Pumpkin do you like to wear foundation? A lot of people say foundation should not be applied with a sponge as it wastes too much product but I find a sponge gives the most natural finish. I love in particular Beauty Blender which is a special sponge (not latex like most) which applies foundation beautifully and does not absorb too much. There is nothing else like it.
Another tip is - if you have a foundation shade that is a tad too dark, too warm, too pale etc then you can still wear it but rebalance the colour with loose powder. For example if you picked a shade that is a little too pale, just use a loose powder that is slightly warmer or more golden. If your foundation is too warm or dark use a lighter/whiter powder. Because loose powders are sheer they can subtly warm or cool your complexion.
If you like to add a little glow, a couple of products I love are Laura Mercier Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser and Nars highlighter in Albatross. The Laura Mercier can look a little too shiny if used on its own but if you mix with moisturiser or another foundation it makes the skin look so luminous. I also sometimes use it as a highlighter, applied with a brush to the tops of my cheekbones, up to the temples, and a dot on my forehead and the bridge of my nose.
The Nars is lovely dusted lightly all over the face or concentrated as a highlighter as described with the Laura Mercier.
I also sometimes use rosy lip balms and glosses as a blush dabbed onto the cheeks.
i love make up too but i like a natural look and if you like a natural look too then i have one word - THIN LIZZY. it comes with instructions a dvd and everything thats all i wear now the only thing that doesnt come in the thin lizzy kit is mascara so i have one of those too.
You can buy grey ( and other colours) wet or dry eyeshadow. I use it when im going out and all you haveto do is wet the tip of the eyeshadow brush and draw along the bottom of the eye ( under the lashes) works a treat, looks like smudged pencil, not as messy as liquid and you can use it on top or dry as well... Love Revlon.. two in ones.. mines grey/pink
Im pretty boring with mine, most exciting i've got is my ten-colour davinci mineral powders which are awesome... expensive they were but worth it as they add a little glam for night times!
I use maybelline mineral foundation, with the maybelle mineral matte powder as a finish.
I find i need to use a very light application of foundation or nothing else sticks, so the powder gives it a more even finish and balances out the skin tone.
I have a revlon three colour blush which i pretty much just blend all three colours for the best result.
for day time wear i go more pink, and for night time i bit more on the bronze/brown colour from it.
a light coat of mascara (maybelling in the pink tube!) and a light gloss. i love rimmel vinyl lip but i never use it enough and get put off after i have had it for six months and it has gone gluggy and yuck lol.
eyeliner and shadows i use to glam up for evening and then it depends on the occassion
Foundations: I LOVE the Ultraceuticals and GloMinerals tinted moisturisers. They have SPF30+ and 15+ respectively, and feel really good on my skin. In summer I use the higher SPF, and sometimes mix it with a normal SPF cream if I need/want a lighter shade. If I need full coverage, I use the glominerals pressed base and use the kabuki brush to apply it. I love glominerals because they are pure minearls, no talc and no fillers. Easy to apply, it really looks like I'm not wearing makeup.
Bronzer - either the Bobbi Brown palette or the glominerals sunkiss bronzer, and I use the glominerals blush brush to apply this.
Blush - glominerals blush in sweet or innocent. if I'm going out, i use sweet, if it's for day wear, then innocent.
concealer - the glominerals highlighter or the concealer pot. for under the eyes, i use the highlighter, and if i have blemishes then i use the conealer pot.
lips - anything works - gloss/lip stick/ whatever i'm in the mood for. but my cupboard consists of burts bees, glominerals, chanel, YSL and lancome.
eyes - I'M IN LOVE WITH chanel eyeliner (yeux in waterproof) and the calvin klein eyeliner gel pots. fabulous and super easy to apply, i even go swimming with it on, and it doesn't budge.
eyeshadow - glominerals eye pot in playful and delightful for day, and then something more dramatic for night - either midnight and harvest or midnight and orchid. I use chanel brushes for my eyes.. i'm not sure why, they feel softer and i got them duty free and they've been great.
mascara - Telescopic by l'oreal (waterproof)
extras that I love :
for my hair : 'It's a 10'. fantastic product for conditioning and then Smooth Down by redken when i use the straightener.
shampoo/conditioner : I can't go past Karparti. It's freakin' amazing! Natural product with no SLS/parabens etc. I don't have itchy hair and I don't have to wash my hair as often (and it's oily!!). Great product and makes my hair feel fabulous. I use it on my daughter too.
Nails - Essie polishes - I am in love with Boat House. Great colour for summer, orangy/coraly. noice!
body moisturisers: Burts Bees 'Radiance' SMELLS AMAZING and has a little sparkle to it.
body scrubs : ASAP body scrub with AHA's
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