We may have the vastest array of opinions and stances than any other culture, and while that causes complications, it also keeps our stars spangling. Show some spirit spunkie! And what’s a better way to celebrate the nation’s birth than to assert your independence and do something a little different this weekend?

The following are some makeup ideas that it’ll really set your face apart from the fireworks.

-Glitter lid. See the previous post 80s Makeup For 2010 for a good how-to.

-Super bright lip gloss. Pink and tangerine are great summer BBQ colors.

-Red+white+blue themed eye shadow scheme. Sounds heinous, I know, but this chick pulled off a pretty sassy look on her youtube tutorial.

-Body shimmer. Fabulous for beach and lake body bearing environs. Use a shimmer lotion along the collar bone, shoulder caps, and like a straight line down your arms and legs. Add a little shimmer fairy dust to your cheekbones too.

-Blue mascara. Making  a come-back in general, blue mascara is a subtle and cute way to show some 4^th of July enthusiasm.

Have fun! Just be sure not to light yourself or others on fire (it’s terribly hard to cover burn scars), and I’ll be back blogging on Wednesday!

P.S. In case you didn’t notice, this photo is of a dummy. It’s not a real person. No one got their face blown off to take this picture.