shannellee: November 2013

Hi guys, it's already Friday. Where did all the days go? it's been a while since I haven't done any ThriftTease makeup look so I am catching up with what I missed so far ;).... I've really been busy with school lately... and yup, day to day whereabouts that I didn't honestly find any time to do some makeup reviews, explore and find interesting new products, create makeup looks and whatever we girls do. So, today I thought I'd share with you my easy, easy, easy (it's the coffee again, so please pardon me) go to makeup look I do everyday. I'ts really fast, easy and light.

#1 - I prep my face with moisturizer and some makeup base. Then I apply a thin coat of the Dream Matte mousse by Maybelline. Actually this is my go to mousse foundation if I don't want to make any effort at all with makeup.

# 2 - After applying on some concealer on my under eye area, I set it with a compact powder from Maybelline.

# 3 - On my eyes. I prep my brows with my brow pencil and put on some eyeshadow base.

# 4 - I use the In2It Eye Colour Palette in ESC 03 Sorbet deluxe to create a light pink-ish eye shadow effect.

x1 - apply all over the lid towards the brow bone.

x2 - apply over the crease

x3 - apply on the upper lid. Then I put over my favorite liquid eye liner by Maybelline

# 5 - I use the Photography blusher in no. 05 by Mistine to lightly contour my face and add a little blush using the Silky Blush Touch in 20 baby doll by Essence. I also use a little darker contouring blush to contour the sides of my nose to add "an illusion."

Lastly, a line my lips with the lip liner in 04 Honey Bun by Essence and finish of with my favorite, super favorite lipstick, wink for pink 616 by Revlon.

and the look and that I came up with...

There's my very light and easy day to day look. And remember, makeup doesn't exactly change the way who you really are...for some of us, it's just a happy hobby. So, be com'table of who you are and what makes you happy. Again. "happy girls are the prettiest."

HAVE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL WEEKEND EVERYONE!

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Good morning Beaugorgeous! Wonderful Wednesday I hope.... A very good friend of mine is just starting to experiment with makeup and she get so overwhelmed with all the make up do's and don'ts and products and she's afraid she might "buy the wrong things." I've had a couple of makeup fails myself specially that I wasn't really use to it until later, speaking of being a late bloomer ;) But it just takes getting to yourself and finding out what best work for you, your skin type, and your lifestyle to come out with your own version of how-to-look-done-but-still-be-you.

Anyways, I've already posted a makeup essential blog before but here's my latest say on it.

Moisturizer

Even with an oily to combination skin, it is always best to moisturize your face before applying your makeup basics. Applying a little amount of moisturizer will help soften and dehydrate you skin making it easy for the products to blend in with your skin thus making it look more natural.

This is my basic/must do prep routine before I get too excited putting my eyeshadow, my blushes and all the fun stuff. And yes, I don't really fancy this part of the routine but it is very important to be able to get a very nice makeup do...

no. 1 - make sure that you apply a good makeup base. This is to even out and smoothen the skin. It will also helps the makeup stays longer.

no. 2 - Foundation. You can start with applying a thin foundation (specially if you are in a hot and humid area). I've made a mistake before by buying what the beauty gurus recommend on every beauty sites without thinking about the specific details like if it is good for oily skin, humid weather, if it's matte and all those little things we need to keep in mind. So, the trick is if you are not sure about the product, you can purchase the smallest size they have or even ask for a sample and see if it works. If it does then you can level up by purchasing as many as you want but if not then at least you didn't spend all that money for a product that didn't really work on you. And again, start light. Don't pack on too much.

no. 3 - Concealer. For me this one is optional. But it helps a lot specially if you have "extra" baggy and dark under eyes. Just make sure you blend it nicely so it won't get cakey.

no, 5 - Setting powder. This will help create a finish and matte look as well as help the foundation stay longer.

no. 6 - Eyeshadow Base - This will help the eyeshadow stay longer and it prevents creasing as well. Also most eyeshadows only work best when use with an eyeshadow base.

no. 7 - Get an eye shadow with neutral colors that way you won't look *drastic specially when you are still starting with makeup.

no. 8 - Basic eyebrow pencil. The rule is to get a shade lighter than your hair. Or you can get two colors and blend it together just like our real hair color.

no. 9 - Keep some *Basic Eye Essential. A water proof mascara, to avoid dripping and having panda eyes specially in a hot and humid weather when you can't help sweating a bit. Then get some water proof eye liner. I would recommend eyeliner that are designed like pens so it easier to use.

no. 10 - You can start with 2 basic blushes; one a little darker for contouring (you don't want to do extreme contouring or you will end up looking a bit funny). Then a pink shade or any shade which will add some "blush to your cheeks making you look fresh and glowing.

no. 11 - Get some lipsticks in basic shades so it can go with different makeup looks. I always love nude pink and some light red to go with my everyday look.

So, I did a simple makeup look using all these products, the red lipstick on the right and some shades from the Nudy Brown Complete Palette.