So I’m a pretty girly girl. I love shoes, bags, clothes, jewelry and especially makeup. I think I’ve tried every single brand and I THINK I have found my favorites. I’m sure I will be in a department store someday and someone will drag me into a chair and I will change my routine once again, but for now I am happy.
Not to brag, but I have really great skin. Everyone tells me this and I am very grateful for it. I rarely breakout, thank God. The bad thing is I don’t even wash my face at night before I go to sleep. I know it’s TOTALLY bad and I should start washing my face. I guess I’m just too lazy and I don’t see the point since my skin isn’t terrible. I always start washing my face and then I just forget. I’m going to start trying to wash my face before bed, we’ll see how long this lasts.
I moisturize with this great Sisley Ecological Compound moisturizer. It seriously feels so great and has SPF in it. It’s pretty expensive but the bottle is big and lasts forever.
I then follow up with this foundation by Sisley also. It goes on SO lightly. It covers really well and feels like I’m not even wearing anything. It’s also pretty expensive and doesn’t last a super long time, but I love it and think it’s totally worth it. During the summer (usually just when I am at the lake or beach and feel like being low maintenance) I will use this tinted moisturizer by Merle Norman. It is weightless, covering, and has SPF. Also, I always use a brush to put on my foundation. I squirt it into my hand then dap the brush and onto my face. Sponges are awful and germ filled. Ick.
I used to use Sisley pressed powder also, but like everything Sisley it is ridiculously expensive. My last purchase was this Chanel pressed powder and I think I really like it better because it doesn’t have a color. So I can put it on top of any foundation and it won’t change my shade. Love that. I used to swear against blush. I would never wear it. I now use Sisley bronzer over each cheekbone and then a swipe of Armani pink over it. I love the color it creates. It’s kind of peachy.
Like I said, I have tried SO many different makeup brands. I will ONLY use Chanel eye shadows. I love the sets with the four colors that go together so well. I LOVE when they have the seasonal ones that come out every so often, but the originals are great too. I typically put a light pink over my entire lid and follow with a light brown in the crease. That is my routine every single day. I vary on the shades of pinks and browns, but they are my def go to. I just recently started putting a white shadow beneath my eyes and to the edges of my cheek bones. It highlights and I love it. It’s also Chanel.
I have pretty long eyelashes, or so I’m told, but I often wish they were longer. Just like us girls have bad hair days, I sometimes have bad eyelash days and they really make me angry. I layer my mascaras. First I use a mascara brush with nothing on it, just dry, to separate my lashes. Then, my first layer is Armani Maestro mascara. It’s to die for. My second coat is Too Faced Lash Injection in the very black. I lightly put that over just to get a bit blacker and vividness.
Finally I clean up. I use a sponge to rid my eyes of any stray markings of mascara that may have hit my lids and run my lid brush over them again just to be sure.
Depending on the occasion, I will follow up with lips. Going to class I typically just swipe on some Soft Lips chapstick and out the door. Church, functions, parties, or anytime when I’m going out or just in the mood, I will put on gloss or lipstick. My favorite lipsticks are by Merle Norman. They are called Automatic Lipsticks (I think). They have the lip liner and lip stick in the same thing and they twist up, no sharpening. I love them. The colors are fab and they are so easy. I usually coat them with Chanel gloss or MAC, but I always have my chapstick as a first layer!
I love makeup and I love playing with it. PLEASE let me know some of the things you guys like. I love trying new things, so please leave feedback! And sorry for the length of this! haha
