5 Minute Makeup

As the title suggests, this is a make up look to do in 5 minutes which is great for those days you've hit the snooze button too many times. In my case, this happens most days as I have to be up at stupid ours to catch the train. I may skip some of these steps depending on how much time I have but you can alter these steps for your own preference.

So, after cleansing and moisturising I start with foundation (if I have an extra minute I will apply primer, I use Benefit Porefessional - great stuff!) I have recently started using Nars Sheer Glow, as I mentioned in our last post; Ultimate Beauté Favourites, and it has become my favourite foundation. I buff his into the skin with my Real Techniques buffing brush but fingers work just as well, especially if you're in a hurry!

Again, as spoken about in our last post: the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer. I cannot big this up enough, it has everything you would want from a concealer; great coverage, doesn't crease or slip and its so so affordable! I just put this under my eyes and on any imperfections or blemishes gentley with my fingertips. I do think that 'less is more' with this product; i find you only need a small amount to get the coverage you need or in can become a bit cakey if you apply too much.

I think mascara is important in any make up look so it definitly makes it to my everyday routine. <BEAUTY SHOCKER ALERT> I will literally use any mascara, I am yet to find a mascara that doesn't do the job, or does the job better than any others, so any mascara will do for me but at the moment I am using the Rimmel Scandle Eyes mascara.
Also on my eyes I use a little bit of black pencil eye liner on my water line and sometimes will use a bit of cream eyeshadow on my lids for a bit of colour, I love the Maybelline Colour Tattoos; a great dupe for the MAC Paintpots.

An absolute must for me is powder due to my oily/combo skin and the powder I use is the Rimmel Stay Matte powder in the shade 001 Transparent. This does a perfect job of setting my make up and getting rid of any shine or oils through out the day, and so affordable too! An absolute saint.

To contour on an everyday basis I like to use the Sleek Face Form Palette. This is just fab for a quick contour job as it has everything you need in one palette. I use the contour powder in the hollows of my cheeks to define my cheek bones. I don't tend to use both the blush and the highlight together, I will either use one or the other (as they are both quite shimmery) depending on how I'm feeling. 

For lips I am absolutely loving the Revlon Lip Butter in the shade pink truffle, I talked about this in our last post (go check that out) its just a lovely lovely everyday lip colour that is super hydrating too.

Thanks for reading, All our love xx
P.S sorry we are late posting this, very hectic day yesterday 

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Ultimate Beauté Favourites

Hi bloggers, we are very sorry that we haven't posted in a while but we have both been so busy with other commitments. We have got ourselves organised and have decided that we are going to post every Friday so make sure you're there!

Anyway, today we're gonna talk about our all time beauty favourites from each category of makeup e.g. favourite foundation, favourite mascara etc. We have given both of our opinions on our favourites so on some, you will see two opinions, enjoy!

FOUNDATION

I adore Dior Forever Skin because it is a medium coverage foundation which has a natural finish, so not too dewy, not too matte. This amazing foundation lasts ALL DAY without going patchy at all. They have a wide range of shades so there's a colour match for everyone, and it is in a super luxury glass bottle.

I recently jumped on the Nars Sheer Glow band wagon. I had been contemplating it for a long time after reading so many great reviews and I finally decided to just go ahead and buy it! I can truly say it was a buy well worth the money! Despite the name 'Sheer glow' I find it to be a medium coverage which is great because it can be built up to a fuller coverage or sheered our for those 'no makeup, makeup days'. I also do not find it glowy at all. I wouldn't say it's matte, but it's definitely doesn't 'glow' as the name suggests, which i was a bit dubious about at first because I have oily/combination skin but its great and gives the perfect natural finish. I find this foundation doesn't break me out like many other foundations I've tried do. Don't be scared of the price tag, it's so worth it.

CONCEALER

Collection Lasting Perfection concealer is our absolute favourite. Although this is a cheaper concealer option we have found it is actually better than many higher end concealers we've tried. It covers ALL imperfections and lasts all day. We won't say much about this product as it is a favourite in the blogging world and widely talked about but for £4.19 (at boots) you cannot go wrong, bargain!!

POWDER

Our favourite favourite powder is the Rimmel Stay Matte powder. Another drugstore product we find beats any high-end powders we've tried. We both use the shade 'transparent' which won't add coverage but mattifys the face to get rid of any unwanted shine and sets your face in place so it's not going to slip around through out the day. A great cheap product that is a must have in both our makeup bags.

EYESHADOW

Naked 2 is the perfect neutrals palette. It contains beautiful neutral colours, with a mixture of mattes and shimmers. They have excellent lasting power and are super pigmented! Great for a daytime look and can also be built up to create a dramatic smokey eye for an evening look.
For a cheaper option, the MUA Undress me 2 has a very similar colour range. Although the pigmentation is not quite as good as the Naked palette, it is still good and such good value for money at £4 a palette!!

