1. Paint your nails a solid color for your base. Make sure your solid-colored mani is fully dried before moving onto step two.
2. The top coat/clear polish will be your “glue” base. Stroke the top half of each nail with a thin layer of clear polish. With your hand over a piece of paper to catch the glitter, sprinkle an even layer on the wet part of your nail. Tap excess glitter off. Let nails dry and repeat on second hand.
3. After waiting a few minutes for the clear coat and glitter to set, brush a coat or two of clear gloss over your nails for a super-slick finish. This will also help to keep glitter on longer!

Happy mani-curing, beauties!

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Step 1: Face – After washing, use a tinted moisturizer for a subtle glow. Skip the foundation and only apply concealer to problem areas. For example, dark circles, around your nose, and any blemishes. Then sweep a soft pink blush from cheekbones to temples. Lauren has a natural glow without layers of makeup, so to achieve this look, minimal makeup is necessary.

Step 2: Brows – Lauren has amazing, full eyebrows that really stand out. You can get them by using a brow pencil or kit to fill them in. Next to keep them in place, take either brow gel or clear mascara and brush your brows up and then out. Believe it or not this is a crucial step as brushing them clearly defines your brow.

Step 3: Eyes - Using a shimmery light brown eye shadow, add a tiny bit of sparkle to your eyes. Notice how Lauren’s shadow doesn’t overpower her eye? Stray away from the technique you would use on the popular smoky and just apply color to the lid and the crease as pictured. Next, rim the inner corners of your eyes with a shimmery ivory tone. Now, with a brown eyeliner trace the outer corners of your upper and lower lash lines. This will add slight dimension which will be topped off by curling your lashes and applying one thick coat of mascara.

Step 4: Lips - Lauren’s look is complete with a swipe of pink gloss. Opt for a gloss with just a tint of deep pink so your natural color still comes through.

Step 5: Hair - Last but not least, blow dry your hair straight. Straighten the top half of your head and then use a 1.5”-2” curling iron on the last few inches of your strands so the ends have a loose curl. To shape your face, curl the front section on either side of your face an inch or two higher than the rest. Apply hairspray to the ends and to your roots to prevent frizz.

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Natural

When all you want is surf and sand, keep your look simple with the bare minimum. All you have to do is apply a daily moisturizer with SPF 15 onto your face, curl your lashes and coat them with waterproof mascara, and top it off with a lip balm with SPF.

Suggested Products:

1. Mouisturizer – Neutrogena Oil-Free with SPF 15
2. Mascara – Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara
3. Lip Balm – Chapstick

Bronzed

When you want to glam up your beach look Miami style consider going the bronze route. Start off with a tinted moisturizer with SPF. Then, using gold eyeliner, trace the inner corners of your eyes and use your finger to smudge the color out to the outer corners of your upper and lower lash line. The subtle gold color will draw attention to your eyes, yet remain beachy. Finish your eyes by curling lashes and then apply two coats of waterproof mascara. Tie it all together with a bronze gloss.

Suggested Products:

1. Moisturizer – Stila Bronzing Tinted Mousturizer with SPF 20
2. Eyeliner – Stila Smudge Stick in Koi
3. Mascara – Maybelline The Falsies Volume Express Hydrofuge
4. Lipgloss – Victoria’s Secret Beauty Rush Lipgloss in Pina Colada
5. Eyelash Curler – Shu Uemura

Wild

What more perfect place than the beach to get wet and wild? Grab attention with this colorful routine. Start with a tinted moisturizer with SPF. Next, grab your favorite blue eyeliner and draw it onto your lower lash line. Curl your lashes and amp them up with a few coats of waterproof mascara. Finish up with a hot pink gloss and your wildest bikini.

Suggested Products:

1. Moisturizer – Stila Tinted Mousturizer with SPF 20
2. Eyeliner – Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Electric
3. Mascara – Maybelline Volume Express The Falsies Hydrofuge
4. Lipgloss – Yves Saint Laurent Lipgloss in Hibiscus
5. Eyelash Curler – Shu Uemura

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Natural

When all you want is surf and sand, keep your look simple with the bare minimum. All you have to do is apply a daily moisturizer with SPF 15 onto your face, curl your lashes and coat them with waterproof mascara, and top it off with a lip balm with SPF.

Suggested Products:

1. Mouisturizer – Neutrogena Oil-Free with SPF 15
2. Mascara – Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara
3. Lip Balm – Chapstick

Bronzed

When you want to glam up your beach look Miami style consider going the bronze route. Start off with a tinted moisturizer with SPF. Then, using gold eyeliner, trace the inner corners of your eyes and use your finger to smudge the color out to the outer corners of your upper and lower lash line. The subtle gold color will draw attention to your eyes, yet remain beachy. Finish your eyes by curling lashes and then apply two coats of waterproof mascara. Tie it all together with a bronze gloss.

Suggested Products:

1. Moisturizer – Stila Bronzing Tinted Mousturizer with SPF 20
2. Eyeliner – Stila Smudge Stick in Koi
3. Mascara – Maybelline The Falsies Volume Express Hydrofuge
4. Lipgloss – Victoria’s Secret Beauty Rush Lipgloss in Pina Colada
5. Eyelash Curler – Shu Uemura

Wild

What more perfect place than the beach to get wet and wild? Grab attention with this colorful routine. Start with a tinted moisturizer with SPF. Next, grab your favorite blue eyeliner and draw it onto your lower lash line. Curl your lashes and amp them up with a few coats of waterproof mascara. Finish up with a hot pink gloss and your wildest bikini.

Suggested Products:

1. Moisturizer – Stila Tinted Mousturizer with SPF 20
2. Eyeliner – Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Electric
3. Mascara – Maybelline Volume Express The Falsies Hydrofuge
4. Lipgloss – Yves Saint Laurent Lipgloss in Hibiscus
5. Eyelash Curler – Shu Uemura

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