As the stay at home mommy that I am, I personally don't think it's absolutely necessary for me to do my make up every single day. Although it does make me feel 10x more better about myself, I also enjoy having a naked face that I can rub all day long if I wanted too without having to worry about smudging my eyeliner or my eyebrows, haha! There are times where I do my make up even if I'm just staying home simply just to feel pretty as I stated before, but on most days, I prefer to do my make up if I'm going to leave the premises of my little apartment to run errands or to go out for a date with my boys. Most of my make up, actually about 99% of my make up, is "drugstore" make up, especially e.l.f. which is my all time favorite and extremely budget friendly! So lets hop into my makeup routine to see what I use! WashIf I didn't wash my face the night before because I can be a lazy mom, I make sure to do so minutes before I put on my make up. I don't use anything fancy and depending on my mood I'll either use the apricot scrub from Target or the Ocean Salt face and body scrub from LUSH that my boyfriend got me for Christmas. Both are equally awesome! Moisturizer & PrimerAfter I have washed and patted my face dry, I make sure to apply some moisturizer just when my skin is still slightly damp. I feel that this allows my skin to absorb the moisturizer as it "dries" and it always leaves my skin super smooth. I'm not very picky about moisturizers and sometimes if I don't have this little guy in hand, I'll even use Benjamin's baby lotion and I feel that it does the trick. Next, I prime my face to help smooth out my face in preparations for the heavy stuff! Foundation & Concealer/HighlighterNext, I use the Matte Poreless Fit Me! foundation from Maybelline. Although this isn't a high end product, I absolutely love it. I feel like I can use just a little to cover up and even my skin tone without having to cake on the foundation like I have used with other products. I gently dab my foundation with this cute little dabbing sponge I got at Palais Royal for like $3 and it does the job perfectly. It totally makes my skin look smooth and even and not streaky. Next, I use the Covergirl concealer stick to help hide my dark circles and also to highlight my cheekbones. I then like to set my foundation with the e.l.f. translucent mattifying powder instead of using a colored powdered that matches my skin tone. I feel like this does just the trick without making me look cakey. Next, I slightly "contour" my cheekbones. My cheekbones are my favorite part of my face because although they aren't no beautiful Cate Blanchett cheekbones, I like that they're high and prominent and I'm sure if I was thinner they would look even more amazing. But of course since my face is chubby, I like to make sure they're something I will notice when I look at myself, so a little contour wont hurt. I use the e.l.f blush and bronzer cream and follow it with the blush and bronzer powder to help let it sit. By the way, just ignore that missing chunk on the cream bronzer, a little someone thought it was fun to poke at it one day...ahem...Benjamin. EyebrowsI remember I started filling in my eyebrows my senior year of high school back in 2011. I have always been very insecure about my eyebrows because they're very thin and patchy due to a strange little "freak" accident I had when I was 8 years old that involved the window shades. Long story short, I dropped the window shades on my face while I was laying on the floor and they landed clear across my eyebrows and did some pretty gnarly damage. Anyways, I try my hardest to stick to the natural shape of my eyebrows, so I use a small angle brush and the e.l.f. cream eyeliner in a brown color to match my hair. I also use the Brow Wiz by Anastasia Beverly Hills that I also received as a Christmas gift from a very good friend of mine. (Thanks Janny!) Eyeliner & EyesOnce my eyebrows are done, I proceed to do my eyeliner. I have been doing my winged liner since I was 14 years old so I can proudly say that I am now a pro at this. Totally kidding, but over the years I have mastered the trick to do my own eyes and that was to follow the natural crease of my eye. First, I take the two lightest shadows from this NYX eyeshadow palette I got at Target to lighten up my eye lids. I feel like a light color makes my eyes POP. Then, I take the KatVonD eyeliner that was also gifted (since I'm so broke haha) and make my wing. This eyeliner is amazing and the process of making your eyeliner is so quick and easy! I then finish off with some e.l.f. mascara to make my eyelashes pop. LipstickIf I'm going to go out somewhere nice or would like to look extra nice, I put some lipstick on. If I'm not wearing a red shade of lipstick, I wear this one by e.l.f. which is my absolute favorite. And sadly for it being my absolute favorite, I have no idea what it is called nor I can find it on their website, but every time I go to Target I see it there and I'm sure the word "Rose" is in it. Sorry about that! Setting SprayAnd last but not least, I spritz the e.l.f make up mist & set to make sure that my face stays looking nice and fresh throughout the day, and with Houston's unpredictable weather, I feel like this is a must! I absolutely love this product because I feel like at the end of the day, my make up still looks as if I just put it on, I look less shiny, and my eyebrows and eyeliner don't get that "smudgy" look after a long days wear of make up! ResultsI'm not even kidding when I say that these are two different pictures! I have no idea how I managed to do the exact same smile and pose but I did! Anyways, sorry for the absolute crappy quality of my camera, my apartment has the worst lighting and this is as good as it was going to get. It might not be a drastic change but making sure that I look like the picture on the right before I go out, sure as hell makes me happy! XOXO, Thalia |
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