30 Summer Makeup Looks: Colorful + Glowy Makeup Ideas

The skies have finally opened and its time to whip out the tinted moisturizer, colorful eyeshadow palettes, and bright lipsticks!  

But, you don’t have to be a makeup artist to get the perfect summer makeup look!

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Natural Glowy Summer Makeup Looks

Natural “barely there” but glowy makeup is not just a trend, its almost a way of life during the hottest months of the year.

If you spend your summer days outside, a natural glow could be your go-to makeup look. 

 

Sizzling Summer Makeup Look

Recreate this popular makeup artist’s makeup look using:

• Jillian Dempsey – Cheek Tint in Petal ($28) or NYX Cosmetics Sweet Cheeks Soft Cheek Tint ($10)
• Merit – Day Glow Dewy Highlighting Balm ($32)
• Danessa Myricks – Dew Wet Balm ($22)

 

Here Comes Summer Makeup Look

Get this sun-kissed complexion makeup look using:

• Danessa Myricks – Light Work Palette ($42)
• Danessa Myricks – Dew Wet Balm ($22)
• Iconic London – Prep Set Glow Hydrating Spray ($29)
• Benefit Cosmetics Gimmie Brow + Volumizing Eyebrow Gel ($26)

 

Naturally Warm Summer Makeup Look

Get this fluffy brow makeup look using:

• Glossier –  Boy Brow in Brown ($30)
• MAC Cosmetics –  Velvetease Lip Pencil in Oh Honey (Warm Nude) ($20)
• Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal – Lip Luminizer in Fenty Glow ($18)
• Fenty Beauty Killawatt Freestyle – Highlighter in Hustla Baby ($38)

 

Peachy Passion Summer Makeup Look

Recreate this popular makeup artist’s makeup look using:

• ELF Cosmetics – Halo Glow Liquid Filter ($13)
• Colourpop – Wild Nothing Eyeshadow Palette ($18)
• L’Oreal – Infallible Flash Cat Eye Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner ($11.99)
• Maybelline – Super Stay Vinyl Ink Liquid Lipcolor ($12.99)

Glowy Dewy Skin Makeup Looks

Don’t have perfect glass skin? (who does?!), fake it with makeup.  

The real tea is that you can create a beautiful glowy skin look without having perfect skin.

All need is the right products to use with OR without foundation. 

 

Glossy Eyed Glow Makeup Look

Get this creamy formula makeup look using:

• Danessa Myricks – Colorfix 24 hour Cream Color in Brulee, Exposed, and White ($20)
• Danessa Myricks – Colorfix 24 hour Color Glaze in Kaleidoscope ($20) and Vision Flush in Ballet Slippers ($20)
• Anastasia Beverly Hills – Sugar Glow Palette ($40)
• Lancome – Monsieur Big Waterproof Mascara ($30)

 

Rose Gold Everything Glowy Summer Makeup Look

Recreate this popular makeup artist’s makeup look using:

This sun-kissed glow makeup look was created with NO Foundation! #amazing

• L’Oreal – True Match Lumi Glotion Natural Glow Enhancer ($16.99)
• Stila Cosmetics – Convertible Color (cream blush) in Lillium ($25)
• Tarte Cosmetics – Glow Tape Highlighter ($36)
• Urban Decay Cosmetics – Naked Heat Eyeshadow Palette ($59)
• ELF Cosmetics – O FACE Satin Lipstick ($9)
• Tatcha – Luminous Dewy Skin Mist ($49)

 

Neon Natural Glowy Summer Makeup Look

Recreate this popular makeup artist’s makeup look using:

This pop of color makeup look was created with NO Foundation! #gorg

• Sol de Janeiro – Glowmotions Glow Oil ($35)
• Nudestix – Nudies Matte Blush & Bronze in “In the nude” ($35)
• Colourpop Cosmetics – Jelly Much Gel Eyeshadow in No Rest for the Vivid ($9)
• Buxom Cosmetics – Power Plump Lip Balm in Big O ($20)

 

Glow Getter Goals Makeup Look

This healthy skin look was created with NO Foundation! #glowgetter

Recreate this popular makeup artist’s makeup look using:

• Urban Decay – 24/7 Eyeshadow in Dumb Luck ($22)
• Fenty Beauty – Killawatt Foil Freestyle Highlighter in Ginger Binge/ Moscow Mule ($40)
• Hourglass – Unreal High Shine Volumizing Lip Gloss in Fortune ($32)

 

Colorful Eyeshadow Makeup Looks

If you want to step it up a notch this summer, go for a bold colorful eyeshadow look.

