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danielledanielle · ‎06-12-2025

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

itsfi

Bronzed Up Beats

Song: Pon de Replay by Rihanna 🎵🎶

"It goes one by one, even two by two

Everybody in the club gon' be rockin' when I'm through
Let the bass from the speakers run through ya sneakers
Move both ya feet and run to the beat"

Pon de Replay, I believe, was Rihanna's first single. It's one of those songs that just makes me feel "summer beats" and is still a fave after all these years.

Two bronzed up beats this week.

Photo credits:

The Theme: BeatsbyDre

The Beat: Vevo

All Others: Me / @itsfi

For a lighter, bronzed look, I went the underpainting route with the Armani Luminous Silk Glow Liquid Bronzer 100 for some bronze and glow, and the MAKEUP BY MARIO SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer® Light Medium for a bit of subtle contour

For the deeper, bronzed up beat, I used the underpainting method again with the Armani Luminous Silk Glow Liquid Bronzer for a warmer, bronzy lit-from-within glow, then applied some foundation in strategic places to even tone. Used a mix of the bottom right shade from the MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Skin Face Essentials – Longwear Full Face Cream Palette Palette 1: Light to Medi... and the Makeup by Mario for contour, and HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Color Fuse Longwear Hydrating Glassy Lip + Cheek Blush Balm Stick Glassy Clov... # as blush + bronzer (blonzer) for a sunburned blush look.

danielledanielle

Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed - Matte Color for Cheek & Lip Creme B... + Colorfix Stick

The stick is on my eye face and lip. It behaves really differently than my swatches, much more subtle. Blend out to a really soft highlight on my cheek and sheen finish when tapped into gloss.

The Beats

danielledanielle

It's catchy, it picks up at the right times.. Not to mention, if I'm locked out of heaven, I imagine I'd be staring at the horizon

As for the blush, last year Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter Trophy Wife was living it up, so I tried to challenge myself, too.

A lovely friend gifted me Valentino V-Lighter Illuminating Face Primer and Highlighter with Hyaluronic Acid Ambra which I've been meaning to play with. It's very similar in texture and finish to DIOR Forever Glow Star Filter Multi-Use Complexion Enhancing Booster ! 🙌🏽

Been living and loving it with Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed - Matte Color for Cheek & Lip Creme B... for the last three days

PDXXXX

First, my inspo going into this look: Debbie Harry of Blondie with coral and peachy tones in a gold suit:

Why Debbie? First, she's a platinum blonde like me so...easy pick as coloring twins. But also because she's known for strong blush looks. And, of course, songs like "Heart of Glass" or "The Tide is High" read 'hot summer nights' to me (and I associate sunset blush with hot summer nights and dancing in general, beachside or not).

My other challenge here was that I'm used to doing dewy looks for sunset blush and I wanted to do something far more matte using powders only and no cream or liquid blushes to branch out of my comfort zone. Here's the result:

I used @danielledanielle 's cue and contoured with bronzer rather than contour using Gucci Sun-Kissed Glow Bronzer Powder 01 .

And then I kind of went kitchen sink with my coral and cream blushes using HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Color Fuse Talc-Free Blush Powder With Fermented Arnica Pomelo Peach , Gucci Luminous Matte Beauty Blush in Radient Pink and Bright Coral and then blending my contour with Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Glow Blush 61 Desire .

I also draped the Gucci Luminous Matte Beauty Blush 04 Bright Coral up into the crease of my eyelid. Other than that, I used Charlotte Tilbury Glow Glide Face Architect Highlighter Champagne Glow for my inner eyes. I also blended it with #Bobbi Brown Highlighting Powder from a bit lower on the apples of my cheeks to above my outer cheek bones.

This was, of course, a cheek challenge but ultimately the lips were the most fun for me. I lined with MAKEUP BY MARIO Ultra Suede® Sculpting Lip Pencil Dmitry. Topped with Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer Fenty Glow . And then brought in some NARS Precision Lip Liner Mariachi and blended it in from the edges. The result reminds me of the maraschino cherry I would definitely have in my drink if I were out for a night with this blush.

I'd like to try it again with fewer blushes as it got a bit muddled but I've been going more matte so this was super fun 🙂

danielledanielle

Ooh, I love this @PDXXXX . I get that muddled complaint in practice but it doesn't come off that way. You likely can do it with another combo, but I was definitely on IG when I heard a MUA layers and when you're done, you are wearing 17 blushes. I also feel like bespoke things just hold better because you are layering them into each other.

R/T IG...think it was Aditya and yes, I associate your forever with Debbie.

PDXXXX

Shucks, thank you @danielledanielle . Somehow, it did not end up reading "clown" in person so that IG MUA must know something. If nothing else, it was a great chance to review how my different coral/peachy powder blushes are applying. You got me to try the Ciele Blush in Kirstey (warm nude) after you gave me your thoughts, btw - great product, I will be reaching for that one a lot. Hope you're having a great weekend!

Titian06

Wow, I love the look you achieved, @PDXXXX ! 😍 Debbie Harry is a great choice. I've loved her look since I first saw her back in the late '70s/early '80s.

PDXXXX

Thank you! Seeing her must have been amazing @Titian06 ! She's such an inspiration.

itsfi

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.

Song: "Summertime" DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 🎵🎶

"Summer, summer, summertime
Time to sit back and unwind"

Sunset blush - relaxed, chill, serene, captivating

Top right from vacay; bottom right from Adobe stock photos

Blush: Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Soft Pinch Liquid Blush Virtue (gratis)
Highlight: Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Mini Positive Light Liquid Luminizer (in Mesmerize)
Bronzer/Blush: HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Color Fuse Longwear Hydrating Glassy Lip + Cheek Blush Balm Stick Glassy Clov...

