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How To Look Like A Flawless, Sun-Kissed Beauty With Only 3 Products

May 25, 2021 by 'Lovee Miya
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Whether at the pool, the beach, or on a family vacation, summer makeup is minimal. You really want to look natural, sun-kissed, but still beautifully flawless with as few steps and products as possible. If you’re traveling, you want to save space by *not* taking your entire makeup bag, and, when you’re at home, you want to save time when you’re going out for a warm weather adventure.

So, how can you look naturally flawless with only 3 products? My 3-step process is to conceal, contour/bronze, and highlight… with cream products. Cream products look glowy, natural, and are easy to use with just your fingers. Luckily, Fenty Beauty’s Match Stix Trio is on sale right now—and this set has everything you’ll need!

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Fenty Beauty Match Stix Trio ($27, down from $54)

Step 1: Conceal. This is pretty self-explanatory. Learning to conceal is one of the first makeup skills we all learn, and we all do it differently. For hot and sweaty summer days, we like to stick to the basics. I spot conceal trouble spots (scars or unwelcome pimples) and apply a small sweep for the under-eye (*pro tip: make sure to put it in the inner corner, as a lot of the darkness is caught there).With this concealer stick, it’s easy to apply and blend with your fingers.

Step 2: Contour/bronze. Though this stick is intended for contouring, I like to cover a little more of my face for a tanned, bronze look… especially because I’m quite pale and wear sunscreen like a fiend. So, using a cream contour stick to add color to my face is an easy way to get that beach babe, sun-kissed glow, like you just came in from a day at the beach.

Step 3: Highlight. Highlighting is one of the most important (and under-appreciated, in my opinion) steps for a natural, glowy makeup look. Using a cream highlighter instantly adds a dewy, youthful appearance to your face that makes you feel like a glowing goddess. Even better—these Fenty Beauty highlight sticks have a bit of color in them, adding a pink hue to your cheeks. And, with just one stick, you can sweep highlight across your cheeks, nose, eyes, and lips faster than you can say “summer vacation”.

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Fenty Beauty Match Stix Trio ($27, down from $54)

This cream product trio is all you need to take with you on your vacation and all you need for a natural, no-makeup makeup look that will have people thinking you didn’t even try… and, honestly, you won’t have to try that much. Grab these sticks for a quick and easy confidence booster. Order the set here for only $27 (normally a single stick is $26, so this is literally stealing) before the price goes back up!

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