Once a year, the sun returns to the exact point in space it was at the time of our birth – this is referred to as our “solar return”. With the SOLAR RETURN LOOK, we choose to celebrate summer’s end & one of our beautiful Packing Angels, Diana – as well as the sunshine, sunbathers, summer children & festival-goers – and lest we forget, the sun itself ♥

The basis for the look is the ILIA Serum Foundation in the color Chios and the rms Beauty “Un” Powder. For contouring, I used the HIRO Multistick in Voodoo Ray (a cool plum tone), and Lustrous – one of two beautiful bronzers from Kjaer Weis – gives her face a warm glow.

Diana’s eyes shine brilliantly with a floating crease in bright yellow – the eyeliner was drawn with the HIRO Mineral Eyeshadow in Mango Tango mixed with a little water, using the Angle Eye Brush from Kjaer Weis. Miss Sunshine (one of HIRO’s other gorgeous yellow-tinted mineral eyeshadows) was applied onto the eyelid underneath. The Thickening & Voluminizing Mascara by rms Beauty makes the eyelashes look like sun rays, giving even more detail & contrast to the eye makeup.

In keeping with the solar theme, I added orange to the lips (another summer trend, along with the floating crease). The ILIA Lipstick Voilà forms the base; as a finishing touch a little more Curious Lip2Cheek by rms Beauty (which is unfortunately no longer in stock – as an alternative, you could use a bit of the color Smile instead) on the lips & cheeks… and with that, this stellar summer look is ready to party ✨

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