EYELINER

For eyeliner I like to use the Rimmel Scandle Eyes kohl pencil. It glides on nicely without tugging at the eye but I do find it needs touching up throughout the day, however I am yet to find a pencil liner that doesn't. If you have any suggestions we would love to hear them!!

For the liquid liner effect I love the Loreal Superliner which is just like a felt tip pen, so quick and easy to apply. Great for people like me who don't have the patience or steady hand to use a liquid. 

MASCARA

Benefit They're Real is a really good mascara, we find the formula and the brush work perfectly together to create the right amount of length and volume. No other mascara has made my lashes as long as They're Real has! It stays put all day and night but means it is a right pain to get off. Your eyes will need a good soak in eye makeup remover to get rid of this mascara!
Having said that, we both find that any mascara does the job, (probably seen as a sin in the beauty world) but we will use any mascara and are always trying different ones.

BLUSH

We love all of the sleek blushes, they have such a fantastic shade range, catering for all skin tones. They are so so pigmented so last a long time. They're very affordable and definitely an asset to anyone's makeup collection. We love the shade 'pomegranate' for the winter months, its a lovely deep pink colour that gives the 'out in the cold, rosy cheeks look'.

BRONZER
I use the Jelly Pong Pong Caribbean Sun Bronzer Duo which includes a bronzer and a blush. The Bronzer is completely matte which is exactly what I want from a bronzer. It has no orange undertones so gives a lovely natural bronzed look. I dust this just under my cheek bones to contour and up onto my temples, really great all round bronzer.
My favourite bronzer is no other than Benefit Hoola. No shimmer, no orange, perfect bronzer. Really pigmented so only a tiny amount needs to be used which means it will last you a very long time. Excellent bronzer to contour with or to create a gorgeous sun kissed look.

HIGHLIGHTER

Benefit highbeam is a pink toned liquid highlighter that does a great job at enhancing cheek and brow bones. Its so easy to use, lasts forever and completes any makeup look!

LIPS

My favourite everyday nude has to be Benefit's do tell lipstick, it's a lovely pink nude that is perfect for any look, it's very moisturising and lasts well on the lips. Another one of my all time favourites is MAC'S O lipstick, this is more of a pink brown shimmer lipstick as it's a frost finish, which i think looks really sophisticated!

For my everyday lip, I love the revlon lip butter in the shade Pink truffle, which is a really lovely pink nude that has a brown undertone, which makes it a perfect everyday look that leaves a natural yet completed look. The revlon lip butters are so moisturising and balm like that they would not dry your lips out through out the day, which I find a lot of lipsticks do! Another huge benefit to these lip wonders, is that they wear off really well, so you don't have to worry about any uneven product in the day. 

Benefit TOTAL MOISTURE & ITS POTENT! review

For Christmas we both received the b.right! RADIANT SKINCARE by Benefit, how lovely! In the set you get 6 minis from their skincare range; FOAMINGLY CLEAN facial wash, MOISTURE PREP toning lotion, IT'S POTENT eye cream, TOTAL MOISTURE facial cream, TRIPLE PERFORMING facial emulsion and REFINED FINISH facial polish.

We are both yet to use most of the products BUT there are 2 products we have tried from the set and they have really stood out in being absolutely brilliant so we thought we would share our love for it! 

The first product we tried was the TOTAL MOISTURE facial cream. It is quite a rich moisturiser but goes on so light and sinks really lovely into the skin. It's not at all greasy and just feels so smooth and luxury on the face. It does wonders to dry skin, we both actually have combination/oily skin so sometimes get the odd dry patch. For this is works absolute miracles and I personally found it made a difference to my dry patches in the first use, AMAZING! I tend to use it in the evening after cleansing and toning as part of my evening skincare routine as I find it slightly too rich to use as a moisturiser under my make-up, however, I'm sure this would be great if you have normal/dry skin. 
All in all we both think it's a great moisturiser, it has a gorgeous fresh scent and leaves your skin feeling so healthy and refreshed. I for one, will definitely be purchasing the full size when I run out!

The second product we love from this range is the IT'S POTENT eye cream. This is just applied around the eye, to dark circles and over the lid. This is perfect for the morning as part of everyday routine as it really wakes up your eyes and gives a really refreshed, wide-eyed look to your sleepy morning eyes. Again, it smells great but not overpowering, just the perfect amount of scent so you enjoy applying it. This is great as it is but I love to keep it in the fridge so it feels that much more fresh and awakening, it just feels great, try it!

Thank you for reading out first proper blog post, we hope you enjoyed it and if you did, give us a follow for regular beauty posts. Also, if you would like a review on the other products in this range please let us know, Thank you!

All our love xx

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