I had to rush just after I finished the Outfit of the Day post, so now I'm going to give you my Face of the Day post!
This is my go-to face, it's dead easy and only takes about 4 1/2-5 minutes to do, if you'll believe me. Usually I do my face like this every day and then I switch it up by playing with my lip colour. Some days I'll do the colour I'm wearing here, or I'll do a bright red, or I'll do a lip stain or tinted lip balm for a softer look. Any way I do it, it's fool proof.
How do I do it? First you'll need the products:
- BB Cream~~ I'm using the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB. It's the only one I've tried, but I really like it. It gives me just enough coverage that I'm not splotchy, but you can still see the texture of my skin through it which isn't what everyone likes, but I'm a huge fan of the natural look and (cliché alert) imperfections are natural so I'm okay showing them off.
- Blush~~ I use MAC's Springsheen, it's a pretty coral with some gold shimmer which just makes me look a little bit less like I spend all of my free time on Tumblr.
- Eye primer~~ Considering the eye product I'm using, I'm going to say that this is optional. Most people can just use a cream eyeshadow on its own and it won't crease, but my eyelids are disgustingly oily, so I need a primer regardless of how good the shadow is. I'm using Urban Decay's Primer Potion, it's the most heavy duty one that I've found and it's honestly the only one that works for my silly eyelids.
- Cream Eyeshadow~~ I'm using the Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24hr cream eyeshadow in Bad to the Bronze. It's neutral but just glitzy enough to make it look like I've put some real effort into my look.
- Eyeliner~~ You can use whatever medium- liquid, gel, or pencil- and colour that you prefer, but I always use black liquid eyeliner almost every day just because I find that I can get that 50's bombshell effect really easily. And if I'm being honest, I find liquid eyeliner easiest to apply. I'm using Maybelline Master Precise in Black, it's a pen format which I love. I just bought it the other day and I'm thoroughly loving it so far.
- Mascara~~ This one's obvious. Use your favourite. I'm using Covergirl Lashblast Fusion (the one in the purple tube). It's not my favourite- that's a tie between Benefit's Bad Gal lash and L'Oreal's Voluminous Million Lashes- but it's the one I have and I'm too poor to afford a new one just now.
- Highlighter~~ Again, any formulation you like- powder, cream, or liquid- use your favourite. I'm using Benefit's Highbeam, but I'm using the "travel" one instead of the "regular" one. The only difference is that the travel one is in a tube with a doe-foot applicator instead of a small bottle with a brush like the other Benefit products. I like it better this way, it's easier to work with.
- Lip product~~ As I said earlier, I switch it up daily depending on my mood, but today I've used MAC's Capitve lipstick.
- I start off by applying the BB cream, I use about a large pea size for my whole face. I dot it around my face and blend it in with a powder brush to give it a very even and natural look.
- I apply the blush with a blush brush from the apples of my cheeks swept up to my temples.
- I put a small dot of primer on each eyelid and blend it over the lid, crease and brow bone.
- Using a concealer brush I apply the eyeshadow over my lids and blend the edges with a clean finger.
- I apply the liquid eyeliner along my lashline and then I make a small wing at the end for that bombshell effect.
- Mascara!
- I do two things with the highlighter: I put it under my brow bone to brighten it up and then I put a dot underneath each eye on my dark circles instead of a concealer because just a little bit of highlighter will brighten up the whole area instead of using a tonne of concealer to cover it up. It ends up looking much more natural this way.
- I applied my lipstick straight from the tube and blotted with a tissue and I was ready to go!
Lots of love!
~Alex
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