Right everyone, let’s try to ignore the current weather situation and imagine ourselves chilling out on the beach with friends, splashing in the waves, and looking fantastic…
There’s an art to perfecting the natural, sun-kissed
look. Who wants to wear heavy makeup when you’re hanging out in the sun? Not
only will you feel uncomfortable, you’ll look out of place too.
So, I’ve put together some great tips to follow for a
fabulous beachy look. If you stick to my rules, you’re destined to look
absolutely gorgeous while you’re lounging on the sand…
If you want your makeup to look and stay fantastic, then
getting the base layer right is a real must. Here are a few steps to help you…
· Start with sunscreen to protect your skin. Don’t
scrimp on the amount you use, and give it about 20 minutes for it to soak in
before you brave the rays.
· On the beach a natural look is best, so use a
tinted moisturiser instead of a foundation. Heavy foundations and concealers
will smudge straight away and make you look streaky.
· Also, cream-based products won’t last in the
sun. They’re quite sticky and can attract sand – the sandpaper look is not sexy!
· Hanging out on the beach and splashing in the
waves is more hard going on your makeup than your usual day-to-day activities,
so use a small amount of translucent powder to help keep the base in place and
keep the shine down.
Makeup Forever do a good HD translucent Powder.
For summertime frolicking, you don’t want overly made-up eyes. Keep it natural by following these tips…
· For a beachy, simple look, apply a wash of gold,
peach or bronze toned shadow with a highlighter on the brow bone. This will
make your eyes look really summery without being over the top.
· Eyebrows should be kept natural and soft – the
heavy look I’ve talked about in past posts should be left for the posh parties!
Use a clear brow gel to create shape that will last the day.
·
CAUTION! The beach is the enemy of mascara! If
there’s one tip you must get right, it’s this one – use a good waterproof
mascara because panda eyes will never be in fashion.
L'Oreal Paris Double Extension Waterproof Mascara is a
favourite of mine.
Bronzer
I’m pretty sure you’ll agree that when it comes to looking positively glowing on the beach, it’s all about the bronzer.
· So that you don’t look like you’ve fallen asleep
under the sunbed, your bronzer should be no more than two shades darker than
your natural skin tone.
· Peach and pink toned bronzers work well for fair
skin (or to put it another way – for those of use prone to burning!)
· For more olive toned skin try copper bronzers,
and for dark skin tones a dark bronzer is the way to go.
· It’s easy to apply bronzer incorrectly. Place
the bronzer in circular motions on the parts of your face that get the sun - your
temples, the tops of your cheek bones, a little on the brow bone, and on the
bridge of your nose.
· A heavy colour is definitely not necessary for
the chilled-out beachy look, so stay away from your pillar-box reds. And don’t
bother with lip liner!
· You want your lips to look natural, conditioned,
and sun blushed, so try a protective lip balm like MAC’s Hey Sailor SPF 20. A
great alternative to lipstick, it comes in three sexy shades – Sea Mist, Au Rosé,
and Abalone.
Now all we need to do is cross our fingers and toes for
some sunshine!
* Photoshoot photographer is Adrian Heffernan http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adrian-Heffernan-Photography/265070127232,
with clothes by Edith Szogradi from Achillea Marini http://achilleamarini.com/new/
