dayoff,
OCTOBER
Keep it simple, stupid.
October arrived far too quickly for my liking this year. That
said it was probably because October saw me submitting my thesis, my brain
baby, a piece of work ten months in the making, without doubt one of the
biggest, hardest things I’ve ever done.
So why oh why would I complicate one of the trickiest times
of my year by having an overly complicated beauty routine?
By October I’d perfected the ‘I’m-maybe-wearing-a-bit-of-make-up-but-it’s-so-minimal-I-could-also-not-be’
face for uni, days in the library, and days where a full face wasn’t
immediately needed.
For all my skincare picks, flip back to the last post of
blogmas.
Following my Too Faced Hangover Primer (ultra hydrating
coconut-water based make-up prep) I usually turn to the Too Faced Natural Eyes
palette.
Sometimes I’ll prime, sometimes I won’t; I go for a mix of the two matte
shades, Heaven and Nudie, as I find they colour correct my purple-toned lids
and the Heaven shade (a light cream) brightens my eyes so I look awake. Then it’s
time for brows – lightly filled in with the Hourglass Arch in warm brunette. A
waterproof wax pencil that makes them look a little less sparse and a little
more Brooke Shields.
The one thing I refuse to give up or compromise on, even
on days off, is mascara. Nope, not happening, NOT TODAY SON – the bigger and
bolder my lashes, the more doll-like, the better. Lately I’ve been favouring
the Perversion Mascara by Urban Decay (star of blogmas July), as it is the
blackest black mascara imaginable.
After eyes, I use my fingers to apply Bare MineralsComplexion Rescue in vanilla. The formula is an oil-free gel cream that gives
medium coverage with SPF 30+ UVA/UVB protection, and a really dewy finish.
Always followed by an under eye concealer – my pick being the Smashbox CameraReady BB Cream with SPF 15 (all the SPF possible) which brightens and colour
corrects under the eye. The amazing thing about Smashbox is that all of their
products – even the ones with SPF – don’t give a flashback when photographed.
If
I’m having a bad skin day (common in times of extreme stress, like thesis
submission) I’ll conceal with Nars Radiant Creamy concealer in vanilla. It
contains turmeric which helps any blemishes to heal, as well as tone down any
redness.
For cheeks, I pop on a little Stila Convertible Colour inPetunia. A bright, happy pink that always makes me smile. Over the top of this
I blend – you guessed it – Josie Maran Argan oil Illuminiser along my cheek
bones, a tiny bit on my cupid’s bow and the tip of my nose.
Everything is set with Luminous Light by Hourglass and that’s
it! My simple face, daily, easy-as, glowy, hydrating and all-round “Yes I do
that Natural Beauty Thing” appropriate.
If you can’t do something simply you can’t hope to master
it!
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