Mastering the Summer Selfie: 10 Foolproof Products for Upping Your Insta-Game

This weekend marks the first of many summer getaways—meaning that from now until September, your free time will be spent outdoors amidst sunny scenery and cerulean seaside backdrops: Why shouldn’t you look just as photogenic? “Fresh and pretty” is the simple philosophy that makeup artist Nico Guilis suggests for upping your Instagram game (see the clean skin and healthy glow of clients Dree Hemingway, Poppy Delevingne, and Katherine Waterston for reference). The trick, she explains, comes down to incorporating a few stealth products into your makeup bag.

After starting with a base of extra-hydrating moisturizer to combat the drying effects of the sun (Guilis likes Kate Somerville’s Goat Cream moisturizer), she layers on Tarte’s Amazonian Clay Foundation. “It doesn’t look like you’re wearing makeup and the coverage lasts for twelve hours without coming off, even at the beach,” she says of the recommendation she picked up from her surfer friends.

Next up is her ultimate secret weapon: Chanel’s Soleil Tan de Chanel illuminating cream, which she blends along the cheeks. “It’s heaven—I swear they should sell it in bulk,” she says of its golden tone and line-blurring effect. (Sidenote: If you’re serious about your selfie skills, you may also want to consider a subtle contouring powder, like Marc Jacobs Beauty’s #Instamarc to provide cheekbones, should nature have failed you there.)

Blush, on the other hand, actually looks best on the lips—“I love that Bardot look of baby pink lipstick” says Guilis, who blends MAC Cream Color Base on top of lip balm for semi-matte, semi-sheer pigment that isn’t too white. “Bite Cream Lip Crayon has the same creamy texture in these pens that are super skinny and easy to bring with you.”

If your eyes tend to disappear in the bright sun on camera, a swipe of mascara will help. For fair-skinned clients, Guilis uses Chanel’s Inimitable Intense Mascara to give a clean and lengthened finish. But the tapered wand on Lorac’s Pro Mascara will supply more dramatic buildable “wispy, thick lashes.” When nighttime definition is in order, she traces a coppery tone along the bottom lashes, or shimmering teal inside the waterline. Of reaching for her favorite smudgy midnight pigment, she adds, “NARS creamy pencils just look really sexy after you’ve been in the sun all day.” It’s a look both you and your followers are sure to like.

 

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