Easy Summertime Glam Beauty Tutorial

Summertime is upon us! It implies that it’s time to upgrade your makeup to reflect the current climate. It is difficult to wear a full face of makeup in this Texas heat without drenching it all via perspiration. To help you deal with the rising temperatures, I have created a look that is both light and bronze in tone.

My main goal when putting on makeup in the summer is lightweight coverage and quick application. I tend to be pretty active in the summer between my workouts, activities and festivities. Which means, I need a makeup routine that can stay with me through it all or be applied quickly in between.

Simple Glam Walkthrough

I am going to walk you through how to achieve this simple and glowing makeup look, step by step. I’ve included what products I use and how they look at each step on my face. It may look like a lot of steps, but I made sure to break everything into easy directions to avoid any confusion during application.

Any of these products are interchangeable or can be left out, if you want to! That’s the beauty of makeup. You can make anything work to suit what works best for you. I might like a little more glowing bronzer than you, so just add less or none at all. Or add more layers of the foundation for a fuller coverage. You do you, girl!

Step 1: Blend Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer and By Terry CC Serum in the shade ‘Sunny Flash’ together. Apply all over face and neck.

I typically use a pea-sized amount of the Laura Mercier Tinted Foundation, in the shade ‘Sand 3N1’, and mix it with three pumps of the By Terry CC Serum. I apply the mixed products with my fingers and blend out any extra product with a beauty blender.

If you like more coverage, you can build as many layers as you like. Both products are sheer and are meant to be layered. However, if you plan to do this, I would encourage using less pumps of the By Terry CC Serum in each layer to avoid looking overly bronzed and orange.

Step 2: Apply NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer to the under eye area, before setting with Charlotte Tillbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder.

Since this is a lightweight and minimal makeup look, I only apply a small amount of the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, in the shade ‘Nougatine.’ I always use a beauty blender to blend in the concealer, before lightly setting the concealer with the Charlotte Tillbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Powder, in the shade ‘Medium.’

I do my best to avoid using too much product to set the concealer, to prevent the under eyes from looking too powdery. The goal here is to look like we’re glowing!

Step 3: Fill in the brows with the IT Cosmetics Brow Power Universal Eyebrow Pencil.

I use the IT Cosmetics Brow Power Universal Eyebrow Pencil in the shade ‘Universal Taupe’ to lightly fill in my brows. I love the precision that this pencil provides, as well as, the spooley brush on the other side!

Step 4: Apply Benefit Cosmetics Hoola Matte Bronzer the the cheekbones, nose, forehead, and the crease of the eyelid.

For this look, I use the Benefit Cosmetics Hoola Matte Bronzer in the shade ‘Natural Bronze’ for my summer bronzer. I apply the bronzer with the brush that it comes with, but buff out the product with a separate and clean Sigma F80 Kabuki brush.

I apply bronzer in all of the usual places – cheeks, nose, and forehead. But, I also apply my bronzer in the crease of my eyelid. Since I want to keep this makeup routine simple, I skip eyeshadow all together. 

Applying bronzer in the crease of the eyelid, helps create more dimension and brings the eyes in with the rest of the face. It would look obvious and plain with nothing applied to the eyelids!

Small tip: I would advise using less product and building up of you want a more bronzed look. It’s easier to build up bronzer than it is blending out too much bronzer.