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.

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BONUS WEEK!

Jul 28-Aug 3: Take it back, waaaaaaaaaaay back...back into time

If you're catching up, or just loving on something, give me your favorite from this Cheek Challenge and your favorite throwback tune of the summer

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

[PDXXXX]

Thank you so much @Cissy63 !

[itsfi]

Ahhhh, Edith Piaf. La Vie en Rose. 💗 I may have to pour myself a glass of wine and play that tonight. Maybe watch Sabrina as well. That is a gorgeous lip pairing on you @PDXXXX! Are you using eyeliner here or is that taking the mascara all the way to base of your lashes? It looks so good!

[PDXXXX]

Ooh, a glass of wine and Sabrina sound lovely @itsfi ! No liner for me - just carefully brushing horizontally from the base - liner and I are still learning to get along, lol. I hope you enjoy the movie if you watch it - it's been too long on my end!

[lmaster]

You did a fantastic job!! @PDXXXX gorgeous Blush

[PDXXXX]

Thank you @lmaster ! 🙂

[danielledanielle]

@PDXXXX I have to say I enjoy your thought process so much, and it's funny, I'm reading the first paragraph and wondering.. "should I get the hourglass blush?" And BOOM, the second paragraph coming in! 🤣

You look so luminous here 🤌🏽🤌🏽

[Cissy63]

Camp Crescendo 🏕️🔥🏕️

Well, since we are at camp, we like to have a campfire in the evenings, provided it’s not in the high 80’s or 90’s still at evening time.   

And my makeup is usually off by then. Provided I wore makeup that day.  I am going to list my skincare of the moment.  
To double cleanse I start with Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanser and follow with Tata Harper Superkind Foaming Softening Cleanser for Barrier Support 4.2 oz/ 125 mL .

#Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA PORE-Tight Toner

Glow Recipe Cloudberry Bright Essence Toner™ 

OBAGI Professional - C serum ( in the am)

#Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops ( in the am)

elf skin Youth Boosting Blue-TY Sleep Night Oil (in the pm)

Tatcha The Brightening Eye Cream with Vitamin-C for Dark Circles 0.5 oz / 15 ml  (in am)

Tatcha The Silk Peony Line-Smoothing Eye Cream 0.5 oz / 15 mL (in the pm)

#Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Pink Juice Moisturizer (in am & pm)

Sunscreen for now is Saint Jane Beauty Luxury Sun Ritual Pore Smoothing Face Sunscreen SPF 30 1.7 oz / 50 mL  and CAY SKIN Isle Lip Balm SPF 30 with Sea Moss and Aloe Stem Cells 

My song is from SpongeBob SquarePants ‘The Campfire Song Song’.  We talk about that episode often when we build a campfire.

Here was our campfire last evening.

[itsfi]

That's some fabulous skincare you have @Cissy63! I really enjoy the products I've tried from the Tata Harper Superkind collection, though I'm not sure I've tried that cleanser; will have to take a look at my notes. Ahhh, your eye care, Cissy63, and a huge YES!!! to your sunscreen combo! 🙌

P.S. That looks like some camping that I might be able to do. 

[Cissy63]

Thanks a bunch @itsfi .  When we started this 3 years ago, I never thought I’d love being here.  But it really is a great place to spend time, plus we have made friends with our neighbors and look forward to seeing them again the next season.

[itsfi]

That's awesome @Cissy63! It's those types of connections that make the memories and experiences even more special.

[lmaster]

That looks so fun!! @Cissy63 

[Cissy63]

Thank you very much @lmaster.  It really is a fun place to enjoy the summer.

[PDXXXX]

I'm loving your pics @Cissy63 ! I so wish I had a firepit: it looks so cozy! You keep making me want to try Saint Jane products as well!

[Cissy63]

@PDXXXX  Why thank you very much.  I really do enjoy the fire pit.  Saint Jane has worked out nicely for me.

[Titian06]

Enjoy camping, @Cissy63 ! 🏕

[Cissy63]

Thank you @Titian06.  

[danielledanielle]

I feel the coziness of your campfire and I love that you dropped the routine and a sing along kind of song @Cissy63 

[Cissy63]

Thank you @danielledanielle.  Sitting here in the evenings is always relaxing.

[Cissy63]

Bronzed Up Beats 😎.   My song is ‘Vacation’ but the Go-Go’s.  It’s so upbeat and fun. 

For this I used Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Hue Drops Serum mixed into my HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Triclone Skin Tech Medium Coverage Foundation with Fermented Arnica 130 Light Warm . Not too much but it gave me a little more tan to my face. 
Now, I didn’t bring a contour with me to camp, but the ‘Makeup By Mario SoftSculpt Shaping Stick in Light Medium is a bit more contour looking on me. So I used it.

Then #Nars Laguna Bronzing Powder Laguna 02.  Followed by a smidge of Iconic London Ultimate Bronzing Powder in Medium Bronze.  And for some glow RMS BEAUTY Crystal Slipper ReDimension Hydra Powder Blush.  And a tiny dab of #Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dewy Flush - Brightening Serum Blush Watermelon Flush . 

[lmaster]

You look bronzed and glowing! @Cissy63 

[Cissy63]

Thank you very much @lmaster