As I'm very much interested in all things makeup I thought I would show you all my current favourite products that I tend to use on a day to day basis. I have a range of high end products and products available from any local drugstore like 'Boots' or 'Superdrug' as I love either! I'm just warning you all...This may be a long one so get comfy and prepare to read!
1. First off, is foundation. I tend to only steer towards high end foundations like MAC or Benefit as every time I try a drugstore foundation I can never find one that gives as good of a finish as a more expensive product would. Until... I discovered 'L'Oreal True Match Super Blendable SPF 17 Foundation'. Unlike some products, this definitely does what it says on the tin! It really is super blendable whether I'm using a brush or my fingers and it really melts into the skin to give a flawless finish. I find this foundation in between a matte finish and a dewy finish, personally I prefer matte but if you prefer dewy, it's easy to mix in a moisturiser to give the skin a more sheen look. I love this foundation as it is so light and sheer on the skin, it makes me look like I'm wearing nothing on the skin. Which is what we want! The product comes in a range of colours so there is definitely one to match all skin types. I wear 'C2 Rose Vanilla' which is a creamy shade preferred for paler skin, (as I resemble Casper) but hey, there's nothing wrong with that! Pale is the new dark haha. So long story short, if you're looking for a cheap foundation that does exactly what it says it will do then try out True Match! This product retails at £9.99 from Boots but is available from any drugstore and prices may vary.
2. Sticking with face products, I've recently discovered what all the fuss is about on BB creams! As you'll all know there are millions of BB creams and CC creams out there which I bet all do great things for the skin, but the one I'm loving is the 'Benefit Bigger Than BB Big Easy Cream'...What a mouthful! I really love this product and the reason behind that is, it's a liquid to powder foundation. This means it melts into the skin like cream, yet finishes lightweight and smooth like powder. I love this because it instantly feels like I'm wearing nothing on the skin! Also, it contains ingredients to soothe and comfort the skin and help fight free radicals... What girl doesn't want that? You can wear this product on it's own, underneath you're base or even mix it into you're foundation for more coverage. If i'm having a 'good skin day' or I just don't feel like wearing a lot of makeup I'll just wear it on it's own after I've applied my moisturiser and I'm set to go! Or, I'll wear it under my foundation if I need that extra coverage or I'm wanting to apply more makeup than usual. This product will be great for people who have oily skin as it is oil free which is another reason it should be loved! It has a high SPF of 35 which again is great for the skin, especially with the sunny weather were having! This particular BB cream comes in 6 different shades and I wear '03 Light/Medium'. It is available from any Benefit counter and retails at £27.50.
3. Concealer time! This one is easy and it has to be the 'Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer' which is said to conceal flaws, imperfections and blemishes lasting up to 16 hours. Now, there is a constant hype about this product and it has to be said at first thoughts I didn't believe such a cheap product could do the trick and I couldn't bring myself to move away from MAC Pro Longwear...but believe me, it does! When I do have a spot or a blemish, this concealer literally saves my life! I can apply it on a morning and I can guarantee when I come home at night, my blemish will still be concealed and kept hidden! It blends really well into the skin and has a great finish! I use this products in 2 different shades...Firstly I use the colour 'Fair' under my eyes to eliminate the dark circles and bluey under tones, but I also use a lighter shade to brighten my eye area and really make my eyes look awake, whereas, on spots or redness I will use a slightly darker shade that matches my foundation in the colour 'Warm Medium'. So yeah, love love love! It's a great price to at only £4.19.
4. Next up is powders! I use 2 different powders on my face, one to set my makeup and the other to again set my makeup and bring a bit of colour back into my face! For me, powdering my face is essential as throughout the day I tend to get a little oily and shiny therefore I find powdering really works to help decrease that from happening. Once I have applied my base and concealer, I'll then begin to set my makeup with the 'Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder' in the shade Translucent so that it doesn't change the shade of you're base. I purchased this last year when it was Prom season as I was doing my own makeup and wanted it to last all night so as this product had so many great reviews I decided to try it out, and it realllly works! Again, it is extremely lightweight, sheer and silky which is perfect for me and contains light-reflecting ingredients that improves fine lines and you're makeup from creasing. This product is pretty pricey at £29.00 so there's also the 'Rimmel London Stay Matte Long Lasting Pressed Powder' again in 001 which is the transparent shade. This does exactly the same by reducing shine and helping to minimise the appearance of pores. This product sees a massive change in price as it is only £3.99, bargain! There both great, but as it is more expensive the Laura Mercier one does the best for me and my skin. After I have set my face, I use the 'MAC Mineralise Skin Finish' in the shade 'Medium' to bring back some colour to my face as even though the previous powders are translucent, they can still give you a white, powdery finish.
5. Next is my favourite and it is bronzer! My current favourite is the 'Bobbi Brown Bronzing Powder' in the shade 1 Golden Light which is a light tan shade as I'm not the darkest of skin colours. I love this product so much I've sadly hit pan with it! I know there is a hype about the Nars Laguna Bronzer, which yes I do also love as do I with the Bourjois 'Chocolate' Bronzer but this one I use day in day out whether I want to a strong, defined contour or if I just want to bronze up my cheeks, temples and jawline, it works for both! I like this bronzer as for me, bronzers have to be matte! No shimmer or glitter. It gives me a smooth silky look and provides my face with a sun kissed glow! Something we all want right girls? I use this all year round and absolutely love it! Again, it is a little pricey at £27.00.
