Like many girls, I like to change up the items I put on my face pretty regularly. Recently, a lot of my 'go-to' make-up has run out, and rather than repurchasing and replacing, I've decided to use something new and completely change up what I use for my make-up. I'm often on the go or travelling, and like to use multi-purpose products.
I've been using a large coral mesh make up bag from
Primark; it's huge and fits brushes as well as all of my make-up and more! I much prefer make-up bags with no structure, as you can stretch them to their limit and fit much more in as opposed to one with a structured edge.
I used to use my
L'Oreal Lumi Magique Primer but I've run out and I'm unsure of what primer to go for next so I've been going without primer for a while. Since I've run out of my
MAC Studio Fix Fluid I've been using my
L'Oreal True Match Foundation in W3. I use my
Real Techniques Buffing Brush to apply this to my face - I usually have to use an extra half a pump to cover the redness on my cheeks and jawline. To complete my base, I use
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW20 to conceal any blemishes (which as of late are very sparse!) and highlight underneath my eyes, my nose, chin, cupids bow and forehead. I love the coverage of this concealer! It's very full coverage which is what I like. I set this with the
Anastasia Beverly Hills Banana Powder and then move onto contour, bronzer and blusher.
I contour with the
Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit - using a mixture of the shades
Java and Fawn. I use an
Avon brush to do this, I start very lightly at the hairline at the top of my ear, and work my way lightly down the hollows of my cheeks. The contour kit is pigmented, yet buildable which I absolutely love! Even the harshest of contours can still look natural because it's so easily blendable. After contour, I move on to blush. I've been using the blush shade (I think its called
Hussy) from the
Illamasqua Multi-Facet Palette in Semblance (such a great palette, I'm keen to do a blog post on the entire palette). It's so pigmented, just like all of Illamasqua's products (I'm so eager to get some more!) I use
The Balm's Mary Lou Manizer as a highlight, and I've been using the
Real Techniques Bold Metals Blush Brush to apply that to the tops of my cheeks, nose, forehead and cupids bow. I absolutely love highlight, it can do wonders to anyones face!
I use the
Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Medium Brown to fill in my eyebrows - I'm a blonde but I have dark roots and this matches perfectly, especially as my roots have grown out so far I'm beginning to resemble someone with ombre hair. I use the
Real Techniques Bold Metals Angled Brush to apply this product. It's a small brush so it never picks up too much product - I tend to start in the middle of my brow and create a more pronounced tail with the majority of the product, then finish the brow by combing the brush through the front in order to make the front of the eyebrow appear a lot more natural. I've been using the
Rimmel 'Brow This Way' brow gel in Clear to set my brows - which works wonders. The
Dipbrow Pomade doesn't necessarily need setting as it's waterproof and tends to stay on all day, but setting your eyebrows definitely helps, and allows you to comb through the product one last time.
I've been using the
Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit as eyeshadows, I like to just run
Java through the crease - I also use a little bit of
The Balm Mary Lou Manizer on the lid and as an inner corner highlight. I love the
Real Techniques eyeshadow brushes, from both collections. I use a small amount of eyeliner on my upper waterline and upper lashline - I've been using the
Me Me Me pencil eyeliner in Clay as it's much more natural than using a thick black liquid/gel eyeliner. I curl my eyelashes using the
Model's Own Eyelash Curler and then apply a generous amount of
Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara to my top and bottom lashes. To finish off my eyes, I apply the
Rimmel Kohl Pencil in Nude to my bottom waterline - I feel as though this really opens up the eyes.
To complete my face, I use
MAC Subculture Lipliner to line and slightly fill in my lips. I then use
MAC Velvet Teddy to fill in the entire lip, and then use an
Essence XXXL Nude lipgloss in the shade Taste The Sweets to complete the look. I was absolutely amazed by the quality of this for such an afforable price. I tend to apply a layer and blot some of it off. It's long lasting and smells amazing!
This might seem like a lot to some people, but please bare in mind, I don't wear make-up every single day! Some days I'll just use a tinted moisturiser and mascara rather than wearing a full face, and some days I'll wear nothing at all.
