What do you do as a makeup routine?
I am such a sucker for mini makeup palettes and cute little “oh this will change your makeup life” nonsense at Sephora when in the end, I really only use a few things, and frankly, I should stop looking at those items in temptation until I FINISH these products (yes, as in “hit the pan” with my brush, and then scrape out all the remaining bits). What I use now, are almost ALL Holy Grails.
In order this is what I do every morning for work, on weekends I am bare-faced after some skincare and letting my skin breathe. The most I slap on is a tinted sunscreen on the weekends.
For work? This barely takes me 15 minutes:
- BareMinerals Complexion Rescue Foundation with SPF 30 – this is the basic layer
- DermaBlend Smooth Liquid Camo Foundation with SPF 30 – this is for more coverage, but I find it very thick and like a liquid concealer; I will say the tones/shades available are on the bluish, lighter side though
- Makeup Forever Ultra HD Concealer – Only for under the eyes as they need just a little more coverage than a foundation, and I put it over my eyelids as an “eyeshadow” but don’t actually wear any eyeshadow so it looks more natural
- Kat Von D Lock-It Setting Powder – Need to set my entire face to set my makeup so it doesn’t smear or run, and controls a bit of shine (I even dab it over my eyelids)
- Hourglass Ambient Powder in Dim for Blush – I used to use it as a bronzer but prefer it as a more natural-looking blush
- DollyWink Eyeliner – Love this eyeliner, goes on like water, stays like a waterproof eyeliner but comes off with just a light swipe of makeup remover. All the other eyeliners I have tried are too goopy, too thick, too shellac-y…
- Essence Princess False Effect Lash mascara – Hands down, the best mascara I have recently found and for CHEAP — $5!! I took pictures and am amazed it lives up to its promise!!
- Curl eyelashes – Just a step, I use an old Shiseido curler
- Revlon Super Lustrous Pink Truffle Lipstick – Newest addition, I feel like my lips are naked without this or some lip balm
If I had an event, I may use a sponge to blend in my foundation instead of my fingers, add some eyeshadow (maybe a smoky eye), and .. that’s it. That’s all I’d change.
After yoga, or at the office during lunch, I use oil blotting papers (don’t love these as much as J&J blotting sheets), and then MAY redo my foundation with some BareMinerals BarePro Performance Wear Foundation (it has at the most, SPF 7 in there), to touch up because SOME SPF no matter how little is better than NO SPF.
What do you do to your face?
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Tania
Barely anything. Exfoliating wash, moisturizer with spf, B.B. cream (stowaway), cream blush (stowaway), hourglass trio (all over, cheekbones and jawbone, below browbone), define brows and moisturizing lip color in red.
I used to do a full face and went minimal about 5 years ago. My eye area looks a lot younger since doing so. Turns out the dark circles and bags were caused by the eye makeup.
Sense
Max I do is still really minimal: BB cream, bronzer, red lippie or lip gloss, mascara, and MAYBE eyeliner if I’m feeling sassy. I do that maybe 3 – 4 times a year. The rest of the time I wear a day moisturizer with SPF.
I am 40 next year and still really don’t care/know about make up.