Your grandma was right—there’s a time and place for everything. High-drama makeup is perfect for a fancy night out, but on a hot spring/summer day, it’s always fresher and younger to sport a soft, subtle, barely-there look. The idea is to look like you’re not wearing a stitch of makeup (no one needs to know you spent twenty minutes artfully applying neutral-toned eye, lip, and cheek hues). From Beyonce to Alek Wek, here are the A-listers who make looking au naturale totally easy!
Keisha Knight Pulliam manages to make barely-there makeup look totally sexy! To get the look, line the inner rims of your eyes with a sharp black eye pencil, layer on two coats of mascara, swipe bronzer over your cheekbones and apply a nude lipstick (Pro tip: Blend concealer over your lips and add Vaseline!).
Gabrielle Union owes her radiant complexion to a touch of highlighter on her browbones, cheekbones, and bridge of nose. Try Sephora Collection Luminous Glow ($12, sephora.com).
Nia Long’s bronzey, natural look is to die for, and it’s not hard to recreate at home! Simply dust a sheer bronzer over cheekbones and the perimeter of your face (we’re obsessed with Iman Sheer Finish Bronzing Powder, $14.99 at ulta.com, and then add mascara and a pearly-nude gloss.