As an individual who loves make-up (obviously) I'm always trying out
new products and with this in mind my routine is pretty much ever
changing as I discover amazingly new products so with this in mind lets
begin!
One of the important elements I find when
applying your make-up is to have a flawless and good base to start off
with and to work from, whether your going for a natural or full coverage
look. What I use to achieve a flawless base on a regular basis is the
L'oreal True Match Foundation,
and to achieve the perfect colour for this summer term I use the shades
N6.5 Caramel/toffee and mix it with a tiny bit of N8 Cappuccino (or i
use the
Estee Lauder Doublewear).In regards to the True Match, I
find that in the UK stores such as Superdrugs and Boots they DON'T stock
hardly any medium-dark shades which can be quite frustrating as I have
to buy two shades to find the right colour when there are other shades
available which aren't being stocked (for example i could've bought N7
Amber which would've been the perfect shade but it always seems not to
be stocked anywhere)!
With this aside I would say that
this foundation provides a medium coverage which is certainly buildable
and which also can be sheered out too, to provide a more natural look.
to apply the foundation I use the Real techniques expert face brush
which I can say is amazing (if you would like to see a review on the
real technique brushes please let me know).
Moving onto concealer I switch it up between the
MAC Prolongwear concealer
in NC45 as a skin-tone shade or NW35 for highlighting purposes or the
L.A Girl Pro Concealer in Fawn for a slight and subtle highlight. Both
these concealers definitely provide full coverage the mac ones are thin
in consistency however don't be fooled the coverage is amazee! whilst
the
LA Girl concealers are substantially thicker but don't usually cake up which is an obvious plus.
For setting my concealer I again switch it up between different products the
collection 2000 translucent setting powder and the
LA colours mineral powders which are amazing and are both drugstore products!
In
regards to Bronzer/Contour (WHICH IS MY FAVV STEP) i just use a a face powder
which is 2-3 shades darker than my natural skin-tone and use this to
bronze up my cheekbones along with my jawline and outer perimeters of my
face.
As a highlighter I mainly use my
sleek blush in rose gold
which is a lovely iridescent goldtoned highlight and I use this on the
tops of my cheekbones, bridge of my nose and cupids-bow for that glow.
With
the eyes I usually keep it simple with just mascara and/or a classic
winged liner; the mascara that i use gives amazing length this is the
L'oreal Telescopic mascara and the eyeliner is the
collection 2000 fast stroke eyeliner which is amazingly matte and black.
To
top it all off the lipsticks and lipliners are always rotating varying
from the neutral shades to the dramatic, heres a few that i use
MAC's Taupe, LA Colours lipliners in Natural, Sienna, Dark Brown, Red, Smooth Plum, Wet'n'wilds Bare It All. With the lips I almost always go with a matte lip.
So
that's my everyday' routine! As it may sound complicated it really
isn't ,these steps usually take me about 10minutes to do so don't be
fooled, practice really does make a difference.
On that note please leave comments or contact me on what you would like to see this can be anything!
-Thank you Saida J. Stay Pretty X
