You're watching essence life. I'm your host Dana Blair. Hi ladies it's officially summertime. And we need to make sure we keep it cute, especially when it comes to our makeup routines. Get the face right. Here to help us do that is makeup artist Tyler Rawn. Welcome back. Thank you for having me back. Thank you for being here. Did you like my singing? I almost had it, that note. You are here today to show us how to achieve the ultimate summer face in five in easy steps. But, before we get into that, what is one must have item that every woman needs in her beauty bag this summer? I think a lot of people overlook an important aspect In beauty, especially summertime beauty, and that's SPF. Okay. It's really important to have. It protects our skin from the sun's rays. A lot of times women of colour feel like they don't need it or it's not necessary. But even the melanated beauties need SPF. Yes, melanated beauty. So we are gonna jump right into it. What is, oy, before we do. I have to acknowledge our beautiful model Jessica. Yeah. Hi, Jessica. Hey. Thank you so much for coming in And being our fabulous summer model. Okay, so five easy steps. I don't really believe you that it's gonna be five and it's gonna be easy, but what is step number one? Step number one is that important aspect I was telling you about. Okay. SPF. A lot of cosmetic brands start at least with a 15 SPF. A lot of them go to at least 30 from their foundation so there are tinted moisturizers. Today I'm using a tinted moisturizer. It's going to make the skin nice, free and airy. This is not like a beet. We're going for just a nice everyday look that can translate from work. to a barbecue, to a day party. Y'all love y'alls day parties. Just want to look fresh. Not overly done. Don't wear too much because the last thing you want to do is melt in front of people when you're out. What is step number two. Step number two is brows. Brows Brows to me are like the frame of the face. Mhm. I like to use a product like a pencil because not only can I control how much I'm putting on my brows Mhm I feel like a lot of people are going for the overstated Heavily comfort brown. I pull up the Instagram eyebrow. Well you know, I just feel like a nice natural brow is everything. So that's step number two? Mm-hm. Number two. What is step number three? Number three is actually one of my favorite steps. It's blush. This is featured in the Essence beauty box this month. It sure is. This hombre blush, which I actually feel like I really need to get some of. That was my hint that I just dropped. You can steal it after. [LAUGH] So talk to me a little bit about the brush. A lot of women I find are kind of scared with brush. Brush is a great way to enhance the skin tone. It just adds a little bit of a pop to the skin. I love this Amber brush because not only does it have that nice beautiful bronze color, it also has like this nice Shimmer on top that isn't over stated. I feel like a lot of times with illuminizers and things of that nature, you can go a little bit too harsh, and no body wants to look like a brick of gold. I'm not adding any more product, I'm just blending and building on from what I have. So how do you know where to apply on the cheek and how far to bring it up. Like I said it's right here on the apple, I would put the concentrated amount right here and just buff out. Okay, you wanna nice, nice fluffy brush and just buff it in. Remember, you can always start with a little bit and then you can increase because you can't take it off. Okay. So if you start with a little, add it, you're good, but you can't put too much and take it off. Got you. Fair enough. So what is our next up? I think we're already up to number four. We are. [INAUDIBLE] We're up to one of my favorites, the lips. Yes, lip. I feel like lips, especially like a statement lip is the place where you can have fun. You don't have to be to matchy-matchy with your outfit. You can put something on that breathes life into your skin. Because remember, your going soft. So I'm starting with her like an orangey, red. I picked this red because, like I said, orange looks really good on sun tanned, sun kissed skin. So I picked this orangey red That is sure to pop any outfit and any skin tone. Now during the summertime, is there a rule that you should try to go for a matte versus a gloss? Like one or the other? I definitely like to go for a matte. This look is a little bit low maintenance. If you don't mind having to touch up your gloss or anything like that, go for it. Have fun, but I definitely like mattes. I feel like they're low maintenance. You can have fun, and don't have to worry about your lip coming off. And this look is actually coming together really really nicely. And also I feel like very woman should have a lip brush in her kit. This is great to get precision and to get like a nice application. Especially when you're using like a really bold color right? Exactly cuz you wanna make sure that you You get it in a really nice way. Now, can women our various complexions, can they do any color, or are there any rules to how bold certain complexions should or should not go? I definitely feel like makeup is a self. Expression. Go and try that color that you probably have seen one of your girlfriends in. Mm-hm. Or maybe one of your favorite stars on the red carpet. Go and try it out. There's so many makeup retailers that allow you to try looks on before you take it home. So step out of your box and try a new color. Or before you go out to that day party, you know? Damn! I'm just saying. Okay, now, do you need liner when you're using a bold lip like this?>> That's why, that's why, I think that lip brushes are important, because they allow you to have the precision Mm, hm Of getting the color applied rather than, you know, using added products. Okay. Fair enough. And now the piece de resistance. Number five. Our final step. What's the final step? The final step is another thing that I feel like a lot of color don't embrace. And that's bronzer. A lot of times we think about suntans and how they come into the skin, we don't understand is that we can create shadows in our face. A lot of people are really big on the contour. Sometimes it could be a little drastic. I just like to create like a little kind of warmth to the skin. Cause you know when I think of bronze, I think of shimmy shimmy and we've already added some sparkle to the cheeks. How do we know how to pair the proper bronzer with the shimmer on the cheek. I mean, don't be afraid to add if you wanna get a bronze with a little shimmer, there are a lot of brands out there that do provide that. It's great for the summer. You want to look nice, and sun-kissed, and dewy but if you want to go for a little bit more of a subtle, just that warmth, I would go with the matte, like I have here. And I see you're applying around her face, what are the rules for application? Yeah, the bronzer is the rule of three, you want to do the shape of a three. Start from the forehead, go under the cheekbone, and under the chin. Again on this side the rule of three over the forehead, into the cheek, into the chin. You can do like nice circular motions, kinda like a buffing. So this kinda like is shading it in. And just like that, one, two, three, four, five. Very natural. You look absolutely Absolutely stunning. One, two, three, four, five. There we go. All right. And don't go anywhere, because these tips are super easy to follow. We'll have all of this on the site for you. Try them this summer, and don't forget to sign up now at essencebeautybox.com, and subscribe to the Essence Beauty Box for great beauty products like the blush we featured today. [BLANK_AUDIO]