My Top 5 Make-up Products

For today's post I thought I'd share with you the five make-up products that I use every single day and could not live without!

1. Laura Mercier Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser SPF 20 in Bare Radiance

I LOVE this product. It doesn't give a lot of coverage as it's a tinted moisturiser but the light-reflecting pigments in it give your skin a beautiful healthy glow. I tend to mix it with my high coverage Estée Lauder Double Wear Foundation (in the shade 'Bone') as that has a rather matte finish and I prefer a more dewy look - especially in the Winter when I don't want my skin to look dull and flat. It's quite an expensive product but you don't have to use a lot as the consistency is quite thick when it comes out of the tube. The fact its a squeezable tube, though, means you get every last drop (UNLIKE my Estée Lauder Double Wear which is a glass bottle with no pump.) It doesn't last very long on the skin - definitely not as long as my Double Wear - but when I mix the two together I get the best of both worlds! A definite repurchase as this and the Double Wear make my perfect foundation!

2. Maybelline PURE.COVER Mineral Concealer in 02 Natural 

This is my all-time favourite concealer! Maybelline liquid concealers tend to be brilliant in themselves - I used to use the Maybelline Superstay 24-hour concealer but after a while I found it far too thick and drying (although it would have lasted 24 hours if I'd let it - it does not budge!) Anyway, back to the Mineral Concealer! It goes on lightly and effortlessly and the yellow undertones covers my very dark under-eye circles without leaving them cakey or heavy. It's a bargain at around £5 and does a fantastic job at covering blemishes too.





3. Urban Decay NAKED Palette 

One of the most talked about palettes for a reason - it's phenomenal. All the colours you'd need to create a natural eye make-up look (and even two colours for a night time look) with matte brown shadows such as 'Naked' and 'Buck' - fantastic for filling in your brows. It's an all-round amazing palette and one I pick up every single day without fail! I even used it on my bridal and bridesmaid clients in the summer. It retails between £30-40 but is quite hard to get a hold of! So if you find it, buy it - you won't regret it.

4. Benefit High Beam

As I said before, I LOVE a dewy look for the winter and this product definitely achieves that. The cool pink undertone works wonders on my cheekbones to add a subtle glow to the skin - with just a touch of shummer - nothing sparkly at all! You can even mix a dot in with your foundation or blush to further enhance the glowy-look. A little goes a LONG way too - I've had that little bottle for a very long time and its not even half way used. It's about £18 but you can get trial samples off eBay for about £1.99 - perfect if you want to try it out before.





5. Revlon ColourBurst Lipstick in Soft Rose

The PERFECT autumn/winter lipstick which looks like 'my-lips-but-better'. It's a gorgeous tawny-pink-raspberry shade that seems to go with just about everything. It has no scent or taste to it (one of the things I love most about Revlon lip colours - no horrible lipstick-y scent), goes on smoothly and lasts a relatively long time - especially paired with a lipliner. I've got quite a collection of these lipsticks which I may do a seperate review on so watch this space. They're around £7.99 - but, in my opinion, worth every penny.





-LJ xoxo