My Foundation Routine

Hello there fellow humans! Today's post is being written while sitting outside on a lovely cool evening. I'm snuggled up in a hoodie, watching my Grandparents play a card game with my Dad and feel very refreshed and relaxed. I thought I'd share my foundation routine with you today- basically an insight into how I apply my foundation, what I use and maybe opinions of the things I use.. I'll see where it goes. Word of warning.. I pull odd faces in 'selfies'.

Here are the products I use: Rimmel match perfection foundation in 'true ivory', Real Techniques expert face brush and Collection lasting perfection concealer in 'fair.'

So first I take my fringe off my face with a trusty primark hairband and look unimpressed about how my face looks without make up on. Yum!

 I put two pumps of my foundation onto the back of my hand and dot it around my face. I don't really put much on my forehead because of my fringe.

 I use the expert face brush (review to come on this) and use circular motions to blend the foundation into my skin. The circular motions ensure that they're aren't any brush marks left, but the brush is brilliant quality anyway so I doubt it would cause this anyway.
In the picture on the right, I have half of my face blended and half not, just so you could see what this foundation actually does for my skin. I'd say it's medium converage, as it takes away redness and evens out my skin tone but doesn't cake my face in foundation and still shows some of my freckles. Saying that, it's definitely buildable and I don't think I use very much anyway.

On the left is a photo of the foundation all blended in. I then put my lasting perfection concealer under my eyes, around my nose and on any blemishes (I have a few of them at the moment). I then use the expert face brush again to blend in the concealer. I lightly dab it into the skin with the brush and then use circular motions again to make sure it's evenly covering all the areas I've put it on. I sometimes use a finger to blend it in under my eyes as well, especially for right in the corners.

So there you have it!
I had to return into the house halfway through writing this as it got a bit chilly... damn english weather.
The picture at the start shows my finished foundation/ base on my face (rhyming entertains me so easily).

Thanks for reading and have a lovely day whatever you're up to :)

Charlie x

Review- Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer

I always find myself wandering into boots and superdrug to have a peruse through products, constantly telling myself 'No you don't need that, walk away'. I did that in boots when I saw the Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquers.. but then I went to superdrug and they were discounted. So I may have bought one :S

I love the packaging. The pop of the pink just caught my eye and I think somehow really adds to the boldness that the name brings.

I bought mine in the colour 'Nova' which is quite a dusky pink that still has a pop of colour, so it's very wearable but not a shocking 'in your face' kind of pink.

The actual applicator is lovely- it holds the product really nicely as it's quite spongy, so it just glides across your lips.

On the lips, it's very true to colour and a little definitely goes a long way, so I think this will last me for quite a while.

Its staying power is one of its best features for me. A few days ago I went to the cinema and applied it before leaving the house. By the time I got home around 5-6 hours later, I could still see the colour clearly on my lips even after eating, drinking and generally talking. It obviously wasn't quite as pigmented as it had been earlier in the day though.

 These are just perfect for me as they're somewhere between a lipstick and a gloss. They're not as sticky as a gloss but still have a pretty shine in them.

I do pull some odd faces....

I'll definitely be sneaking back to superdrug or boots to buy the other shades of these and I can see them becoming a well loved product in my make up bag. Rimmel deserves a pat on the back for these I think!

Have a lovely day, whatever you're up to :)

Charlie x

 (Disclaimer: all reviews are my personal opinion)