Everyday Make up Regime

I thought I’d do a quick post about my current everyday make up regime.

I mostly concentrate on my face for a day time look and aim to make my skintone look as bright and even as possible. I define my eyes a little with mascara and a flick of liquid eyeliner (when I have time!) but leave eye-shaddow mostly for special occasions.

Here’s a list of the products I am wearing:

Base: A mixture of Soap and Glory’s Catch a Wrinkle moisturiser and my Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation in 02 Almond.

Face: Garnier Eye Roll On Concealer (click her for full product review) Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder in 005 Silky Beige. For blush I use a mixture of Bourjois blush in 33 Lilas D’Or on the apples of my cheeks and Benefit’s Hoola lightly on my cheeks and forehead.

Eyes: Rimmel Glam Eyes liquid liner on my top and bottom lash line, flicked slightly at the outer corners and L'Oreal Telescopic mascara in Carbon Black. I also used a little of Boots Natural Collection khol pencil in Soft Brown on my eyebrows.

Lips: Benefit Lip Plump as a primer, followed by Soap and Glory’s Sexy Mother Pucker plumping gloss in Candy Floss.

Eyelure Individual Lashes

A very talented and patient friend of mine often applies Eyelures individual lashes for me and I thought I would show you a couple of quick before and after pics.

The pack comes with lashes in short medium and long. Laura mostly uses the short length on me with a couple of the mediums on the outer corners.

They advertise the lashes as lasting up to three or four weeks but in reality its closer to one week, but the results if applied properly are really nice and natural looking. The pack costs around £5 and contains a tube of adhesive and eyelash remover.

The ‘long’ lashes in the pack are quite dramatic so if you think you won’t use them my tip is to use scissors to carefully trim them to the size you need, this way one pack will last at least two applications.

I really love wearing them and it’s nice to have a break from mascara for a while as once you have these on, you really don’t need it.

Garnier Eye Roll On Review

I recently purchased Garnier’s new Caffine Eye Roll on with a touch of concealer and it’s become one of my staple products.

My under-eyes are definitely one of my key problem areas and I like the fact this product not only conceals dark circles, but works to reduce them. I’ve heard a good way of reducing discolouration around the eye area is to tap the skin around your eyes gently with your finger tips to stimulate the circulation, and I expect the roller ball on this product works in the same way

I’ve been using the product for about two weeks now and although I haven’t noticed much of a difference in the tone of my eye area, it’s coverage as a concealer is really nice. Having previously used Benefit’s Boiing, the roll on does feel like a much lighter coverage. I like the fact you can gradually build up the coverage you need, without it looking caked on.

 I would recommend it if you need something to make you look a little bit more fresh and awake. Its also a really handy product to keep in your bag for touch ups throughout the day to perk up your complexion. 

My only criticisms would be firstly the price. I think £9.99 is a little much for a high-street concealer and I’m not sure how long 15ml will last considering I have to use a fair bit to build the coverage. It’s also only really suitable for your eye area as it doesn’t provide enough coverage for any serious blemishes or discolouration.

Garnier Eye Roll on comes in two shades and is available only at Boots for £9.99.