Summer skin and makeup tips!!

Hey Beauties,

I thought i'd do a post on summer skin and makeup!!
During the sunny months its important to make sure the skin is flawless as the sun highlights imperfections on the skin and furthermore can emphasis make up misshaps...not a great look, so here are some tips to ensure pristine skin and makeup.

Starting with skin; its is important that the skin is polished and throughly cleansed using an effective exfoliator and a deep cleanser is key to make sure the skin is clean, ridden of bacteria and make up within the pores. Using a toner that refreshes the skin is important to give the skin a all over glow which is what we all want in the summer! Follow with a light moisturiser or for those who wear foundation a tinted moisturiser as it is best to avoid foundation during the hot months as it may melt off (so unattractive). SUNSCREEN! Protect your skin, this is so important as the sun can damage the skin tissues which can cause so many problems such as: age spots, premature wrinkles, hyper pigmentation etc... so please please please be safe in the sun!!

In terms of your body; exfoliate using a body polish, focusing on the knees, elbows and legs. Get rid of all the dry skin to reveal fresh new glowing skin, moisturise throughly with a lotion or body butter that has bit of shimmer to enhance the glow on our skin and tan. Again USE SUNSCREEN! Protect your skin throughly from UVA and UVB rays or it can lead to deadly skin diseases like most commonly skin cancer...we all want to avoid problems with our skin in the future so protect it!

In terms of makeup less is more! All those who wear foundation swap it for tinted moisturiser, use a light concealer if you have any blemishes that needs to be concealed (just don't pack it on) and lastly in terms of eyes; avoid using eyeshadow if you intend to be in the sun for a long period of time, however if you want a pop of shimmer opt for a skin toned shimmery shadow to sweep over the lids. Avoid eyeliner, however those who can't live without eyeliner use a soft pencil and smudge it to avoid a harsh line or use a liner in a light colour like hazel browns and bronzes. Curl eyelashes and sweep with one coat of waterproof mascara (more than one coat of mascara will lead to spider lashes with clumps glore). For the cheeks just highlight the top of the cheekbones, or for those who need some blush use a coral shade blush or a bronzer to add a bit of color to your face. Keep the lips simple with a tinted lip balm with a spf!!! This will give the lips a bit of colour whilst protecting them from the sun!

Thats all for now guys, hopefully shall be posting make up looks for summer nights out soon!

Ash xxx