Summer make-up

Apply make-up in summer

One of the things that bothers us the most when we wear make-up in summer is that it may let us down due to the heat, but the truth is that we don’t want to forfeit having a pretty face, perfect skin, and the healthiest possible aspect. So, don’t worry! We’re going to give you some tips for you to look as if you are made up but without using foundation and with the fewest possible products.

• Cleanse: The first thing we have to do, of course, is to cleanse our face; at least once a day is essential for your skin to absorb all the nutrients and hydration from our creams. So, the first step for “healthy” skin is to have a facial cleansing routine in the morning and at night.

• Moisturise: Once we have cleansed our skin in depth we must hydrate it. During this summer season, moisturising is just as important as in winter, as we lose a large amount of water through perspiration. Hence, the need to moisturise our face, neck and décolletage. To moisturise more in-depth, we can use serums or essential oils as well as our regular moisturising cream.

• Protect: Yes, even though we are not going to the beach, pool or mountains, we must protect our face from the sun to avoid ageing and skin wrinkles.

• Illuminate: This is the most complicated part, but if we have a good cleansing and moisturising routine, and we use moisturisers that are rich in Vitamin C, we will recuperate the light that our skin gradually loses with the passing of time, stress and the sun.

2020 trend: natural make-up

To get that natural make-up effect, we can complement the 4 beauty routine tips with:

• Eye contour cream that illuminates. After the moisturising ritual, we will apply eye contour cream or illuminator from the tear duct outwards to the lower arc of the eyebrow, and from the dark circle part, upwards to the temples. To get a more natural effect, we will dab it on with our fingertips.

• Long-lasting mascara.. Shaping and applying colour to our eyelashes will allow us to boost our look. It’s not a matter of applying lots of layers, we will just curl them, shape them and apply a darker colour.

• Powder to enhance the tan. Powder is essential to enhance our skin tan. We will apply powder to cheekbones, forehead and chin, as if we were writing a 3 on our face. We can also apply powder together with the illuminator in the fold of our eyelids to add depth and colour. Then, with a finger moistened in illuminator, we can gently dab product onto the moving eyelid.

• Juicy lips. For daytime, just keep them moisturised, and apply light tones, but with lots of gloss. Liquid lipsticks are the trend, and for summer they can plump your lips up.

• Cream eyeshadows. If we want to go a bit further, we can apply colour eyeshadows; in this case the best option would be to choose neutral and light colours. This type of eyeshadow format fits perfectly into your beach cosmetic bag and you can reapply it with your finger as often as you need to. Some also have a waterproof effect that will last for hours without having to touch it up. On the other hand, creamy textures make water and sweat slip over them.