Other than the essentials like sunnies, skirts and flip flops, here are my summer essentials:
Neutrogena Sun Fresh Sunless Lotion. I try to avoid tanning my face and always use a sunless tanning lotion. One of my biggest pet peeves is the scent of most lotions but Neutrogena is my top choice because it comes in a lovely grapefruit-nectarine fragrance and DOESN’T give you an orangey glow.
Mac Chromeglass Show Coral. Beautiful shiny peach color with pink undertones which looks PERFECT with tanned skin. This is my HG lip gloss but it’s discontinued. Luckily, I still have a bunch of tubes left over but I don’t know what I’m going to do once I run out.
Clinique Moisture Sheer Tint SPF 15. Nothing feels worse than having a face full of make up while you’re sweating under the sun so I rarely wear face products in the summer except for maybe some bronzer and sometimes this light and sheer tinted moisturizer.
Bangles. Most of my favorite and dramatic necklaces are too heavy to comfortably wear in the heat so I assort to bangles and rings. I keep a large collection of everything for every occasion.
Floppy Hat. Blocks your face from the sun’s harmful UV rays and look chic while doing it. Everyone needs a giant floppy hat!
Annabelle Cosmetics is one of my favorite drugstore brands and they recently introduced their mineral makeup line which is just in time for summer! Mineral is definitely the way to go in the sweltering heat because it’s usually light and offers buildable coverage.
Mineral Powder Foundation – Feels light on the skin, offers light to medium coverage, depending on how much you use and has a natural and dewy finish. Only 4 shades and I was sent Barely Beige which is obviously too light for me during the summer but I tested it a couple of weeks ago when I was paler and I liked the outcome. I will definitely use this once I find the right shade.
Mineral Powder Blush – Extremely pigmented so you don’t need much product for a pink glow. I’m more of a bronzer girl so I don’t have much to say about this, but I do love the color I got (Sugar Rush).
Mineral Powder Bronzer - I LOVE this bronzing powder! It only comes in one shade, Terra, but it gives you a healthy tanned glow and you can gradually build up the intensity. It’s very pigmented so only start with a little bit. It also doesn’t doesn’t give you nasty BRIGHT ORANGE spots on your cheeks like I see on a lot of girls at the clubs… the color is more brownish which looks more like a natural tan. Also great for contouring and creating shadows because it has a matte texture. Although I loved this bronzer, it won’t be one I use daily because it’s not convenient to carry around in my purse since it’s powder. Boo.
Mineral Pigment Dust – Light but beautiful and pigmented colors, very shimmery, easily buildable for intensity and lasts all day. Comes in a cute little container that doesn’t create as much mess than ones most pigment powders come in but the hole needs to be bigger so my brushes can fit into it.
A-12 Blush Brush – Round blush brush that is made of premium goat hair. Not the softest brush I’ve ever used but it does blend nicely.
Volumelip Lip Plumping Gloss - Received Sweet Tweet and Cherryoké. Loved Sweet Tweet which was a light pink color but I couldn’t wear Cherryoké because it was too red for me. I totally envy girls who can pull off bright red lips! Formula is light, isn’t sticky at all (huge plus) and hydrates your lips but not as much as Marcelle’s Vita-Lip Plumping Gloss which they sent me a while back (and was nice enough to replace one when I lost my favorite shade!). My lip was already plump from Vita-Lip so I’ll have to test out Volumelip’s plumping action some other time. Comes in 5 gorgeous shades and I can’t wait to get Metro Mango!
Sorry guys, I know I need to clean my mirror.
I love pretty accessories so thanks so much, Lisa. ♥ She makes beautiful jewelry under He Qi Crystal Designs and she sent me this suprise in the mail:
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Marcelle Minerals Powder Make-Up – Good minimal coverage which is perfect, as summer is coming up and you don’t want products piled on your face. Although I’m not a huge fan of the built-in brush because it’s too rough, I find it really convenient so that I don’t have to carry so many makeup and tools around with me everywhere. Too bad the shade I got is going to be too light for my skin soon since I started tanning again.
Marcelle Minerals Powder Blush – The brush doesn’t blend the blush well with your skin and the shade I asked for (Pink Glow) is a little too dark for my skin but hopefully it’ll blend better once I’m not so white-and-pasty anymore.
Marcelle Vita-Lip Plumping Gloss – I reviewed this product back in November but never really tested it’s plumping effects. You have to use this continuously to see any plumping effects and let me tell you, IT WORKS! I love love LOVE this lip gloss and on top of that, it’s not sticky and leaves stuff on your lips. Just don’t accidently get any on the skin around your lips or else it’ll be red for a couple of days.
Marcelle Minerals Eye Shadow – This comes in a little tube with a convenient brush and is pretty pigmented. I got it in “Graphite” which is great for the smokey-look but I needed to use a base (UDPP) to make it last and really make the color pop [to my satisfaction].
