Summer to me means Charlotte Tilbury. Why you ask? I mean, her brand has very little association with any season, so why summer? Because it was during the summer, two years ago, that the Charlotte Tilbury brand actually launched in Canada AND I got to meet her at Holt Renfrew here in Toronto! So for me… warm weather screams her makeup line!

For that reason, I wanted to put together a summery look featuring her products. I wanted to create something golden and warm, but definitely still glamorous.

Mission accomplished? I think so!

If you’re looking for a healthy glow with a little bit of drama, check out these products I used to create my look:

The Dolce Vita quad has a warm rust shade and a deeper brown to help deepen everything up. It also has a shimmery beige and hands down one of the best “Pop” shades I’ve used amongst all her quads. That amber glittery shadow has a substantial base to the colour that really helps amp up those shimmery flecks.

As you can see, this palette is no stranger to pigment!

I have the Enhance shade over the entire lid and through the cream. The Prime shade is on my brow bone and inner corner. I used the Pop shade on the lid and on the lower lash line. Finally, I used Smoke to deepen up the outer corner of my eye.

On my lashes is two coats of her Full Fat Lashes mascara. And, for once, I skipped falsies!

For blush, I wanted something easy and well… pink. Pink is one of the best and easiest shades to wear on my cheeks, and her Cheek to Chic blush in Love is the Drug is the perfect shade.

The idea behind the Cheek to Chic blushes is that you swirl your blush in the outer rim, apply it to your face, then pounce the tip of the brush into the center of the pan and then pop that on the apple of your cheek. But let’s get real here: I run my blush brush through both colours for the perfect shade.

There’s almost no better shade to wear during the summer than a solid “my lips but better” in a shade that veers peach. And that shade, for me, is Bitch Perfect.

As with all of Charlotte Tilbury’s lipsticks (and I’ve tried quite a few by this point), Bitch Perfect is exceptionally comfortable to wear. This particular formula is hydrating and creamy – so you’ll have a hint of a sheen on your lips.

To top it all off, I’m wearing Charlotte Tilbury‘s Magic Foundation in the shade 4.5. 4.5 is on the medium side of things, but it does match my skintone in the summer (or when I’ve got some fake tan on like I do in these shots). I’ve been wearing this foundation non-stop for the last two weeks and I can comfortable say I really, REALLY enjoy it. The coverage isn’t too much, but neither is it too little – it’s literally just right!

What I like about this look is that it has some of the drama that I really like to wear, but it’s also not overkill (for me anyway!). I’ve got some shimmer on the lids, a warm rusty crease shade and a super easy to wear lip colour.

And in case you’re wondering, my highlight and bronzer is courtesy of her Filmstar Bronze and Glow. I have a previous review on that product here.

So what’s a summer look you especially enjoy wearing? It can be something conventional, or otherwise, but I’d love to hear about it either way!