Snow Make-Up!

So when we have snowfall in the UK, the whole country usually goes into a meltdown, but who said you still can't look fabulous even if you do have to abandon your car or walk your dog?! When we have the snow, I have a very simple and quick make-up routine which I like to do! 

Step 1: Apply any facial products which you might use for acne or spots, always put these products on under your make-up, otherwise you will get no benefit from the usage of these products! As you can see in my other blog post 'Attack Those Spots!' I explain about the products that I use and how they benefit me personally! 


Step 2: Next apply your foundation, I use 2 liquid foundations by Rimmel. The first one I use is the 'Stay Matte' foundation in a shade 200 Beige. I usually use this as a base coat for my foundation. I usually spread my foundation very thinly onto my face and neck. The second foundation that I use is the 'Lasting Finish' foundation in 200 Beige again. This shade compared to the Stay Matte foundation is a little more darker, and I next time I buy this product will probably go one shade lighter. Again I put about a large pea sized amount of this foundation onto my fingertip and then rub this gently onto my face.

Step 3: I do love pastel shades in a lot of my stuff, and that includes some of my eye shadows! For my basic snow make-up I use the Natural Collection 'Mermaid' eye shadow. I am an absolute sucker for NC make-up, its cheap and brilliant quality! I also bought an eye shadow and a small blending brush from Superdrug for about £2, which was a bargain! I use the eye shadow brush and collect a small amount on my brush, I take the eye shadow up to the top of my lip where it creases, and then blend this in so there is no excess eye shadow dusting into your eyes! 


Step 4: Now you would apply some mascara, you don't want too much as your eyelashes may clump or bunch together. I usually use a Victoria Jackson Mascara, but any mascara will do! 

And then you are done! Here is an image of myself with the finished look, it is basic, and very simple, and takes hardly any time at all! You can also add a nice lip gloss, I usually use the Maybelline 'Watershine Gloss' in the shade named 'Cutie Pie' as this has a tint of pink and lasts for ages when applied!



Emma
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Attack Those Spots!

Okay so honestly, we can all say we have had an attack from spots, no matter what age! And I myself know how frustrating these horrible vicious outbreaks can be! No matter how bad they may be, even if its just the one, trying to get rid of them seems like mission impossible, doesn't it? Well here are the products I use to try and at least ease the spots on my face! 

    

The first product that I use is the Simple 'Spotless Skin Rapid Action Spot Zapper' sometimes I find that if a spot is quite fresh then sometimes this may sting putting it on, but don't let that phase you from using this product! It has a roller at the end of the tube so applying this product is very easy. You can buy this product from any shop such as Boots, Superdrug, however I buy mine from Morrisons and this costs me usually about £4.99.

 
The second product that I use is the Freederm 'Fast Track' Gel. Again if you have a fresh spot (or you have a tendency to pick them and they become sore, yes even I am guilty of this!) applying the product may make it sore, but no pain is no gain! I have been using this product from Freederm for about a year or so, and I find that this product really works for me! I buy this product from Boots at the retail price of £6.39. This product may seem a lot of money for what you get, but I honestly recommend this product. I used to have very severe outbreaks of spots, and they wouldn't go for months, sometimes even get worse in that time, but now I have maybe 3 or 4 spots come every 1 or 2 months! Even when I don't have spots, I won't use the product every day but I will use it as something to try and prevent more spots appearing! 

For my third and final product that I haven't been using for that long is the Witch 'Blemish Stick' I bought this product as I was browsing on the Boots website looking for lipsticks and buying more of the Lee Stafford hair products. I have used this product a couple of times and use this after using my other 2 products. I'm not sure really if this product has had any benefit for me yet, but the application is easy. You can either use your finger to transfer the product onto your skin or just run the stick over the area you want to put the product on. I bought this product from Boots for £2.89, brilliant bargain for this product so excellent if you are on a tight budget and need a little help with your spots!


Emma
xoxo