6 Hot Summer Makeup Essentials for Brides

Ah, summer. The sun is shining brighter, and it makes us want to play…with makeup! Channel your inner sun goddess with these five makeup essentials that’ll make you glow through pre-wedding festivities all summer long, while you save your bridal skin from the harming effects of the, you know, actual sun.

1. If there’s anything we want to do this summer, it’s look like always-aglow beauty queen Chrissy Teigen. Now all of us can get our Chrissy glow on with the Becca X Chrissy Teigen ‘Glow Face Palette’! This pretty palette includes a shimmering highlighter in two shades (Rose Gold & Beach Nectar), a near-perfect bronzer and a creamy blush. This handy little compact is our go-to palette for the season!

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2. Get ready to pucker up to summer with ‘Love At First Bite‘—one of MAC’s newest lipstick colors for summer. It’s the prettiest shade of fuchsia, and looks great on every skin tone, poolside, beachside and beside your boo at barbecues, cocktail soirees and more pre-wedding celebrations!

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3. Get a sultry, smokey eye with Clarins’ Sunkissed Summer Eyeshadow Palette for those hot summer nights in Houston. Feel free to mix it up and combine all of the shades—it won’t crease and lasts super long.

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4. Looking for a highly pigmented nude lip color that’s semi-matte AND doesn’t dry out your chap-prone summer lips? Try out NARS Velvet Lip Glide in ‘Unlaced’—trust us, you’ll love the way it looks against sunkissed skin.

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5. If you’re traveling this summer and want to look like you’ve been on the beach for days, Tarte’s Limited Edition ‘Girl Just Wanna Have Sun’ Sun Bronze & Sun Set is going to be your best-kept secret. It comes with a travel size self-tanning lotion, self-tanning face towelette, bronzer and contour for your bod and a waterproof bronzer that’ll give you a sun-kissed glow all day long.

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6. Don’t forget to add a pop of color to the apples of your cheeks with Clinique + Jonathan Adler’s Cheek Pop, available in pretty shades of plum and peach. Did we mention how much we love the packaging? It’s also the perfect size for summer travel or to stick in your clutch on a hot night out! Happy shopping, loves…

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6 Products You Need for Flawless Brows & Eyes

Whether you rock them full and bold like Cara, sleek and groomed like Rihanna, or somewhere in between, beautiful brows are in the spotlight–especially on your wedding day. Our six bridal makeup picks will help you get your brows in shape, your lashes lush and full, and your lids luminous, for a wedding day eye makeup look that will last through your tears at the altar…and all night long! Take a peek for yourself below:

 

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1. Smashbox Full Exposure Waterproof Mascara: Smashbox 2. Artonit Makeup Le Stylo Art Beaute in Cat Noir: L’Atelier de ArtOnIt 3. Burberry Festive Gold Eye Color Cream: Bloomingdale’s 4. Smashbox Brow Tech To Go: Smashbox   5. Nars Brow Defining Cream: Barneys 6. Estee Lauder Brow Multi-Tasker: Estee Lauder

Matte Lips for Brides, Bridesmaids and More

Get ready to pucker up with this season’s hottest trend: matte lips. We turned to our brides, besties and Houston makeup artists to find out which 2016 matte lip colors were topping their kiss lists…and here are our faves of the bunch–including an AWESOME matte gloss (yes, you heard that right) from Nyoka Gregory Beauty!

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1. Model Launcher “The Heat” Matte Lipstick: Model Launcher 2. Dior Diorific “Fantastique” Matte Velvet Colour Lipstick: Saks Fifth Avenue Houston Galleria 3. Smashbox Be Legendary “Mauve Matte” Lipstick: Sephora 4. L’Atelier De ArtOnIt “Love Lucy” Le Rouge A Levres De Caractere: KAX Salon Houston 5. Nars “Bolero” Velvet Matte Lip Pencil: Sephora  6. Jane Iredale “Ann” Matte Lipstick: KAX Salon Houston 7. Nyoka Gregory Beauty “Pink Parfait” Matte Lip Color: Nyoka Gregory Beauty 8. Lucky Cat Beauty “Marilyn” Matte Luxury Lipstick: Lucky Cat Beauty