Hi Hi!
So excited to share my everyday makeup routine with you guys! This is SUPER simple for two reasons…
- Being pregnant and always tired; I need a quick and simple makeup routine to get me ready for the day in just a few minutes.
- I like a natural look, and by just enhancing my natural features it makes me feel good to go! Naturally enhancing what you already have is something I really believe in. We are beautiful, and if you just focus on that it can be so easy to feel beautiful with just a few simple steps each morning.
Ok, so here is a little video I threw together to give you an idea of what I do every morning to prep my skin and then go through my simple makeup routine.
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All the products I am using right now are just a few of my current favs. What a difference it can make in no time at all, and it is SO easy! Here is my simple everyday makeup routine in steps.
Step 1 – Cleanse
But, starting from the top before makeup, the cleanser I am currently using is the Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cleanser. I actually got this little tube of wonderful in a Birch Box a few months back, and started using it on a whim one day. It foams up to give your skin a thorough clean, and it leave a cool crisp feel to your skin once it is all washed off. I love it because I feel so clean afterwards, and I know I got all the dirt and grim out of my pores. After I cleanse I always spritz on a little toner, and who doesn’t love Mario Badescu for that?
I have also been using the Spa Cell Facial Sponge (the pink mitt scrubber shown above), like everyday for many, many months. If you haven’t heard of these little magical things before, I recommend you go out and buy one right now. This cute little thing has replaced my Clarisonic all together! I love it because it has a soft and a more rough side (the colored side); it slips right over my fingers and works like a little scrubbing wash cloth perfect for getting deep into pores and removing that ugly dead skin. I also feel extra clean after I use this, and I love how it gives my skin a healthy glow too. They are only $15 and last forever! Plus they are easy to throw into a travel bag and take with you anywhere…A must have product for anyone, I can’t say enough about it!
Step 2 – Moisturize
The Dr. Lili Fan Probiotic Recovery Cream is amazing! This is another sample I received in the mail and just started using one day. I love, love, LOVE how this leaves my skin feeling. It almost has a tingling sensation to it, plus the probiotics are wonderful for giving it that youthful glow. Also, my skin tends to be greasy so this moisturizer is perfect for giving my skin hydration without adding oil.
Step 3 – Makeup
Next in my simple everyday makeup routine, I always throw on my Tarte BB Tinted Treatment Primer to prep my skin. This stuff is addicting! Originally I used the NYX Color Correction CC cream like religiously, but the Target near my home stopped selling it. I ran out of the tube I had and ran to Sephora to see what they had as a replacement. I won’t lie I went through a few brands, and really could have just ordered my tried and true NYC CC cream, but I also loved Tarte cosmetics and grabbed this BB Tinted Primer to try out as well. Suffice to say this is my new favorite and I do not go anywhere without it! I love the silky feel it leaves on your skin and anything you apply after it goes on like a dream!
Step 4
I use the Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer in my simple everyday makeup routine to give my skin an all over even tone, and it gives a gentle coverage of blemishes and redness. Redness is something I have always struggled with, so having a light cover over that is always welcome! Laura Mercier is another fabulous brand that I stand by!
Step 5
After that I spritz with toner again, brush out my lash extensions, and move on to my brows. (P.S. I recently started getting lash extension for during my pregnancy because they make such a big difference on me. Being pregnant I am often tired and simply not looking my best, having lash extension is something easy I can always have that make me feel a little bit more put together! I would love to do a post on things all girls should do when pregnant, let me know if you would be interested in something like that!) I use the Anastasia brow pencil to fill in my eyebrows, one of my most favorite makeup brands ever.
It makes a big difference because my eyebrows are sooo light! I love giving them a little more shape and letting them pop against my light blond hair. Drawing in my brows also make my eyes look bigger and bluer! Yes, please! I can do a full tutorial on how I draw in my brows in another post, let me know if you want to see that!
Some chapstick, and that is it! See, SUPER simple everyday routine. A little bit does a lot in brightening up my face and getting me ready for any day of the week. Again, this is just a simple everyday routine for just being at home or running a few errands. I will do a full makeup/date night routine in a later post, but this is usually my base for that.
Happy Tuesday Lovely’s!