Sorry it has taken me so long to post something. I was spending all of my time with my family over the holiday break and I have been busy with classes starting again, so I am back!!!
Today I am going to show how I do my everyday makeup. It's a quick and simple routine because I do not have time do go all out in the morning because getting more sleep is a beautiful and very necessary thing. It takes about 10-15 minutes depending on how awake I am!
Prep
I usually shower the night before, so in the morning I wash my face with facewash or apricot scrub and then immediately after I apply my moisturizer. This preps the skin to make your makeup go on seamlessly and flawlessly. Never ever, ever skip this step! I have very oily skin so that is not an excuse. Find the right moisturizer for your skin type and stick with it. Mine also has an SPF to protect my skin.Foundation
In the second photo, you can see I mix my foundation and primer together. This really makes a difference compared to when you apply just foundation or primer then foundation. Combining them gives you a beautiful, smooth, matte-ish finish. I apply with my fingers when I am in a hurry and I think this works just as well as with a brush. Make sure to blend it into your neck and your ears for a seamless finish.Blush
In the bottom left photo, I am applying my blush. Make sure you apply blush on the apples of your cheeks. The easiest way to do this is to smile and apply it where the fat parts of your cheeks are. It's supposed to enhance your cheeks/cheekbones so make sure you don't over-apply or apply in the wrong place. Also be sure to blend into your ears and into your foundation so it appears natural.Eyes
I don't have a picture of this, but I basically just apply a thin line with my eyeliner pencil to my top lids only. It takes about 5 seconds time and makes a huge difference. I also quickly and softly apply eyebrow pencil to my brows just to make them appear fuller and more neat looking. I go over them with an eyebrow comb to soften the look and to comb them in place. I don't do this every day, but I do it most days.Lashes
I curl each lash for a few seconds and then I apply 2 coats to the upper and 1 coat to the lower lashes. Curling your eyelashes opens up your eyes and does wonders for you when you're sleeping and your eyes still look asleep. To prevent clumps, I use a mascara that like scrapes of the clumps when you pull the wand out and I also dab the excess that's on te tip of the mascara on my hand. Make sure to apply your mascara by coating each lash and I use a lash comb to comb out any clumps, but I usually don't have any.Finish
I apply a finishing powder because I like a matte finish as opposed to a dewy one. Like I said before, I also have oily skin (combination in the winter) and this also helps control the oil. The balancing act powder I use is translucent and leaves a beautiful soft, non-drying, matte finish and never looks cakey.Products
The products I use are Olay Sensitive skin moisturizer, Covergirl Tone Rehab foundation, Prestige Cosmetics "Primed & Ready primer, a brown eyeliner (currently I use Tarina Tarantino eyeliner in "puppeteer" which they don't sell anymore but I also love MAC eyeliner in Teddy), MAC impeccable brow pencil in dirty blonde, Covergirl Simply Ageless cream blush in 200, Lo'real Voluminous Million Lashes mascara in blackest black (this one I accidentally bought the sparkly black diamond oops), Pur cosmetics "Balanced Act" setting powder (LOVE this), and classic Chapstick.If you have any questions on the products or the application please feel free to send me an email or ask in a comment. I really want to make a video on how I do this so you can see up close and personal!
