Hi everyone!
I can't believe how quickly the year is flying by and it's already October?! It's my favourite time of year because it's all about Autumn! I absolutely love everything about Autumn, cosy coats, boots and jumpers, colourful leaves, woodland walks and hot chocolates- what's not to love?
On today's blog I wanted to share some makeup tips and ideas with you, I've been playing around with some different ideas and hope you find some of them helpful!
Today's makeup look was inspired by Autumn of course, a deep plumb lip with an auburn smokey eye.
If you are interested in how I created this look, then keep on reading :)
I always begin my day by cleansing my skin with Garnier's Micellar Water with infused oils and a cotton wool pad. The oils are really good at removing the stubborn waterproof makeup.
Purchased from Superdrug £5.99
Once I have removed any remaining dirt and oil from my skin I moisturise using Garnier's Hydrating Skin Naturals, Fresh Naturals Essentials 24hr day for normal/combination skin.
Purchased at Superdrug £3.05.
If you do not have a moisturiser then use a suncream, it works just as well while protecting your skin from UV rays that speeds up ageing on our skin.
Once my face is nice and clean I begin my makeup! Starting with Makeup Revolution's Ultra Face Base Primer, I take a pea size amount, rubbing it between my fingers and distribute it to my oily areas which are my forehead, sides of nose and chin.
Purchased at Superdrug £5.00.
Once the primer has settled into the skin and dried nicely I take my favourite foundation, which, at the moment is Rimmel London's Long Lasting 25hr foundation in the shade 100 Ivory. I like to apply the foundation using a damp beauty sponge which gives the illusion of an airbrush finish once dried.
Purchased at Superdrug £8.29
Also at Superdrug Beauty Sponge £3.32
Now that my foundation is evenly applied I like to go in with my concealer, I'm not shy when it comes to concealer. My favourite has always been Collection's Lasting perfection and I use generous amounts under my eyes, down my nose, between my eyebrows and on my chin. I then blend them out using my beauty sponge. I go through these concealers quickly and usually need to buy a new one every month!
Purchased at Superdrug £3.99.
Now that I have applied my foundation and my concealer I like to lock it in using a translucent powder. Loose powders are usually the best for this job but I have recently been using a baked one which has been serving me very well. I use a large makeup brush to pat the powder under my eyes, on my forehead, down the sides of my nose and on my chin. I do a light dusting for all areas where I tend to get oily through the day. I do not brush the powder onto my face as this can move the foundation and concealer around which is NOT a good look. I have been loving Makeup Revolution's Pressed Powder in the shade Translucent. As you can see from the photo- it is well loved!
Purchased at Superdrug £2.00
Now that my face is set I like to go in with my BareMinerals loose powder in the shade Warmth. This shade is suitable for all skin tones you can use as much or as little as you like depending on your skin tone. I love this powder, I've been using it for over 5 years it truly is my holy grail. I always have this powder in my monthly favourites and recommend it to everyone, it's flawless, simple to use and looks beautiful.
I use this powder to warm up my face, lightly dusting it around the perimeter of my forehead, under my jaw line, cheek bones and sides of my nose for definition.
Purchased as part of a kit from Boots for £39
You can find it elsewhere online.
Now that my face is contoured and warmed up I apply a blusher on the apples of my cheeks. I have been using Sleek's baked blusher in the shade Rose Gold. It's a beautiful colour and gives a shimmer of gold to give you a natural glow.
Purchased at Superdrug £4.99
Moving on to my most favourite part, because a natural glow just isn't good enough- it's time to highlight those cheek bones! I am in love with Makeup Revolutions Vivid Baked Highlighter. It's super pigmented, I've raved about this highlighter on previous posts but it's worth it. If you want to look like the ice Queen then you need this highlighter in your life! I literally use it every day. I apply this highlighter with my fan brush on my cheekbones, tip of nose, cupid's bow, brow bone and inner corners of my eyes for that extra snap!
Purchased at Superdrug £3.00
Time to put my brows on! I have started getting my eyebrows threaded and luckily they stay in shape for a good couple of months. They are naturally darker than my hair colour and so I usually get away with just dusting a little bit of my Mac devilishly dark powder along any sparse areas. I apply the powder using an angled small brush. As you can tell from the picture, this product is very well loved and used every day!
This quad can be purchased online.
It's time to get creative! I love this palette from Makeup Revolution, it's called Girl Panic! I received this palette for free as I made an order over £15 on Superdrug. It has so many beautiful colours and lots of different looks to be made using them. On today's look I used the beiges, browns and auburn shades to create a gorgeous autumnal smoked eye. The colours apply effortlessly, blend well and are long lasting.
I use a small brush to apply the lighter shades to the eye lid and brow bone and another small brush to apply the darker shades to my crease and outer corners.
Girl Panic palette by Makeup Revolution £6.00
I felt this look needed a bit of added drama and so I applied some black eyeliner to my waterline which transformed the look and instantly made the look more sassy. I've used my Maybelline Master Smoky Smokey Shadow eyeliner pencil for years, I highly recommend it. It comes with a small sponge at the end to blend and smudge for added sexy smokey looks.
Purchased at Superdrug £2.95
This look definitely needs lashes, it would look amazing with some dramatic false lashes but I didn't have any so mascara had to do. Luckily, I have an amazing mascara by Barry M called That's How I Roll. The brush is very unique, flat on one side and combed at the other side of the wand. It grips the lashes well and coats them evenly with the product giving me long and curled lashes. I use this on my upper and lower lashes and usually do two coats for extra va va voom!
Purchased at Superdrug £4.99
I was definitely looking for a deep red lip to complete this look to get that Autumnal feel. I actually ordered this Color Castle liquid lip in the shade 10 online which feels like a few months ago. It arrived today! I couldn't wait to get this on my lips. Honestly, I'm not crazy about the packaging, it feels quite cheap and there is no scent which isn't too bad but I do like a slight scent for lip products usually. The applicator again is quite cheap and quite hard when applying. The colour itself needed to be reapplied a few times to achieve the full coverage that it claims to have. I was supposed to be dazzled with glitter once rubbing my lips together which did not happen and I was disappointed by that, although once it dried down it had a really pretty shimmer and is non transferable which is great. Overall I would not recommend this product as it isn't what it claimed to be but I did like the final look and will wear it again.
Colour Castle Crushed Diamonds Purchased from GlamorBoutique.co.uk £6.99
The final look is complete and now all that is left to do is spray my whole face with my oil control setting spray from Superdrug.
Thank you for reading my blog, I hope you find some tips and recommendations useful!
Love Ree
xxx
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