Summer Makeup Haves!!

Summer ☼ is in full force and the temperature outside is getting a little too hot & with hot weather, comes a change in our makeup products!

I love a good summer glow, so these are my few summer haves....

1. Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless Foundation (Shade - 230 Natural buff) 

I love using this foundation for my base as I have a combination skin and my t-zone tends to get really oily.  It has a perfect creamy texture and is matte, which is best for everyday wear specially in this weather. Very affordable and a hydrating medium to high coverage oil free foundation. It is extremely lightweight & blends very easily making my skin look so naturally bright as if  I am not wearing any makeup. I like to use this foundation with a damp beauty blender to get a perfect base. You may also use a  brush or blend it using your fingers.

2. Mac Studio Fix - Pressed Powder (Shade - NC 40)

I just cant live without this setting powder as it controls oil very well and thus improves longevity of a liquid foundation under it. I love to set my base with this powder by gently dabbing the product with a puff on the areas of my face which tends to get oily during the day. Just perfect for the summers!

3. Mac Casual Lip & Cheek Colour (Shade - Hi Jinks)

Hi Jinks is a bright coral blush with warm undertones that comes in a pot wih a luminous finish. I prefer to use cream based products as they make my skin glowy & fresh and there is nothing more easier than using a cream blush. For a quick fresh look, MAC Colour is something that doesnot crease, easy to blend, super pigmented and stays in heat as well. This is just a perfect one if you need an instant glow to your cheeks and nice pop of colour to your lips. 
4. Lakme Absolute Sun-kissed Bronzer 
This product is from Lakme Absolute Illuminating makeup collection designed by Sabyasachi and the first Indian brand to launch a bronzer. It comes with two warm bronzing shades, highly pigmented with fine shimmer that perks up my complexion. It adds beautiful radiant glow and warmth to my face. Since the time I tried this, I am in love with this!

5. Colourbar Cream Touch Lipstick (Shade - 012 Nude Coral) / Estee Lauder High Intensity Lip Lacquer ( Shade - Melting Sun)
I like to implement glossy lips as they go well on glowy skin and for summers and my top 2 favourites are from the Colourbar and Estee Lauder. An orange coral shade is my perfect pop of colour for this summer.  The colourbar lipstick is super creamy as its name says and gives a very smooth lustrous shine to my lips where as Estee's melting sun is a premium lip lacquer which is richly pigmented to create a luscious, wet, 6-hour colour brilliance look. These shades perfectly suit my complexion and brighten my look.

6. Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Liner 

This is one of my favourite eyeliners and the best thing about this is that it comes with a brush of its own. The texture is very soft & creamy and glides very smoothly. It is quite pigmented hence a single stroke is good enough to get that intense black finish. The colour payoff is equally commendable for the waterline. It is matte which is best for this season.

7. Clinique High Impact Mascara

It is very hard to get disappointed with Clinique mascaras. This one is an incredible mascara which not only magnifies my lashes to twice its size but also adds maximum volume. Specially designed wand that resists flaking and smudging. This mascara is very jet black, absolutely smooth and does not crumple up on my lashes & stays on for nearly the whole day. 

8. MAC Cream Colour Base (Shade - Improper Copper)

This is a multipurpose product like Hi Jinks, which can be used as a highlighter and as an eyeshadow. It has a very creamy, soft light weight texture which makes it very easy to blend and apply. When used on top of the cheeks and brow bones as a highlighter, it gives a very nice dewy shimmery glow. It gives a very radiant look in just no time. 

9. Makeup Revolution pro Fix Oil Control Makeup Fixing Spray

I always end my makeup routine with a setting spray to help blend all the makeup nicely together. This pro fix spray helps to keep my makeup in place for a longer time and protects against heat & humidity. It leaves a beautiful natural looking luminous look to my skin which I absolutely love and helps my makeup stay for long. To get a perfect matte flawless finish to my makeup in summers, I use this spray before applying foundation as well, in this way I get best results in terms of controlling oil. This is a must have product specially during the hotter months.

What are your summer staples?? Does your makeup change too?