Belly's The Summer I Turned Pretty Makeup Is Going TikTok-Viral for Telling a Story on Its Own

By season 3, Belly is older, in college, and beginning to heal. The Summer I Turned Pretty's makeup artist Tara Sall told Popsugar, "We knew Belly was more mature now — this is a time jump — and we wanted to show her coming into her own style. She still has her little signature things she likes to do. She's not try-hard, but you can tell she's now putting in effort."

Her look evolves into something sharper: defined brows, blush, and her now-viral soft cat-eye. “Seeing her after the time skip and after having discovered her makeup style was super cool,” says Huang. “The eyeliner wings, pink blush, and tinted plumped lip show her maturity and confidence — along with her new love and lifestyle choices.”

TikTok creator Jessica, best known as @faeryfolkk, often analyzes Belly’s character and sees tension beneath the beauty. “Season 3 shows Belly slowly losing who she is over time. Her outer appearance reflects her subconscious — trying to be Susannah’s doll, or embodying womanhood from Bye Bye Birdie.”

The turning point comes in Paris, when Belly cuts her hair. “She does it for nobody else but herself,” Jessica says. “It symbolizes cutting away those Bye Bye Birdie beliefs. She’s no longer trying to be Susannah or Kim — she’s ready to be herself.”

Belly’s beauty arc proves that makeup in teen dramas is never just cosmetic — it’s character work. “As a woman, I can relate to her,” says Franks. “Wanting to be conventionally beautiful. But what’s evolving alongside her external beauty is her internal beauty, too.”

It’s that duality that makes Belly such a rare teen lead: a character whose glow-ups don’t erase the messiness of growing up, but embody it. As Grew puts it, “Sometimes the way we present ourselves tells our story before we even say a word.” And in The Summer I Turned Pretty, Belly’s makeup tells us everything.

Want to channel Belly’s beauty evolution yourself? Here are the products fans and creators swear by for her bachelorette look:

Glowy Skin: Saie Glowy Super Gel in Starglow, tinted moisturizer, and cream bronzer (like Dew Bronze in Swim).

Blush & Flush: Saie Dew Blush (shades Baby and Chilly mixed), Benefit Benetint, or a dusty rose powder blush.

Eyes: Ilia Clean Line Liquid Eyeliner in Midnight Express, Makeup Forever Aqua Resist Pencil in Graphite, NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in black, neutral brown transition shadows, and Maybelline Lash Sensational Firework Mascara.

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The Necessary Eyeshadow Palette in Warm Nude

Lips: Clinique’s Black Honey Almost Lipstick, Makeup Forever lip liner in Wherever Walnut, or a rosy nude tint dabbed all over.

Finishing Touches: Beaubble’s Berry Freckle Pen for that “natural skin peeking through” effect.

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Berry Freckled Pen