5 Beauty Swaps To Make In Your Makeup Bag This Summer
I still remember how nervous I was writing my first beauty post for this site and look how far we’ve come now!
It is officially warm here in NYC and I think I speak for every person in all five boroughs when I say a very loud and very passionate “THANK GOODNESS.”
While it’s true that summers here are glorious—click here for a list of things to do if you’re lucky enough to be spending a summer in NYC—they can also be very humid, which means there’s a good chance that I will be a Sweaty Betty until about mid-September.
If you want to keep your makeup from melting off this season or if you’re generally looking for ways to appear dewy AF, you might want to consider making the following beauty swaps in your makeup routine.
5 Beauty Swaps To Make In Your Makeup Bag This Summer
Instead of your: Foundation brush
Why not try: A beauty sponge
Brushes give skin that super polished finish. But for the summer months, a beauty sponge will give your skin a more radiant-looking finish.
Take your pick from various sizes of these sponges and bounce the product on to your skin for a lightweight and dewy finish.
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Instead of your: Full-coverage base
Why not try: Tinted moisturizer
Super hot and super cold temperatures tend to reveal our skin problems. So rather than layering on your normal matte foundation, go for something that will be a little kinder to your skin.
A tinted moisturizer works perfectly because it evens out discoloration and covers spots without making your skin feel too covered up.
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Instead of your: Powder highlighter
Why not try: Cream highlighter
Powder highlighters are beautiful but for a more subtle and dewy look, cream highlighters create a more subtle, dewy look.
You can use them to create a light sheen or layer them on at night for a build able and more noticeable shine.
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Instead of your: Brow pencil
Why not try: Brow gel
As fun as it can be to get that perfect brow arch using a pencil, a spoolie, a brush, a dip product…who really has the time? Especially if you might sweat it all off in a few hours 😂.
Choose a tinted brow gel and sweep it through your brows a few times for quick, effortless definition.
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Instead of your: Matte lipstick
Why not try: Lip balm
As much as I love and appreciate a bold, matte lip moment, in the summer months that is probably the last thing you want to worry about touching up.
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I hope you found this useful! What other products do you break out in the summer months?
yours,
Austen
