5 affordable summer make up tips

Make Up by Liv Lundelius, Photography by Luru Wei

Just being back from our holiday to Croatia and finally having the good weather in London too, I wanted to share a few summer make up tips:

Like fashion, it's a good idea to adapt your cosmetics routine for the summer. What looks good in the midst of winter isn’t necessarily the look you should be going for on the beach! To help make up your summer look, I’ve compiled a list of 5 top summer cosmetics tips!

1) Vibrant Colours Just as the flowers bloom, you’ll probably be more inclined to wear a brighter top or a flowery dress. You should also add a touch of colour to your face, especially if you normally stick with neutral colours. Colourful eye shadow to match your outfit looks great, as does a blusher with a hint of pink or coral. 2) Waterproof Mascara Purely from a practical viewpoint, waterproof mascara is essential. Whether you’re hitting the beach, pool or even if you’re just going to be out and about in the heat, waterproof mascara is ideal for preventing unsightly running of mascara. 3) Replace Richness for Sheer Switching to sheer versions of your lip and eye makeup colours is highly recommended to give you that fresher, more subtle look for summer. Whilst rich, deep looks look great at other times of the year, they often look heavy and unflattering during the summer. 4) Tint Replace thick lip sticks with tinted lip balms this summer to keep your look fresh. The same applies for foundation, opting for tinted moisturisers will look fresher and won’t get clammy if the temperature rises. 5) Glow, Don’t Shine Contrary to what many adverts may tell you, shining isn’t a great look. Shining can look a little sweaty and even clammy in the summer, to prevent this make sure you glow instead by using oil-blotting papers followed by using pressed powders.

Have a browse over at Cosmetics 4 Less for cheap cosmetics this summer to keep you looking the freshest you can this summer.

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Work lately or Job Love

Photo by Claire Huish, Styling Rosie Williams, Make Up & Hair by Liv Lundelius Photo via Institute Magazine

It is wedding season! And besides doing make up for beautiful brides, which I love, I have recently done several beauty and fashion editorials. My make up portfolio is growing and growing and I can't tell you how much I love my job. The shoot above was with a fabulous team, see more images here. As much as I love life in London lately I am also very exciting about our move to Sydney. For me that means making new contacts and start networking again, but it is exciting. Becoming a Sydney based make up artist, will bring new adventures and challenges.

How to wear bright lipstick

Photo by Claire Huish, Make Up by Liv Lundelius

If you want to check out more on how to wear bright lipstick check out my guest post I have written for Lena from Musings to write a guest post for her beautiful blog here. As well as been interviewed by Elie for Punctuation Mark her inspiring blog about design and photography here. Thank you so much Ladies, for these great features.