20 Great New Beauty Ideas
Ready to walk on the wild side? No, we don’t mean flirting with carnival employees. We’re talking about hot ways to amp up your look.
SMELL MORE DELICIOUS
1. Remix your scent. If you have a few fragrances lying around, mix a spritz of citrus with a floral to create a totally new blend for summer. Apply the scent once in the a.m. When your body temp rises later in the day, it’ll re-release on your skin. Mist it on unexpected pulse points, like behind your ears and the dip in your collarbone.
2. Create a body smoothie. Tempt your guy with a tropical-smelling lotion. Split open a fresh coconut, and pour the milk (or a few teaspoons of bottled coconut oil) into a small bowl. Add a scoop of unscented body cream, and whisk it up until it has a fluffy consistency. Spread it between your palms, and massage it over your body for a sexy treat — his jaw will drop watching you do this.
3. Turn your shower into an ahh-mazing experience. Make your session ultrasensual by sprinkling a few drops of a fruity essential oil on the floor of your shower. When you turn on the heat, the steam will release the aroma all around your body.
BRIGHTEN UP
4. Do mermaid eyes. Shimmering ocean blue and aqua green shadows dazzle against any eye color. Just sweep the deep blue on your top lids, then drag the light green along your lower lash lines. Try Max Factor Vivid Impact Eyeshadow Duo in Emerald Coast, $5.49, available at Walmart. Keep your lips nude or pale to prevent color overload.
5. Try technicolor lashes. The hottest thing in lashes is eye-catching tints. Coat on mascara in a fun color, like purple or blue. CoverGirl Exact EyeLights mascaras, $8.95 each, do the trick. Or attach a cluster of brightly hued fakes at your outer corners to offset your peepers at night. There’s no strict rule about matching your eye color to your lashes — go with what turns you on.
6. Rethink your pinks. It must be in the water: All the makeup artists we talked to recommend hot pink and peachy coral lip colors for summer. They’re goof-proof since they look good on all skin tones.
7. Take your nails up a notch. Celebs like Beyoncé don’t shy away from fierce nail colors, and neither should you. Lime, purple, neon pink — they’re all good. Alternate your favorite lacquers on each finger. Or do a mini-moon mani: Paint a light shade in a half-moon shape at the base of your nail, and do the remainder in a unusual hue.
8. Ditch your basic liner. Rather than use your same old black, run a bold lavender, green, or cobalt blue liner along your upper and lower lash lines to create contrast with your whites and make your eyes pop. We like the Estée Lauder picks shown here (Estée Lauder Double Wear Eye Pencils in Black Plum, Midnight Blue, and Forest, $19 each). Apply a thin stroke, then smudge in with a cotton swab.
9. Match your eye shadow to your dress. If you’re wearing a jewel-tone color — like turquoise, fuchsia, or emerald — pick up that hue with your eye shadow. Use a sheer formula with a light wash so the matching effect is noticeable but not glaring.
BOOST STRANDS
10. Get rocker locks. The secret to changing up your hair instantly? Two words: hair extensions. Attach longer pieces to frame your face or make any blunt cut look asymmetrical in seconds. You can also use them like highlights and place lighter strands under the top layer of hair to peek through when you turn your head. Look for a durable kind made with fibers that can handle heat styling, like Ted Gibson’s Clip-In Extension Systems, $149.95.
11. Do a new twist. Grab a few strands together, and do a tiny braid across your forehead or along one side of your head, letting it peer out (à la Jennifer Aniston at the Oscars).
12. Pump up your pony. If you have superlong strands, do a ponytail and section off the length of the tail with a few elastics, spaced evenly apart. You’ll create a rippled effect that’s just as pretty if you undo your strands later.
13. Piece out. Do a side bun but leave a few ends (about half an inch long) hanging out from the coil. Wrap those tips around your curling iron for a few seconds to create springy strands that bounce when you move. Check out more great style ideas here.
SNAG A HOT BOD
14. Bump up your bronzer. Look like you just got back from a tropical vacation by stepping up your liquid bronzer. Go for one shade darker than normal, and blend it over legs, arms, shoulders, and any other exposed skin. Let it dry for 15 minutes. The good thing is, you can wash it off if you go too far.
15. Dazzle all over. Not a faux-tan fan? Sex up your skin by sweeping on a pinky shimmer powder. The Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick for Body, $75 comes with a range of shades that mimic a flushed effect. Swirl it on after moisturizing your legs, arms, and shoulders so the pigments stick and give you a gleam.
16. Tattoo yourself! Okay, not with real ink. Stick a cluster of star stickers on your inner wrist or ankle before you mist yourself with self-tanner at home. The part under the sticker won’t absorb any color, creating an outline. Peel off the stickers after the tanner has dried and you’ll have a sexy little constellation on your skin. The outline will eventually fade, but hey, it’ll be fun while it lasts.
GLOW ON
17. Wear glitter around your eyes. Put your metallic eye shadow under your brow bones, and tap it on the inner corners of your eyes. It opens your gaze and looks awesome in the flash of camera (hello, Facebook profile shot!). A good find: L’Oréal Wear Infinite Eye Shadow in Gilded Bronze, $4.25.
18. Love your brows. If you’re bored with your brows, don’t hack at them — repeat, do not pluck! The trend for summer is having a thick and full arch. So enhance yours by coating on a shimmer-flecked gel. We like Dior Diorshow Brow in Shiny Blonde, $17.50.
19. Do the dew. If you’re dancing under hot lights at night, you’re bound to sweat, so don’t fight it. Just wear powder to smooth out imperfections, leaving most of your skin lush and bare. L’Oréal Bare Naturale Soft-Focus Mineral Finish, $15.25, blends in invisibly.
20. Fake a flush. Perk up your face so it looks like it does after a bedroom romp. Rub on a cheek stain that will flatter any skin tone (a favorite: Smashbox O-Bronze Intuitive Cheek Bronzer, $26). Then swirl a sultry powder on just the apples of your cheeks for a glistening effect. Try Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Glow-Boosting Pressed Bronzer, $14.95, or Max Factor Color Genius Blush in Roses, $8.49, at Walmart).
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