Summer Glow: My favorite products for April, May and June!

Its summer time and for most of us make up is at a bare minimum; let's face who wants to do a full face when you don't have to?  With summer here every girl wants that bronzed glow while still looking natural, you know the one that makes you look like you've just vacationed in Bora Bora? We often assume it can be hard to achieve this look without pounds and pounds of make up, not true. I'm going to share with you eight of my favorite products that help me achieve a bronzed natural look. The great thing about these products are I wear them everyday and they can be taken from day into the night, enjoy!

In order of application (PS, you don't HAVE to use these products they are merely just to give you an idea)

Lancome Dual Finishing powder, $35.50 Macy's department stores - I try not to use foundation when it's extremely hot out, I try to just powder it up. I used to use mineralized skin finished natural powder by MAC, but in all honestly this just last longer. It does have a fragrance, but to my surprise it hasn't upset my stank allergies. In case you're wondering my color is Matte Suede IV.

Benefit cream highlighter in 'Girl Meets Pearl,' $30 select Macy's department stores - Okay I'm not gonna lie I've been wearing this since the winter time but it just looks so amazing, especially on darker skin. If you are a lighter skin tone for example; NC45 in Mac foundation (click on the link below to see shades), you might want to try 'High Beam' $24 Benefit cosmetics. It's a completion enhancer and does wonders for a lighter skin and cooler undertones. Don't get me wrong anyone can wear 'Girl Meets Pearl,' but it does complement dark skin and warmer undertones very well. I apply this to my very tops of my cheek bones and down the length of my nose bone. Oh and remember a little goes a long way so YES, it may be $30 but it'll probably expire before you run out.

Nars Blush in 'Super Orgasm' $27 Saks department stores - This is a soft pinky peach blush with gold flecks embedded in the pigment; it goes on extremely sheer, and has a light weight feel. Although it's a blush I use it as a highlighter; I usually use it to contour my face by applying it to the outer rim of my face, right around my hair line and jaw bone. I also apply it on top of the 'Girl Meets Pearl' which is applied to my cheek bones.

Cargo Blush in 'Laguna Beach' $26 select Macy's department stores - Okay I'm gonna be honest I hate Cargo's lip glosses and I loathe their bronzers so I was EXTREMELY (yes, it was all caps type serious) reluctant to purchase this blush, especially for $26. I was rather surprised by how pigmented the blush is. I think I only purchased it  because its a matte blush and I don't really own any matte blushes. I must say I love this blush! It can be a little intimidating at first because of the color but don't let that bright orange scare you off - you will have a glow! A little goes a long way and it I apply it on the apples of my cheeks (while smiling) with a angled top kabuki brush, don't forget to tap the brush to get excess product off before you apply.

Mac lip glass, lip gloss in 'Reveling' $14.50 Mac Cosmetics - This is a caramel colored tinted lip gloss that appears nude on my lips. Its not muted and in fact once it settles in it appears almost sheer. I own 'Mad Cap' and 'C-Thru' and this is actually my favorite in the nude family.

I don't use any eye shadow I just apply Mac's fluid line eye liner in 'BlackTrack' using a 266 angled brush by Mac. $15 for the liner and $19.50 for the brush, Mac Cosmetics. 

One my eye lashes I've been experimenting with wearing dual mascara's rather than applying lashes. I also wanted to find a way around using an eye lash primer. I'm not a lash person - I've gotten frustrated and ripped them off, complained that I can't see while wearing them and even threatened to take them off to fight several men; no judging. So for me applying four coats of two different types of mascara have been a huge option. I use Cover girl's Lash Blast Fusion in 'black brown' allow it to dry then I apply Bad Gal Lash by benefit. I allow them to dry then repeat. I wanted to give all the ladies who find paying $39 for Lancome's Oscillation power boost primer another option; so far so good, stay tuned for details.

My angled kabuki brush is by Sigma and it's a synthetic, no animals were harmed, high definition brush, $16 www.sigmabeauty.com. My powder brush is just a random $5 powder/bronzer brush I picked up a few years ago while cruising through Target. I don't believe in spending hundreds on a brush; the most I'll pay is $20. As long as it doesn't shed, it holds its shape after I've cleaned it, not too soft, and it's not made out of animal fur I'm cool!

Glowing and natural

When I'm done I race out the door feeling like a bronzed sex kitten. I hope these products help you get an idea of how to get that goddess glow yourself! 

xoxoxox,

Kandi

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