Summer makeup look: Natural and peach

As summer draws to a close, I decided to create a cute summer makeup look to share on the blog, incorporating peach and coral tones.

This makeup look isn’t too heavy and I opted for a lighter CC cream instead of a foundation for those warmer days. I think this would look great as an everyday look during the summer or while you’re on holiday soaking up some sun.

It’s also a more natural look, as you don’t want to feel like your makeup is sliding off your face when it’s hot outside.

I hope you like the look!

Products used

Face

As always, I primed my face using my go-to e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer. This helps create a wonderfully smooth base for my makeup to go on and helps my makeup stay in place all day.

Then, I tried out a new purchase which my sister got for me from America – the Physician’s Formula Super CC Color-Correction + Care CC Cream SPF 30 in the shade ‘Light’. I wanted to get a CC cream as they’re lighter than a foundation, which is ideal for the summer.

It was my first time trying out a CC cream and I was super impressed. It covered up any blemishes or spots I had, but my skin still looked like skin, you know? My skin also looked poreless, healthy and radiant.

After the CC cream, I used the Colourpop No Filter Matte Concealer in ‘Light 10’ under my eyes to brighten that area. To set the CC cream and concealer, I used my trusty RCMA No-Colour Powder.

Then, I used the Soleil Tan de Chanel bronzer lightly across my entire face to add some extra warmth – after all, this is a summer makeup look! I don’t normally use this much bronzer, but I thought I’d give the illusion that I’d been abroad this year…

For blusher, I went for the Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in ‘Sensual’ lightly across my cheeks. This is the only blusher I own, and as much as I love it, I could probably do with getting another one for some more variety in my makeup looks.

To highlight, I used the Anastasia Beverly Hills Amrezy Highlighter. This is one of the best highlighters ever and it’s a beautiful light champagne gold colour. I live for it.

Eyes

For my brows, I used the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Gel in ‘Chocolate’ and then cleaned my eyebrows up with the same Colourpop concealer I mentioned above. I never bothered with cleaning my brows up with concealer before but I really wish I had, they looked way better than usual!

I used the concealer as my eyeshadow base before moving onto the Colourpop Yes, Please! eyeshadow palette. I used the lightest shadow – ‘Full Zip’ – across all of my lids as the base. Next, I took the shades ‘Big Cocktails’ and ‘GNO’ together on my outer corners and into the crease.

Then, I used the Huda Beauty Coral Obsessions palette and took the peachy/orangey shimmer in the bottom right-hand corner across my lids about two-thirds of the way. (Yes, I am very aware that the Coral Obsessions palette is virtually identical to the Yes, Please! palette lol).

I used the shade ‘Star’ from the BH Cosmetics Opalescent Palette in my inner corners and on my brow bone as a highlight. This eyeshadow works perfectly as a brow bone highlighter, I love it!

Something I do with virtually every makeup look is to use a white kohl eyeliner on my waterline – the Maybelline Lasting Drama Light Eyeliner Pencil in ‘White Luster’ – to brighten and widen my eyes.

To finish my eye makeup, I applied Charlotte Tilbury’s Full Fat Lashes mascara in ‘Glossy Black’ on my eyelashes.

I rarely do makeup looks without liquid liner, but I decided to switch things up and go more natural this time.

Lips

For my lips, I used the Anastasia Beverly Hills Matte Lipstick in ‘Peachy’ and topped it off with the very popular Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb in the colour ‘Fenty Glow’.

I loved how this created a peach lip with a very subtle and flattering glow. I normally go for browns, pinks and reds, but having a peach lip was refreshing.

To finish my summer makeup look, I spritzed the Colourpop All Star Matte Setting Spray across my face.

My thoughts on the summer makeup look

I was really pleased with how this makeup look turned out and would love to create this look again, regardless of whether it’s summer or not.

As I get older, I find myself opting for more natural looks and I’m so happy with the Physician’s Formula CC cream – what a find! Plus, not wearing liquid liner helped make my eyes look bigger, which is always positive.

Peaches and corals look lovely for summer, and I feel like those colours, paired with the extra bronzer, gave me a very healthy-looking glow.

Did you like my summer makeup look? Let me know in the comments down below

Sarah Sarsby is the owner of A Woman's Confidence. With over 5 years' experience of writing in the fields of beauty and lifestyle, Sarah is passionate about all things content, makeup, skincare, wellness, and lifestyle. She has oily skin, is obsessed with lip gloss, and loves cookie dough.