In fact, summer time is the perfect time to bring out bright eyeshadow palettes, bold colors for blushes, and the bold lip colors we’ve been hiding all winter.  

 

Tropical Summer Fun Makeup Look

Get this bright neons makeup makeup look using:

• Glossier – Cloud Paint Gel Cream Blush in Dusk ($22)
• Colourpop Cosmetics – She’s a Rainbow Eyeshadow Palette ($40)
• Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez – Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil ($20)
• Benefit Cosmetics – Precisely, My Brow Pencil Waterproof Eyebrow Definer ($26)

 

Pretty Pink Cheek Summer Makeup Look

Get this vivid color blush makeup look using:

• Danessa Myricks Beauty – Colorfix Eye, Cheek & Lip Cream Pigment in Blossom ($20)
• L’Oreal – Infallible Flash Cat Eye Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner ($11.99)
• Fashion Fair – Iconic Lipstick in Chocolate Raspberry ($29)

 

Sun Kissed Sunflower Makeup Look

Get this gold graphic eyeliner makeup look using:

• Urban Decay – Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner in Goldmine ($28)
• Rare Beauty – Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter ($25)
• Sephora Collection – Glossed Lip Gloss in 10 Wild ($12)

 

Fearless Fushia Summer Makeup Look

Get this bold eye color makeup look using:

• Danessa Myricks –  Colorfix 24 hour Cream Color in Freedom ($20)
• Fenty Beauty – Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer in Fenty Glow ($21)
• Fenty Beauty – Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter in Hustla Baby ($38)

 

Eye See Gold Summer Makeup Look

Get this full face of makeup gold makeup look using:

• Haus Labs by Lady Gaga – Bio-Radiant Gel-Powder Highlighter with Fermented Arnica ($40)
• Natasha Denona – Bronze Eyeshadow Palette ($60)
• Smashbox – Always On Matte Liquid Lipstick in Thrill Seeker (bright red orange) ($27)

 

Green Goddess Summer Makeup Look

Get this green bottom lash line makeup look using:

• House of Lashes – Iconic False Eyelashes ($12)
• Juvia’s Place – Culture Eyeshadow Palette ($38)
• MAC Cosmetics – Lipstick Creme in Snob ($23)
• NYX Cosmetics – Butter Gloss in Creme Brulee ($6)

 

Dewy Blue Summer Makeup Look

Get this bright glam makeup look using:

• Too Faced Cosmetics – Italian Spritz Eyeshadow Palette ($54) 
• House of Lashes – Cruelty-Free Faux Mink Volumizing False Eyelashes ($15)
• MAC Cosmetics – Lip Pencil in Stripdown ($24)
• MAC Cosmetics – Lipstick Matte in Honeylove ($25)

 

Taste The Rainbow Colorful Makeup Look

Get this yellow eyeshadow makeup look using:

• Morphe – 9H Hot for Hue Artistry Palette ($13)
• MAC – Powder Blush in Peaches ($29)
• Yves Saint Laurent – Rouge Pur Couture Satin Lipstick Collection in 1 Le Rouge ($48)
• Ulta Beauty – Gel Eyeliner Pencil in Starry Night ($9)

 

Cotton Candy Cutie Makeup Look

Get pretty pastel looks like this using:

• Fenty Beauty Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil ($42)
• Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez – Lip Soufflé Matte Cream Lipstick ($20)
• Natasha Denona – Pastel Eyeshadow Palette ($69)

 

Flawless Fushia Summer Makeup Look

Get this full glam fushia makeup look using:

• Stila – Heaven’s Hue Highlighter in Kitten ($34)
• Milani – Baked Blush in Berry Amore ($10.99)
• Tower 28 Beauty – ShineOn Lip Jelly Non-Sticky Gloss ($16)
• J.Cat Beauty – Dia & Noche Tri-Element 15 Pigment Palette Once Upon A Time ($7.99)

 

