I haven't managed to post on here for a week and I thought I could show you guys why!
Firstly, as most people during the week I had work which tends to drain me, as its on the computers by the time I come home I don't normally feel like sitting in front of my laptop.
So Friday night came along, and it was a night out with work.
Face - After cleansing and moisturising, my next step is always to prime my face for the make-up. This is to help my make-up last longer, but also acts as a barrier to stop the make-up blocking my pores, at the moment my favourite item to use is Urban Decays Naked Skin Beauty Balm, which I have already discussed in a previous post. This smooths the skin out and adds a slight colour to help your foundation.
Next is touching up any areas that may need extra help, for this I have turned to Benefit Boi-ing in shade 2, light - medium. After trying a few different concealers, including Benefit's Erase Paste, this is definitely my favourite. It's not as thick as Erase Paste, but I feel it offers better coverage and usability as it's easier to manage.
Obviously now it's time for foundation, on a day to day basis I normally wear Estee Lauder's Double Wear Light, however for nights out I step this up a bit, and go for the classic, both of these in Intensity 2-0. For day to day I find the normal far too heavy on my face and "cakey" but for a night out it's perfect. I know that because it has SPF it can be a nightmare for pictures with a flash, however I feel my setting powder counteracts this issue.
My favourite setting powder, probably of all time is the new Urban Decay Naked Skin - Ultra Definition Loose Finishing Powder in Medium - Light. These powders come in five different shades, but it's so light and loose they won't affect your shade too much, what it does offer however is a soft finish to your make up. I find it buffs out any issues and makes my make up look smooth all over, also leaving skin feeling silky smooth.
Last few steps now, and moving onto contour and blush. Although the picture doesn't show this very well, I promise you it has been done! My go to item for contouring is Benefit Dallas Blusher, as all my make up is on the paler side, I only want a soft contouring effect and find Dallas suits my tone more than Hoola,or at least until I get a bit more of a tan. For blush, my go to for the last few weeks has been Benefit Sugarbomb, I find this offers the perfect amount of warmth to my face for these winter months, I actually use both of these for my face during the day as well.
The last step for my night out make-up is to set it all into place, I only own one spray for this at the moment and that's Urban Decay All Nighter - Long Lasting Make Up Setting Spray. Simple to use, just spray across your face in an x movement and leave it to dry in place, which will take a minute maximum.
Needless to say, my make-up stayed in place all night, and the next morning.
Eyes - I probably spend the least amount of time doing my eyes, so it's all pretty simple. As with my face the first step is always to prime, at the moment I'm testing out Too Faced Shadow Insurance Eye Primer, which helps to smooth out any creases and evens the skin tone.I find it's easier to add my eye shadow onto a primer. This primer is excellent, as the next morning my eye shadow was still in place (naughty not to remove it, I know!)
My choice of eye shadow at the moment is Urban Decay Naked 2 Eye Shadow Palette however as there are so many reviews out there on this, and let's be honest the majority of the blogging world owns one of these palettes, I won't waste time describing this, and same for my eye liner which was Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on eye pencil in zero, although I won't go into too much detail I will also add that this survived perfectly until the next morning, even after sleep, so I'm very impressed!
Although it's hard to see with this photo, my choice of mascara is Soap and Glory, Thick & Fast Flash Extensions Mascara High Definition Collagen Coat, I feel that this mascara is a little underrated but has got to be one of my favourites. My lashes are naturally long with a slight curl to them, so I'd rather emphasise on volume and colour for them, the thicker and darker the better! I can achieve this with one coat, and have never felt the need to go back and add another coat. Will post pictures in the future to show the full effect of this mascara, which only costs £10.50, as far as I'm concerned it's win win here.
Lips - My lips all night were Urban Decay.To start off the night and in this picture I chose Lovelight, and as the night moved on I moved to Manic. Can find full reviews of these in my previous post. I wore these all night without the need to use a lip primer.
So that was my Friday night make-up, as I was meeting people at 16:30 I didn't want to start too dark for the night out, so went for a subtle look.
The next day was Cardiff's Film and Comic Con, I've attended this before and found it enjoyable. It's nice to be able to walk around in one area looking at stalls and the people who dress up, I wish I took some pictures now as some of the people there were amazing! Made me feel under-dressed and jealous.
I saw this lanyard last time I was there and didn't buy it at the time, not even sure why, but I immediately regretted it. Luckily for me they were back, so I snapped it up straight away. Now my work pass will never be boring around my neck!
Hope you've all had a good weekend and ready to start the new week!
Till next time
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