Now bare with me here, because I know this looks like a lot of makeup, but believe it or not, this is the five minute, yes five minute, simple makeup look I've been reaching for recently. I've got it down to an art, on mornings when I've got so much to do, that I've got no time to think about makeup, but I still want to wear it. It's a simple spring-ish look, this lighting definitely washed out the cheeks a little which is a shame, but I assure you it's all very light, natural and quite pretty I think.
Jumping straight in with base, I've come back to (as I always do at this time of year) my Benefit That Gal Brightening Primer, a pretty peachy primer with a hint of shimmer, that really brightens the complexion. I've been layering the Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream, my first forray into the world of CC creams. Despite the less than fantastic lasting power of this, I like it, it gives good coverage and can be applied easily with fingers for a very natural, perfected look. My current concealer in rotation is the Revlon Colourstay, which I'm still roadtesting (I'll report back asap).
Cheek wise I've been starting with a swipe of the No 7 Pop and Glow Highlight on the tops of the cheekbones, blended out with either fingertips or a damp Beauty Blender for a subtle glow. Then I've been taking the Revlon Matte Highlighting Palette in Desert Bronze under my cheekbones as a bronzer in big fluffy circles. More on that tomorrow (spoiler: I'm obsessed). I've been finishing the cheeks off by taking just a tiny bit of the Stila Convertible Colour in Lillium on my finger and patting it into the very apples of my cheeks. It compliments the bronzer perfectly, for the perfect spring cheek look.
Moving on to eyes and we are keeping things fairly simple looking. A little of the colour on the left of the NARS Alhambra Duo patted all over the eyelid with a brush or a finger, depending on whether I've done any brush laundry. This just brightens and evens out the whole lid, it's my favourite go to shade. Then taking the Starliner Waterproof Black Liner across my upper lashline very messily, and blending it with a brush to a smudgy lived in line. Then I repeat with the Soap and Glory Smoulder and Kohl Liner in Blue on the outer half of my bottom lashline, for a very subtle hint of colour. Finish with lashings of the YSL Shocking Mascara, and brows not really filled in, but evened out with the L'Oreal Brow Artist Pencil.
And lastly, a swash of lip colour, today I went back to my one true love Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Boy, but I've also been reaching for Bite Beauty's Fig, and the Clarins Lip Balms. Just a hint of colour is the theme, but I think this look would look great with a bright pink too!
What makeup look are you going for right now?
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