How To Glow Like A Celebrity This Summer

Summertime season is upon us and we’re all yearning to achieve that celebrity sun-kissed glow. It seems like models and celebrities like Gigi Hadid, Chanel and Dascha Polanco have it down packed and I found a way to get a similar effect for us girls at home whether you’re wearing makeup or not.

I’ve been curious about the Estée Edit for a while now, so when I was shopping in Sephora the other day and came across the Flash Illuminators my interest peaked. I’ve been really interested in brands who have been creating formulas that looks great in pictures with social media sites like Instagram in mind (I’ll be exploring this topic later in a future post) and picked it up in Night Light.  This is a moisturizing formula that has hyaluronic acid in it that you can use one of two ways for this look: a strober or a primer. I decided to go for the latter to see it’s full effect, which worked really well under foundation.

How To Get The Look:

1. Apply a thin layer of the Flash Illuminator onto your skin (They come in four shades and I would use one that is closest to your skin tone if you’re using it as a primer).
2. Dab your liquid foundation over the illuminator with a damp beauty blender and set lightly with a powder.

I managed to get my hands on the Glossier Haloscope in Topaz a few days after it’s launch last week. As in I saw the announcement on Twitter, fell in love and ordered it immediately. What’s great about it is that it has sweet almond oil, coconut oil and castor seed oil, which makes this highlighter glide on smoothly and gives you a hydrated dewy finish. If you’re makeup is more on the minimal side (ie. light foundation, bb creams, tinted moisturizer) or you’re not wearing makeup at all then this one is for you.

How To Get The Look:

1. Glide the stick onto your cheekbones to the brow bone and making a half halo shape. Then glide it down your t-zone and onto the middle of your chin.
2. Gently rub it in.

I think we’ve known for a while now that coconut oil is the key to all of your life’s problems. Your hair is dry? Make a coconut oil mask. You need to take off your makeup? Coconut oil can get it off stat. You want whiter teeth? Mix it with baking soda for a DIY toothpaste. Well I’m here to tell you that coconut oil can also be used as a way to get that dewy glow without even applying any makeup to your skin!

How To Get the Look

1. Put a tablespoon of coconut oil into a bowl.
2. Lightly dab the tip of your finger into the oil.
3. Rub it in onto your t-zone area, your cheekbones and the middle of your chin (Be sure to not use too much oil and really work it in to your skin to avoid a greasy look).

There you have it! What are some of your beauty tips on getting that glow this summer?

Your Rainy Day Music Festival Beauty Guide and Tool Kit

Yesterday I went to the Hot 97 Summer Jam music festival, which was the most exciting yet exhausting experience I’ve had in a long time. Long story short, my friends and I were stranded at a bus station because the concert was pushed back to start two hours later from its’ original time and cancelled the festival performance that we were on line for because of the bad weather. I knew that it was going to rain while I was at the concert, which is why I planned accordingly to make sure that my look was weatherproof before I left my house.

Primer
I refused to let my makeup budge yesterday considering it was definitely one my favorite looks by far. I used primer on my face and eyes to keep it all in place because the last thing I needed was my makeup sliding around.

Creams Over Powder

I went for a cream eyeshadow instead of powder eyeshadow for a lasting look; although, I did use a powder to smoke it out to add a bit of drama to my eyes. Powder shadows could eventually fade throughout the event, but I knew that using a the darker shadow would have a harder time going away. If you really want to make sure your eye makeup doesn’t budge, lightly dust translucent powder on top of the shadow.

Waterproof Everything

Racoon eyes was definitely a look I wasn’t going for and made sure that I used waterproof makeup to keep it in place all night long.

The Half Top Knot

I adore the messy half top knot trend and couldn’t have thought of a better time to rock this look than yesterday.  I made a part from ear to ear across the center of my head and brushed my hair up making sure I didn’t leave out any flyaways. I made sure I didn’t forget to use holding spray to keep the those flyaways in check! I then twisted the top section and wrapped it around securing the look with bobby pins.

