Summer Cheek Challenge 2025: A Song & A Slay

[danielledanielle]

Sun's out, whether you're outside with easy breezy beach vibes, camp vibes, OOO vibes, staycation status..... Or all of the above, we're going to blush, bronze and highlight through it allllllllll.  So whether you're shopping your stash, tipping your temples into draping, or justifying your 10000000th blush, please join in. 

 

This time, I want YOUR SWATCH SONG. 
THAT'S right.  I want your songs of summer and your blush look.  And, I know you're gonna slay it.

But, danielledanielle that doesn't make any sense.  These are two separate things, like whyyyyy?  

Well, I'm at this point, you haven't figured out that I'm open for all interpretation, but okay okayyyy

For each challenge, I want a song that just gives you that summer vibe.  Bonus if you can give me a playlist and post to either BIC Playlist and/or 🎶✨Song of the Day and Music Thread!✨🎶 
Red and Ready\RED-dy (June 16-22): Juneteenth Week
(Read up on Juneteenth and why this is typically it's more of an independence day than independence day 😑)
But, embrace that red blush trend and give me a song that gets you RED-dy for the summer.  It can be a muted red as well, I.e., something with green tint/tone to it.

Staycation Radiostation (June 23-29): the vibe is, I'm home, and home is the best club.  What are we wearing, what are we listening to?

Highlight on the Horizon Hotlist (Jun 30-Jul 5): What is the song you'd connect with sunset blush?  Give me your tunes and your favorite blush + highlight combo. 

Bronzed Up Beats (July 6-12) Sun and fun, what's your favorite uptempo song and what's your current bronzer situation? Powder, creme, liquid...all the above?  Bonus if we're also using bronzer for contour.  (I'm not saying these are interchangeable.  But, yes, you can contour with bronzer, and for some undertones/overtones it works out much better 🙋🏽‍♀️💚🩶)

Camp Crescendo (July 13-19): Bonfire and a bop... What's the look for a day of glamping/camping? If you don't camp/glamp and glam, feel free to drop the skincare/SPF routine.

Top Tier Top 5 (July 20-26)
What are your favorites for cheek combos?  USE THEM this week.  This is my "use your pretty things" year and this is the week I'm doing it.  You trying to pan? GO.  You have a drawer of blushing spilling out? Go wild!  Give me your top five songs and top five cheek products.

 

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti...... Let's goooooo

[benninboi]

thank you so much!! 

[CynthieLu]

How fun @danielledanielle lets play!

 

Okay I'll name Goldfinger and the Track Don't let Me Go.

This band is a fusion of Punk and a little Ska, they are really fun and energetic and feel like really good summer tunes. I got to see them at a festival earlier this month too. They just feel like a good one for this theme. 🎧🎺🌞

The look to match: 

The Coral shades from Do We Know Her look pink in this product photo but she really is a vibrant coral lady. I wore it as blush, eyeshadow and on my lips.

On my cheeks, I wore the cream shade tapped across my cheeks and bridge of my nose. Going for a fun in the sun vibe. ☀️ 

On my lids I kept it in the outer corners and blended into the light shade of that Mac powder duo. With the darker powder as liner.

On my lips I put Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Treatz Hydrating + Strengthening Lip Oil over top in shade Dragon Fruit. I think they worked together for this pic but I don't think this blush should be used as a lippie I only did it for this challenge. 

[lmaster]

Running it girl @CynthieLu beautiful look

[makeitup305]

@CynthieLu super fab ! I need to add that song to my playlist, it sounds fun..

[jaaayp]

Lovely @CynthieLu i love this for summer!!

[CynthieLu]

Thank you lovely 🩷 @jaaayp 

[Titian06]

Great look, @CynthieLu !  Goldfinger...I think of James Bond. 🤣

[CynthieLu]

Thanks! @Titian06 Lol, The band name definitely does do that. I am pretty much sure I thought the same thing to when I first heard about them. 😄 

[danielledanielle]

@Titian06 , I did too and had to reread it

[danielledanielle]

@CynthieLu , you look perfectly sun'ed up.  I can see that little pop on the nose, and while this is a blush challenge, your makeup... Your interpretations are welcomed any which way.  I've worn that exact shade on eyes, lips and face of the Patrick Ta and there's definitely a lot of stick makeup that is multiuse.

I also listened to a different song by Goldfinger, they definitely have that early 2000s sound, very summery.

[CynthieLu]

Thanks! @danielledanielle I don't always go monochrome but I felt like it was going to work out nicely with the whole vibe I was feeling.  Ooops, I did stray from the path for the weekly prompt 🙈 I think once music was involved it completely took over my thinking and approach. 😔 

Curious thou, What song(s) did you listen to by them? Did you like anything? 

[danielledanielle]

@CynthieLu , their cover of 99 loft balloons and Tijuana Sunrise .  I liked them both

[makeitup305]

Song of the Day: "Sunflower" by Post Malone & Swae Lee

Blush is Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Hot Cheeks Velour Blushlighter Cherry Pie'd with House of Hur Deep Plum dabbed on top and the champagne gold highlight from the Hourglass Ambient Highlighter palette (it's super old but still stunning)

[lmaster]

Love that song! Great look to accompany @makeitup305 

[jaaayp]

Love this @makeitup305 its so fresh for summer! Love the song choice too!

[makeitup305]

@jaaayp thank you! 

[Titian06]

I love this blush on you, @makeitup305 ! 🍒😍

[makeitup305]

thanks @Titian06 !

[PrettyPaint]

That blush/highlight combination is gorgeous on you @makeitup305 

[makeitup305]

Thanks so much @PrettyPaint 

[CynthieLu]

Your smile is so beautiful @makeitup305 and so is the blush look you made for this challenge. This is really nicely done. ☀️ 🎵 I don't think I know this song, I'll have to give it a listen.