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I’m going to be honest… I am terrible with routines!  So, hmmm, this will be interesting!  Okay so let’s assume that this is a day where I have enough time to do my make up - minimally - but properly i.e. not on the train!

Rinse face (I don’t cleanse in the morning… or at night - BAD!)

Apply Origins VitaZing Moisturizer and leave for 5/10 minutes.

Foundation: Avon Cream-to-Powder foundation in Ivory - I don’t love this product but I did a big clear out so this is the only foundation I have left, it is nearly finished so I’ll be getting a new one soon.  Hopefully Illamasqua Skin Base!

Concealer: MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20 under my eyes.

Blusher: At the moment I am just trying to use up and old Covergirl one (not cruelty free) to get rid of it!

I then fill in my holey eyebrows using No7 Beautiful Brows Pencil in Blonde.

Lastly I apply my Bourjois Volume Fast & Perfect mascara. 

but if I’ve got time… I like to put some liquid eyeliner on, I’m using MAC Penultimate Liner in Black, but NYX also do a really good felt tip one too.

Powder!  I am trying to use MAC Blot powder as I smashed it so it’s just in a wee tub now all loose and I’m trying to finish it!

Yasss I think I managed to fudge 9 steps there!  Proud!

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Lipstick: Avon Ultra Colour Rich Mega Impact Lipstick in Fuchsia Fun

L - MUA Shade 12, R - Avon Fuchsia Fun

I really found choosing a favourite lipstick difficult!  I don’t wear lipstick on a daily basis only on special occasions and I have quite a lot so I change it often.  I have chosen Fuchsia Fun by Avon as I think I’ve used this quite a lot, it’s so sparkly too and I love a bit of sparkle!  Because Avon are not cruelty free I have also found this alternative by MUA in Shade 12 by Superdrug who are BUAV approved.  In ‘real life’ The MUA one is more corally but they are quite interchangeable, both have nice sparkles!

Lipgloss: Bourjois Gloss Effet 3D in 48 Rose Romantic

Again, like lipsticks I found it hard to choose a lipgloss ‘cause I don’t really wear them.  My favourite lipglosses are these Bourjois Gloss Effet 3D and I have them in 3 shades.  I have chosen Rose Romantic out of these as my favourite as it is the most versatile and because of the gorgeous gold shimmer in it, it can make any lipstick more interesting.

Bourjois Volume Fast & Perfect:

I’ve mentioned it before in Day 1, so I’ll just say again, I use this every day and I love it!

E.L.F. Eyebrow Kit:

Any eyebrow product really because I got chicken pox a few years ago and being a teenager I was completely aware and just scratched them all… So now I am covered in scars!  I have one in my eyebrow so there is a hole and I always need to fill it in.  For everyday I just tend to use a pencil (mentioned in day 2) but as I don’t like that one, for nights out etc. I use the E.L.F. eyebrow kit which is a pigmented cream and a powder.

Oilatum Natural Repair:

This was recommended by the pixiwoo girls and everyone went crazy trying to get their hands on some!  It is sold in Boots and it was sold out for ages but now it has settled down and is quite easy to get hold of!  It’s a really nice moisturiser but because I have combination skin verging on oily, I don’t use it every day - I have my Vitazing for that at the moment - I mostly use it if I’m giving myself a facial or after a shower before an important day/night make up wise!  Unfortunately I don’t know if this is cruelty free or not, since it is a less common brand it is harder to find out about.  I’ll try to find out before I repurchase and will post the results on here!

Mac Studio Finish Concealer:

I’m very lucky in that I don’t get too many spots, but I really need concealer for under my eyes, I have such dark circles!  I’ve been using this one - Studio Finish in NW20 - for a while now and it is quite good.  I wasn’t going to repurchase it, but now I can’t because of Estée Lauder testing on animals anyway!  Not sure what one to get next, maybe Nars?  Any recommendations are welcome!

P.S. I had to use my top in the background of the last 3 photos because I was in my room and I usually just do it against my duvet but my cat sleeps on my bed and it was soooo hairy and disgusting that I just couldn’t do it… haha!  But I think it looks quite good actually!

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I got this mascara after Pixi2woo highly recommended it, she said she was on her 5th tube; but I am undecided!

It has 2 steps, and uses only one brush.  The first step filters the majority of the mascara off the brush, this gives the lashes length and it is practically impossible to get clumps at this stage!

The next step is the part I don’t like… It just pull the brush out without any sort of filter so there is a huge amount of product on it!  It is extremely easy to make a mess here I found!  If you roll the tube between your hands prior to using step 2 this will stop any big clumps getting on the brush.  The first few times I used it I ended up with about 6 eyelashes ad they all stuck together and looked icky!  But today I decided to give it another go (It was £11.99 after all!).  I tried to remove any excess mascara off of the brush at step 2 and then wiggle it in between your eyelashes at the base and then run it through to the top.  You need to focus more on the ends because it is a volumising mascara so obviously if you want length you need to do a bit more work!  Then if you have managed this without too much hassle, I found it helps if you then take step 1 again and just run that through the lashes to separate them out so you don’t end up with 2 thick eyelashes…

A definite down side is that I made a terrible mess so if you are prone to the odd fleck of mascara on your eyelids then make sure to have some cotton buds and make up remover at the ready!

Below is a photo of my eyes with the mascara on, the right eye in the photo turned out better for a change, this is usually my ‘bad’ eye!

I will keep practicing with this and try to get used to it, see if I can get it to live up to it’s ‘10/10’ reputation!

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