Hello Gorgeous,

Get a garbage bag and dump all the skincare products we have talked about over the past few months, 😤 put the knife down… I’m just kidding!

Although, there is some truth to that statement. Instead of dumping them, you might have to store them for a while. With the change in weather we need to tweak our skin and makeup routine just a tad bit. Which means getting some new products to get through the next few months to prevent you from breaking out, getting a sunburn or having a makeup meltdown.

As much as we would like to stick to familiar routines and products that have worked for us in the past, our skin unfortunately will not react the same to these products in warmer weather. Hence having to replace a few trusted things is essential. Change is unavoidable.. Embrace it!

Skincare:

• Moisturizer: Replace your heavy duty moisturizer for a water based gel-like formula. They are lighter, and will still give your skin the necessary moisture it needs without making you feel like a grease ball. My current faves:
  • Tatcha – The Water Cream
  • Belif – The True Cream Aqua Bomb
  • Sunday Riley – Tidal Enzyme Water Cream 
• Blotting sheets: For you defiant ones that won’t listen and plan to continue using your winter moisturizer, get blotting sheets ASAP. I have mentioned it in my previous post and if you’re new to my posts…this will give you a chance to binge read 😉 You’re gonna need them. Jokes aside, we all will be needing/using them. Carry them like you would a pack of Kleenex. My all time fave:
  • Tatcha Blotting Paper
• Sunscreen: At all costs…I sound like a broken record so I’ll stop…my current fave, and it hasn’t broken me out..woo hoo! is:
  • AMOREPACIFIC –  Broad Spectrum 35 Sunscreen
• Vitamin C: You could drown yourself in Tropicana OJ, and will still not get the kind of vitamin C you need! Here’s how you get your Vitamin C game on. My current faves:
  • Sunday Riley – Rapid Flash Brightening Serum
  • Drunk Elephant – C-Firma Day Serum 
• Exfoliate: Exfoliate your face and body to get rid of that dry winter skin. Scrub away and then moisturize so your skin feels like a baby’s behind. Follow with a  lightweight moisturizer, but I don’t have to tell you that. My current fave:
  • The Body Shop  – Tea Tree Squeaky-Clean scrub

Makeup

I don’t know about you, but the warmer it gets the less makeup I feel like wearing.

• Blush: Swap powder blushes for cream ones, they last longer in the heat. Coachella or not. If you don’t know what Coachella is..no worries…I didn’t either till a while ago.
  • Nars and
  • Glossier have some gorgeous colors

• Foundation: Move over to light weight foundations and store your full coverage stick ones until fall. Go with a tinted moisturizer, a bb or cc cream.  We have had this conversation. Let your skin peek through, freckles and all. My current faves:
  • IT Cosmetics – your skin but better cc cream
  • Glossier perfecting skin tint
    AND if you MUST use a foundation …
  • Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk foundation 
• Highlighter: Glow like J.Lo…highlight, but be smart. Only place the highlighter where the sun would hit your face. Again, let’s go the cream way. My current fave:
  • rms beauty –  Champagne Rosé Luminizer 
• Powder: Powder only where necessary..My current faves: (oh my! there are so many)
  • Cover FX – Perfect Setting Powder – I am definitely having a love affair with this right now!
  • Kat Von D Lock-It setting powder
  • Charlotte Tilbury – Air Brush Flawless Finish Skin Perfecting Micro-Powder
  • Laura Mercier – Translucent Loose Setting Powder
  • Giorgio Armani Beauty – Luminous Silk Powder Foundation 
• Setting Spray: Set set set….this step is very important to keep your makeup in place all day/night. Apply it generously on your face and then go, go, go!  My all time faves:
  • Urban Decay – All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray
  • Skindinavia The Makeup Finishing Spray
  • MAC Fix Plus

Tip to make your makeup last all day –  Let me know how it works out for you.

After every step, go in with your setting spray. Foundation…spritz, powder…spritz, this will lock down your makeup and that’s what you want gorgeous..isn’t it? Thank me later by sending me selfies…via email of course… (stylist-client confidentiality) and all that….  😉

Until next time, stay classy & fabulous.

Stylishly Yours,
The Closet Stylist.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are based on my personal experience with these products, results may vary depending on your skin type. Use at your own discretion.