Light Summer ๐ธ
Soft, airy, and pretty in every pastel.
Light Summer is all soft focus and fresh air. Your coloring is light and cool-leaning, with low contrast and a delicate, gentle feel. Skin is often porcelain, pale pink or light neutral beige, sometimes with a rosy flush that shows up easily. Hair is usually ash blonde, light brown with cool highlights, or a soft silvery blonde, and eyes tend to be gray-blue, soft green, aqua or light cool hazel. You glow in light, cool, slightly soft colors like rose pink, sheer watermelon and lavender pink. Heavy, dark or very warm shades can look harsh, as if the makeup arrived before you did.
Best blush for Light Summer
Your ideal blush is the color your cheeks turn after a brisk walk: soft rose, sheer cool pink, light watermelon and pinky mauve. Keep formulas sheer and buildable, since strong pigment can look harsh against light skin. Soft matte or satin finishes look the most natural, and chunky shimmer can feel like too much. Blend up and outward and keep the edges fuzzy so the color looks like it's coming from underneath.
Best lip colors for Light Summer
Think light and cool with a little sweetness: rose pink, soft raspberry, sheer watermelon and pink nudes with a touch of mauve. Tinted balms, sheer lipsticks and soft glosses are perfect because they keep things airy. Avoid peachy or orange nudes, which can look sallow on you. Your best red is a soft, cool watermelon red or a sheer raspberry red, bright enough to be fun but light enough to still feel like you.
Light Summer blush picks
blushing matte pink
Light Summer lip picks
shimmering dusty pink
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Light Summer FAQ
What's the best blush for Light Summer?+
Soft rose, sheer cool pink and light watermelon. Keep it buildable and blend the edges well.
What red lipstick suits Light Summer?+
A soft watermelon red or a sheer raspberry red. Very deep or orange-based reds tend to overpower your coloring.
Can Light Summer wear coral?+
A very soft, pink-leaning coral can work in a sheer formula. Bright orange coral usually looks too warm and loud on you.
What's the difference between Light Summer and Soft Summer?+
Light Summer is lighter and a touch fresher. Soft Summer is a bit deeper and more muted, so it suits dustier shades like mauve and rosewood.
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