I promised I would be better about documenting my makeup bag, makeup basket, "what I'm reaching for right now" products, so here I am with a warm weather makeup bag! ...except it's not warm yet. In fact, it's barely cracking 60°F this week, so is it even spring?
Part of me relishes the cooler weather because my fiance and I are visiting Toronto in June, and if it stays 10° cooler than usual, we'll have no problem walking 4+ miles a day to sight see. Buuuuuuut one of my students told me this actually means it's going to be hotter than Hell this summer. So is there going to be a sudden jump from cold, damp April to blazing May? Climate experts, help a girl out!
Regardless, I've been wearing these products a lot lately, and I'll likely keep favoring them when the sun does finally show up to the party. Here's a breakdown of my warm weather ready look.
SPF (aka "Sun Protected Face"): Glossier Invisible Shield Daily Sunscreen (1), Kat Von D Lock It Concealer Creme (2) Philosophy Renewed Hope in a Jar Skin Tint (3) -- I get lazy as all get-out about my base makeup in summer. It's just too humid and hot for me to care, and I hate the feeling of sweat mixing with foundation. So I almost always skip foundation in favor of sunscreen and concealer. Lately, I'm eating my words about Glossier Invisible Shield and am enjoying it for incidental exposure; I add dabs of Kat Von D Lock It where needed for coverage. But I've also finally found a tinted sunscreen I like, the Philosophy Renewed Hope in a Jar Skin Tint, which provides light coverage with a natural finish.
Glossy, Glowy Finishes: Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand (4), Becca Beach Tints (5), Glossier Generation G (6), Glossier Lip Gloss (7) -- My highlight collection has expanded recently to include a number of newer products with an almost "wet" finish. The Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand, a champagne-colored highlighter that adds a bit of warmth and plenty of glow to my skin, is leading the pack. The locking mechanism on the tube just makes it so makeup bag friendly! As far as colors go, I tend to stick with warm, pretty pinks in the summer months; the Becca Beach Tints in Watermelon and Dragonfruit fit the bill for blush, and for my lips, I like a layer or two of the sheer Glossier Generation G lipstick in Crush. I've been topping that off with some of Glossier's Lip Gloss lately for a super shiny look.
Sweatproof Eyes: YSL The Shock Mascara (8), L'oreal Brow Stylist Definer (9) -- The L'oreal Brow Stylist Definer is actually brand new to my collection, but I plan on giving it a thorough testing this summer to see how it compares to the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz. I have the shade Brunette. Beyond that, the only other eye makeup I usually wear during the summer is mascara, because everything else just tends to melt and smear. YSL The Shock is my favorite sample I'm using right now because it provides plenty of volume and some length without looking clumpy.
Not a climate expert in the slightest, but I am a Toronto expert! It tends to be pretty hot in mid to late June (30+ degrees Celsius), and usually humid. Earlier in the month could be a bit cooler - it's hard to say since summer in Toronto tends to arrive very suddenly, sometime in late May to early June.
ReplyDeleteWell, shit. We were originally going to come at the end of May, but we had to shuffle our plans to accommodate family. :/
DeleteOn the bright side 30°C is about 10 degrees cooler than what I'm used to in a Pennsylvania summer.
Summer arrived today in Toronto (May 1). It was sandal weather -yay. It is supposed to be 26 degrees Celsius tomorrow. It is a very humid city....
DeleteLongtime reader here and I hope you’ll indulge me. Sort of off topic but have you tried the Milk Makeup concealer? I swatched it on my hand and it felt lovely but I never put tester stuff on my face, big germaphobe here. Forever looking for the under eye concealer that won’t make my skin there look even dryer and more crumpled-tissue textured than it already does. I’ve been using that blue under eye balm by Becca that you put on first which helps a bit... and then a mixture of the pink UD color corrector and a Lancôme concealer, but not thrilled w the result so just thought I’d ask you for a rec. I so enjoy your blog. The snark, the excellent writing and the spot on reviews hooked me immediately. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe Flex Concealer? I actually was really interested in it, so when it came to my Sephora in JCP, I made sure to swatch it. Unfortunately, the lightest shade is a little too dark and pink to match my neck and chest, and the next shade up is way too dark for my no-foundation face. :/
DeleteYa the shades are weird and the jump between shades seems extreme. I think the lightest color would be for me but it does look really pink...still might try it though!
DeleteHi there, long time lurker coming out to comment because I am a climate expert! there is no reason I’m aware of why cool weather in spring would mean unusually hot weather in summer. Weather is chaotic and can’t be predicted more than about two weeks in advance (although things like El Niño and other phenomena that affect ocean temperatures over many months can make it slightly more likely to have an unusually warm/cool or wet/dry spell, depending on location). Best to assume for now it will be similar to the climatological norm, then check the forecast from Environment Canada before you leave.
ReplyDeleteIt's trending about ten degrees cooler in Toronto than it is here, soooooo I'm gonna enter this with a positive mindset! Thanks for the reassurance re: the weather.
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