BEAUTY BAR: Bare it All

June 18th, 2015 at 2:00am

It is summertime! No more coats to hide those fierce outfits, and no more scarves and hats to hide our beautiful faces. We can showcase our beautiful selves to the world. In the summertime I love the natural, glowing makeup look. Using minimal makeup products to show off my best features is my favorite. The natural look is perfect for girls who don’t want to wear a lot of makeup on these hot summer days.

For the beautiful summer day, this Fashionista rocked an ombré nude lip. This lip combo helps gives the illusion of a fuller lip. Sometimes, with light lip colors, your lips tend to appear ashy and that is not a cute look. Pairing light shades with a darker lip color makes it more wearable and completes the natural look that this Fashionista is going for. This look is good for any daytime occasion and is perfect for lunch dates with a potential boo, shopping with the girls and running errands. It’s also a good base for nighttime looks; you can easily add a cat eye or swap out the nude lip for a bold red.

With this flawless makeup look, this Fashionista wore round-framed, coral sunglasses to protect her pretty brown eyes from the sun. Her sunglasses and her sandals added a pop of color to her all-black outfit.

What’s on the BEAUTY BAR? To achieve this natural makeup look, this Fashionista used a MAC foundation, NYX eyebrow pencil and a NARS blush. To create the nude ombré lips, she used MAC lip liner in the color Hover and MAC lipstick in the color Myth.

Author

  • Elizabeth Haynes

    I am a media studies major with a concentration of journalism and have a minor in English. As a hobby I write poetry and stories. I knew that writing was my calling so once I learned about College Fashionista I did not hesitate to apply. This combines two of my favorite things, fashion and writing. I look at fashion as a mirror. It reflects you who are. It allowed me to express myself in a way I couldn’t before. Through fashion I was able to embrace who I am as a woman and showcase that to people. I will not say I have a specific style because I like to play around with different styles, prints, and colors. I love playing with accessories and make-up to take a basic outfit to the next level. For example, taking a plain black dress and pairing it with a colorful, bold necklace. I like to show different sides of myself in a day-to-day basis. Clothes help me to build myself esteem because I show off my best assets. It is important to me to feel my absolute best. I get inspirations from my friends, YouTube, Instagram and Tumblr. My favorite places to shop are Forever 21, American Eagle Outfitters and Necessary Clothing. I have started my own YouTube channel. My channel focuses on all things beauty: fashion, make-up, hair, and inner beauty. I also started a fashion blog to showcase my style entitled poetsemptycloset.tumblr.com. I am very excited to be part of this team. I hope you enjoy the content.