Spring/Summer Make Up Trend: GET THE LOOK!

Spring/Summer 2016 Make Up Trend: 

Dewy & Healthy

So yesterday I mentioned one spring/summer 2016 make up trend seen on the runways was one that Ms. Faux loves.  Clean, natural, dewy and healthy!!!  Since this is a look that Ms. Faux has been rocking for years as it is her favorite, here are a few cosmetics to help you there.  Some old.  Some new.  All amazing.

Primer

Primers are important and no one does primers like BECCA cosmetics.  Seriously.  My favorite however is...

BECCA Backlight Priming Filter - $38 at Sephora.com - The idea of this primer is a glow from within.  It just makes you look like you are drinking all of your water.  You can use under your make up, alone or mixed in.  It really is a gorgeous primer for the dewy look.

Need a more affordable version?  Check out...

Hard Candy Sheer Glow All The Way in Blushing Babe $8 at Walmart.com - While I don't think this is as good as Becca, for the price it is solid.  Why?  You get so much.  It is 1.8 fluid oz, which is more than most other drugstore illuminators for a fraction of a price.

Foundation

Foundations are the key to your make up so I do not mind spending in this arena.  My favorite again belongs to Becca.  Seriously... this company gets the idea of the word glow.  My favorite?  It's brand new.  It is the...

BECCA Aqua Luminous Perfecting Foundation - $44 at Sephora.com - it is gorgeous and formulated to allow your skin to shine through with a soft focus glow.  It is water based and again the key to this look is moisture.  Not much more wet than water.  Look for other brands however if this doesn't work for you.  Stila also has their Aqua Glow Serum Foundation and I also like Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer - Illuminating.

Now for a more affordable option and one that I reach for time and again...

LA Girl Pro BB Cream - $4.99 at Walgreens.com - Now while it isn't full of illuminators, there is something about this product that leaves a very moisturized look to the skin.  It just looks healthy and clean without being weighed down.  Paired with an illuminating primer would send this to a whole other level.

I'm not kidding.  This product performs like it's high end counterparts to give a perfectly clean, fresh and dewy look.

Blush

For blushes I find for the dewy look it is better to look into liquid stains or cream blushes.  one of my favorites is...

Perricone MD No Blush, Blush - $35 at Sephora.com - It gives the perfect, barely there flush, hence the name.  This really is my favorite in this department so while there are probably some drugstore versions I'm going to limit myself to this one because I think the biggest area to pull off this glow is on the cheek which in turn is why my highlighter is also going to be a Perricone MD product without a comparable drugstore version.  It is...

Highlighters

Perricone MD No Highlighter, Highlighter - $35 at Sephora.com - Again much like the blush this gives just a barely there glow.  Again... hence the name.  If I were look for another to put here I am going to point you in the direction of the BECCA

It is again an incredible highlight and much like the Perricone MD one blends in beautifully.  Should you need a drugstore option, I don't think it comparable, but L'Oreal's Magic Lumi Highlighter.

Eyeliner

When looking for an eyeliner you want to look for something that is not going to smudge and could essentially be waterproof since the look you are going for here is tightlining.  Tightlining is lining your eyes in the lashline so that you get the look of extra thick lashes rather than someone wearing eyeliner for effect.  Although they have done the lower lashline as well below, I prefer just the top for this look.

The best liner I found for tightlining is...

MAC Kohl - $16.50 at MACcosmetics.com - While I prefer, "Teddy," (pictured here) it is the formulation that I like rather than the color here.  Though I do think you need to get a color that matches your lashes.  I like the, "Teddy," version because it softens and is less harsh than black

I will say a drug store option would be...

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeliner $8.99 at Ulta.com - Again like the MAC it is a precise line and comes in several colors.  If Teddy didn't exist this would probably be what I would choose.

Mascara

Again you are going for a very natural look with this look.  In saying that there is one mascara I reach for and I'm going to completely skip the high end here.  It is...

Maybelline Lash Sensational $8.79 at Walgreens.com - It is perfection.  It lenghtens and separates finding each and every lash from the new growth to older growth with it's beautiful lash fanning brush.  Seriously this is my go to for all things natural, but also wanting to look like you were blessed with amazing lashes.

Eyeshadow

For this look less is more.  If I do anything I would use...

Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Minor Sin - $20 at Sephora.com - I know what you are thinking.  "Isn't this a primer?"  Yes it is, but it's sheer champagne color gives a gorgeous barely there dew on the lid.  No eyeshadow needed.  Also its a primer so it isn't going anywhere.

Otherwise at the drugstore...

Sonia Kashuk's Fair & Square Palette $13.69 at Target.com - provides that dewy look with a hint of a pink color and as ya'll know this palette is getting nothin' but love from Ms. Faux.

To create this trend however I would only use the top two colors.  The one on the left if I was looking for some pink in my look and the one on the right if I'm going for a more colorless, dewy sparkle.

Lips

Look to your favorite gloss.  Probably my all time favorite without thinking is...

MAC Lipglass Clear $15 at MACcosmetics.com -   I have loved this lipgloss for 20 years.  Why?  Because it is the perfect clear gloss that stays.  Now it is a little sticky, but that is the price to pay for this hanging around.  Also it pairs well with lip pencils and any lipstick to give almost anything with pigmet a gloss finish.  So if you want a little more of a punch in your lips, grab your favorite nude lip pencil and layer with this gloss.

Then that is is for make up.  No contouring.  No powder.  The idea is to let your skin shine through but just clean it up a bit.  That being said I would likely throw in some Glossier Boy Brow just to give my brows a little more definition without looking done.

Should you be oilier and need a powder however for your T-Zone reach for...

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette - $58 at Sephora.com - Hourglass is another one of those companies who knows how to perfect the complexion without looking like a disco ball.  Their powders are finely milled and have just the right amount of light from within.

or for a more affordable brand...

Sonia Kashuk Brightening Powder $10.39 at Target.com - Again it mattifies for those that need it and brightens in the t-zone area.  Seriously it is a beautifully milled powder but if you can skip this step... DO.


The key to this look however is healthy and clean skin so best to start there.  Get a good moisturizer and skin care routine in general, but above all else the key to this look is...

You know how they say 8 oz. a day.  The actual amount you need is 1/2 your weight in oz. per day.  I was once told that by a nutritionist.  However know while there is always too much of a good thing, if you drink a little too much water I'm pretty sure it ain't gonna hurtcha!  Your skin and urinary tract in fact will likely rejoice.  Also I found this nifty water chart that kind of backs up what my nutritionist told me.

What do you think about this look?

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