Summer!! Summer!!
I just LOVE Summer!! I love every season, why? because I love Fashion! :)
Summer is completely different from winter, which is why NI has a couple tips, tricks, and how-to's just to keep things in order.
First Order Of Business: MAKE-UP.
Make Up is an Art, and being able to apply it takes practice. When applying your own make up, do what you feel is just. I will say, if you aren't comfortable with your make up in the house, don't leave the house. Often times people say its not what you wear but how you wear it? Totally agree. It could be something as small as a strip of lashes, if you arent 100% comfortable with that strip when you leave home, its going to effect your whole day. Just think off guard. We live in INSTAGRAM CITY, where people will post with out permission.. you want to be so flawless when you leave home your ready for the off guards. Summer requires less clothing, and with less clothing comes more simplistic makeup.
Tips:
1. Eyes: Using shades of grey,brown, dark blue, and dark green helps eyes look bolder, and bigger as oppose to black liner, which makes them appear small. When applying liner emphasize the corners of your eyes, with a slight line drag to make eyes appear bigger!! Also, a good eye shadow primer is essential, it'll help your shadow stay put in the heat!! FACT: Continued exposure to UV Rays can have a tremendous effect n your vision. So be sure your summer includes a pair of Sunglasses!
2. Eyebrows: Keep brows shapely, and full to give yourself a more youthful appearance. Use an angle brush with eye shadow to fill them to desired thickness. *Trick - Concealer will help hide new hairs as they grow.
3. Lips: Keep it LOUD this summer, with Vibrant lip stains, like Purple, Fuchsia, Orange, Pink are the perfect summer lip colors. Try to avoid over shiny lips they tend to expose fine lines, and oily skin. Sometimes a simple lip balm that carries a shimmer gets the job done perfectly!! *Trick - Add just a teeny weeny bit of lip balm to your cupids bow, (the area right above your lip and under your nose) to help create the illusion of larger lips.
HAIR !!
Hair is everything in the summer, just because of the amount of heat it has to deal with, your hair can become STRESSED OUT. Heat from the morning, when you have those flat irons on 450 rushing for work, as well as the heat that the day brings.
Here are some summer styles that work, and require not as much heat:
- Half Up, Half Down: simple. part your hair across the middle, leave the bottom half loose, the upper half in a ponytail, or a bun.
- Fish Tail Braid: I personally don't know how to do these, but here's a youtube video for those wanting to learn.
- Provocative Ponytail: This particular Pony is sleek on the sides, and more textured in the top and middle.
- Hairline Braid: A French styled braid that canvases your hairline. The good thing about this style is that it guarantees your hair out of your face for as long as you leave the braid in!
TIPS !!
In the winter we pile on tons of stuff to our skin to "protect it" from the cold, well remember how earlier I said less clothing, less makeup? Yeah, kinda the same with lotions, perfumes, body oils, glitters, and vaselines. Of course I wouldn't tell you to not moisturize, HOWEVER find a lightly scented lotion that actually moisturizes your skin so that you wont need to wear so much that it sweats off. Lotions and Perfumes heavy on smell can irritate your skin in the humid climates. I would recommend a body midst instead of a perfume, just to keep things light.
--- Until Next Time; NI.
