Sorry, honey, but you need to lighten up. Sometimes you just need to hear it from someone who loves you. Lighten up your makeup load and your hair styling routine and you’ll tap into one of the best things about summer…easy livin’. And yes, you can still be beautiful with much less effort, I promise.
Below are some ideas to make your routine easier and your look completely summer-fied.
Switch to a sheer foundation, a tinted moisturizer or a mineral makeup. This’ll let your pretty, natural skin show through while still giving you a bit of coverage, and it’ll feel soooo much better when the heat is on. Just make sure you wear an SPF of 15 or higher every single day, and reapply after prolonged exposure, ahem, sweating or swimming.
Ditch your straightening iron and get in touch with your natural hair texture. If it’s straight, reinvent yourself as a 60’s icon. If it’s curly, go wild. Just use a dab of a moisture-rich styling cream or serum, scrunch, shake and go.
Summer is the time to try new looks, since you’ll be outside more often and loosened up, so slick on a hot pink gloss, or try one of the new, green-gold liners in a creamy formula. Just keep the rest of your face sheer and neutral, and you’ll look like a star.
Be strict about frequent manis and pedis. People are gonna see your hands…and your feet…and whatever they look like. You don’t want to be mistaken for a hobbit.
Be yourself. Remember when we were young, and summer felt like a time to re-invent ourselves? Well, it still is, Darling. So get out there and shake it like 8th grade is three months away!
