Beach Makeup Simplified
By Glinda
All around the web are cute little articles about how to wear your makeup to the beach. Nude lips! Smudge-proof eye makeup! Waterproof mascara!
I am a native Southern Californian, and have been going to the beach year ’round my entire life.
Let me tell you a little secret to summer “beach makeup.”
Don’t wear any.
Seriously.
First, you are going to sweat. It’s summer at the beach! Unless you plan on parking yourself under your umbrella and never moving an inch the entire day, you are going to sweat, so don’t bother with foundation. You could possibly wear a tinted sunscreen, but that is as far as you should take it. If you go in the water, whatever you put on is toast anyway, and when you have to reapply after a couple of hours, there is no good way to do it. A face that has a foundation/sand combo is not flattering. Just stick with sunscreen.
And mascara? Again, I don’t even bother. Hours of being in the wind, water, and sun are going to ruin the hell out of even the best mascara. Not to mention you are going to be wearing your sunglasses the entire time, so why bother?
As for lips, wearing any kind of lipstick is asking to look ridiculous after a while. Wear the most moisturizing SPF lip balm with a self applicator you can find and leave it at that.
Unless you are at the beach to try and pick up some guys in less than a couple of hours, leave the makeup at home. This shouldn’t be harder than shopping for sneakers online at Def Shop.
And if you are at the beach just to pick up some guys, less is still more when it comes to the beach. There was a time in my life when I thought it was a good idea to apply makeup when going to the beach, but I was instantly cured the second I looked at myself in the rear view mirror on the way home.
