Top 5 Summer Makeup Looks You Need To Try: Step-by-step Tutorial

From makeup that can seamlessly transition from desk to dinner to glowing festive looks, elegant wedding glam and more, embark on a beauty journey with our guide to the top 5 summer makeup looks.

In collaboration with leading global beauty brands, including Estée Lauder, M.A.C, Bobbi Brown, Lancôme and Clinique, dive into step-by-step tutorials that decode the latest trends and techniques.

Whether you're a makeup novice or a pro, empower yourself with confidence and style, mastering the art of summer beauty in just a few simple steps.

Step 1. Base: Prep skin with Futurist Aqua Brilliance Primer, applying a small amount all over face with fingertips. Apply 1-2 pumps of Double Wear Stay-In-Place Makeup with a foundation brush or beauty blender. Stipple and blend into the skin starting from the centre of your face and working your way out. To add a glowy finish to your look, mix in 1-2 drops of Advanced Night Repair Serum to your foundation before applying. Apply Double Wear Stay-in-Place Concealer under the eyes and on the face, and blend with concealer brush or beauty blender where needed to perfect your base.  

Step 2. Bronzer: Using a blush brush or contour brush, sweep a small amount of Bronze Goddess Bronzing Powder in an “E” shape from temples, under cheekbones, on jawline and across the bridge of your nose.

Step 3. Blush and Highlight: Use a blush brush to apply Pure Color Envy Sculpting Blush to the apples of your cheeks and sweep up to the top of the cheekbones. Finish with Bronze Goddess Highlighting Powder on the high points of your cheek bones, tip of nose and chin.  

Step 4. Eyes: Using Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad, with a flat eyeshadow brush, apply the medium shade from lid to crease and to lower lashline. Apply the light shade above your crease and blend together using a clean fluffy eyeshadow brush. Using a fine brush, apply eyeliner to your lid using the darker shade. Define your brows by applying the MicroPrecise Eyebrow Pencil using hairlike strokes.

Step 5. Mascara: Apply Double Wear Zero Smudge Lengthening Mascara from root to tip of eyelash in a zigzag motion.

Step 6. Lipstick: Apply Pure Color Lipstick. For a natural look, use your fingers to press colour into the lips. 
For a classic look, apply straight from the bullet.

Step 1. To prep the skin, spritz Prep and Prime Fix+ liberally over the face and follow with Hyper Real Serumizer using a #170 brush, massaging into the skin.  

Step 2. Using the same brush, apply Studio Radiance Serum-Powered Foundation from the centre of the face outwards and down the neck, followed by 24hr Smoothwear Concealer to conceal and correct where needed.

Step 3. Lightly set with Mineralize Skinfinish Powder, then tap on Glow Play Blush through the cheeks and upwards.

Step 4. Using a #217S brush, apply Sweet Heat Eyeshadow across the eyelid and define the lash line with Brush Stroke Liner.

Step 5. Apply Extended Play Gigablack Lash mascara to separate and elongate the lashes. For extra drama, apply false lashes.

Step 6. Using Eye Brows Styler, fill in any gaps and add individual brush strokes to mimic the natural hair.

Step 7. For the perfect lip, apply lipstick first and refine the edge of the lip with lip pencil starting at the cupid’s bow and working outwards. A red lip will add a festive pop of colour or, if you prefer something a little more subtle, a nude matte lip is the perfect alternative.

Step 1. To moisturise and prime the skin, apply Vitamin Enriched Face Base all over the face followed by Vitamin Enriched Eye Base around the eye area.

Step 2. Next, use Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation SPF 15 with the Full Coverage Face Brush, followed by Skin Corrector Stick under the eye to neutralise undereye darkness and pigmentation across the face, then layer Skin Concealer Stick under the eyes and blend out to the top of the cheekbone for a brighter, more even finish.

Step 3. Set your makeup with the Vitamin Enriched Pressed Powder focusing on the T-zone and blending out wherever you see shine.

Step 4. When applying cream blush Pot Rouge, smile in the mirror and press into the apples of the cheeks, blending back towards the hairline. Follow with Highlighting Powder on the highest points of the cheeks and the bridge of the nose for a luminous glow.

Step 5. Define your brows with Longwear Brow Pencil, starting with any gaps you see in the brow hair then brush them up for a soft, natural finish.

Step 6. Sweep Golden Amber Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick across the eyelid from the lash line to the crease, and gently press the product in with your ring finger - build more pigment by layering if desired.

Step 7. Next, apply Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner across the lash line and smudge out with the Smokey Eye Liner Brush, then apply 1-2 coats of Smokey Eye Mascara for length and volume.

Step 8. Apply Luxe Lipstick to the lips for a softer finish and press in with your finger to create a natural stain to the lip, or swipe for more pigment.

Step 1. To prepare your skin start with Lancôme’s Advance Génifique Serum for a healthy, hydrated glow.

Step 2. For a natural matte finish apply a small amount of Teint Idole Ultra Wear foundation to the skin. Using a foundation brush, start from the centre of the face blending the foundation outwards for a seamless finish. If you want to achieve more of a natural look, add a small amount of Advanced Génifique into your foundation for a subtil glow.

Step 3. Using Teint Idole All Over concealer, take a shade lighter than your foundation and apply a small amount to any areas of darkness, and up the cheek bone. Using a small brush blend the concealer under the eye, using the excess concealer on the brush run this over the eye lid to act as an eye shadow primer.

Step 4. Using Blush Subtil take a big fluffy brush and apply the blush to the apple of the cheeks then bringing the blush up to the cheekbones to create a fresh polished look.

Step 5. To set your foundation use a small amount of Long Time no Shine powder, using a big fluffy brush apply the powder to the T – Zone. For extra longevity spray a small amount of Fix It Forget it setting spray all over to help hydrate and keep your complexion in place all day long.

Step 6. To add definition to the eyes, apply a small amount of the Hypnôse eye shadow Palette. Using the lighter shades towards in the inner corner of the eye and keeping the darker shades towards the outer corners of the eye.

Step 7. Add definition to the lash line with Idôle liner in shade 01, start by applying a thin line along the lashes. Finish the look with a subtle feline flick towards the outer corner to lift and elongate the eye.

Step 8. To complete the eye look, use Idôle mascara to lift, lengthen and curl the lashes. For best results hold the wand right at the root of the lash and apply the mascara using a zig zag motion from the root to the tip of the lash.

Step 9. Finish the look with a pop of colour on the lip, Using L’Absolu Rouge in shade 274 French Tea press a small amount into the centre of the lip for a balmy natural lip to complete your summer glow look.

Step 1. After skincare prep, apply the Even Better Light Reflecting Primer for an all-over glow, followed by the Even Better Clinical Serum Foundation to even out your skin tone.                                                        

Step 2. Add dimension, warmth and colour with the Chubby Stick Curvy Contour around the perimeters of the face, Chubby Cheek Colour Balm along the apples of the cheek and Chubby Highlight on the high planes of the face. Dab on the Cheek Pop Black Honey for a more intense colour on the cheek.

Step 3. Sketch the Ample Amber Chubby Eyes on the inner half of the eyelid and Fuller Fudge on the outer half. Intensify with Cream Shaper Chocolate Lustre on the eyelid and High Impact Gel liner Black along the waterline.

Step 4. Use a soft, fluffy eyeshadow brush and blend all the edges of the eye products. Finish off the eye look with two coats of High Impact Hi-Fi Mascara.

Step 5. Apply the Black Honey Pop Gloss liberally onto the lips.

Step 6. Use the Even Better Concealer to brighten the undereye area and clean up the edges around the lip.