Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Summer Lovin'

With the change in the weather to summer, I must admit that my makeup use tends to taper off. By that I mean that I usually will not do a full face look. If you took a look in my purse during the summer, you'd see a few different moisturizing lip balms if I want some sort of color, and a couple of chapsticks. During the summer I find that my lips usually feel really dry and at times it is so bad that it feels like they are cracking, so chapstick or lip protector is a huge deal for me. Also having something with some spf when you know that being outside a lot is really important. For chapsticks I usually reach for the medicated formula by Chapstick. I also usually have a Babylips by Maybelline in my purse, for a pop of color I have Grape Vine, and for moisture Quenched, for some freshness Peppermint.



     In the summer I try to wash my face at least twice a day, however, with my combination skin type, I'll skip the morning if my skin is super dry that day. Anyway, I also try to incorporate a face safe moisturizer with a bit of spf into my routine. With this simple step your skin will thank you later, with it's more youthful appearance. Skin cancer is a part of my families medical history, so I try to be aware and take care. Cetaphil, Aveeno and Olay all have really great spf moisturizers that are budget friendly. I've also been thinking about Yes To Carrots.

     After moisturizing if I really have some blemishes that I want to cover, I will apply a BB cream. Currently I have Garnier in light/fair, but sometimes it oxidizes to a different color than my skin tone, so I'll just spot treat and use less product to just even out my skin tone.


     Either way, with or without the BB cream step, I will always try and do an eye look even if it's just a basic neutral smokey eye. For this I have a slew of Wet n Wild Color Icon palettes, the ones I gravitate to the most are: 8 pan - Comfort Zone, 3 pan - Sweet As Candy, 8 pan - Petal Pusher, 6 pan - Vanity, I also adore the 3 pan palette in I'm Feeling Retro. For another budget option I also wear colors from fellow beauty blogger and also Youtube beauty guru Judy Travis's ItsJudyTime's palette from BH cosmetics. I've been following Judy's Youtube and blog for a while now. She actually inspired me to start blogging myself. Anyway, top off my eye look with some mascara, Great Lash by Maybelline and I'm all set.

     What's you summer look, any products you gravitate towards when hot temps and late night roll around? Do you find yourself changing up you look when the seasons change? Let me know in the comments! Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far.




   


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