Today I wanted to show you what is currently in my everyday make up bag :0)
As it's summer (well, British summer, meaning loads of rain and cloud!) I am currently wearing
Estee Lauder BB cream. I love the
Estee Lauder Daywear Sheertint for when I am on holiday or when I don't want to wear a lot of make up so I was very excited when they brought out the BB cream. I love this one as it' not too heavy and not too light - perfect for the summer months.
I then use the classic Yves Saint Laurent Touch Eclat for under my eyes. I sometimes use Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light Bisque as well. For when I have blemishes, I use Mac Studio Sculpt Conceler. I struggle with concelers because I have dry skin, but this one is a good enough coverage that doesn't dry out my skin.
I then use a little bit of bronzer to contour my face and just give me a bit of colour. At the moment I am loving
Mac Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Medium Deep. I used to think you had to apply bronzer ALL over your face as some really bad old photos of me prove ha! But now I apply it in a "3" motion on each side of my face - where the sun would hit your face. So this is my temples, cheeks and jaw line.
For blusher I am using
Smashbox O-Glow. This is a clear gel that changes colour when you rub it in, which is meant to use your skin tone. I think this is perfect for during the day as it's really light but just gives you enough colour.
I tend to change up what I use on my eyes day to day. I am loving
Stay Don't Stray by Benefit. I think I prefer this to Urban Decay Primer Potion just because for me I think it makes the shadows I use last longer.
I then use
Mac Paintpots in Painterly for matte shadows and Base Study for shimmer shadows, although some days I do wear these alone. They last for ages as well so I think they are brilliant!
I also have my
Mac eyeshadow quad which has (from top left clockwise) Naked Lunch, Omega, All That Glitters and Quarry. All these colours work well together and are the ones I wear the most. 2 other Mac shadows I sometimes use are Wedge and Brule.
I then use
Stila Stay All Day Liquid Eyeliner. As you can see it's well loved as all the writing has come off the pen! I used cake/gel eyeliners for a long time but this pen is definitely the best one I have used. I draw a really thin line for during the day, but at night it's really good for thick, flick lines as well, love it! Finally on the eyes, I use a tiny bit of
Mac Kohl Pencil in Smoulder on 3/4 of the water line, so it's not as harsh.
And my favourite mascara EVER, is
They're Real by Benefit. I love this mascara, I am really lucky to have long lashes anyway, but a lot of people have asked me if I have false lashes on when I wear this, so it must work!
Then finally, the lips. I swap between these 2,
Mac Tinted Lip Conditioner in Fuchsia Fix and
Clairns Lip Perfecter in Apricot Shimmer. Both are lovely but I probably wear the Mac one more, just as I work in an air conditioned office so my lips get really dry.
I hope you enjoyed my post!
Cat XX
