We’ve switched up our skin care routines for summer and our makeup is following suit. Think easy, breezy: Ice pop-stained lips and a glowy complexion — but instead of investing in a whole set of seasonal lipsticks or a new bronzer, you can easily cocktail together a few beauty products you already own for the price of $0. It’s all about getting…
Makeup Cocktailing: The $0 Makeup Hack You'll Use All Summer Long
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Faux Glow
A sun-kissed complexion is all about subtlety. Achieve a beautiful — and safe — sunless glow by mixing a few drops of liquid bronzer with a healthy dose of your favorite lightweight SPF. Our picks: Giorgio Armani Beauty Maestro Bronzer ($64) and La Roche-Posay Anthelios AOX Daily Antioxidant Serum With Sunscreen SPF 50 ($42.50).
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Lip Stain
Forget the heavy matte lipstick — this summer, it's all about the sheer bright lip stain. Cocktail a clear lip gloss or balm with your favorite pigment-packed red or pink lipstick hue for the ultimate pop of color. Our picks: Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Sorbet ($26) and Maybelline LipStudio Shine Shot Lip Topcoat ($5.99).
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Cream Blush
Nothing completes fresh-faced makeup like a rosy flush. For a natural, summer-worthy finish that melts into skin, mix your nighttime moisturizer with a powder blush — use a cotton swab to do the mixing in the palm of your hand — to get a custom hue that will give you a lit-from-within glow. Our picks: Lumene Bright Now Vitamin C Sleeping Cream ($19.99) and Sonia Kashuk Beautifying Blush in Flamingo 97 ($9.79).
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Bronzer and Highlight Smoky Eye
Love your bronzer and highlight palette, but thinking of tucking it away for summer? Think again because a soft sweep of glinty bronzer and a highlight along the brow bone instantly make a gorgeous summery smoky eye. Now that's what we call a multitasker. Our pick: BECCA x Chrissy Teigen Glow Face Palette ($46).
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Tinted Moisturizer
This tried-and-true coupling is a beauty girl's favorite hack, so we couldn't leave it off our list. Sheer out your everyday foundation by mixing it with your favorite lightweight sunscreen or face oil for a radiant, I-just-got-back-from-vacation complexion all season long. Our picks: Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 15 ($44) and Pixi by Petra Rose Oil Blend ($24).
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Double Mascara
Skip the fussy and irritating waterproof mascara and opt for a high shine look by layering clear brow gel over black mascara. The clear coat locks in the pigment and gives bottom lashes a beautifully natural finish, too. Our picks: IT Cosmetics Superhero Elastic Stretch Volumizing Mascara ($24) and E.L.F. Clear Brow & Lash Mascara Gel ($2).
