ON-THE-BEACH
The perfect on-the-beach look is what I like to call "faux-au-natural" (which basically means it looks like you have nothing on your face but, really, a few key products are helping you look flawless—shhh, it's your little secret!). Of course, the most important beauty product to have is sunscreen! I swear by Neutrogena's Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock for my face and Hawaiian Tropic's Sheer Touch Lotion for my body. Enhance your natural glow with a drop of lip/cheek stain (a really light one that I like is Benefit's Posietint; Tarte makes a great, full line of stains, as well!) and then a dusting of the AMAZING portable mineral skin powder and bronzer from Peter Thomas Roth that I mentioned in a previous entry (they have SPF in them!). You can also wear some waterproof mascara (I like Zoom Waterfast Lash by MAC Cosmetics) and lip gloss (but make sure to layer lip balm with SPF underneath to protect your pout).
OFF-THE-BEACH
So, your beach day got rained out and, alas, you remain un-sun-kissed. Fear not! You can look like you spent a day soaking up the rays with just a few products. For wonderfully beachy hair, try a combo of Paul Mitchell's Awapuhi Moisture Mist, Dove's Whipped Cream Mousse (this stuff feels incredible!), and Bumble and Bumble's Surf Spray on wet hair—lightly scrunch and go! To create beachy glowing skin, use Mario Badescu's Summer Shine Body Lotion on your arms and legs; then, on your face, try Smashbox's Photo Finish Luminizing Primer, OCC's Tint Tinted Moisturizer in 1 shade darker than you normally wear (but make sure to blend, blend, BLEND so your neck and face match), and then apply bronzer (I like Cargo's Bronzer for a more matte finish, MAC's Powder Blush in Sunbasque for a touch of shimmer, and Bobbi Brown's Shimmer Brick in Bronze for a full-on glow). Sweep a warm shade on your lids (you can use bronzer here too, or I also like Too Faced's Summertime Sexy Shadow Collection), add as much or as little eyeliner and mascara as you want, and finish up with a glossy, glimmery lip (I love Smashbox's Lip Enhancing Gloss in Candid or Radiant and Bare Escentual's Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Polish in Destiny).
Bottom line: Looking a little extra awesome both on and off the beach is easy. Enjoy the surf and sand safely this summer, my dears! And now, it's time to start the weekend (cue shades)…
Love-n-hugs,
Diana
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