I've wanted to do a 'Face of the day' post for a while now to show you guys how I use my favorite products. I've finally got around to taking some photos of my favorite makeup look and I wanted to talk a bit about it and how I create the look.
I start the look by applying pencil eyeliner to my upper waterline to give the appearance of bigger eyes. I wasn't blessed with the gift of huge beautiful eyes so I need all the help I can get here. After that I move onto eyeshadow which I wear most days.
For the last few weeks I've been very into my dusty matte pinks. I picked up this gorgeous L'Oreal Palette as it had several matte pink and brown shades as well as a few pretty shimmery ones. I've been using it pretty much none stop as I love the colours so much. The shades don't actually have names which is a shame but my favorite colours to use are the 3rd down from the top and the 4th. I find this palette really easy to use and at just £15 I am very impressed!
After I have finished applying my eyeshadow I line my upper lash line with pencil eyeliner. I actually use a very fine makeup brush with eyeliner on as I get a much neater line. I then go on to apply lots and lots of mascara as I have very little lashes and I want to open my eyes up. I've been using the Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara for around 2 months now and I'm very happy with it. I find it is very similar to the famous Roller Lash Benefit released earlier this year.
When I have applied enough mascara I move onto liquid eyeliner. I think most people do this first but I like apply it after as how thick my lashes look will depend on how thick my eyeliner is. I like to go for the classic flicks but I like mine quite short and thin unless I'm going out for the night in which case I can make them a bit more dramatic.
Its then time to apply my foundation. Again I think most people start with foundation them more onto making up their eyes but I make that much mess with my eyeshadow and cock up my liquid eyeliner a few times before it goes right, so it's best to do this last.
I'll wipe away any excess eyeshadow that has fallen into my checks and apply a thin layer of moisturizer.
Then I will apply a small amount of Body Shop BB Cream mixed again with moisturizer as I think it gives me a nice glow. I will set all of this with a thin layer of Collection powder, I used the shade #01 Candlelight.
When I am happy with my foundation I will move on to bronzing and highlighting. I'm fairy new to this so I only have a very basic cheap kit. I really want to invest in a nice bronzing and highlighting kit so if you guys have any recommendations please let me know!
I dust a small amount of bronzer just below my cheek bones to make my face look slightly thinner and more defined. Sometime I will bring this up and around my hairline but that's only if I am going 'out out'. After I am bronzed I will apply a thin layer of highlighter with my finger on my chin, on my cupids bow, down my nose, between my eyebrows and finally just under my eyes moving outwards.
After I feel confident that I don't look too sparkly I apply my lippy. I start with this Essence lip pencil in shade #11 In The Nude. It was only £1 and is a very similar shade my well loved Velvet Teddy lipstick. I'm very careful to follow my lip line exactly as I can easily end up with huge Kylie Jenner lips and that's not the look I want to go for. I then generously apply my Mac Velvet Teddy Lipstick and I'm good to go.
So this is my go to makeup look at the moment. I'm sure I'll switch it up again in a couple of weeks, in which case I will have a new face of the day post for you!
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