Blended Rare Beauty blush and highlight on back of my hand then layered the different parts onto cheeks with Dior Backstage Brush No. 11 (technically, a foundation brush) to get a slight ombre look, deepening it with the Haus Labs Glassy Clove (blush/bronzer), applied directly from the tube onto the cheeks and blend with other side of the Dior Backstage No. 11. Then, applied and blended Rare Beauty highlight above and Haus Labs Glassy Clove below the blended blush with my fingers.

The rosy gold hues in Mesmerize paired well with the Virtue blush - interesting how the two shades look on my skin now that it has a little more color. Before, I wouldn't have needed a second layer of products and I'd probably still be trying to diffuse Virtue's intensity. 😆

danielledanielle

That's a pretty combo, beige peachy (I guess that's amber 🤷🏽‍♀️) @itsfi

Summertime is always on my playlist for this time of the year, and usually into the fall when I'm trying to hold onto those summer days

PDXXXX

I love that you personalized this so much using the unexpected Haus Labs shade in Clove @itsfi ! The whole color palette is beautiful and so beyond where most people usually go with this look. Hope it's cooling down there 🙂

PDXXXX

I so wanted to do Juneteenth last week but I wasn't quite,er, RED-y. I imagined going down to the river for a festival, hearing Seu Jorge floating through the air (this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu_BsMYcGLk&list=PLPbpdAHtijfwkkZXEQJ1tzLMLtaYYBW-c in particular) and maybe Queen Lauryn Hill and Ziggy Marley covering "Redemption Song." And this fabulous sheer red cheek with a coral lip look starring MILK MAKEUP Bionic Liquid Blush with Hyaluronic Acid Fly I'd just gotten. I am a red, red girly though and that gorgeous blush made me look ridiculous 😞 With that said it is, like I said, gorgeous. And currently on sale. So if you can pull it off grab it up for sure!

Thinking about Juneteenth while doing my Staycation Radiostation though I realized my makeup and outfit today is just about what I WOULD wear to celebrate the holiday. I don't change it up much, and on a day like today, I'm into minimal makeup that goes wherever the day takes me. It's in the 80's here and I might be doing anything from gardening to going out with friends to absolutely nothing. So I'm wearing comfortable wide-leg chambray/linen pants, a black sweater vest, lots of gold bracelets, and Birkenstock flip-flops. Easy breezy. A go anywhere festival or lazy day true to me look. And if this face looks familiar, it's because, yes, this is one of my quick look staple looks:

So let's talk products:

This is really a 7-product look with two summer staples.

First, (1) Paula's Choice Wrinkle Relief Tinted SPF (not available on Sephora), (2) #Caliray Hideaway Brightening + Hydrating Under Eye Color Corrector Concealer Radiant under the eye, set with (3) HUDA BEAUTY Mini Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder Poundcake (I really do kind of like the mini for targeting small areas like just under the eye). Next, (4) Gucci Sun-Kissed Glow Bronzer Powder 01 to warm things up. (5) Yves Saint Laurent Couture Mini Clutch Eyeshadow Palette in my new favorite, Captivating Dunes (I also used the matte taupe shade to contour my nose), the lightest shade of (6) Hourglass Ambient® Lighting Palette to highlight my cheekbones, forehead, and chin and finally (7) MAKEUP BY MARIO Ultra Suede® Sculpting Lip Pencil Dmitry to tone down my lips.

Second, the summer staple extras; I tend to embrace my waves more in the summer and I've used (8) Jillian Dempsey's Men's Pomade since it came out. It smells divine and is super thick but the tiniest bit scrunched into dry hair protects against humidity and defines waves and curls. Everything about it SEEMS like it should be too heavy if you have finer hair. But no, I can't explain how it works but it is just curly, wavy magic. Also, I've been hunting down the perfect Summer fragrance looking for something solar, with creamy coconut just shy of smelling like sunscreen, and will say (9) TOM FORD Soleil Blanc Eau de Parfum Fragrance Travel Spray 0.3 oz/ 10 mL is one of my favs followed closely by PIRETTE (not pictured) which is far more affordable, wears longer but dives deeper into being just a sunscreen scent.

Anyway, sorry for the ramble. Speaking of, I feel like I can hear "Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin playing in the distance with maybe a side of The Best of the Jackson Five later in the day. We shall see 🙂

itsfi

@PDXXXX, oooouh, pretty waves! You look fresh and bright, not ridiculous at all. Or, if this is what it looks like to look ridiculous, then sign me up. Ahhhh, 80 degrees. I shall live vicariously through you.

PDXXXX

Thank you @itsfi ! We're up to 95 the last couple days, lol. Hope you're finding fun ways to beat the heat!

danielledanielle

@PDXXXX , I love your song choices. I'm wondering about that blush pigment, because I can't see you looking ridiculous.

Your staycation vibes are 💯 from look to feeling.

PDXXXX

@danielledanielle thank you, thank you. I think you're right about the red. I may need to play more with using less product or sheering it out a bit. Future attempts to come!

lmaster

Classic beauty!! @PDXXXX

PDXXXX

Backatcha, Lovely @lmaster 🙂

danielledanielle

Inspo

Doja Cat ad campaign for Marc Jacobs, its major staycation vibes. I felt pinky gold says staycation and there's something playful, but luxe about this campaign (for me).

DIOR Rosy Glow Blush Stick 103 Toffee and the powder too (furthest right)

Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter Flaunt this makes the powder toffee a little more buildable, but it definitely shows texture

ciele blush & PROTECT SPF 50+ liquid blush in Berri

Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Creamy Bronzing Powder 110 sun embrace

ciele glow & PROTECT SPF 50+ liquid highlighter Penny

Playlist posted in BIC Playlist