Makeup story

Good Morning bloggers, I've finally found some free time to return to my blog and today I'm going to be writing quite a lengthy post about MAKEUP! (I make no apologies for this).

Where it all began:

It's hard to remember exactly why or how i got into makeup, during Secondary school and my early teens I wasn't too bothered about "appearance" and was quite happy to go to school without makeup. However, i came across the youtube community  completely out of the blue when i was about 15, I remember watching youtubers like lollipop26 and really developing a desire to be "good" at makeup. For a couple of months I watched a variety of youtubers in awe and then decided to give it a go myself, I'd always received inexpensive mess-about style makeup for christmas so i dug out a few mascaras and lipglosses,  like most girls i started off with a cheeky bit of mascara and then progressed to foundations etc. I think my parents noticed and agreed to buy me some drugstore better quality basic makeup for my birthday and from then on I have been experimenting and developing a 'passion' for makeup. 

Starting out with makeup advice:

If you're young and starting out with makeup I would firstly recommend going for drugstore as a must. There are lots of inexpensive brands such as Natural Collection/MUA/Miss sporty available that sell palettes and eye shadows really cheap, if you get a few of them and work out what colours work best for your eyes and go from there you're much more likely to be happier with the outcome. Once you've got used to applying eye shadow and know what colours you like you'll be able to make some really good higher end purchases. Secondly, don't be put off if you don't get the hang of it straight away... like everything in life practise makes perfect. I had a phase in year 11 of wearing a baby pink eye shadow on my lid with hot pink in the crease. (CRINGE)  I thought it looked really cool but looking back it was awful, but it really is all about learning from mistakes and a bit of trial and error (without sounding to cliché). Now at the age of 20 I have come a LONG way in terms of how i apply makeup and what products i choose and I'm quite happy with my everyday makeup routine and the amount of money i set aside to buy makeup.

Everyday Makeup:

Foundation: Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation (100 Ivory) £8.99
Concealer: Collection Lasting Perfection (1 Fair)  £4.19

Powder: Rimmel Stay Matte (001 Transparent) £3.99

Bronzer:  Miss Sporty Ohh! TAN so fine (002 Sunny)
Mascara: Scandal Eyes Volume Flash (001 Black) £6.99
Eyeliner: Collection Fast Stroke Black £2.99
Smokey eye created with: Collection Smokey Eye shadow pallet £4.19
MUA eyeshadow - Shade 19 Matt £1.00
17 Glam Rocks Palette Discontinued
Lashes - Eylure 100 or 107 £5.00 (at tesco)
Lipstick: Sleek pout paint in Pin Up £4.99

In the above picture you get an idea of what my everyday go-to makeup is and how it looks applied. As a brief overview I would say that all of these products are good value for money and all available in either boots or superdrug if not both. I tend to reach for drugstore products a lot more because I'm a student and need to budget money. The prices listed above are the general prices from boots/superdrug/supermarkets but it's worth shopping around sometimes places suchas Bodycare, Wilkinsons, Market stalls and discount stores will sell them a bit cheaper and cosmetic lines suchas Rimmel and Collection are always having promotional savings when you buy their products!

Anyway, for those interested in my skin type etc I would probably say i have 'normal' skin, I rarely suffer from dry patches unless the weather is exceptionally bad, but i do tend to get quite an oily forehead and I also have freckles across my cheeks and nose.
I find that Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation works perfectly for normal skin and leaves with a nice healthy glow but this is easily counteracted with powder if you prefer a matte finish, in terms of coverage I would say its light to medium but buildable; for daytime wear i only apply a light coat and my freckles are still slightly visible but during nights out/occassions when i wear a little more foundation i find that it hides my freckles so its quite a versitile foundation if you have a mixed preference of coverage. As mentioned above i used 100 Ivory which is the lightest shade they do (I believe), in honesty it sets on my skin a little bit darker than I'd like but once i've applied my powder it isn't noticeable.

In terms of the rest of the products, i think that they're pretty generic "work with anyone" products that can be used by anyone.
I hope you enjoyed reading this post and it was of some use to people who have the same complexion as me or are just generally interested in everyday makeup. I am quite happy to do an individual review of any of the above listed products so if you would like to know any more details just let me know in a comment

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