Soft Summer/Muted Summer everyday makeup: one full face, seventeen steps. A skin-like base in a neutral shade, a cool taupe contour, a mauve flush, a soft pearl glow, cool brown brows, taupe on the lids and a lip in dusty mauve or rosy brown. For sof...
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☀️🤍 Prep & Skin
🩶 Shape & Glow
🖤 Brows & Eyes
🍒 Lips
☀️🤍 Prep & Skin
Soft Summer skin should look soft, cool-neutral and even, so the base keeps color calm and muted. A moisturizing SPF first, then a skin tint and concealer with a cool or neutral undertone, matched to your depth. Powder only where you shine, and a mis...
A serum tint that reads as skin, not paint, on cool and neutral undertones. Pick the cool or neutral shade at your depth, then buff it in with a damp sponge for a soft, even finish.
Brightens under the eyes without turning gray or too pink. Pick the N or cool shade that matches your depth, tap it in with a finger and keep it to the spots you want lifted.
4.5 N Revealer Super Creamy Brightening Concealer - Kosas
A baby pink loose powder with a soft pink tone that blurs the skin on cool and neutral undertones. Press it only where you shine, then let the skin tint do the rest.
Ultimate Blurring Setting Powder - ONE/SIZE
The last step that makes the base look like one piece. A few spritzes from arm's length, then let it dry before you touch your face. Skip it if you prefer a softer, drier finish.
All Nighter Waterproof Setting Spray - Urban Decay
A moisturizing SPF 40 with hyaluronic acid for the first step. It keeps the base soft and low contrast for Soft Summer. Smooth it over the face and neck and give it a minute before the skin tint.
Fusion Water Magic SPF 40 Moisturizing Sunscreen - ISDIN
🩶 Shape & Glow
This is where Soft Summer gets its soft focus. Shape with a cool taupe contour that reads like a natural shadow, then add a mauve flush on the apples, a pearly pink glow on top of the cheekbones and a second neutral rose blush for a blurred, even fin...
A cool taupe contour that reads like a natural shadow instead of orange. Dot it under the cheekbone, blend with a sponge and pick the depth that matches you.
Solace Soft Pinch Liquid Contour - Rare Beauty
A mauve liquid blush that gives a soft, cool flush instead of a warm peach one. Dot it on the apples, tap it out with your fingers and add a second layer only if you want more color.
Chilly Dew Blush Liquid Cheek Blush - Saie
The pearly pink shade gives a soft glow instead of a golden one, so it sits with this coloring. Tap a little on the tops of the cheekbones with a finger or sponge and stop there.
01 Highlight Milk Multipurpose Luminizer - rhode
A neutral rose powder blush for the days you want a soft, even flush without a lot of color. Sweep it over the apples and up toward the temples, and layer it over the mauve blush for more depth.
French Rosette Color Fuse Talc-Free Powder Blush - Haus Labs
🖤 Brows & Eyes
Soft Summer eyes look best soft and smoky, not stark. Cool brown brows frame the face without the harshness of black, a taupe cream shadow gives the lid a blurred, neutral wash, a soft gray liner defines along the lashes and mascara finishes it. Skip...
A cool brown that frames the face without the harshness of black. Draw light hair-like strokes, brush them through and keep the tails soft.
Cool Brown Brow Harmony Precision Eyebrow Pencil - Rare Beauty
A neutral taupe nude that gives the lid a soft, blurred wash instead of sparkle. Swipe it on, tap it out with a finger and it is done in under a minute.
Cashmere Sculpt Exagger-Eyes Waterproof Eyeshadow Stick - Charlotte Tilbury
A smoky gray liner that defines the lashes without the stark line of black. Draw it right along the upper lashes and smudge it a little for a soft finish.
Orbit Soulgazer Intensifying Waterproof Gel Eyeliner - Kosas
A soft black that lifts and lengthens without the stark look of jet black, which suits muted Soft Summer coloring. Wiggle it at the root, pull through to the tips and keep it to one or two light coats.
After Midnight Limitless Lash Lengthening Mascara - ILIA
🍒 Lips
Soft Summer lips look best in dusty, muted color. Rosy brown, mauve and soft rose flatter this coloring, while orange reds and bright corals tend to look harsh. When you want more color, a rosy brown liner with a cool mauve matte does the talking, so...
A rosy brown pencil that shapes the lips without turning orange or too red. Line the outer edge, fill in the lips and blend it out for a soft, lived-in finish.
Worthy Kind Words Matte Lip Liner - Rare Beauty
A sheer cool pink oil for easy days, with color and shine in one step. Wear it on its own or over the rosy brown liner for a softer, blurred edge.
The nightly step that keeps lips smooth for tomorrow. Press a thin layer on clean lips before bed and wipe off any extra in the morning.
The Kissu Lip Mask - Tatcha
Rosy Mauve is a midtone rose, soft and a little muted, which is the lip Soft Summer wears best. Paint it on from the center and press the edges with a finger so the color stays blurred.