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November 20, 2016For the nosey among you, today I’m sharing how I do my make up.
This isn’t the fancy make up with contouring and eyebrows I spent ages on and blended eyeshadows that I might do if I was going out. This is the basic every day make up I do when I roll out of bed with 20 minutes before I have to leave the house and want to look vaguely presentable.
It takes me less than 5 minutes to do. The video, when we get there, is 7 minutes long AND some bits are speeded up, but on a normal morning I don’t stop to chat to my mirror every few seconds (or do I?).
The catalyst for me coming out of You Tube hibernation after 8 months and finally making another video was a company called Sixplus who sent me this gorgeous set of black and gold make up brushes. A welcome replacement for my current set that is about 5 years old and very well used.
The brushes are great quality, with wood handles and are lovely and soft. Personally I love the black, but there is also a blue and gold version.
Also, Sixplus have kindly sent me a code so you can get 25% off either of the sets. Just enter UP6JT54B at checkout.
In the past when I’ve pulled out a big set of brushes in front of people thier eyes have widened that I use so many. In fact I don’t use all of them every day. For every day I use 5 brushes max. A powder brush, eyebrow and eyeliner brush, blusher brush and lipbrush. On other days I might also use a contour brush and a highlighter brush. It’s when we get into eyeshadows that all the fun brushes get to come out to play!
My everyday make up these days focuses mainly on my eyes, I use a black powder instead of a liquid liner as it’s faster and harder to mess up.
But anyway, enough wittering, on with the video! For quick reference, here are the products you’ll find in the video and where you can buy them. Including a new UK stockist for my all time favourite Besame lipsticks!
♥ Younique skin perfecting Concealer ♥ Max Factor Colour Adapt Foundation – Blushing Beige ♥ Nyx Finishing Powder – Banana ♥ HD Brows compact (SIMILAR) ♥ Thick & Fast Mascara ♥ Bourjois blush – Rose de Jaspe ♥ Besame Lipstick – Dusty Rose ♥
Apologies for the light at the end, I had it all set up perfectly, then the sun decided to move half way through. This is why I don’t do video, you can’t just do it 50 times and pick the best one like you can with photos!
6 Comments
Great little video Gemma! I must say I’m far more interested in people’s everyday makeup looks than the full-on party ones. I might have to try the powder eyeliner trick, as I too need quite a bit of time to use liquid, and in the mornings it’s useless to even attempt it! I use Dusty Rose as a great everyday lippy shade too. I’ve nearly run out though and nowhere in the UK has it in stock currently?!
The link in the post has it in stock as far as I can tell!
https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/besame-classic-colour-lipstick-dusty-rose.html
Hi Gemma lovely make up products, however you did mention a new U.K. stockist for Besame lipstick, but I haven’t found that. When clicked for information only mentioned shipping. Thanks
It’s http://www.cultbeauty.co.uk the link in the post in the list of products should go directly to the lipstick. It does when I click!
Lovely video, Gemma!
MaxFactor-My long time favorite. Dry eyeliner on my list , now! And of course lovely lipsticks from Besame! Apparently, Victory red not my colour , at all ( so,I stick to the Blood Red and Dusty Rose).
Great everyday look! I’ve been working lately to get a little faster with my own day to day makeup – I find it way too easy to spend half an hour doing it if I’m not careful.
Also, you without makeup is not something that needs to be rushed over – you look lovely! You have great skin.