Tropical Summer Makeup Look

Recreate this popular makeup artist’s makeup look using:

• Colourpop Cosmetics – She’s a Rainbow Eyeshadow Palette ($40)
• NYX Cosmetics – Epic Wear Liner Stick Long Lasting Eyeliner Pencil ($9)
• Laura Mercier – RoseGlow Blush Color Infusion ($37)
• Buxom – Full-On Plumping Lip Polish ($25)

 

Quad Color Realness Makeup Look

Get this makeup look using:

• NARS Cosmetics – Blush in Luster ($34)
• NYX Cosmetics – Ultimate Eyeshadow Palette Brights ($20)
• Tarte Cosmetics – Maracuja Juicy Lip Plump ($26)

 

Glassy Mauve Makeup Look

Recreate this popular makeup artist’s makeup look using:

• ILIA – Liquid Powder Eye Shadow Tint ($28)
• Hourglass – Velvet Story Lip Cream ($36)
• Elemis – Superfood Facial Oil ($69)

 

Pretty Petals Summer Makeup Look

Get this makeup look using:

• Milani Cosmetics – Keep It Full Nourishing Lip Plumper ($10.99)
• Clinique – Cheek Pop in Melon Pop ($29)
• Violet Voss – Hashtag – PRO Eyeshadow Palette ($45)

 

Purple Please Makeup Look

Get this makeup look using:

• Juvia’s Place – The Berries Eyeshadow Palette ($15)
• Rare Beauty – Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter ($25)
• MAC – Lip Pencil in Nightmoth ($24)
• Anastasia Beverly Hills – Liquid Lipstick in Vintage ($20)

 

More Amazing Summer Makeup Looks

Orange Creme Dream Makeup Look

Recreate this popular makeup artist’s makeup look using:

• Laura Mercier – Blush Colour Infusion in Peach ($37)
• Too Faced – Let’s Play Mini Eyeshadow Palette ($32)
• Huda Beauty – Lip Contour Matte Pencil in Wifey ($21)
• Tom Ford – Lip Color Shine in 06 Abandon ($59)

 

Bronzed Radiance Makeup Look

Recreate this popular makeup artist’s makeup look using:

• Danessa Myricks – Illuminating Veil In Radiance ($22)
• Danessa Myricks Colorfix – 24 hour Cream Color in Valentine and Wild Orchid ($18), and Colorfix 24 hour Color Glaze in Kaleidoscope ($20)
• Light Work Highlighting Palette by Danessa Myricks ($42)

 

Lady in Red Glowy Makeup Look

Recreate this popular makeup artist’s makeup look using:

• Nudestix – Nudies Matte Blush & Bronze in “In the nude” ($35)
• Charlotte Tilbury Makeup – Beauty Highlighter Wand ($42) ⠀⠀
• Nudestix – Eyebrow Stylus + Gel in Brown ($27)
• Nudestix – Intense Matte Lip + Cheek Pencil in Royal ($27)

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Golden Glowy Makeup Look

Recreate this popular makeup artist’s makeup look using:

• Iconic London – Prep Set Glow in Glow ($29)
• Fenty Beauty – Gloss Bomb Cream Color Drip Lip Cream ($22)
• Urban Decay – Naked Reloaded Eyeshadow Palette ($50)
• MAC – Lip Pencil in Chestnut ($24)

 

Pop of Freckles Makeup Look

Get this makeup look using:

• Freck Beauty – Freck The Original Freckle ($28)
• NYX Professional Makeup – Epic Wear Long Lasting Liquid Eyeliner ($11)
• Colourpop – Pressed Powder Highlighter ($12)
• Tarte Cosmetics – Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush in Captivating (Bright Peach) ($30)
• NYX Cosmetics – Shine Loud Vegan High Shine Long-Lasting Liquid Lipstick ($12)

 

Bronze & Pout Summer Makeup Look

Get this makeup look using:

• Nudestix – Nudies Matte Blush & Bronze in Bondi Bae ($35)
• Nudestix – Nudies Bloom in Sweet Peach Peony ($35)
• Tom Ford Beauty – Shade and Illuminate Highlighting Duo ($90)
• Urban Decay Cosmetics – Naked Heat Eyeshadow Palette ($59)
• Live Tinted – Huelip Liquid Lip Créme ($22)