The Perfect Summer Foundation

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Summer is all about glowing skin and natural-looking makeup, which means changing your palette. Your winter foundation can look too heavy or too dark in the summer, so swap it out for a new formula that will work with your skin and the season.

  • A tinted moisturizer offers the lightest sheerest finish of any makeup. The flattering, easy formula offers a light amount of coverage paired with just the right amount of hydration. Many come with SPF too making it an easy all-in-one product.

  • If you want a little more coverage than a tinted moisturizer, a nice summer option is a BB cream. It’s perfect for day or night, hydrates, boasts skin-enhancing ingredients, and provides a medium finish.

  • If your skin gets oilier in the summer, look for an oil-free product. You can also give your makeup longer staying power with a lightweight powder.

  • Your skin color changes throughout the year, so you may also need to go a shade darker with your makeup. Don’t get darker makeup to try and look more tan. Your makeup should still match your skin tone perfectly.

  • However, if you have oily skin, you may have to choose a lighter shade. The oils in your skin can make your foundation change color.

  • Another option for oily skin is to skip the foundation, and just use a powder that matches your skin tone exactly.

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