gillian&louise: Face of the Day

Yesterday Louise was at my house looking at all my makeup and saying where would I ever wear my bright colours in my Urban Decay Book of Shadows II. Well today on my eyes I used the bright blue underneath, just for some subtle colour...I hope you can tell. I dont like to wear really heavy makeup, so it looks very natural...but trust me my skin underneath is like 100 times worse so it is a vast improvement...! So i have pictures of all the products I used, then the final look...enjoy!

1. I use this Neutrogena Visibly Clear Spot Stress Control Hydrating Spot Treatment(what a mouthful!), as a sort of primer before makeup. It is just a hydrating gel, and it helps smooth out my skin. Plus it smells soooo good and fresh!

2. My biggest issue is my skin. I have pretty bad "acne" on my chin, at the moment it is confined to one side which is an improvment(you will see in the pictures...it still isnt great). I try my best to cover it all but when its like 3D its pretty hard. Also my makeup has absolutley no staying power on my face, I have tried primers and powders but nothing really seems to help so my spots will start to show through. The best routine I have found is MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC15, Clinque Anti Blemish Solutions Liquid Makeup in Fresh Alabastar and Benefit Hello Flawless in Shell.

Sorry...my flash is really bright, even in macro!

3. Ok the eyes! I had totally forgot about my UD BOS II (nice abbreviation!) so I am trying to use it more. I used MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study as a base, then L'oreal Colour Appeal eyeshadow in 23 Gold Shimmer. Then I used the colour Nylon from UD in the crease a little, then a bit of a dark brown colour in the outer V( I used UD Twice Baked but I didn't take a picture as any dark brown will do). Then I took UD Jinx on a 219 pencil brush under my lower lashline and smudged it in to about half way along. A little went into the waterline...but thats fine! Then I just topped it off with Rimmel Glam Eyes Mascara!

4. Then for my blusher I used the predictible colour of Nars Orgasm...and I used my Korres Lip Butter in Pomegranate, to add a bit of colour to my lips...and it smells immense!