How Do You Change Your Makeup and Beauty Routine for Summer?

When summer comes, it seems we all wear a little less.  We exchange our boots for flip flops, our jeans for shorts and minis, and our sweaters for tank tops.  But how does the warmer weather change your makeup and beauty routine??

I wear sunblock all year round, so when summer comes I start self tanning my face a little more than usual.  I generally switch from a foundation to a tinted moisturizer with a light dusting of translucent powder.  My blush 

goes brighter and my eye shadow leans more towards shimmery golds and bronzes with bright pops of color.  My current favorite colors for eye shadows are teal, green, and orange.  I tend to stop wearing lipsticks, and I go for lip stains with balm or bright lip glosses.  I'm currently loving MAC's Impassioned (LE) Lipglass and Revlon's new Kissable Balm Stain in Valentine.   

 I love wearing my hair up any time of year, but when summer comes, I love rockin' a high pony tail, a high messy bun, and tousled beachy waves.  I use a dry shampoo at least every other day, because I love the texture I get with second day hair for my summer do's.

I like grey based polishes when it comes to my nails, but when summer comes around I turn up the volume with bright pinks, corals, and neon polishes.  I even wear blues and purples which I rarely choose throughout the year.  My favorite summer polish is Essie's Lapiz of Luxury, but I have fallen in love with so many more already this season!!

That's how I switch up my beauty routine for summer.  How do you switch up yours??


Kristen
XOXO

Tres Cheek!

I am a little behind with posting this but I did want to share my two favorites from the MAC Tres Cheek collection.  Everyone went crazy of Modern Mandarin but these two shades were better suited for my skin tone.  

Immortal Flower is a gorgeous light corally peach, while Lovecloud is a beautiful light true pink.  Both shades are powder blushes with a satin finish and appear light when applied to skin but the color is buildable.   

Immortal Flower (Satin)

Lovecloud (Satin)

 This picture was taken in natural lighting.  Immortal Flower (left), Lovecloud (right).

Immortal Flower is sold out on the MAC website, but both shades are still currently available on the Nordstrom's website.  As are all of the other shades from the Tres Cheek Collection. http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/mac-tres-cheek-powder-blush/3311511origin=leftnav

MAC Lips and Tips Collection!

These are my picks from the collection.

From top to bottom:  MAC Lipglass in Impassioned, Angel, Spice, and Spice Lipstick

MAC Lip Glass and Lipstick in Spice.

These colors are so beautiful! They all have MAC's signature vanilla scent, and even though they are totally different colors from each other they are all equally stunning.




Impassioned (Limited Edition) is the perfect pop of coral for summer.  While I do consider it to be a coral, it is red based.  I think it is the perfect combination of the two colors.  


Angel (Limited Edition) is a soft midtoned pink with some added sheen.  It looks very creamy on the lip, and is almost milky.  It is perfect for any time of year.  


Spice (Both are Limited Edition) is a neutral rose brown that looks stunning on the lips.  The swatch does not do the color justice.  




Spice is my all time favorite lip liner and I could not be happier that I know have it in a lipglass and lipstick.  I am eager to try Angel in the lipstick, and try a layered look.  I love all of these and I will be ordering back ups of each!




From left to right:  Spice lipstick, Spice Lipglass, Angel Lipglass, Impassioned Lipglass.

All of these products were purchased by me and my opinions are my own.