11 Best Makeup Looks for Summer

Find out which of these celebrity makeup looks will work best on your skin tone

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There is a reason that almost every great poet wrote a poem about summer. It's the time of long and glorious days, lazy warm nights and fleeting yet, torrid love affairs. We are obviously not poets, but are still whimsically struck by that same divine desire to give a shout out to summer, a "what, what" (again, we are not poets) to the season that always brings us the things we love most: sizzling new makeup trends. Skip to see them now.

Unfortunately, hot off the runway and red carpet makeup trends aren't as easily pulled off by us non-models or movie stars. We can't very well show up at the office with neon orange lipstick or pick up a prescription at Walmart with our faces coated in silver glitter. Not only are some seasonal trends totally over-the-top for everyday wear, but some of summer's makeup shades and styles look fabulous on some skin tones and not so great on others. So to help navigate your way through the "it" makeup styles for the season of fun in the sun, we found the best looks and colors for your skin tone, so you can ride the latest makeup waves with confidence.

Here you'll find the best summer lip, eye and face makeup looks for your unique skin tone. So go ahead and browse through all the must-try celebrity makeup looks to discover which ones will work best on you. Then, give yourself a sexy summer makeover with the hottest shades under the sun.

And so you are safe under that blazing star, check out these highly-rated foundations that are packing some serious SPF heat:

Avon Perfect Wear Extralasting Liquid Foundation SPF 15, $12
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Corrective Fluid Foundation SPF 20, $44
Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind Cream Foundation, $10
Dior Diorskin Forever Compact SPF 25, $46

Now on to the 11 best summer makeup trends, modeled by these celebs: Kerry Washington, Kristin Cavallari, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Queen Latifah, Christina Hendricks, Charlize Theron, Camilla Belle, Cate Blanchett, Devon Aoki, Heidi Klum, and Jessica Alba.