All About Skin

Hey everyone!! How y'all doing? Hope you're well!

With my last post detaling my skin care products, I though I would fill you guys in on what makeup products I've been using since my skin has improved. If you want the low down keep reading. Xx

When my acne was at it's worst, my biggest nightmare was oil! I did everything I could to keep my skin matte. Mattifying lotions, mattifying primers, matte foundations... if it was a matt finish I had it. It was when my skin began to clear up that I noticed how dull it was and I started experimenting with, what makeup artists like to call, 'illuminating' products. Let me just say, luminous is the new matt for me. I love having a glow to my skin, because contrary to what I previously thought, it makes it look healthy. 

For the sake of this post I'm going to tell you guys what products I used to get the look in the above picture, which I consider to be my 'everyday' makeup. 

1) After my face is cleansed and toned, I mix Lush 'Feeling Younger' skin tint into my face moisturiser. This is my miracle product! Does exactly what it says on the tin. 

2) I then prep my skin for foundation with MAC's 'Face Protect' Primer! This is an amazing oil controlling product which stops my glow from turning to grease.

3) My current favourite foundation is Bobbi Brown's 'Long Wear Even Finish Foundation'. It has a semi matte finish and the colour is my PERFECT match! Not to mention it really is long wearing! I am yet to find a better foundation. 

4) I apply MAC 'Pro Longwear Concealer' where ever I need extra coverage, which is mainly my cheeks and chin. This is an amazing coverage, matte, long-wearing concealer.

5) To set my concealer and foundation I lightly apply Bare Minerals 'Ready' SPF20 Foundation. It makes my makeup look so seamless and is also the perfect colour! 

 6) For my cheeks I love a nice bit of shimmer so I apply 'Sweet as Cocoa Blush' from MAC and finish with a generous sweep of Bobbi Brown's Shimmer Brick in 'Bronze' over my cheekbones. 

These are products that I reach for more or less everyday and I swear by them! I have learned to embrace the radiant glow in my skin and these products help me do it beautifully! If I had to recommend any of these it would have to be the Lush 'Felling Younger' Skin Tint and the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick (which comes in multiple colours). If you try any let me know how it goes and please let me in on some of your skin secrets.

Speak soon xoxo