What's In My Everyday Makeup Bag & Current Everyday Makeup Look.

I thought this would be a good wee post to do as I don't love wearing lots of makeup day to day but I thought I'd show what I do wear step by step. :)

1. I use this Garnier Moisture Match (this is the one for dry to very dry skin) this stuff is often on sale for only £1 in tesco which is a total bloody bargain for what it is!! I love using this to moisturise before foundation because it leaves everything perfectly hydrated.

2. Next I'll prime my eyelids. This one is the Barbara Day smoothing eye makeup primer. It doesn't really matter which one you use, I feel they all work the same really as long as there's that base down before you use any shadows or anything.

3. Next using the fluffy blending brush (the orange one) I put the colour Concrete by MAC through my crease and make sure it's perfectly blended before using the flat brush and the colour Satin Taupe all over the lid and just up to the crease. Again making sure it's perfectly blended before I go on.

4. Ok so next using this teensy cute tiny angled brush and my Illamasqua Brow Cake in Gaze, I create completely new brows for myself since I was cursed with a crappy, sparse brow! And I long for strong brows so this is the only way I can get them for now :p

5. Next, I'll blend my foundation all over my face. The foundation I'm using depends on how my skin looks, I'll normally opt for Rimmel Wake Me Up but yesterday when I was doing my makeup (and taking these photos) my skin was looking a bit crappier and I opted for Illamasqua Skinbase in 5. I love this as its a medium to full coverage, beautifully blendable, buildable and just sits amazingly on the skin.

6. Using my fave powder of all time, I powder the centre of my face only (forehead, chin, nose, under eyes. You know, the places it ain't cute to be oily)

7. Next I'll finish my eyes off with mascara, this one is the Rimmel Day 2 Night. It's ok, I guess. :)

8. Using MAC's Vanilla pigment I brighten up the inner corner of my eyes and give myself that beautiful glowy, dewy look. 

9. To finish off I warm up my complexion with MAC's Bronzing Powder in Golden.

Here's the finished look! :) sometimes I use Velvet Teddy by MAC on the lips (aka best nude evaaaa) but yesterday it was way too warm and I just wanted to drink so much water and couldn't be bothered haha :)

Anyway I hope you enjoyed this post! I enjoyed writing it :) sorry for the lack of action on this blog. Will get back into it v soon.

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MAC Haul.

Just decided Id do a little post on a MAC haul, it isn't much but figured why not! It's different :)

Sorry about the crappy quality pictures/lighting, I don't have much better at the moment! 

I got the lipstick in Velvet Teddy. It's sold out on the MAC website for now though but don't worry, it always goes back into stock. There's been a lot of hype around this lipstick, I'll see how I feel about it when I try it later.

I also got pigments in Naked - I got the smaller size in case I didn't like it and ended up spending £17 for something huge (as this teensy one is going to last me forever as it is) and I've swatched it on the back of my hand and so glad I did get the smaller size because all I can say about it so far is 'meh'. I could definitely take or leave this one so far.

Next I got the pigment in Vanilla - which im kicking myself for not just forgetting about the other pigment and getting the full size of this. It's PERFECT. So excited to use this!!

Short and sweet little post but I figured at least it's something to put on here for the moment :) hope you enjoyed! x x x x d