Contrary to popular belief about motherhood, a make up routine isn't something you have to give up if you don't want to. I have my make-up routine so practised I could probably do it with my eyes closed. Trust me when I say that this is only from years of trial and error.. Many errors! Whoever said bright blue eyeshadow looks good is deranged. These are my favourite make-up products! 1. I always start with my favourite moisturiser Benefit Triple Performing Serum $55 from Smith and Caughey's. I brought this product purely for the smell. Its delicious! It doesn't leave you oily or dewy. 2. I fill in my brows with a cheapie brow pallet from a chemist in the UK. You can get a similar one at KMART from elf. $6 Please don't make this an excuse to try and get Kardashian-perfect brows.. It almost never works out. Less is truly more. 3. I fix up my acne (lol) and cover up those dark circles with Mac select cover up in NC25 for summer, a shade lighter in winter otherwise I look yellow. I use this to sharpen the lines on my brows. $30 (duty free) I'm not sure what it costs in store. 4. If I have really bad skin or I'm going out (like outside the confines or home or supermarket) I finish my foundation with Nars Sheer Glow in Deauville/Ceylan, its a light foundation and it doesn't do the shiny thing (which heaps of people hate because you can get oily) and I apply with a rounded buffer brush. Lightly otherwise you'll look like a ghost. $69 from Mecca cosmetics! 5. I fix my foundation with a classic... MAC Studio fix in NC25 for winter and C4 in Summer! Lightly with a powder brush, I never use the sponge. It gives a weird, animated and over-done look to skin. Go easy :) $45 duty free or $59 from a MAC store I believe. 6. I finish my face with a bronzer from Revlon Colourstay finishing bronzer! I got this for $7 from a Big Bucket Sale! Its the best thing I've ever brought and has lasted for 2 years. Thats value for money! I apply this under my cheek bones, around my forehead, the sides of my nose and neck (like a contour but lighter). It makes you look like you've been lying on a beach in fiji when really, you've been lying in bed watching netflix and eating mi goreng. 7. The last thing on this list is my go-to mascara from Eye of Horus NZ, It actually promotes eyelash growth and is made from natural products like beeswax and carnuba wax. It comes off with a wet face cloth and never leaves panda eyes! My step-mum brought me this for christmas and I LOVE it! You can grab this from their website http://www.eyeofhorus.net.nz/ its $34. If I'm going somewhere special I might add some eyeliner, this its normally a bit heavy for everyday wear. My 13 year old self would disagree and PILE the black liner on like Taylor Momsen on Gossip Girl but I think I've learned a thing or two about having small chingy eyes and trying to make them bright and big! Thats all for tonight folks. S x
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