My Every Day Makeup

Hi my name is Katie and welcome to my blog. I had been wanting to start a blog for forever! I am makeup and beauty obsessed. After attempting to start one last year and failing to keep up with it I have decided to start afresh. I am really excited to share with you any new finds that I discover and to talk abut products that have worked for me. I have decided to kick off with an oldie but a goody, my every day makeup!

I have been a fan of Estee Lauder's Double Wear for around 5 years. Whilst on training whilst working for another brand as a makeup consultant, I noticed that every person on the course had Estee Lauder's Double Wear in their makeup bag! Naturally I was curious as to it's popularity so decided to get matched myself. I was matched to the colour Ecru, which was one of the lighter colours. I really like this foundations staying power and the way that it covers everything. I have lots of acne scaring and pigmentation on my skin and this does a really good job of covering it and making my skin look nice and even. It genuinely does last the whole day too. I have tried other foundations but nothing matches up to this so far. If you have any recommendations let me know!

My newest discovery is the Real Techniques buffing brush, I know, I know, I am about two years behind everyone else on this one! I love Pixiwoo and always watch their videos, but for some reason I had never thought to purchase their brushes. I was in Boots last week when they had the core brush set on offer for £10.99! I thought this was too good an offer to pass up so decided to purchase them. I haven't yet tried out the other brushes, but I have been OBSESSED with this foundation brush. It actually is amazing, no word of a lie, I have never used something that makes foundation application to quick and easy. I absolutely love it and I really regret having not tried it sooner.

Another old trusty favourite it the Estee Lauder Double Wear Concealer in shade light/medium. I love this concealer, once again for it's coverage and staying power and also like using it as an eye shadow primer.

After reading a lot of reviews I decided to invest in the Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara. I was in the market for a new mascara and this was the one that the sales consultant said she had on so I went for it. Can't believe after working as a makeup counter assistant myself for 6 years that I was sold to that easily, but she was good! I like the look that this gives my lashes, it makes them look nice and full. I have experienced a tiny bit of smudging, but other than that I really like it.

Makeup Revolution is a brand that I really like. I think that their products are such good value and really good dupes of higher end products. I bought the Redemption Iconic Palette 3 around a month ago as it reminded me a bit of the Naked 3 palette. The colours are lovely for autumn, lots of nice bronzes and warm browns. Their staying power is good as well.

Lastly onto the lips. I have been enjoying using MAC Pink Treat lip liner lately. I really like the colour and find that it goes with a lot of my lipsticks that I already own. It is a twist up creamy pencil and doesn't pull or drag my skin on my lips. I like pairing it with Estee Lauders Crystal Baby lipstick - another long time favourite! This is a your lips but better colour, perfect for everyday wear.

What are your everyday products that you can't live without?