This month, bright summer makeup trends reach their boiling point – from energising citrus-inspired Limelight to bold Bright Liner. Paired with gleaming Glow Stack skin, sun-kissed Burnt Blush and juicy Lip Filter, your sizzling hot party look will last well past sunset.
Recreate a summer sun-kissed glow using pink blush on the cheeks and nose. This summery twist on Cold Girl makeup focuses on tones of ruddy pink, peach and nude.
Glow Play Blush in Heat Index (£26) and Sheertone Blush in Sunbasque are going viral on social media thanks to their ability to perfectly mimic a sun-kissed glow.
Reimagine the cat-eye look with bold, colourful liner and exaggerated shapes. Bright is the new neutral.
Swap out your typical black cat eyes for long-wearing M·A·C Colour Excess Gel Pencil Eye Liner in shades of blue, teal and lavender to hop on this trend.
Paired with clean skin and glass lips, Bright Liner feels bold, young and modern.
Stack your way to glowing skin by layering serums underneath and overtop a dewy foundation.
You’re familiar with trends such as skin cycling and sandwiching, but have you tried Glow Stack? This skin-first technique starts with a layer of Hyper Real Serumizer Skin Balancing Hydration Serum, then foundation and then a tap more of Serumizer onto the high points for a natural glow.
Experiment with tinted lip gloss for a wash of sheer colour reminiscent of a photo filter. Lipstick feeling too warm? Too cool?
Find your just-right lip tone with the new Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick shades, which act like coloured photo filters. Layer Nova (a sheer blue) over any lipstick to give it a cool tone or Squirt (a honey-green) to warm it up. To tone down a bright shade, try Simulation (a warm brown) or give it a goth edge with a layer of Jet (translucent black). The combinations are endless.
“For noughties nostalgia, apply Matte Lipstick in Velvet Teddy followed by a coat of our famous Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick.” – Carly Utting, M·A·C UK&IRE National Artist
Refresh your eye shadow with a burst of bold lime-green colour that fuses sweet with sour. Lime green ruled the runways — and those unexpected bolts of bright green have reached the eyes with the Limelight trend. Brush What’s The Wifi? Eye Shadow along your lash lines or onto the inner corners of the eyes for an on-trend editorial makeup look.
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