These are the brushes I used: Real Techniques Expert Face Brush, Real Techniques Powder Brush, Real Techniques Blush Brush (are you sensing a pattern here?) a eyeshadow brush from God knows where and my MAC 217 Blending Brush (a literal God send):
And this is how I did it:
Because I have to go to work later, and I work in a bar which inevitably involves being hot and sweaty I started off my priming my face with Benefit's Stay Flawless 15 Hour Primer. This stuff definitely keeps my make up on for longer, but I'm not really sure it's worth the money, but if I've bought it I'm going to use it. When using this I make sure to do one side of my face at a time otherwise it dries and becomes even less useful.
And then because I am going to work and didn't want to use my expensive foundation and because I am so damn tired I used Rimmel's Wake Me Up Foundation in the shade Ivory.
I applied this in two sections on my face (because of the primer) using the Expert Face Brush. This is a pretty high coverage foundation and I actually find it a bit too thick, so less is definitely more with this one.
After this it is time for some much needed concealer, I use the MAC Select Cover-Up in the shade NW20 under my eyes, over a horrific spot on the bridge of my nose and then my chin which for some reason always gets ridiculously shiny (not pretty).
Next it's time to set all that liquid sticking to the face and I am using my all time favourite face powder so far, which is the No7 Translucent Loose Powder. I like this because it has no colour and so sets make up without making it orange, I have struggled for many years with the dreaded not shiny but slightly orange face, and then my mum (bless her) bought me this and I no longer have that problem. I like quite a matte face when applying make up as my skin is always prone to shine later in the day. This product is great value for money as this usually lasts me about 6 months before it runs out. The only thing I will say is to put it on before getting dressed as it can get a bit messy!
Now it's time for brows one of the most important things on the face. My current brow routine is to stick a bit of primer on there and then use my Benefit Brow Kit in Light. First I use the wax to shape the brow and smooth down the stray hairs, then I go in with the powder to fill in the gaps in my eyebrows which are horribly patchy and then I'm good to go. I highly recommend this brow kit, as I find with pencils it can tend to rub off, whereas this lasts all day even in the face of the glass washer and hot pub.
Now for my favourite part, eye make up. First I use the Rimmel Exaggerate Undercover Shadow Primer and put that all over the lid and also in the crease, and I let it dry.
Today I want my eye make up to really pop 'cause I'm feeling pretty rubbish and looking nice always makes me feel better, so I've used this NYX eyeshadow pen in Milk all over the lid and in the crease. I love NYX products as they are inexpensive good quality products and they are also a cruelty free brand and it's always nice to try and be an ethical consumer where you can.
Once that's done I turn to my new (I will do a haul post in what I bought this week in the sales) Too Faced Joy To All The Girls pallet.
What a beautiful set of colours, full review to come soon, anyway back to the point....First I take the Cheers! golden peachy colour and apply this all over the lid, it's a beautiful peachy nude kind of colour with a slight (but not too much) shimmer.
Next up I took the shade Cookie Dough on my MAC 217 fluffy blending brush and ran this through the crease as a transitional colour. I always like to use a nude matte shade in the crease before applying darker shadow or shimmer shadow as it makes it easier to blend and just looks a bit more put together.
After this, using the same blending brush as before I took a dark taupey/browny (great use of fake words here) colour called Mulberry and started gently working this through the crease. I always find when working in the crease it's best to start slowly and build the colour if you want to. You can always add but it's a pain in the arse to take away. (That's a proverb right?) I then make sure I concentrate on winging out the outer corner a bit and adding some to the outer corner of the lid.
And then last but not least (finally I hear you cry) using the same brush I add some of the colour sugar plum into the crease focusing on the outer corner and then down onto the lid and blend like my life depends on it. Once again less is more in this instance so start slowly and build.
Now I just line my eyes using my Rimmel Glam Eyes liquid eyeliner, winging it out slightly at the outer corner as this is just something I like to do, even if at times I end up with ridiculous liner because I can't get them to match...
You probably didn't need a picture of that....
Lash time. I used a combination of two mascaras because I was feeling bored. I used my Lancome Hypnose mascara on my top lashes, and then the Too Faced Lashgasm on my lower lash line as it doesn't smudge onto the bottom of my eye lid, Once my top lashes were dry I went over them with the Lashgasm mascara to accentuate them a bit more and separate them out.
And lastly to add the finishing touches to my face I contoured my face using the Body Shop's Shimmery Waves and then uses the colours together as a blush and finished it all off with an old and tatty red lipstick (which I won't post a picture of).
Oh and one last thing, a quick spray of my NYX Matte Finish Setting Spray and I am good to go. (This stuff works almost as well as Urban Decay's All Nighter Setting Spray and is half the price, so if you're on a budget I highly recommend. I came home from working all night and my make up was still pretty close to being perfect.
I know the photos in this haven't been great but I tried to finally get something posted in as little time as possible so bear with me whilst I get the hang of this stuff, it's one thing to do it on my face and another to write it down in a step by step guide.
ANYWAY, hope you found this post mildly amusing and that you had a lovely festive period and new year!
Hannah - x
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