How-To: Simple Everyday Makeup

Hola amigos!

Do you remember my last post when I reviewed the makeup brushes I got from E.L.F and Marionnaud? If you do, do you remember that look that I posted and described as my go-to look as of late? Well, if you don't, here's a reminder:

I actually wore this look again today since I've grown so fond of it. It doesn't take much time either. If you want to recreate a look similar to this or copy this look, here's a quick little tutorial/how-to of the look. 

Here we go!

The very first thing I do before I put on makeup is I wash my face and I moisturize (even if I've already done this in the morning when I wake up). I've always believed that everyone should moisturize, whether you have dry skin, oily skin or a little of both. This is especially true when you're going to put makeup on. I use the Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel. 

I got this as a part of my three step skincare set from Clinique for Php5,000.  I'm not quite sure how much it costs on its own, but I'm guesstimating it to be somewhere in between Php1,500 - Php2,000. Definitely get the set if you need a good skincare set if you want to save money. The bottles of face wash, toner and moisturizer you get are humongous. 

If you have dry skin, it keeps your skin hydrated as makeup really can suffocate your skin. If you have oily skin, like me, moisturizer helps to keep your face from getting even oilier. Your skin naturally produces oil after you wash your face, so the moisturizer ensures that your skin doesn't produce excess oil. 

After topping the moisturizer off with an oil-controlling primer, I use the Dr. Oil Solution Shine Free Dual Primer), I take a foundation brush to apply a light layer of foundation or tinted moisturizer.  

Dr. Oil Solution Shine Free Dual Primer (Php498) from Etude House

Lancome Teint Renergie Lift R.A.R.E. (Php2,395).

Recently, I've taken a renewed liking to my Lancome Teint Renergie Lift R.A.R.E., so I've been using that more often. For my skin color, I use the O-04. You have to work relatively fast with this product as it tends to set quickly.

Then after that I typically give my face a quick brush of some loose powder just to make sure that I'm not shiny in places it's not appealing to be shiny (for example around my nose or on my forehead). 

Shu Uemura Face Powder Sheer. It was a gift from my mom, but I'll drop by Shu Uemura soon to get the retail price here since it's not available online. 

The powder I've been using since the beginning of time is the Shu Uemura Face Powder Sheer in 7YR light. It's a fantastic powder to use for a soft, matte finish. On a completely different note, I love the way Shu Uemura powder smells. Some people say it doesn't smell like anything, but I just adore it. Maybe I'm just livin' la vida loca when it comes to Shu Uemura powder.

I tend to go in with a little MAC concealer (check out the kind of concealer I use here) under my eyes or wherever I need it after the powder. I haven't been sleeping well recently because there's so much work to do so I'm getting really bad dark circles. If you have dark circles under your eyes that are have a gray or blueish tint, you can use a peach tinted concealer to counteract the discoloration. Just make sure you put that on before you go in with your foundation.

Next, with a blending brush, I dust a bit of black shadow in the crease of my eye. If you have a parallel crease like I do, you can do what I did and do the entire crease line. If you have a tapered crease, you can concentrate on the outer crease alone or bring the shadow across to the inner part of the lid above the crease line. 

Shu Uemura Pressed Eye Shadow in M Black 990. (Also a gift from my mom.)

The eyeshadow I've been using consistently for this look is the Shu Uemura Pressed Eye Shadow in M Black 990. Not too much though. Just a teeny bit of the eyeshadow on your blending  brush will go a long way. 

Learn more about my Hengfang Liquid Eyeliner in my previous post here. 

Next step is eyeliner. I use my Hengfang liquid liner for this look and keep it simple by just following the natural shape of my eye. No tricky flicks or fancy cat-eye liner for this look. The felt tipped applicator of my liquid liner provides me with a bit of a nice simple shape so I don't have to worry about getting the eyeliner even (thus saving me time).

Then I line my lower lashes with whatever black pencil liner I have on hand. I only line the lower lash line halfway and blend the end out with my finger just so that it doesn't look so harsh. 

After that I give my cheeks some color using my Nichido blush in Sun Kissed (Php88). The blush is great and really lives up to its name since it gives me just that right shade of pink. Like you've been in the sun just a little longer than you should have. Actually, think Evangeline Lilly from Lost.

A quick run through lashes with mascara, I use my Estee Lauder Mascara (which you can read more about here), is all you really need. If you want thicker lashes, of course you can keep building or use a more high impact mascara. 

Lastly, I'll go over my lips with a nice coating of lipstick. The lipstick that I use for this look (which is the focus of the look, really, and my favorite part of it) is a matte MAC lipstick in Snob. 

MAC Lipstick in Snob (Php999)

Now my love for this lipstick could give my MAC Ruby Woo lipstick a run for its money. Snob is definitely a well loved cosmetic in my makeup arsenal and I've already gone through two tubes of it since I noticed it in the stands (I've gone through four tubes of Ruby Woo to date). If you like pink lipsticks and haven't tried any from MAC yet, I highly recommend you try this one. 

And le voila! That is pretty much it. Definitely let me know if you decide to try this look out. I'd be interested to hear if it suited you. Remember, a look I post may not be for everybody. 

My camera problems still have not been solved (I really need to get a new one, any suggestions?), so I'm really sorry if the pictures aren't as great as they should be or if you can't see something clearly. 

Just remember that you can always leave me a comment or drop me an e-mail if you want a more detailed explanation or whatnot. Then again, it's a really simple, easy look to do (five to ten minutes, tops), so I'm hoping there aren't any problems. 

Ta-ta!