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Light Summer ๐ŸŒธ

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

Rare Beauty

Bliss

Soft Pinch Liquid Blush

nude pink

$25matte๐ŸŒธ Light Summer

NARS

Deep Throat

Blush

soft pink with golden sheen

$34shimmer๐ŸŒธ Light Summer

Charlotte Tilbury

Pillow Talk

Matte Beauty Blush Wand

blushing matte pink

$42matte๐ŸŒธ Light Summer

Makeup by Mario

Pale Petal

Soft Pop Blush Stick

soft pink

$34dewy๐ŸŒธ Light Summer

Dior

001 Pink

Backstage Rosy Glow Blush

ph-reactive fresh pink

$42satin๐ŸŒŠ True Summer

Dior

012 Rosewood

Backstage Rosy Glow Blush

soft rosewood

$42satin๐ŸŒซ๏ธ Soft Summer

Charlotte Tilbury

Pillow Talk

Cheek to Chic

soft pink duo

$45satin๐Ÿ‚ Soft Autumn

Glossier

Puff

Cloud Paint

cool light pink

$22dewy๐ŸŒŠ True Summer

Light Summer lip picks

Maybelline

Ice

Lifter Gloss

sheer pinky nude

$10.99gloss๐ŸŒธ Light Summer

NARS

Clean Cut

Afterglow Lip Balm

sheer pink

$28sheer๐ŸŒธ Light Summer

Dior

001 Pink

Addict Lip Glow

ph-reactive sheer pink

$40sheer๐ŸŒŠ True Summer

Dior

001 Pink

Addict Lip Glow Oil

light pink with pure shine

$40gloss๐ŸŒŠ True Summer

Fenty Beauty

Fu$$y

Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer

shimmering dusty pink

$22shimmer๐ŸŒŠ True Summer

Laneige

Gummy Bear

Lip Glowy Balm

delicate lavender tint

$19gloss๐ŸŒŠ True Summer

Rare Beauty

Serenity

Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil

warm rose

$20gloss๐ŸŒซ๏ธ Soft Summer

Rare Beauty

Happy

Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil

cool pink

$20gloss๐ŸŒŠ True Summer

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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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