Summertime dates are supposed to be fun and refreshing, and that’s exactly the approach you should take when it comes to your beauty regiment. Here’s the low down on what’s cool for the warm weather.Hair: Blunt bangs were great this winter, but let’s face it, it’s just too hot to have all that hair stuck to your face. Keep your hair simple with mermaid-like waves that are easy to achieve. In the shower, run a wide toothed comb through your hair before your rinse out your conditioner. Collect your wet hair upside-down in a towel to absorb as much water as you can. When hair stops dripping, apply a curl cream (I like Frederic Fekkai’s Luscious Curls) and scrunch each section of your hair in the direction of the wave. For extra volume, flip your head over as you sculpt.
Nails: There’s a reason our mother’s only wore white between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and that’s because it matches nicely with a bronze summer glow. This fabulous summer shade isn’t only for pants and jeans, slick on a coat of white nail polish before you head out and your date will be reaching for your hand all night long.
Face: My motto for pre-date prepping is, “time is money”. You don’t have all night to sit in front of a mirror so you’ve got to get your look in no time flat. Warm weather calls for carefree looks so skip the laundry list of products and stick to four of five essentials. Think bronzer, blush, mascara and eyeliner. Almost as if they’ve read your mind, Cargo Cosmetics has launched the 7 in 7 kit, which includes seven best selling products (foundation, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, blush, lip liner and lip gloss) and promises you can get them all applied in seven minutes. My only question is where can I find one of those for the rest of my routine?
Photo caption: Courtesy of Cargo Cosmetics
Written by: Libby Dowd - SpeedNY Dating Resident Blogger
