How To: July 4th Beauty - All In The Blush

First off, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, my lovely readers! When I first began this post, it was originally going to be a tutorial for July 4th nails, but let’s be real, unless you have an incredibly steady hand & a ton of spare time, who wants to be painting tiny stars and stripes with a hair-thin brush?! My feelings exactly. As awesome as they look, it’s just not practical for everyone so I thought I would share my take on July 4th beauty and how to incorporate red, white, and blue into your beauty regime!

First, we’ll start out with the nails. When creating a look inspired by something such as a holiday, work of art, etc. it’s really not necessary to take it too literally..meaning you can absolutely create a look inspired by the fourth of July without wearing a flag stamped t-shirt or painting stars and stripes on your nails. I chose to paint my nails with Essie’s famous “Butler Please” (see my review of it here) and even pair it with a matching statement ring.

Once your nails are done, complete your look with either a red or white article of clothing that makes a statement. I chose an Alice +Olivia strong shoulder blazer in a poppy/red shade.

Look #1

To get this lip color, I first applied MAC’s lip liner pencil in “naked” all over my lips to create a neutral base. I then applied MAC’s “Creme Cup” (one of my all time favorites!) over the liner. It’s not completely necessary to line your lips with a nude pencil first but I have more pigmented lips so I like to add the liner so the true lipstick color shows. Below is MAC’s lipstick in “Creme Cup” and MAC’s lip liner pencil in “Naked.”

Look #2

For this second look, I chose a bright red lip and a royal blue ruffle top. My all time favorite matte red lipstick is MAC’s “Ruby Woo,” so naturally I chose that for my second July 4th look. Below is MAC’s “Ruby Woo” lipstick and MAC’s lip liner pencil in “cherry” which I used on my lips in the photo above.