FOTD, My Daily Face Routine.

Face of the day.

1. I start with my face wash and cleanser I do this every morning and at the minute im using Neutrogena Visibly clear cream wash, and Garnier fresh essentials for normal to combination skin, these products are amazing, I particularly love the cream face wash the fresh smell of grapefruit really wakes you up on a morning and makes your skin feel extra clean the cleanser is good as well, just a regular cleanser really (it has nothing on Liz Earle cleanse and polish though).

2. Next is my Dr.Jart BB cream I got in a Glossybox, its really nice goes on really nice and doesn't feel sticky, I like using BB creams especially in winter as they give a bit more protection and moisture in the cold dry months. I then apply my Porefessional around my nose (as this is my BIG pore area), words really do not describe this product it's like heaven, and I literally stand there for 5 minutes just massaging this around my face it feels like clouds. (well what I would imagine clouds feel like)

3.Foundation. I use a mix of L'Oreal Lumi magique (Gold Linen) and Maybelline dream satin liquid (Ivory), I use about half a pump of lumi magique and 1-2 pumps of Maybelline as it gives out a small amount of product. I like this mix, as it gives the gorgeous dewy, serum feel of the lumi magique but the slightly higher coverage feel of the satin liquid, and the colour works better than just on or the other. I then put either my Boi-ing concealer around my nose and chin (I have a little bit of discolouration under my chin :l) and then my Collection 200 lasting perfection under my eyes - I've only recently started using collection 200 concealer and I must say it is brilliant, totally cancels out any blemishes.

Dirty foundation lid. :(

4. Next up my favourite EYEBROWS! My eyebrows are the one area of my face a slightly like, they have a nice shape and seem quite thick. I use my Browzings Kit from Benefit to fill them in, using light strokes with my real techniques brow brush - I use the powder side as I think the wax side is a little bit to dark and cakey sometimes, then set my brows with the ELF wet gloss - brilliant product for £1.50

My makeup is so clean?

5.I then use my Hoola Bronzer to slightly sculpt my face - I don't really contour just use a big fluffy brush to gently bronze the whole face focusing on my cheekbones and temples, but not too strong just a subtle hint of contouring. Then I used the Glossybox blush in the shade 'Glossy Rosewood' - the blush is made by Kryolan so it feels very fancy :)- I've never really been into blushes as I always seem rosy cheeked anyway but when I got this in my Glossybox I loved it straight away, its more of a contouring blush shade which I love, it super nice -  I apply very lightly at the back of my cheeks with a random Hugo Boss Femme brush I've had for years.

6. I then powder my T-zone with the Collection 200 sheer loose powder - not the best powder in the world but it does the job - I just use my previous big fluffy brush the combat the oiliness. (ew)

7.Today I used my Maybelline Colour tattoo in the shade Pink gold as a base then applied 2 colours from my MUA heaven and earth palette (4th from the right top and bottom of the palette) in the crease, it was a very random eye look tbh. I love the colour tattoo's I think they're nicely pigmented and are great as a base -  they also make the crease colours easier to blend. I used - you guessed it- my real techniques deluxe crease brush and accent brush to apply the shadows and give them a good old blend.
Can you guess I love real techniques yet?



8.Highlight.. I used a random brush from my collection to add a little highlight to my cheeks and temples, using the one and only MSF soft and gentle. I love this product - I didn't like it at first as I thought it was literally just glitter and it kinda scared me but I've learned how to work it - as you may know im not the typical MAC lover but I do love this product when it's applied correctly.

9.I then apply my eyeliner I use the Rimmel soft Kohl eyeliner half way across my waterline then I use my Chanel (fancy) Blanc eyeliner to kind of blend the black out on the other half of my water line and gradient my eyeliner and turn it to more of a grey this also highlights my inner corners and gives a little bit of definition. It sounds strange but it's really nice.

10. Mascara, First I curl my eyelashes with my NO7 eyelash curler then I use a mixture of mascaras -  any 2 I pick up really -  today I picked up Bad gal Lash and Maybelline The great Lash, 2 lovely mascaras, they gave a nice relaxed, natural look but very high in volume. I really liked it.
For a better review check out my top 10 mascaras *hinthint

11. Lastly I usually wear a lip balm or lip stain as I hate the tedious task of re-applying lipsticks all day, today I chose my Revlon just bitten kissable lip balm stain in the colour 'Honey'. I love this product it's really easy you can apply this on the go without a mirror it so simple, easy and cheap. The colour is really gorgeous too. It's literally my dream product, and it smells of mint which is a bonus.

And that's it my face routine, this usually takes me about 30 minutes (which includes my excessive blending) so this could be easily done in 20 minutes, which is great on those mornings were you really can be bothered to get out of bed but still want to look pretty...

Thanks everyone

Soph

xox