Want to get pretty summer makeup without worrying about it melting away in the heat?

Go for sheer products such as tinted moisturizers, all-in-one tints for lips and cheeks, and mineral makeup. Concealer is the only real coverage you need if you’re pampering your skin by drinking plenty of water during long summer days. Read on for my picks of the best sheer  makeup for Summer 2008...

Best Tinted Moisturizer
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer

 The consensus of many of my favorite beauty blogs is that Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer is the best of the best! It also won an Allure magazine Best of Beauty award so it must be good. This tint moisturizes and tints as it should with SPF 20. It goes on even, lasts all day, and gives a light dewy complexion. You can pick it up at Sephora for $40.

Best Sheer Cheek Tint
Tarte Natural Beauty Cheek Stain

 We were already raving about Tarte Cheek Stain. This is the natural version. Tarte Natural Beauty Cheek Stain gives a hint of berry-tinted flush to the cheeks using ingredients such as acai and pomegranate extract (both fab antioxidants). The color stays put all day! This eco-friendly cheek color can also be found at Sephora for $28.

Best Sheer Lip Color
Revlon Super Lustrous Shiny Sheers

 Love, love. Revlon Super Lustrous Shiny Sheers lip color has the best qualities of a lipstick, lip gloss, and lip balm all-in-one. The staying power is like that of a lipstick: stays put for hours. Shiny Sheers moisturizes like a dream. You’d swear it was lip balm. The gloss factor is fabulous and lasts as long as the color does. For $8 these are a drugstore staple!

Best Waterproof Eyeliner
Clarins Waterproof Eyeliner

Clarins Waterproof Eyeliner is the best in my opinion because it. stays. put. Take a dip in the pool and come out with the same perfectly lined eyes as they were when you jumped in! Another pro of this Clarins waterproof eyeliner is that the black shade is the blackest black among many liners that I’ve tested. If you know me you know I love my blackest black eyeliners, and this one doesn’t budge! They retail for $22 at your favorite department store. Sharpen then lightly blunt the tip for best results.

Best Mineral Makeup
Maybelline Mineral Powder Makeup

The best drugstore mineral makeup product  is quite possibly Maybelline Mineral Powder Makeup. It is sheer but actually gives light, suitable coverage. Well done! The kabuki-style application brush is a bit coarse for my taste; use a high quality kabuki brush instead and you’d swear you spent a lot more on this drugstore mineral makeup. $8 is a steal!