We know summer officially starts on June 21, but for us, it began on Olandria Carthen’s birthday. The Love Island star marked the occasion on May 29, during the hottest week of the year (and we’re not talking temperatures). Miami Swim Week brings some of the biggest (and sexiest) names to South Beach, and towards the end of the week-long festivities, Carthen gathered friends at Miami Beach hot-spot, Papi Steak, to celebrate another year of being hot—as she should.
While the birthday girl is usually the one getting all the presents, the now 28-year-old partnered with Anastasia Beverly Hills to gift her fans with a sultry, golden glam—complete with her signature Barbie-pink blush. Makeup artist Kimora Mulan created the bold look featuring dark lip liner, fluttery lashes, and gold shimmer that stretched from her lids to her décolletage.
Mulan and Carthen speak in code when planning their glam, and when asked what vibe she wanted for her birthday, Carthen said, “Let’s give Barbie tonight.” “That means real dolly, cutesy glam with extra blush and sultry lashes,” Mulan explains. The pair tapped into some of summer 2026’s biggest makeup trends for her birthday look—namely, body glitter, reflective lids, and matte skin.
You may cringe when you hear the words matte makeup—we get it, we have horrific flashbacks of our crackly 2016 base, too—but in 2026, a matte complexion has a soft, blurred effect that gives more natural-looking Instagram filter and less dry, thirsty skin with foundation slathered on top.
