Everyday Makeup Routine

Everyday Makeup Routine 

So I've sort of adapted a makeup look which is really easy and quick for school and I've been wearing it a lot over the past couple of weeks. I really like this look and it's very simple to do so I thought I would share it with you :)

(I don't use the big palette at the back, that's just where I keep it)

The first thing I do is apply a bit of Cherry Carmex to my lips to keep them from cracking and going dry if I'm planning on wearing lipstick that day, however, for this look I don't tend to unless I feel like adding a little pop of colour to my lips. Applying any lip balm is a habbit and I do it anyway before I apply any makeup in the morning, even if I'm not wearing any lip products that day.

The next thing I apply is this Maybelline Super Stay 24h in the colour 030 Sand. I love this foundation for its medium/full coverage and its long lasting formula. I use my fingers to apply this product all over my face but particularly focussing it in the center to give me the fullest coverage around my nose area.

I then go on to using this Collection 2000 Pressed Powder in the colour 3 Translucent. This powder is great as it is very fine and keeps your makeup lasting even longer! I use a big fluffy brush to sweep this all over my face on top of my foundation to give me a matte finish and to keep my makeup on.

I then use an eye primer on my eyelids before moving on to my eyeshadow. The first thing I use is this 17 Eyes in the shade Statuesque. This is a really pretty shimmery purple/brown colour which looks quite natural once applied. I use a soft domed shaped brush to sweep this colour across my eyelids but not going past my crease or too far into my inner corner.

Using a slightly fluffier brush, I use this light brown colour from my BH Cosmetics 120 Colour Palette 2nd Edition in the crease. This colour really goes with the purpley colour I used on my lid and once blended in, can look really natural. I like to apply a bit into the very end of my brush and sweep the colour back and forth across my crease, making sure it's blended in to create a gradual flow from one colour to the next.

Using this deep brown shade from the same palette, I use the same brush as I did for the purpley colour to dab a little bit of this colour into the outer corner, dragging it up about a quarter way through my crease and then using the fluffier brush to blend it out. This should give your eyes more depth and definition without them looking too dramatic.

In the inner corner, I apply this pretty champagne colour again from the BH palette to make my eyes look brighter and more awake. I use the domed brush again to dab a little bit of colour into my inner corner and then blending it up slightly so that it meets the other colours on my lid. I also apply a little bit of this colour just under my eyebrow on my browbone to highlight that area. I then blend all the colours out so that there is no harsh lines.

To make my eyes look even bigger, I apply Maybelline Illegal Length mascara to my upper and lower lashes. This mascara is amazing and makes your eyelashes look long and thick without clumping them up (which is never attractive). It also had little fibres in it which stick to the ends of your lashes, making them look really long!

Last but not least, I apply Benefit's Coralista blush to the apples of my cheeks using a fluffy blush brush. I love the coral colour of this blush, giving a natural flush of colour to your cheeks that is great for a natural, everyday look. I blend this onto my cheeks making sure I don't go too near my nose or eye area but dragging it up slightly to my temples so that the colour flows.

The finished look (sorry for the awful picture)

I hope you try out this look for yourself and I recommend all of the products mentioned. I you want to try this out just use whatever makeup you can find, as you can buy similar colours to the eyeshadows anywhere and you can just use whatever blusher or mascara etc. that you have x