My Daily Spring/Summer Makeup Routine

Hellooo! 

I know I've been doing loads of blog posts recently but I have been so excited to do some sort of makeup routine. So this is going to be my daily makeup routine for the Spring/Summer, this is just showing how I personally do it for those people who have asked but you can obviously do it however you like.

So I first prep my face by washing it with the Simple Facial Wash, then I dry my face and use the Simple Face Moisturiser. I do this before I apply my makeup so that my face is all clean and fresh and the moisturiser just stops my skin feeling dry.

Then I move on to my base. I first use the Rimmel Stay Matte Primer so my pores don't get clogged up with foundation and it helps my makeup to stay on longer. If you saw my "makeup haul", you will recognize a lot of products which I am using so I won't be too descriptive about them as I have already written a lot about how they work for me etc. I just use a tiny 'blob' and blend it in all over my face. 

 Then I use my Mac Concealer under my eyes where the dark circles are and anywhere else on my face where I have spots or marks. I 'tap' the concealer in with my ring finger and go over it with my Real Techniques Expert Face Brush so it's all blended in. Then I use a small blob of the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation and dot it round my face and blend it in with the same brush. I use this foundation in the hot whether because it doesn't dry out my skin and it reflects the light so it looks really matte and fresh in bright light.

Next I use my Mac blusher and apply that with my Lancôme powder brush and blend it out in circular motions with my No7 brush. I apply this mainly to the apples of my cheeks and blend it out. 

For my Spring/Summer routine, I only use blusher. I don't use pressed powder because I don't like to feel really covered and 'caked' in the hot weather. I also don't use bronzer because I like looking quite light and not too 'bronzed up' as my hair is very light coloured. Also, I try to keep this routine as natural as possible so I let the sun bronze me up instead of using powder.

Then I move onto my eye brows. I use the Wet and Wild Eye and Brow kit in Light and I use the darkest brown colour on a tiny angled brush. I like this brow kit because you get three brushes with it and it's multi-purpose because you can use if for eyes as well but I just use the one colour for my brows.

I apply it by taking a bit on the brush and I tap it on the side so I'm not applying too much and I follow the shape of my brow and brush upwards to that all the hairs line in place as I am brushing in the powder. I also extend the end of my brow out a little more.

Then I move onto my eyes. I use the Elf eye shadow pallet and use a brush from my Body Shop brush kit. Unfortunately, I got this Elf kit in America and I don't think this brand exists in the UK but if your intrested, you can probably get it on Amazon or eBay.

 

I use this pink colour all over my lid because it's nice and light. I bring it above my crease but not as far as the brow bone. 

I think it's really nice and natural looking.

Next I curl my eyelashes with the Bobbi Brown Eyelash Curler and apply the Mac Zoom Lash Mascara to my lashes. I start by applying it over the top of my lashes by 'shuffling' it side to side downwards, then I go under my lashes and shuffle it upwards. I then apply some to my bottom lashes too in the same zig zag movements.

Then I use a dry, old mascara brush and shuffle through my lashes again to seperate them and get rid of any lumps.

Lastly, I apply some Born Lippy balm from The Body Shop to my lips and put a tiny bit of Max Factor lipstick in the shade Pink Brandy to sort of 'stain' my lips.

And this is the finished result!!

I really like the natural light and pinky look from the eye lids, cheeks and lips because it looks really summery. I also love this foundation because its so dewy and glowy which means I don't really need a highlighter. I hope you enjoyed this post and maybe got some tips from it. I would love to hear your comments or suggestions for my next post. Hopefully this came through well in pictures!

Bye!

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