Summer Glam, Simplified: Top Beauty Trends Right Now
This summer, beauty is all about striking the perfect balance between bold expression and natural radiance. From skin-first makeup hybrids to high-shine lips and watercolor eyes, the season’s trends invite you to play with color while embracing your skin’s natural glow. Skincare-infused foundations are blurring the lines between complexion products and self-care, while chromatic eyes in shimmering hues bring a futuristic edge to warm-weather looks. Sculpted, glossy lips make a high-impact comeback, and blush isn’t just a pop of pink anymore — it’s your glow-from-within secret weapon. Whether you're keeping it minimal or going full glam, these trends prove that summer beauty is anything but basic.
Skincae makeup
How to achieve the look:
The goal of skincare makeup is to create a natural, dewy finish. Use lightweight products and highlight your features instead of masking them.
Products to use:
Westman Atelier Vital Skincare Brightening Concealer with Hyaluronic Acid $48
About: 16 shades, natural finish, hydrating, suitable for dark circles, gluten-free, vegan, clean ingredients, and non-comedogenic.
A precise, buildable coverage under-eye concealer clinically shown to reduce the look of dark circles, featuring serum-strength skincare to hydrate, visibly brighten, and soothe.
More products:
-Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40, $48, cruelty-free, vegan, mineral SPF, clean ingredients, fragrance-free
-Westman Atelier Vital Pressed Skincare Blurring Talc-free Setting Powder, $75, vegan, good for pores and uneven texture, clean ingredients, and cruelty-free.
-Summer Fridays Dream Lip Oil for moisturizing, $26, sheer coverage, hydrating, high shine finish, clean ingredients, vegan.
Finished look inspo:
Glow from within blush:
How to achieve the look
To achieve the lifted radiant look, apply blush higher on the cheekbone and blend it into the temple. Use shades like coral, peach, and burnt rose.
Products to use:
Kosas Blush is Life Baked talc-free Dimensional + Brightening Blush $29
About: 11 shades, pressed powder formula, non-comedogenic, vegan, clean ingredients
A clean, silky smooth talc-free powder blush baked with squalane and hyaluronic acid in dimensional color duos for a healthy flush of color.
My favorite shades: heartbeat (vibrant red), blissed (warm peachy pink), butterflies (cool baby pink), euphoria (cool pinky mauve).
More products:
-Live Tinted Huebeam gradient blushing bronzer, $32, clean ingredients, cruelty-free
-Saie Glow Sculpt Multi-Use Cream Highlighting Blush, $28, refillable, clean ingredients, planet aware, vegan, no silicones, Allure 2024 Best of Beauty Award Winner
-Milani Cheek Kiss Liquid blush and glow, $12.99, clean ingredients, vegan, cruelty-free
Finished look inspo:
Chromatic eyes:
How to achieve the look
Use bold chromatic shades such as electric blues, neon green, and shimmering metallics. Add some graphic liner to bring the look together.
Products to use:
Half Magic Eyeshadow Singles $14
About: 10 shades, clean ingredients, vegan, cruelty-free, and sustainable packaging
Richly pigmented and available in four finishes: silky matte, glossy metallic, crystal shimmer, and sparkly duochrome.
My Favorite shades: Blushing lizard, mermaculate, swamp goddess, unicorncore, and wet pebble
More products:
-Half Magic Glitterpill eye paint and eyeliner, $25, 8 shades
-Half Magic Chromaddiction Matte eye paint and eyeliner, $26.50, 7 shades
-About Face Fractal glitter eye paint, $17, 17 shades, clean ingredients, cruelty-free, and vegan
-About Face Shadowstick, $14, 15 shades
Finished look inspo:
Sculpted glossy lips:
How to achieve the look
You need the perfectly contoured lip with sharp and defined edges, topped with the perfect high-shine gloss with a little bit of color.
Products to use:
Lawless Forget the Filler definer lip liner, $21
About: 11 shades, clean ingredients, cruelty-free, satin finish
A cleanly formulated, vegan liner that defines, lines, shapes, and fills in lips, delivering rich, highly pigmented payoff in one tug-free stroke
My Favorite shades: Blushed nude (beige pink nude), Pink slip (cool muted rose), Nude honey (warm honey nude).
More products:
Lip Liners:
-R.e.m.. Beauty Practically permanent lip stain marker, $17, clean ingredients, cruelty-free, vegan, four shades
-About Face Matte Fix lip pencil, $13, clean ingredients, cruelty-free, 23 shades
Lip Gloss:
-Kulfi Lassi Lips staining long-lasting moisturizing lip oil, $24, clean ingredients, vegan, cruelty-free, high shine finish, nine shades
-Haus Labs by Lady Gaga PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze plumping gloss, $26, clean ingredients, cruelty-free, vegan, high shine, plumping, hydrating, six shades
-Caliray Lipguard SPF 31 hydrating lip gloss balm, $19, clean ingredients, planet aware, cruelty-free, reef safe SPF, sheer coverage, five colors
-Nudestix Nude Plumping Lip Glace, $28, clean ingredients, vegan, five shades
Final Look Inspo:
Sustainable Packaging
What does this mean? Sustainable packaging helps minimize environmental impact, reduces waste, and aligns with the growing consumer demand for eco-friendly options. Sustainable packaging often utilizes biodegradable or recycled materials, conserves natural resources, and reduces reliance on virgin resources.
Products to use:
Caliray Endless Sunset Face Palette $34
About: A multi-purpose, talc-free eye and cheek palette lets you create endless looks with highly pigmented eyeshadow, highlighter, contour, and blush in a silky, smooth formula that lasts all day. Clean ingredients, non-comedogenic, vegan, skincare ingredients, refillable shades, and compost-ready, renewable bamboo case with recyclable aluminum shadow pans.
More Products:
-Nudestix Magnetic Luminous eye color, $27, 12 colors, clean ingredients, cruelty-free, vegan, sustainable packaging
-Olehenriksen Pout Preserve hydrating peptide lip treatment, $23, 9 colors, clean ingredients, cruelty-free, vegan, sustainable packaging
-Real Techniques Everyday Essentials makeup brush and sponge set, $19.99, four brushes and one sponge included, cruelty-free, vegan, sustainable packaging
-Nudestix Nudies Bloom all over dewy face color, $35, 8 colors, clean ingredients, cruelty-free, vegan, sustainable packaging
This summer, it’s all about playful color, juicy textures, and skin that looks like skin. Whether you're glowing, glossed, or going full chrome on the eyes—have fun with it! Makeup should feel as breezy as the season. So go ahead, mix it up and let your summer shine.
