Make-Up Go-To Products

When it comes to make up I have a small problem… in terms of my bank account, it’s actually quite a big problem. Sometimes I image all the things I could do with all the money I have spent on endless palettes I don’t actually need. So, I thought I would share my current favourite, everyday products.

For foundation and concealer, I actually use two from the same brand, the Bourjois healthy mix serum, gel foundation in the shade ‘51 Light Vanilla’ and the radiance reveal concealer in the shade ‘01 Ivory’. The reason that these two combined have become my recent favourites is due them being quite light. I have a lot of redness in my skin as well as a lot of freckles, so when looking for a foundation I want something that will cover the redness but not my freckles. The foundation helps me get this balance and as for the concealer its really nice a brightening which is something I seriously need considering my sleep pattern is a bit sporadic. I feel like the foundation and concealer both have good lasting power and works well for my combination skin.

For powder I have been using a product that I received in a Glossybox, it is loose banana powder from Bellapierre. Despite being very pale, my skin has yellow undertones, so often I find that banana powders work better for my skin tone and it stops there from being any flash back in pictures!

Now for my favourite part in my whole routine… contour! My head is very round, therefore I sculpt my cheek bones out at any opportunity. My whole grail contouring product is my Kat Von D shade and light palette. I have no idea what I would do without this palette, I cannot rave about it enough! I mostly use the shade ‘Shadowplay’ when contouring (although I have to use it very lightly… I am super, super pale). When contouring I will either use the shade and light contour brush also by Kat Von D or a tiny Beautyuk powder brush.

I’m not a major blush person, but if I do choose to use a blush I will the shade ‘Huan Ying’ from the balm voyage palette from theBalm Cosmetics. I don’t have one favourite highlight however theBalm’s Mary-Lou Manizer, is one on the very top of my list.

Me and my eyebrows have an ongoing love-hate relationship and the product that I have found to work best for me is the Freedom brow powder in ‘Ash Brown,’ with a small angled brush.

Now for eyeshadow, I have a little bit of an obsession with eyeshadow palettes. I have way more than I need of all different brands, prices and colours. Arguably, my most used eyeshadow palette would be my Juvia’s Place, the Saharan palette. The shimmer shades in this palace are absolutely amazing! Every colour in the palette is extremely pigmented and you can do a lot of different looks with just the one palette, simple, bold or glam. My favourite shades include ‘Sokoto,’ ‘Zoya,’ ‘Lulu’ and ‘Jamila’

For mascara I tend to use the Too Face ‘Better Than Sex’ mascara, and for eyeliner I tend to go for the sleek ‘Dip It’ in black.

My lipstick colour changes constantly, but as a rule my go to colours are ‘Boho Nude,’ by Rimmel, ‘Martha Moo’ by Tanya Burr, ‘Yash’ by Mac and ‘Outlaw’ by Kat Von D.

I hope you have enjoyed a little sneak peak into my favourite makeup picks!

Much Love, Holly x