- Again, if a majority of your day will be spent in heat, false lashes are a major "no-no". The glue will melt and the sweat will impede the lashes from sticking to your lids. WE ARE TRYING TO LOOK REAL BY BEING FAKE, SO NO ONE WANTS TO SEE THOSE LASHES POP OFF. HONEY, THE COVER IS BLOWN.

Drugstore vs. High End

1) Benefit They're Real! Waterproof: $12

2) Maybeline Falsies Waterproof: $5

Lips

- Find a good long lasting lip tint- these are everywhere! Lip tints are long lasting and don't dry your lips out like many other 24 hour lipsticks.  I personally am loving Revlon's Just Bitten Lip Tint. It's basically a marker for your lips. No gloss or cream, just a tint that will last through the heat!

1) Revlon Just Bitten Lip Tint: $6

No liners. No powders. No creams. Look for tints and waterproofs for long lasting summer makeup! Go get em ladies.