Setting Spray

A setting spray is something that I like to spray on for a little bit of extra precaution to keep my makeup in place especially for an event like this.

Fill In Your Lips With A Lip Liner

I honestly don’t want to be concerned with reapplying lipstick while I’m at a concert, so I made sure that I filled in my lips with a lip liner that was similar color to my lipstick color to make it last without too many touch ups in between sets.

Beauty On The Go Tool Kit

Sometimes Mother Nature is unpredictable, so it’s important to be extra prepared if your makeup or hairstyle unravels from the humidity and rain. These items are small enough to fit in your purse and will help you with any predicament in case your look doesn’t hold up.

Small Comb/Brush

For touching up and keeping your hair from being a tangled mess.

Q-Tips

To clean up any spillage from your lipstick or eyeliner.

Foundation In Sample Pots

In case your makeup gets destroyed from the weather.

**These sample pots, like the ones from Sephora, will be able to hold enough foundation for an emergency application.

Makeup Sponge

For touching up your foundation.

Compact

To powder your T-Zone when your skin gets too oily.

Backseat Beauty: How To Get Glam On The Go

I’m guilty of being a shower hog and sometimes I will literally stand in the tub with the hot water running contemplating life and thinking about weird alternate scenarios that happened in the past that I know could never happen. For example, just this morning I was reflecting on why didn’t I record the paranormal activity that was going in my old Long Island home and submit it to Ghost Hunters because I’m pretty confident that my Furby was possessed? Anyways, my thought process will go on for about a half hour until I come back to reality and realize that I only have an hour to meet my friends at a restaurant and I know traffic will be jam-packed. Since I didn’t have too much time to prep beforehand I’m going to have to take my essential makeup with me on the go to put on in the Uber. Check out how I got glammed up one stoplight at a time.

Hop in the Uber at 34th St 8th avenue: I always start with putting on hand sanitizer. You don’t know who was riding in the back of the car before and what their hygienic habits are like. The thought of the bacteria lurking on the seat and door handle in New York City skeeves me out. You don’t want any of it to transfer to your cosmetics or your face. So, sanitize accordingly.

33rd St: I know it’s going to be along night, so I want to make sure that my makeup will last. I like to rub in some primer on my skin for smooth application when I’m applying my makeup and to make sure that it doesn’t slide off throughout the night (The Benefit POREfessional Face Primer, $31 at sephora.com).

31st St: I'm so excited to see brands create foundation products in a compact form that would make it easier for me to touch up my skin while I’m on the go. It also comes with a cute sponge that makes applying and blending my makeup that much easier.  (L’Oreal True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation, $16.99 at ulta.com).

28th St.: My dark spots are still showing up a little under my foundation, so I’m going to dab a little concealer on them and blend it in with my fingers (NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer,  at sephora.com).

26th St: I'll definitely not even attempt to fill in my brows with a pencil because that would it would take five minutes for each brow. Instead, I’m going to fill them in with a brow mascara to expedite the process while making sure that they look full and bold (Nyx Cosmetics TInted Brow Mascara, $6.99 at ulta.com).

23rd St: I like my lashes the way they are, but I kind of want them to stand out a little bit more since I’m not applying any eyeshadow. I like using a volumizing mascara to help lengthen and add more drama to my lashes. (Estee Lauder Sumptuous Infinite Daring Length + Volume Mascara, $27.50 at sephora.com).

14th St: I love using creme blushes because they can double as a lip stain, which nixes out the need for a tube of lipstick and saves time (Honest Company Creme Blush, $22 at honestbeauty.com).

8th St: I like to set my face with a pressed powder to keep the shine away and use it as an extra barrier make sure my makeup stays in place all night (Clinique Perfectly Real Compact Makeup, $27 at macys.com).

Canal St: Get out of the Uber looking glammed up.

What are some of your backseat beauty essentials?