Rushing to get out of the house every morning usually leaves my face on empty. Not always from tiredness. In this instance, I mean with no makeup. I'm ok with leaving the house with no makeup on, honestly. I mean I have been doing it all my life, because I couldn't wear makeup to school, so there's that. But some days when I have to meet a client or just have a little extra time to get ready in the morning, I have a quick routine that has my face looking fresh and as close to my natural face as possible. So here's a step by step guide and a list of all the products I use to achieve it:
Step 1: Fill me up: Eyebrows.
I use an Arista eyeshadow single in the shade Matte Brown (available in Pennywise for $8.00 - $10.00 TT) and a very tiny angle brush and eyebrow comb/brush. I do not do anything super extravagant or do any shape that is not the natural shape of my brow and I only fill in spaces that aren't so full (with regular eyebrow hair). When my eyebrows are filled and on the account of I can't wear my glasses while doing my makeup, I have to clean up the lines with a concealer.
Step 2: Conceal and Highlight.
I use two concealers from L.A. Girl in the shades Almond and Toast (hey Koffee girl!). These cost $25.00 - $30.00 TT at various stores. I usually get them at Wonderful World. So the Toast is closer to my skin colour so I hide all my blemishes with this. I line my eyebrows and highlight my under eyes with the Almond which is a couple shades lighter than my skin. Some persons highlight after they've put on foundation but the reason I highlight before I put foundation on is in case I didn't blend it out too well, or any spot I miss could be hidden when the foundation goes on. You get me?
Step 3: From Foundation to Finish.
For my foundation, I use Revlon Colorstay in the shade Mahogany (440) and put that all over my face. Available at Pennywise for $70.00 to $80.00 TT. I also set my under eyes and T-zone, like my forehead and nose with the Sacha buttercup powder because my face is very oily. I know Petrotrin is closed but if the Government wants to set a rig up on my face, they could do so, LOL.
Step 4: Look into my eyes: Mascara.
I have a lot of different mascaras and use whichever bottle I throw my hands on, to be honest. My eyelashes are very thin and I love to wear the falsies but the falsies do not love me back. Several times in my sleep they have fell off and I wake up with one eye looking like okurr and one eye looking like wtf happened girl?! I do not like to wear eyeliner, on the account of it always ends up in my eye. I have several bottles of Visine, ready for if I lose that specific battle.
On some days when I'm feeling goodt ("t" is intentional), I'll wear my fave eyeshadow from my Morphe 35K palette, which is a reddish brown, more brown than red.
Step 5: Set it off.
After all the blending and patting, I set my face with the Sacha Setting Spray ($50.00 to $70.00 TT depends on where you purchase it). I also add a little clear gloss to add some vibe.
For MY NATURAL look, I do not contour.
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Paula J.
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