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Getting ready every morning is a hassle for me, I’m always arriving late to everything; school, work, events…etc! Majority of the reason why I’m always late is due to the amount of time spent doing my makeup. Although, I am truly confident in my own skin and don’t mind running out the house without makeup, I just feel much more well put together when I have makeup on. Lately I’ve been practicing ways to cut down the time it takes to do my makeup and focus on the products that I need the most and it came down to these 6 products.
- Foundation– I’ve been reaching for black opal foundation quite a lot. there’s a few things that I love about it and other things that I hate. I love the way it glides on my face so smoothly and really accommodate my skin tone. Unlike other foundation, it’s not to orange nor to ashy. The brand black opal is designed for women of color, so the color match is everything a black girl look for in a foundation. The only problem I’ve experience with it is that it makes me look super oily within an hour of wearing it. I naturally have oily skin, but I always apply a primer before my foundation and usually I don’t have to worry about blotting until 4-5 hours later. With this foundation, I have to blot every hour and doing so make my face look cakey.
- Concealer– I follow up with my NARS radiant concealer in the color Amande. I love this concealer, because it slide on like butter, it’s so smooth and creamy. If you are always in a rush ( like me) and need a concealer that blend smoothly and quick, this concealer is it. The best concealer I’ve used.
- Setting powder– I use sasha buttercup everyday, I know a setting powder shouldn’t be considered an everyday wear but Like I’ve mentioned before I have super oily skin && witout it my concealer will crease.
- Face Powder– I use Mac finish Powder all over my face to set my foundation and it keeps my oils in control for a few hours. This powder have a super light coverage, so it won’t add to much extra product to your face.
- Bronzer– I use Covergirl Queen Collection bronzer in EBONY to add definition back to my face, adding it in the more defined parts of my face such as my jawline, under my cheeck bones && around my nose
- Mascara– I rarely have time to do anything to my eye when I get ready, but I like to enhance them by applying one coat of mascara. I don’t really have a MUST HAVE mascara, I reach for whatever is near me at the momment.
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Tips for forming an everyday makeup routine.
– Start off by asking yourself what’s one makeup product you can’t live the house without wearing & make that your first step.
– Practice doing your makeup everyday & decide what products you feel like are necessary for an everyday makeup ( ex: concealer) and dish the ones that aren’t.
– Time yourself as you do your makeup to figure out how long it should take everyday.
– Remember everyday makeup should not be bold, keep it natural.
– lastly I would recommend using mostly drugstore products for everyday use and use high end products on special days.
What is one product you absolutely can’t walkout the door without? let’s chat…
