Sometimes, not often in my case, but sometimes spending ages doing my makeup just isn't an option. For the most part, I wear a full face of makeup everyday, because I enjoy it and I work from home a lot, putting makeup on is almost like my morning commute. But it does occasionally happen that I'll be in a rush, or just can't be bothered, and that's when I deploy the five product face.
I keep these five products in a mini Muji drawer, so they're always on hand if I need them, and I don't want to think about products. I try to shake up this drawer every couple of months or so, and I pick out products that are hard working, that get the job done.
For base right now, I'm using the L'Oreal Lumi Magique Foundation, a long wearing foundation that gives a healthy, glowy, radiant look. This is a good medium coverage foundation that is super easy to apply, and is buildable too. This covers all the redness in my skin easily, and makes my skin looks healthy. I then reach for the NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, which covers dark circles and blemishes easily, and lasts throughout the day really well.
I've been loving the Kiko Long Lasting Shadow Stick in 06, a beautiful shimmering bronze crayon shadow. I just take this all across the eyelid and blend it out with my ring finger. This is a gorgeous shade, and once this is on you don't have to worry about it for the rest of the day. I then apply a couple of coats of the L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes Excess Mascara, the wand of this has densely packed bristles and a slight curve, so it really grips every individual lash and adds lift, volume and length.
The last product in rotation is the Jouer Cheek and Lip Tint in Peony, this is a pretty scary bright pink shade, but patted into the cheeks with fingers and blended out, it just gives a gorgeous pretty pink glow to the cheeks. I pat a little of the same colour onto my lips too.
What products do you rely on for an easy makeup look?
