Beauty brings plenty of reasons to be cheerful, especially when it’s an excuse to dress up and reach for makeup.

Glitter & Gloss

Fresh and flirty means swopping heavy-handed make-up for light textures and creamy alternatives. Think foundation with skincare benefits, gloss rather than matte, and creamy metallic finishes above layers of powder.

Colour Vision

Pops of pink and juicy tangerine scream summer, doesn’t it? Turn up the volume on your colour look by choosing pigment-rich eyeshadows and complementing it with louder-than-life liners (go for lip liners if you want more staying power) and lash-boosting mascaras.

In the Nude

The trick with nudes and neutrals is to figure out what will work best for your skin tone to avoid looking washed out. Go one shade darker than your natural skin tone, and depending on the area, it will always look more rosy, red or caramel.

Red Hot chic

Nothing beats a classic red lip and razor-thin liner. Take it from timeless to temptress with a deep burgundy hue and generous layers of shimmering oil atop shoulders and the collarbone.

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