Summer Beauty Essentials: Easy Makeup Looks

So I bribed asked some of my friends to help me out by modeling some of the products from my Summer Beauty Essentials.  After a couple of drinks, they were happy to help me out! 🙂

Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide-On Eye Liner

My friend Janine is modeling the easy “pop of color” look on her eyes using Urban Decay’s 24/7 pencil in “electric.”  In this first pic, we just lined her lower lash line.  Then I added some to her upper lashes for more color:

She’s otherwise just wearing tinted moisturizer and clear lip gloss . . . the blue on her eyes makes them pop and is a fun summer look that’s quick and easy.
(For Shana’s take on this look check out this Instagram pic, and for mine check out this one.)

Laura Mercier Metallic Creme Eye Colour

I tried this product after it was written up in Allure as a “best of beauty” winner a number of years ago.  I fell in love because this stuff is AWESOME.  It’s easy to apply and will STAY on all day.  It is one of the easiest products I’ve used to get a “complete” eye look in under two minutes.  The tube will last you forever because a little goes a long way . . . believe me, the biggest mistake is applying too much.  You can dab a bit on your upper lid for a wash of metallic color and/or add it to your lower lash line for a bit more color.

Rachel is wearing alloy, a taupey-silver color that works with all skin tones.  First I applied it to her lids:

(Yeah, that’s not contouring either . . . that’s just her cheekbone!)

…and then lined her lower lashes with an angled liner brush:

Using your finger for your upper lid is fine, but I recommend a liner brush to line the lower lash line.

Rach is otherwise not wearing any makeup.  

Kelly, another gorgeous friend of mine, is wearing the same product in gold, a really subtle champagne shimmer . . . not a bright yellow gold at all.

I first applied it to her lids . . .

and then lined her lower lashes with it.

I love the subtle shimmer around her eyes and her otherwise makeup free skin.  This is such an easy, wearable look for summer that anyone can do!

Benefit’s Lip & Cheek Tint (in “Posietint”)

Benefit’s Cheek & Lip Tints are my favorite, but they’re also a favorite of my friend, Ashley, whose idea of makeup is usually Chapstick.  Ha! (Ok, I’m exaggerating a little, but she is definitely not a big fan of makeup.)  These tints give her a pretty, sheer wash of color on her cheeks and lips without being overtly bright and obvious.  (Plus she can layer her Chapstick right over it!)

Ashley is wearing Posietint, a poppy-pink color, but Benetint (a rosey-red color), Lollitint (an orchid-purple color) and Cha Cha Tint (a bright coral color) are also available.

Ashley is otherwise not wearing any makeup.  

Thanks to my very cooperative friends for letting me use their gorgeous mugs in these shots!  Let me know if there’s a specific look you’d like to see!

XOXO,

Scotti