Monday, August 20, 2007
When You’re Too Lazy To Makeup…
You should at least hit the base. The face, I mean.
Here’s my foolproof face makeup regimen under 10 minutes:
> If my face breaks out with unsightly pimples, I'd dab on some Tea Tree Oil for the anti-bacterial effect.
> Spread on a layer of sunscreen of at least SPF25 as base.
> Dab dark eye circles and pimple with concealer and gently blend with CLEAN (ring) finger.
> As I’m using foundation (and concealer) in powder form, I’d blend a little concealer into my foundation and use a brush to swirl on the powder combo all over my face, in downward strokes, starting from the under-eyes.
> Instead of using eye liner, fill in only the crease of eye lids with dark brown eye shadow, layer by layer to get just the right desired “lined” eyes effect.
> You may also use a dark brown / grey eye shadow to fill in the brows, then “comb” the brows with a brow brush. The results are always very natural, not to mention easy to control.
> Curl eye lashes, and apply mascara starting from the base of the lashes (important to keep the lashes out-standing, literally) and zig-zag out.
For plain, natural makeup, I prefer using a mascara that gives volume to my lashes for that extra hint of “drama”.
> A swirl of blusher on both cheeks.
> Use a clean brush to sweep on gentle strokes of bronzer/shimmer on the forehead, jawlines, and nose tip to give features definition.
> Apply lip balm, lip colour, and finally a coat of your favourite lip gloss.
And voilà!
But then again, this is only a routine I’ve developed myself, you may not find it appropriate for yourself, for example, mixing the concealer powder with the foundation powder; plus, it's not a flawless routine, but at least it brightens up my pale face. So share your routine with us instead. It is in sharing that we all learn, yes? :)
P/S I’m using mineral powder makeup products which I’ll do another post later on.
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Ooooh sounds like my makeup routine too, except I don't wear mascara to work. I'm in front of the PC too much, and my eyes tend to water a lot. Less hassle minus the mascara :p
PS: Ooh, do do one on mineral makeup. I just bought some from Everyday Minerals (still waiting for 'em to arrive), right after you did a review on them on your blog!! :P
owh! i hate using mascara too! cos i'm wearing contact lenses, and yes, infront of pc alot, so my eyes tend to become dry easily. and if i use mascara, my eyes became "heavy", dry, and tired quickly.
but i love the mascara effect to my eyes. so. argh. tough choice! lol