6. Blush time! I love applying blush as I feel it gives the skin the perfect balance of yellow tones and pink tones and it really brings the look together! Personally, I love pinky toned blushes like baby pinks or corals as I feel they suit my skin tone best. Sticking with the Benefit theme, my favourite blush right now is an oldie, but a goodie as I recently re-discovered it hiding away and thought I'd bring it back to life! It's the 'Benefit Coralista Blusher'. I love everything about this product, the colour, the consistency and the way it looks on my skin...even the packaging! The shade is a warm, coral pink which is perfect for the summer time! It has added shimmer to give the skin an extra pop and glow and I think it looks great swept over my cheekbones! I feel this blush is long lasting and easily wearable which is priced at £23.50.
7. Writing this blog post has made me realise how much Benefit products I own and love! Great brand that's all I'm saying...Eyebrows next! And it's the 'Benefit Browzings Brow Shaping Kit' that takes 1st prize! I discovered this product a long time ago before the craze of filling in our brows began and I was shopping with my mam, and the shop assistant just had the world's best brows! So, me being the shy and timid person I am, got my mam to ask her how she did her brows and what product she used and here I am today using the exact same one I purchased as soon as she told me. Benefit Browzings is a duo palette consisting of a pigmented wax for shading in the brows and then a matte, natural shaded powder used for setting the wax so you're brows don't shift throughout the day. Personally, I find applying a wax or brow pen based product much more easy than a pencil as I find you can really define you're brows and shape them in you're own specified way, they just get in the brows really well! It also helps if you're brows are shaped as well, I get mine threaded and shaped in an 'arch' type shape which also makes it much more easy to apply! After all these years filling in my brows, my face just looks utterly wrong when I haven't done them and I literally will not leave the house unless there filled in (ridiculous I know, I blame you Benefit). The palette comes in 3 shades to suit each individuals brow colour. As I am dark haired I use the shade 'Medium' and I will safely say until I find a brow palette as good or even better, I will not be changing anytime soon! This product is £24.50.
8. Time to coat those lashes! Unless I'm going out or I'm feeling like I want to make a little more effort, I'll only apply mascara to my eyes and that'll be my eyes done. Therefore, I find it's vital to find a mascara that will make you're lashes long and thick to really give the eyes the 'pop' they need! But, if I am wearing shadow, I'm currently addicted to my good old Naked palette by Urban Decay. I used to have naturally long eyelashes until I was stupid to wear false lashes the majority of the time which now seems to have damaged my lashes. So, for my lashes to look full and thick I use 'L'Oreal Miss Manga Mega Volume Mascara'. I'm on to my 3rd tube of this stuff, so it definitely does the trick! Sadly I'm too lazy to curl my lashes before hand, but even without doing that I find this product really boosts the look of my lashes and gives them a thick, strong defined look! I think the 360 degree flexi brush definitely helps haha! I've also had many comments before asking if I'm wearing false lashes, when in fact I've just coated my real ones with this mascara leaving me with a false lash effect! The only downside to this mascara, as seen as though it's so thick, it gets very clumpy and it's easy to clump you're lashes together therefore a little goes a long way definitely applies with this product! A little cheapy at only £8.99!
9. Lips! I have so many favourite lip products that I'd have to do a separate post! However, the much loved and highly popular MAC lipsticks are definitely a winner for me! As are they with practically everybody! I don't really know which colour suits me best, if I like a colour I'll just swatch it on my hand and buy it! It's always a different story when it comes to applying it on my lips, once I've bought it haha! But, saying that I own a lot of pink and nude shades. I recently purchased 'MAC Creme Cup' which is a pale, soft pink colour perfect to wear with a summer dress! This lipstick has a 'Cremesheen' finish meaning it gives a soft and creamy finish to the lipstick with a shine, unlike a matte lipstick. I love this colour as I feel it suits my paler complexion and gives a nice look to the lips! P.s the photo really doesn't give it justice and is slightly off colour.
10. Lastly! This is not an actual makeup product, but a product I use to again set my makeup and keep it in place as I find my makeup tends to shift unless I set it. So I use, 'Urban Decay All Nighter Long Lasting Makeup Setting Spray'. This is a spray which is used all over the face after makeup has been applied in a 'T' movement to cover the T-zone area and then in a 'X' shape in order to cover the rest of the face. I use the product as it does exactly what it say's it's going to do...keep my makeup on for up to 16 hours without it melting, cracking or settling in to any harsh or fine lines. As it uses Temperature Controlled Technology, it lowers the temperature of you're makeup resulting in it lasting for longer in windy or humid weather conditions! Could it get any better? Yes! It leaves my skin looking smooth and my makeup vibrant! This product can come in different sizes therefore different prices, but I have the largest bottle which is £20.00.
Well that's it guys! My current favourite makeup products that I use every day to complete my every day look. I hope you enjoyed reading this post and I hope if you haven't already heard of some of these products, I've given you a clear understanding making you want to go out and try them too :) Let me know in the comments what you think? ALso, follow my blog on Bloglovin! It was a long one, so thanks for reading!
Phoebe x
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